Fly Fishing BS thread

Those are nice but pricey. I ended up diy'ing one for my buddy.

 

Thanks.
I'm tempted to get in on the Denver Outfitter pre-sale... I was hoping for a inside foam base for protection.

 

Early Spring Steelhead hunt in Northern California. My first time Steelie fishing. We found lots of fishy looking water but I didn't land a single Steelhead!




The dog had better luck than I did!

 

Not even a plastic lining/insert?

 

Close off the opening under casting deck or leave open?

I think it would look better closed off, but that area is some nice real estate for storage of items that can get wet. I dunno?

 

Looks so good!

 

Sweet

 

I don't know what you might store under there but you could close off the sides and leave the middle section open and cover the opening with a flap or door. At least that's how the deck on my bass boat is, I don't know how it would look though.

 

If u closed it off would it add flotation in case of disaster?

 

Slide out drawer for storage.

 

No. That area is designed so water flows down sides into the bilge pump area.

 

Interesting...some research will need to be done.

 

Nope, just bare aluminum. I carried 3 8 weights in there today... Pretty tight fit on the stripping guides. Figured they could've used a little wider diameter tubing. I was hoping to add some foam sheeting, but I don't think I have room after trying it out today.

 

Had a good afternoon on the lake though... 5 striper and 2 bass this afternoon!

 

What distance are you traveling? I have a 5wt 4 piece that works great. Just strap the case to my pack and go. I have packed it in as far as 10 miles one way, through thick timber and over rocky terrain with no issues. My gf only has a 2 piece rod and we have went in 4 miles with that. PITA in some areas but you gotta do what ya gotta do.

I have also just packed in some line and flies, tied it to a decent size stick, and caught a fish that way.

 

Interesting. My buddy has one that's a few years old (previous owners) and the tubes are lined with plastic inserts.

 

^^This^^

Most of my rods are 4 piece and this method works perfectly.

 

Awesome! Always good to see guys chasing bass on the fly.

 

Hard to go back to 10 inch trout when 10 pound (and much larger!) stripers can be had pretty much year round down here on the fly!

 

Me and moma back in the day



Really itching to get my gear out lately, need to just do it!