Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: Castor on July 13, 2013, 05:07:16 PM
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New to fly fishing and want to try some beach fishing for Coho and the Pink run later in the summer. Should I be using a strip bucket/tray or is it unnecessary?
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Depends on how much line you are throwing out. If you are throwing out between 80 to 100 feet of line, all that flyline you strip back for your next cast is going to get tangled up, unless you hold the flyline in a series of loose loops in your free hand, or use a stripping basket.
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I never use one. I find they get in the way. It is personal preference I guess.
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I use mine whenever I can remember to grab it, when I forget, I usually regret. The basket serves a couple of purposes, first being to keep your line up out of the water where it can get carried by the tidal current. Depending on where and when you are fishing, this may not be much of a problem, if there is not a cross current on the beach you are fishing or if the tide is slack at the time. Second purpose it can help keep your line from rubbing on the barnacle encrusted rocks at your feet which will help extend the life of the line. Thirdly, it can help keep your line from entangling in kelp and sea grass floating in the water at your feet. All of these factors will vary depending on where and often when you fish, so you may be fine without a basket one day, but the next day you could find yourself wishing you had one. The final purpose for the basket is that it keeps the line up out of the water, which reduces the drag from the water (as the shooting line picks up the slack line in the water, the surface tension of the water adds resistance and can shorten your casts). I can usually cast my full 100 feet with only a single false cast when using a basket as the slack line slips effortlessly from the basket. When the line is in the water I need to pick up a little more line to get enough energy in the rod to pick rest of the line up out of the water. The fewer false casts you make, the longer it takes to tire you out when you are fishing all day in 25 degree weather. The down side for me is the strip retrieve can be cumbersome, trying to get the line into the basket, depending on the type of basket you have, and how deep you are standing in the water. I am using a simple tupperware container for my basket, so the design is not optimal.
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Go to IKEA and buy one of the little kid stools that has a curve to it. this will cause it to sit good against your body. just cut some notches out so you can slide a wading belt or whatever so you can wear it on your waist. Lastly if you want to keep the line from tangling then put something up from the bottom (like a Bic pen lid for example), you just need to glue or screw them in so they stay put (you only need 4-6 spaced out)
Ikea basket
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Toishi/sb2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://troutlegend.com/forum/gear-talk/home-made-stripping-baskets/&h=461&w=640&sz=41&tbnid=VIBNZtAuElXanM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=125&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dorvis%2Bstripping%2Bbasket%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=orvis+stripping+basket&usg=__yQRp9pkTmL-hsmDQxfIotEqSFYA=&docid=a7oprlIYjG-dYM&sa=X&ei=InjiUfLSMMqXiALXjIGIBA&sqi=2&ved=0CFMQ9QEwAw&dur=902
I myself have this Orvis basket and hardly use it for anything else besides beach fishing
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.uksaltwaterflies.com/acatalog/tackleaccessories_orvisstrippingbasket.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.uksaltwaterflies.com/acatalog/tackleaccessories_orvisstrippingbasket.html&h=267&w=400&sz=50&tbnid=AHn789xl6jHM3M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dorvis%2Bstripping%2Bbasket%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=orvis+stripping+basket&usg=__HAXChJ1JQDUAThfjJgbXAcnG5bQ=&docid=B_srQ9FTv61DRM&sa=X&ei=InjiUfLSMMqXiALXjIGIBA&sqi=2&ved=0CE0Q9QEwAQ&dur=1708
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I like the Macgiver bucket :)
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I have thought about building one myself because the Orvis one isn't small and can be in the way sometimes >:(
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I have thought about building one myself because the Orvis one isn't small and can be in the way sometimes >:(
Yeah, I will have to try the stool, I have one kicking around from when my kids were younger.
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I built a couple Ikea ones when Todd posted the recipe on another forum way back. They served me well fishing pinks on the beach, but mainly fishing cutties on the Harrison and the Fraser, just spin it behind your back during times it is not necessary.
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yes thanks for posting that. I will also be making my own now.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAanTC52IU
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been thinking of ordering one of those clips for spey fishing cause I suck a** at holding loops LoL
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hey guys i have somthing much better than a stripping basket i receentley got to try it. It is called a striper clip very cool and works i sugest u take a look
http://www.peterhayesflyfishing.com/page107184010.aspx
heres a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAanTC52IU
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RAanTC52IU
friggin cool
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What retailers in the Lower Mainland carry those stripper clips like in the video ??
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What retailers in the Lower Mainland carry those stripper clips like in the video ??
Haven't found one, when I looked them up I only found mail order from Australia.
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I built a couple Ikea ones when Todd posted the recipe on another forum way back. They served me well fishing pinks on the beach, but mainly fishing cutties on the Harrison and the Fraser, just spin it behind your back during times it is not necessary.
If anyone would like to have one I have one that you can have. I used it and works great but since my accident I am no longer able to fly fish so I no longer need it. It is free for any one that wants to come and pick it up in Maple Ridge.
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^^ Hey Geoff ,
I'd gladly take you up on the free stripping basket, maybe email me at bentlyt@hotmail.com and we can set up a time for me to pick it up, thanks.
Bently
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^^ Hey Geoff ,
I'd gladly take you up on the free stripping basket, maybe email me at bentlyt@hotmail.com and we can set up a time for me to pick it up, thanks.
Bently
Sorry but I have someone coming to take it tomorrow but if for some reason they change their mind then I will email you.
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^^ Hey Geoff ,
I'd gladly take you up on the free stripping basket, maybe email me at bentlyt@hotmail.com and we can set up a time for me to pick it up, thanks.
Bently
E-mail has been sent.