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zacrum

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2015, 07:13:11 PM »
I bought it as it was cheap I'll post a picture when I get home
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Zackattack

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2015, 11:55:13 PM »
Lol were you sent to provide comic relief to these forums?
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Knnn

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2015, 02:53:26 PM »
If you did buy a 3 wt fly rod and are not winding us up, I strongly recommend you do not use it for pinks.  The lightest you should go would be a 5 wt, which I have used sucessfully but you will be over-powered by the bigger humpies and endanger your rod unless you are prepared to snap off the fish; an awful lot when using a lower wt rod.
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typhoon

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2015, 08:20:14 PM »
A 3wt switch is usually as powerful as a 5wt single hander. It doesn't hold for all brands so it might be too light for pinks.
The main reasons for a more powerful rod are to horse the fish away from seals, and to avoid annoying the crowds around you by playing a fish too long.
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MetalAndFeathers

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #19 on: August 06, 2015, 06:54:46 AM »
Still waiting for pics......
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fisherforever

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Re: looking into starting fly fishing
« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2015, 11:20:08 AM »
Still waiting
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