Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: Murmillo on August 03, 2007, 04:21:00 PM
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Hi, I am a beginner in fly fishing. I want to target Coho and Steel head both in Capillano and Vedder….
I have started fishing last year in BC and so far I landed lots of sockey, spring, chum salmon and one steelhead… :)but no coho.. :(
I don’t want to but very cheep stuffs but I am an international student so budget is limited… :-[
Can anybody please suggest me about ROD, REEL, LINE and flies…..
Brand and model name will be great as I will try to purchase them from ebay.
Is there any fair or shop of used fishing stuffs in or around Vancouver?
Thx..
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I would keep my eyes on the buy and sell forum here and other fishing related sites...;))
mojo
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Thx.. Fred’s Custom tackle show me some “temple fork” rod and reel in my budget range... dose “amundsun” and “dragon fly” is better name in fly-fishing area than temple fork…?
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You might want to give Pacific Angler a look see. They're having a sale next weekend with fly rods up to 30% off.
pacificangler.ca
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Wrong address FA. ;D
www.pacificangler.ca
Sale info:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=15361.0
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Your're too fast Rodney. Corrected. :)
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Temple forks are great rods.
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thanks a lot again.. for Capilano coho which line I need to buy? full sinking or tip sinking?
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Sink tip
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Murmillo check out my gear for sale in the buy and sell, I may have the perfect 6-7 weight combo cpmplete with sink tip for you :)
TH
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I got my first fly fishing set up…. ;D
Rob in the ‘Fred’s Custom tackle’ assembled that for me…
9wt Temple Fork signature series rod, Dragonfly Expedition reel, Rio sink tip fly line.
In total CAD 327.. ::) ??? ::)
He gave me some pink and coho flies for freeeeee.. ;D ;D
I am excited to try this one. But first I need to practice…
Can I practice my casting in a soccer field without a hook? Can anybody let me know what are the pros and cons of this practice?
Cheers,
Murmillo
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Soccer field's are the perfect place to learn to cast. Remember, when fly casting, accelerate the rod to a sudden stop. The sudden stop makes the loops in the air nice and tight
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Tie a piece of yarn in place of your hook.
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Also Murmillo is this the first time you have cast a flyline? If so be modest in your first attempts. If you have a friend who has done some flycasting try and go out with that individual for your practise sessions. For a beginner, with a sinktip flyline, throwing 30 feet of flyline comfortably would be a good start. Also, if you have a spare spool for your reel, I would recommend picking up some cheap floating line and using that as your line to learn with. Easier to learn flycasting with a floating line, and if you beat that line up during practise sessions no worries. My two cents worth.
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Tie a piece of yarn in place of your hook.
Definitely a good safe practice :D
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Easier to learn flycasting with a floating line, and if you beat that line up during practise sessions no worries. My two cents worth.
Funny - I found (and still do) it harder to cast a floating line well in comparison to a full sink or sink tip. The sinking lines just feel like they do more natural loading on the rod.
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Dragon speed, what you might want to do is to move up a line weight and see how the floating line feels. Sometimes a rod feels better casting with a heavier weight line. Not for every rod mind you, but for those in which feeling the rod load is difficult.
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Murmillo, if you're in the chilliwack area, and want to practice, I'm not an instructor but have taught a few friends and a wife to cast. Let me know if your interested we could meet up somewhere.
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After 5 days I managed some time to do my first practice session.. :) went to a field just before sunset… I found that I am able to swing 30 ft line but when I try to shoot the fly.. all 30 ft line rest 10 ft infront of me. Making a coil of flyline, leaded, tippet and fly…. :-\ :-[ ???
Thanks everybody for all the suggestions.. special thanks to “Jamison Jay”… unfortunately I live in Vancouver but if I manage to go to Chilliwack definitely I will try to contact you. :)
Somewhere in this section I saw that somebody helps to practice (free..) flyfishing at Stevestone, Richmond. Does anybody know the exact location and time?