Posts Tagged ‘rod and reel’

My whole life I’ve been doing inshore saltwater fishing with spinning tackle. I’ve always heard of people flyfishing for redfish, speckled trout, stripers, etc. (by the way the river I fish is predominantly speckled trout and redfish). Flyfishing looks fun so I found a good rod and reel for a good price, but I need some flies.

Google and Youtube has helped solve a lot of my questions in saltwater flyfishing. BUT I can’t seem to find out what size fly would be good. I typically fish in spin tackle with hooks around the 2/0 to 4/0 sizes. But all these websites and stores have flys in the 1 to 4 sizes OR a 1/0 to 3/0. So what would be good for regular flies? shrimp imitations? poppers?

And any tips and pointers would be great too. Give me your email or myspace. Love talking to fisherman about the sport.

Thanks for ya time:)

wat is the best kind of rod and reel
for freshwater fishing,streams and lakes and ponds and stuff like that
like.. a company. Rapala or something

I really want to get into fly fishing, just to do something different besides the usual fishing with my spinning rod and reel with lures, jig, etc. Though I know very little about Fly fishing. I know a bit about the simple stuff, like what the rod wt means and stuff like that, but I don’t know what works best for what. First, What size rod should I get (wt). I mainly fish largemouth and peacock bass, and occasionally I fish saltwater for fish no more than a few pounds. But I am also interested in catching small tarpon that I see very often in a lake behind my house. What Rod wt would be best for my needs? Also, what is a good, affordable brand of rod and reel to get, I heard redington is a good brand and cheaper than other brands, but im not so sure. And if there is anything else that is important that i should know, please let me know, thanks!

Im a 16 kid and im wanting to get into fly fishing. I have fished all of my life but never fly fished and i wanted to know if anyone knew of a sturdy fly rod and reel for a beginner with a budget of only about 0.

I’m trying to get into fly fishing but I’m a little confused about something. On websites you can order the reel and extra spools, but what would you need an extra spool for if the reel can only handle 6 weight line? Can you use a 8 weight spool on a 6 weight reel that is the same model? If you get a 6 weight rod and reel what is the heaviest weight line it can handle? What is the lightest it can handle?