Well John Boy, you might see me on Lenore most any time it's open, but not with "Big John". Lenore only 10-12' deep at deepest and I perfer the little 2wt. or my 4wt. Sage for Chironomiding Lenore. Big John is baaaaad enuff to raise the fly outa the depths of Grimes and some other deep lakes without incessant false casting. I know he gonna work good even if tagged with a "quiestionable" name.

You should try it. Flyfishing chronies does NOT take casting skill (just ask Zen, he knows I'm a klutz at casting but still catch lotsa biiiiig trout.),and your existing rod/reel will work fine. Just hang em 1-2' off the bottom under a strike indicator (tiny bobber) and SET THE HOOK soon as the bobber go down.

Really, It's much more FUN than dragging around
"Heavy Metal" and hooking fish with those big barbless Siwash hooks, though legal, on many C&R waters is NOT condusive to good catch and release survival.

What am I doing???? We need another flyfisherman pounding Lenora like a hole in the head.