Would like to build a rod for fishing in a drift boat and wading the Snake. Any suggestions? Tapers?
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Posts: 704 02/19/2009 12:17 |
Due to the afternoon wind conditions on both the Henry's and South Fork I would suggest a faster rod in the 8 to 81/2 foot range with a 5 to 7 weight line.
The Dickerson tapers suit these conditions. The 8013, 8014, 8014 Guide would be good choices.
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Posts: 655 02/19/2009 15:21 |
Kind of depends on which part of the Snake you're talking about. On the South Fork - huge water - most of the time you will probably be using either large
flies or nymph under indicator and 3-4X tippets. From a boat, it's blind fishing, casting fast to the banks passing by. An 8 1/2' 6 wt. would be my
choice. On the Henry's Fork, if you fish the flat water, you will be stalking fish using small flies and 6X most of the time, so an 8-8 1/2' 5 wt. is a
better choice. On the faster water on the Henry's Fork the same rod as for S. Fork would be a good choice. There's really no one ideal rod for those
varied situations, but an 8 1/2' strong 5 wt. would probably be closest. Yes, wind definitely blows in the afternoons most every day.
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Posts: 114 02/19/2009 22:31 |
the south fork reach of the snake is in my back yard. big waters with the flows in the summer time can reach 15,000 cfs. i would suggest a 8-1/2 to 9' 6wt
rod. you can have wind, big bugs,
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Posts: 1315 02/20/2009 04:20 |
Its nice to have a long rod when working around the oars. 8'-6" is good. On the South Fork I like to use my Orvis 8' 4 3/8oz Its great in the wind
and can toss those hoppers in July or if your lucky some sofa pillows. I also my Heddon 8.5' 2F on the Snake. If I'm camping in the canyon I like to
bring a small rod for use around the camp site.
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