4/3 reds
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- sanblaslayer
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4/3 reds
Tried the fly game today and did ok. Probably should have caught 15 or more if I would have landed all the fish that ate or pursued the fly. Plenty of reds around, no telling how many I got to cast at. On 2 different occasions small trout stole the fly away from reds in hot pursuit. My dad followed me up with the spinning rod and got 2 fish, I landed 2, 25" and 30". Had a group of 3 bulls, probably around 40 inches, boldly pass by the boat and ignore the small fly I was chunking. Fish were in all depths, from 1.5 to 5 ft of water. Highlight of the day was a double hookup on a school of 50 fish in 4ft of water. They were hovering motionless on the surface like laid-up tarpon, glowing ruby red. Fly was a purple toad on a #4 hook, never switched, probably should have. Insanely clear water today, and saw some stuff I will never forget. Good to drag dad back out there.
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Re: 4/3 reds
WTG Bud!
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beautiful reds. love those pink peachy fins! what# are you tossing? 8wt?
- sanblaslayer
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Re: 4/3 reds
Yep, a fairly fast action 8wt with 9wt line.antoni wrote:beautiful reds. love those pink peachy fins! what# are you tossing? 8wt?
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Re: 4/3 reds
awesome!!
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ok. i have a tfo 8wt that seems to be too soft. it can't seem to reach the fish in just moderate wind.... do you know anything about the colton tradewinds rods? i only know that they are im10 and cheap. they are made by a small company in pa. they say the tradewinds model is made for albakore and is xfast action with solid backbone. i'm looking into getting one.
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Re: 4/3 reds
Your problem may not be solved by switching to a different rod. Learning how to double haul on your cast is probably the best way to solve your distance problem. TFO rods are not soft action rods (unless they make a soft model I missed along the way). Nothing wrong with having two rods and a faster rod may allow you to throw extra line but double hauling will allow you to cast in windy conditions and reach the fish.
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Re: 4/3 reds
Great photos