No trophy but significant anyway.....

[Big Bird]

Been 30 years since I last flipped a fly. Got a chance to use my Wild Water starter kit this morning. My shoulder is sore, some good casts, more not so good. Too big an arc and too fast... when I slowed down and got a little rhythm the fly or popper in this case (#10) did close to what I was hoping. This is the first, of many I hope, killer blue gills I caught on the new rig. Certainly not a record breaker but satisfying for sure... and fun! Caught several more and a couple small LMB.

 

[mcnerney]

Looks like an awesome way to get back into fly fishing, congrats!

 

[bonefish41]

As ole Gene sang "back in the saddle again"...nothing quite like it

 

[seattlesetters]

Welcome back, old friend. Great to see you out on the water.

 

[pdq5oh]

Bluegills are a ball to catch. I fish for them all the time in summer. Good fighters for their size. Good getting back into fly fishing. Have fun.

 

[corn fed fins]

Nice. What is that big orange thing on the spinning rod? Foam for floating a dropped rod? Hook retainer? Both? LOL

 

[Big Bird]

Nice. What is that big orange thing on the spinning rod? Foam for floating a dropped rod? Hook retainer? Both? LOL

It's a Bass Depth Charge!... ok, maybe not.

Yup, it's a float. I do much of my fishing from my Kayak and I operate with the idea that every thing loose on the Yak needs to float... including the pilot . BTW, if you pull up a sliver Pflueger President spinning rig from Lake Fork, that would be mine..... Another tip, don't try and steer your Kayak like a motorcycle, leaning does not provide the same results....