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cutthroattroutnm	Pike are a Different Kettle of Fish	#41	[url]	[-]
Posts: 30 02/22/2009 20:03	Boo just isn't the best tool for Northern Pike. Six to eight inch bunny strip streamers flies with 18 inches of 49 strand stainless steel leader at the end of 5 ft. of 21 lb. Maxima just makes casting cane a chore, not a dream. For this I have a Powell Tiboron XL 9', 4 pc., 9 wt. It works great for big Canadian Northern Pike (it also works in a pinch for brook trout up to 24 inches in the heavy waters of Manitoba's God's River). Just imagine what a bamboo rod would look like after a day of pike fishing (like that shown below), when upwards of 100 fish are landed.
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clarkman23		#42	[url]	[-]
Posts: 63 02/23/2009 13:13	gloucesteroldspot wrote: 8-foot 5/6 weight Fosters of Ashbourne glass for bushwacky streams and generally (paired with an old Rimfly) for fun to annoy the tackle snobs ha! I was just thinking about that...I love fishing with my old Wonderod paired with either the Rimfly or the Crown II...let me tell you, I get some really weird looks out on the river, especially since people can hear the reel sing from a ways away. That's actually my second favorite setup to fish...
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shakeylee		#43	[url]	[-]
Posts: 114 02/23/2009 19:36	clarkman23 wrote: gloucesteroldspot wrote: 8-foot 5/6 weight Fosters of Ashbourne glass for bushwacky streams and generally (paired with an old Rimfly) for fun to annoy the tackle snobs ha! I was just thinking about that...I love fishing with my old Wonderod paired with either the Rimfly or the Crown II...let me tell you, I get some really weird looks out on the river, especially since people can hear the reel sing from a ways away. That's actually my second favorite setup to fish... ha!!!i do the same thing!my first cortland crown came attached to a glass rod ,by unknown maker,and i have a wonder rod too.anyway,i really PO'd an acquaintance by outfishing him(by luck)with my $15 outfit against his fancy stuff.
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thegubster		#44	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1573 02/24/2009 08:31	I also have a selection of graph's that are very nice rods and I like 'em a lot. For trout they go the Sage SPL 1,2 and 3wt route along w/a 3wt SP. Excellent rods. I "used" to fish them all the time. I'd still like them, I just don't use them but they'll not be sold. For pike and muskies it's a choice of Loomis 6 to 10 wts in the IMX /GL3 line or a Sage xi2. Good stuff for toothy critters. It's graphites in the boat. No muskie pics as I fish solo there and they're a bugger to handle/photograph alone. Best on a fly goes 43inches on an 8wt. She tailwalked 3 times and was one of the best fights of my life! I'd best quit now.... Jeremy.
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spruce grouse		#45	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1256 02/24/2009 10:16	Scott F703/3 - 7' 3 wt. glass - excellent, indestructible small stream rod. Scott SES 9' 5 wt.. - excellent drift boat rod. Scott E2 9' 6 wt.. - another excellent drift boat rod. Scott A2 10' 7 wt. - for steelhead when it's cold enough for guides to ice. Scott A2 9' 8 wt. - got for a backup rod for Alaska which I never used. Turned out to be a good smallie rod. Yeah, I like Scott rods. Powell AXS 9' 9 wt. - for stripers. It casts well enough and was cheap. I sometimes get sad about selling the Sage LL 9' 4 wt. although I can't say I've ever wished I had it on the water with me at the time. I'd like to get a 4 piece glass rod I can take anywhere, anytime I want and not have to worry about damage or loss.
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JeffK.fiberglassflyro...		#46	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5 02/24/2009 11:52	I also like a softer 10 ft graphite rod for traditional soft hackle and Czech nymph fishing. I like a long rod to mend the line through pocket water with wets and the reach helps for Czech nymphing. I have old 9 1/2' to 10 1/2' cane wet fly rods from FE Thomas (great action, but heavy), Heddon (probably the best long cane rod I have), Pritchard (most noodly cane rod I have ever handled), Chubb, T&E?(Empire City - not a bad one). At 10 feet a cane rod is either a noodle or too heavy, so I like my 10' graphite rods. I fish the old guys for historical interest, but graphite is more pleasant to fish at 10'.
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cyangler	Cut Throat Pike	#47	[url]	[-]
Posts: 29 02/25/2009 02:56	Hey guys, sorry I've got to back up here. Been away a couple of weeks. Thanks for that input on the TiBoron XL. I have one that I've fished a couple of times for bass but nothing quite like that trophy pic! My rod was a replacement for a TiMax that broke at the ferrule and Powell made good on by giving me an upgrade. I can't say if it was the rod, who knows, I made have nicked the scrim with a hair bug on an earlier backcast or not have had the tip fully seated, but Powell made good on their warrenty. So far, no problems with the TiBoron XL. It certainly has more backbone for casting into the wind than the TiMax did. I'm glad to see that whopper at the end of the line in case I make it to Manitoba, or find the elusive long toothes known to lurk in some parts of the Concord here in Mass. Cy
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Gnome	Colorado Tarpon or when its not boo to the extreme	#48	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1930 02/25/2009 09:48 King of the Gnomes	Check out this video http://www.gunnisongorgeanglers.org/flyfishing_videos/Jeff_Hatton/15/33/Pike_on_a_2_wt_bamboo.html The rod is not bamboo!!!!!!! Gale has still not put the right title to it. The rod is a SCOTT G 802 this fish was caught on a #2 white bendback. That pattern is large 6"' to 8" and is very aerodynamic after 1 false cast and it also weighs almost nothing; and when tied properly with kevlar and superglue it is almost indestructible. I have bendbacks that have caught pike year after year for 10 plus years and the bugs are still going strong. It is also my favorite big fish fly for most species. The shock tippet used was 20" of 30# hard mono shock tippet material from climax and a 6' 0X leader. And I have landed 5 pike in excess of 40" on that rod and I do not know how many in the 30" to 40" range it has landed but it is well in excess of 100 fish. That is as close to tarpon fishing as I can get here in Colorado. Jeff
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Drew Creek	When its not bamboo	#49	[url]	[-]
Posts: 98 02/25/2009 11:39	Nice topic. I use one of three, most often in unfamiliar water or brushbusting and none are particularly fancy. A yellow glass Fenwick FL84 from the 70's An Orvis Clearwater 7'9", 5 wt Or a St. Croix, Avid, 9', 4 wt Dave
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Canewrap	Re: When its NOT Boo?	#50	[url]	[-]
Posts: 936 02/25/2009 18:30	I just finished out a McFarland 8'6", 4/5 wt., 3-piece fiberglass blank that I cannot wait to fish. This thing casts great. I've been adding a few fiberglass rods to my stable. I do not have any graphite and won't as its why I came to fish cane in the first place. All the graphite I tried (could afford) was too stiff or just didn't give me enough feedback during the cast. I started getting interested in glass as an alternative to cane for those specialty heavier rods for bass or light saltwater and liked them so much I decided to get a couple for trout fishing too. I still love to fish cane, but I've branched out a little to fiberglass.
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winston59	Graphite and Glass	#51	[url]	[-]
Posts: 90 02/26/2009 00:38	I own and fish several bamboo rods including my 4wt Eustis Edwards rod. When it comes to Drift boat fishing or lakes I prefer Graphite. Last year using a Sage Z-Azis rod I caught and released a 30.25 inch 10 plus pound Cutthroat trout, size 14 pt flashback nymph. Next I visit the same body of water I will have my Winston 9.5 8wt MX 8wt tossing streamers. For midge fishing will have my 9' 6wt Sage SLT rigged with a floating line and 4x tippet fishing in 9-10 feet of water from my pontoon boat. Last Aprils fish... also caught earlier same day an 8 pound 28.5 inch female, also released. For smaller water and fish I enjoy using a Phillipson 6' Master Glass, Sage LL Series 9' 4wt and 7'11" 4wt, Winston IM6 8.5 5wt, Powell 7' 4-5wt.... and a few others Beautiful "Custom" 7' Glass rod with the Spauding rod decal from NY
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freestoner.fiberglassflyro...		#52	[url]	[-]
Posts: 113 02/26/2009 00:51	No muskie pics as I fish solo there and they're a bugger to handle/photograph alone. Best on a fly goes 43inches on an 8wt. She tailwalked 3 times and was one of the best fights of my life! Times like that, we could all really use a video camera mounted on our hats like a headlamp.
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Schuhu		#53	[url]	[-]
Posts: 16 02/26/2009 08:39	that Cummings Superlight 8ft #4 I fished in Finland last year might just be the best fly rod I have ever cast. hate to say that because I am cane only...
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marcusw		#54	[url]	[-]
Posts: 78 02/26/2009 16:31	I have 2 multi-section mid weight graphite rods (one is 6 pieces and the other 7 pieces) that will fit in a briefcase and can go anywhere. I am not overly fond of either one but they do let me fish at times when carting a 2 or 3 piece cane rod about simply is not an option.
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Mrdi		#55	[url]	[-]
Posts: 440 03/01/2009 00:32	Eye Talian Carbon Gati
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Cane Head		#56	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2200 03/02/2009 01:38	When it's not bamboo? When I ain't fishing. Cane
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cyangler	Hey Winston 59!	#57	[url]	[-]
Posts: 33 03/02/2009 03:08	I don't know what's prettier, that fish or those rods... I'd be pretty happy with any of them!!!
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cyangler	Marcus re., multi-pc Graphite travel	#58	[url]	[-]
Posts: 34 03/02/2009 03:13	I have one I use pretty much for the same reason. However, to be honest, I like it a lot better than I'm willing to admit, even to myself. Sweet stick.
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cyangler	Cane	#59	[url]	[-]
Posts: 35 03/02/2009 03:15	I love my boo too.
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WatercolorMan		#60	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1323 03/02/2009 05:45	Ok I have one now. . . . I was at our FF club installation dinner last night, I won a graphite rod. So now I own one and its quite interesting. Its an 11'-0" 5WT. I took it out back today and it tossed the whole fly line with ease. I'm not sure what to do with it. At the beach maybe or It may be useful in the belly boat. I don't think it bends enough to net a fish while sitting down. I may get one of the 120' snakeskins lines and hit the flats with it.
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