I feel fishing by striping in a line is a very bad habit. If you get a loop
knot in your line and get a fish that wants to run .the knot in the line can
rip your stripping guide off or worst yet having a fish jumping and tangling
your line in a mess . After I hook a fish and after his first run I keep
enough tension on the line with one hand and hold a fish in one place until
I reel up the excess. My backing ,I prefer a larger forty pounds for backing
because I have better handling with a larger diameter and it can prevent the
line cutting you when your in the backing and the fish decides to take off.
I also don't use a rim reel for breaking ..Also I don't use a large arbor
reel as the extra diameter is made up of backing and the other end of the
fly line. Still old fashion and still using my Hardy Lightweight reels ,that
gives me the balance I need . Getting into reel weight ,rods are lighter and
reel are not. I like to balance my rod,reel and line one inch above the
handle for all day fishing and keep it on a little tip heavy .To heavy of a
reel or balance one inch down from the end of the handle ,make you work to
hard. In my classes I taught for years I let my students cast a rod with a
heavy reel then the switch to a lighter reel on the same rod and they can
not believe the difference. Try it and see for yourself .
----- Original Message -----
From: "ashley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 1:56 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Line control and Large Arbor Reels
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So, I have two questions:
1. How do you land a fish on a river with current ? If you do not use the
reel, how do you control the excess line.
I try to stand in a slightly slower current or stand on the bank to make
control easlier but if its a big fish I try and get the line on the
reel.Mostly I just try and keep the fish away from the line!
2. If you do use a reel, is it a large arbor?
Yes its a large arbour.
Ashley
Thanks,
JG
Jerry Goldsmith
Altamonte Springs, Fl
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