re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here

Picked me up one of those Hydros IVs on sale yesterday. Finally gonna get me a redfish setup for when I go visit family. Thinking about a BVK rod since I won't use it very often. Any other suggestions? What line and backing should I be looking at? Tippet?

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Picked me up one of those Hydros IVs on sale yesterday. Finally gonna get me a redfish setup for when I go visit family. Thinking about a BVK rod since I won't use it very often. Any other suggestions?

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There's a used BVK 8 wt on stillwater fly shop for $164. Not a bad deal and would do the trick.

As far as other suggestions, what are you looking to spend? TFO makes their professional series, which is a very good rod for the money.

As far as the line, there are a few places online selling scientific angler's shark skin line on sale. WF 8 wt. line should work.

As far as tippet, don't go crazy and buy the most expensive fluorocarbon tippet material...for redfish, it would be a waste. In LA, they aren't leader shy.
I'd find the strongest tippet you can get, a 0X.

My suggestion, if you are going to use this every once and awhile, don't go crazy and spend a load of money.

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I am kinda thinking about doing this, a little cheaper than a standard BVK.

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There are better rods than the BVK in that price range. At least go cast a couple of rods before taking a ride on the BVK hype train.

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Which ones? Don't mind going try some. TFO really isn't a hype train. I have used a few of theirs in lower weights for trout fishing. I like them even compared to some of my expensive rods. They have earned their cheap decent reputation.

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When I get home today I'll get you a pic of a great fly for Boulder Creek. Used to slay them with it when I lived there. I need to upload some other pics of buggers anyway.

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Ever get a chance to upload those pictures? Leaving for Colorado in a couple days! Hoping to catch a few nice trout.

My bad. I been MIA from this thread for a while. Getting geared up for season really soon though.


So here is a pic for some of you that were looking to get into fly fishing and/or fly tying. These are my core flies that I always have at least 5 of every time I go out. Plenty of times they'll be hot on something else but I consider this my core year-round. The exception is the 1 dry fly sitting below the buggers.

(Bmax - the dry fly is a replica of one I bought in boulder at a fly shop. They literally called it the boulder creek fly. It's treated me well in other places but is only in this pic so I didn't have to upload 2 pics.)

As previously mentioned the buggers I have best luck with aren't really bushy in the body and have shorter tails than any I ever see in stores. Green and brown are best for me but I also use black and few other colors. The chartreuse one is the green weenie - my go to for stubborn trout on really warm days. I admit this is kind of considered a trash fly but I don't care when i'm sweating like crazy and casting all day at picky fish. The one above it is my version of what's known as "walt's worm" = I call it Heisenberg. So generic and plain looking but it crushes trout. I have a different version of Heisenberg that I tie tons of lead underneath for dropping into deep pools. Few nymphs up top and a few midges down/right on the bottom round it out.

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Late December in Northern Georgia. The southern start of the mountains I believe. I always stop on the away to Florida. Always enjoy Carolina style bbq, talking about college football, hopefully watching us in a bowl game, golfing and a generally great time. I suspect the people in that area share the same politics as I do.

Too bad those good folks don't run this country. A country run by people that enjoy fly fishing, golfing and college football would be an improvement.

I've never saltwater fly fished. I've been think about an Okeechobee bass trip this winter. We'll see.

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I've been targeting reds pretty much exclusively for the past couple years and all of those fish combined don't compare to the one red that I have caught on the fly.

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leaving friday for 3 days on the Cossatot.