How far is it possible to cast with a rod like that? I saw once a bamboo three weight that someone had fmeone had purchased for his new daughter but it was for a wall mount only. Very cute though.
R >-- Original Message -- >Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:15:50 -0400 >To: <[email protected]> >From: Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VFB] 3 Foot Fly Rod! >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > >>I can't see how one can fish with a three foot long fly rod? For a small >>stream, seven feet is fine, six ok but any shorter would be less than >>useless, unless you are fishing a stream that you can spit across! >> >>My two cents worth! >> >>Neville (Nev) Gosling >>Greater Vancouver, >>BC, Canada > >Nev, > >I beg to differ. > >I've got a nice little 4-ft. 10-inch J Kennedy Fisher 4 wt. that's >ideal for small streams. >And for larger streams. I used it on the Whitewater River, which is >about 50-75 feet across and it worked perfectly. I also used it on >the Little Blue River, which is about 15 feet across at the time >(we're in a severe drought). Again, it was ideal. > >Mind you, a longer rod (9-10 feet) would also have worked well in >both instances. In fact, in the latter situation I could have used a >longer rod for dapping the fly quite effectively. > >Gee. Unfortunately, with the severe drought that we've had this >Summer, that's my trip report for the entire summer. :-( > >Allan >-- >Allan Fish >Greenwood, IN >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
