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Finally got out with my new Greys Stremflex 10' , 2wt. Fly rod!!!!! Mid tip flex, single foot snake guides.... Not sure if it is the best I have, but spent more on it than the rest of them!!!!!!!!  Traveled clear up north about 3.5 miles to the company pond and made a few discoveries there in the process!!!!!!!

Started with sinking line and pink cricket with Betty Grable legs!!!!!!

The rod  casts like a DREAM!!!!!! First to the boat was green sunfish!!!!!!!!

 

with a small bass soon to follow!!!!!!

Went to the heavier Spoon fly handled it really well, with a spoon fed Crappie taking it!!!!!

The BlueGill in this pond are few and far between!!! I transplanted 4 males and 1 female several years ago, was having trouble catching one when a helper showed up and started pointing them out!!!!!I caught a dozen small females on small Zug Bug!!!!!

 

One small male!!!!!!! These are smaller than what was placed here!!!!!!! :-)

The big surprise was the last little guy I caught!!!!! The same time the Gill were placed here One male and one female redear came here to live!!!!! They were both 7" fish!!!!!!

I am going to love this rod and thank you Jim from BIG CARP TACKLE!!!!!!! I love the feel of new Cork but the plastic shall remain on the Handle til I catch an 8.5" or 9" BLUEGILL or REDEAR!!!!!!!!

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Comment by Greg McWilliams on June 2, 2012 at 3:05pm

I will PM it to you!!!!!!! It is a little stiffer that your 8' 2 wt....It will handle a good size and heavy fly!!!!!! Now it just needs a REDEAR like you catch!!!!!!!!

    I got him on speed dial on the  Kitchen Phone!!!!!!! I couldn't believe it was a CARP TACKLE SHOP!!!!!!!!! I have known him for several years!!!!!!

Comment by Jen Nayfly on June 2, 2012 at 2:57pm

Would you mind getting me the phone number where you purchased?

Comment by Greg McWilliams on June 2, 2012 at 2:49pm

Dick, this is a 2 wt. that will cast in the wind, handled poppers easily!!!!!!!!

Comment by Jen Nayfly on June 2, 2012 at 2:47pm

Great Blog & Pics Greg! I am so jealous of your rod! I want!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe someday it will come my way

Comment by Greg McWilliams on June 2, 2012 at 2:47pm

Dick, I love the new rod just played with it for a little bit!!!!!  The fly was BIG BLUE GILL collaboration!!!!!!! It was a fun project I did a couple of years ago and got to know some GOOD folk on here just askin questions and getting input!!!!! it was in this blog I did, if you read thru the comment  you will see where the name for the fly came from, That would be bluegillboogieman!!!!!!    http://bigbluegill.com/profiles/blogs/quest-with-a-little-help-from

Go to his page he was a lot of fun and liked to share!!!!!! http://bigbluegill.com/profile/Bluegillboogieman

Comment by dick tabbert on June 2, 2012 at 2:02pm

Hope you get your new rod zeroed in Greg. Being #2 the fish you caught still had to do some tugging. I seen your pink cricket with the Betty Grable Legs nice looking fly. Did you tie it? I think you told me already but I'm having one of them senior moments and can't remember.

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