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re: Do you bring your own gear on a charter?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:19 pm to KemoSabe65
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:19 pm to KemoSabe65
Depends on what type of fishing.
If conventional, just use the guides.
If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
If conventional, just use the guides.
If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
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Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:06 pm to bbvdd
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If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
This.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 2:11 pm to bbvdd
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If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
This. I was in Alaska last summer, and booked a fly fishing trip. I didn't have the ability to bring my gear along on the trip, so I used the stuff the guides supplied.
I swear, they had me chunking 1/2 ounce Clousers with trailer hooks on a 7 wt. rod with 5 wt. line, and a 5 foot straight leader.
Absolute trash gear, that wore my arse out casting it all day long. No fish, either. One guy with us found a washtub sized hole filled with Dolly Varden and wouldn't let anyone else in after he had already caught a few.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 9:50 am to bbvdd
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If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
AMEN. Most western river guides expect the "client" to have their own gear...the exception may be someone who books last minute and was only able to do so because they found some free time while in the area...but if it is a planned outing most of them expect you to bring your stuff if you have it...they have fly rods for people to use but fly fishing with a rod you ain't familiar with can be tough. Most of the fishing out west is not overly technical but at times it is extremely so and when it is you will want what you are accustomed to. Handling big flies in the winds normal when saltwater fly fishing is even more technical...hard to double haul with a new rod for most people, even those who are very capable with the rods they are used to. Quality fly rods are also EXTREMELY expensive...so the ones they do furnish are likely to be lower quality. Thats fine for about 90% of western trout fishing...it is not overly technical, almost anyone can do it green as a gourd
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