#770341 - 07/05/12 11:55 AM
recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Have not fly fished in years but looking to dust off the gear. Here is the deal. Want to fish coastal rivers primarily for searun cutts. I have a mid 90's model st. Criox imperial with an orvis battenkill reel. Just looking for a general purpose line.... used to use a double taper but wondering if i should go with a weight forward?
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#770347 - 07/05/12 12:19 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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I agree on the WF. A couple of suggestions depending on your budget. Upper end in regards to $$$ - Rio Gold or Airflo Ridge Value lines $ - SA Professional, Rio Mainstream or Cortland 333
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#770358 - 07/05/12 01:15 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Cool! Probably going more budget. As far as flies for summer cutts. I used to do ok with hair's ear nymph and olive buggers. Any other suggestions?
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#770362 - 07/05/12 01:23 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Spiders, Reverse Spiders, Spruce, Stimulators Copper Johns, Lightning Bug, Muddlers My favorite colors for SRC's are yellow, orange, red or black.
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#770371 - 07/05/12 01:57 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Wow, thanks for the tips. Been out of the game awhile. Need to google some pics of those...
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#770666 - 07/06/12 12:14 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Thanks for the advise. Looking forward to hiking the upper wilson and trying to catch those babies!
Another question, leader/tippet length? Strike indicator? I used to use a small corky but found it would screw with my cast a bit....
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#770677 - 07/06/12 12:30 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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7.5' to 9' 4X or 5X leader should work fine with a floater. Go shorter if the stream is bushy.
Lots of folks like using thingamabobbers for indicators due to their light weight.
If you don't like using indicators, just use a big ginked up dry fly like a stimulator as you indicator. Run a nymph dropper off the hook bend of the dry. You'll end up catching fish on both flies doing this.
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#770721 - 07/06/12 01:57 PM
Re: recommendation for 3/4wt. fly line
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Awesome! Forgot about the dropper program. Going to give it a shot this weekend Thanks again fellas
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