Opinions, opinions, someone asks and I spot the thread so I'll tell what worked for me for a long time. Go to the Auction site and look for the Orvis...
My guess would be that 3.5 to 4 pound may be a typical brake point in many production fly reels. I wouldn't be surprised if dedicated salt water big...
It's been a long while since I've seen one of those other than in photographs Paul. I wouldn't care what size if I could go catch some today :) I do...
Keep an eye on this thread (subscribe) and tomorrow I'll do the scale test and tell you for sure. That and I'll go check the box the reel came in to...
Paul, BTW great salmon pictures a few pages back. Do you see any really large ones or are those pretty much representative of the run size? Also, are...
Ever since early spring I fished using my 11 1/2 foot Hardy Swift, these are a powerful and genuine 2 hand rod with full corks. However at 11'6" they...
I always snap a few out the windows while we cross expanses of wilderness but they are hard to explain to someone viewing them. I'll try to remember...
I've been wearing Oakley fresh water shallow Prizim lenses for 2 years now and they seem to be very good. Price I paid; about $100.00 and I take care...
I'm 54 years old, a Chicago resident but transplant from Portland, Oregon. I've been fly fishing for 40 years or so, but still only consider myself mediocre - I don't do 80-ft "hero" casts! Trout fishing on streams is my favorite method of fly fishing, although I can be seen nearly daily (in the spring and summer) yarding out bluegills and small bass from the local pond (and putting them back in, of course).
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Lincolnshire, Illinois
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Besides flyfishing, I like tying flies, classic European Sports Cars, and am an avid reader
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I work in Big Pharma shipping product from hither to yon and back
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