Fly Fishing BS thread

Killer King

 

So close....

 

Finger Lakes Region. I live near Corning, NY

 

Well?

 

probably sitting on the porch right now.
Was going to cruise out of work to check.

 

WOW! So light.
Very flexy.
Can't wait to get this out.
Packaging was very cool too. Attention to detail.
The carbon weave sections are beautiful and the clear is amazing.
On looks alone - the rod is great!
Let's see how it fishes.

 

Got a couple decent fish this evening. Bugs were everywhere, but they still weren’t eating top water. Had a couple come up and look at a chubby, but they wouldn’t hit it

https://instagram.com/p/Bhfm_ishnan/

 

@DrFunker

For your Furled Tenkara leaders, do you use a line floatant treatment?

 

I use Tenkara Rod Co (because they're local to me in Idaho) as well as a couple of Japanese rods.

It's almost unfair when the water is this clear (this is the headwaters of the Salmon River in the Sawtooths).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFDMqvNWGdM

 

I do. It does last long though. I am using them for nymphs this year and will try that new float line and level line for dries.

 

Nice!

 

Ordered some Otter Butter. Seems to make sense to use it on line for dry flies and not for nypmphs...or at least not towards the end.

Are you using fluorocarbon tippet for nymphs?

 

Yes, Otter Butter. That is what I use.
I am actually using nylon tippet.
Should get some fluoro at some point to try.

 

Just lurking around on a IG FF acct.

 

Fluoro for nymphs for sure!

 

Yes.

 

Flouro is great with nymphs because the sink speed is quicker. Just grease it with floatant when you want to use dries. I used to carry nylon for dries until one of my Orvis buddies clued me into this trick a few years back. Now I just have flouro only on my tippet spool.

 

I want one!! That is huge, has to be from Labrador or up there somewhere.