Bluegill Fly Rodders

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Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on November 19, 2014 at 8:39am

A well cleaned and conditioned fly line is your best friend when it comes to casting a fly line, the easier the line slides through the eyelets the further you can cast. I use live bait  " Crickets "  and porcupine quills for my presentations  which means my cast have to be even more  delicate to make sure I dont throw the cricket  off during casting,  I prefer a 9 inch quill  to do battle with the bluegill and I cheat a little by using a floating weight forward  tapered line with about 2 and a half feet cut off the end of the line where the taper is being reduced, this put more weight closer to the end of the line for easier casting with the quill,  I also use a No Knot Eyelet to attach my leader, this combination has served me well over the last 50 years and has put a lot of fish in the boat, the fish just think that a twig has falling into the water with a fat cricket cricket on it and they have to have that taste morsel before there bluegill buddy gets it. One final note when I hook the cricket a drop of cricket juice comes out and I believe this is the best scent attractant you can get , it's fresh and it comes in small containers , The Cricket it's self.  LOFR

Comment by Mark Sleeper on November 19, 2014 at 8:12am

carl check out  Teeny fly line they have a lot of sinking tip lines, the best part the color let's you know when the sinking tip is out, this helps casting. I have met Jim at a fly fishing show at LL Beans he is a great guy. Ps you hit it on the head on the cheap lines. it would be better to have a cheap rod and Quality fly line

Comment by carl hendrix on November 19, 2014 at 8:03am

some of the fly line is very expensive in my opinion;  a courtland 444 is also a good choice.  my personal pref. is a level line.  since I use quill floats;; and roll cast most of the time;;  just works better for me

Comment by Mark Sleeper on November 19, 2014 at 6:50am

Hi I use a lot of Jim Teeny fly line Gary La Fontaine Pro olive drab color great fly line also Rio fly line and Sage quiet taper fly line most of my fly lines are olive color I do have some yellow but I like dull colors that blend in esp clear water fishing

Comment by carl hendrix on November 18, 2014 at 10:17pm

I agree totally with Jim Cosgrove; and Mark Sleeper.  cheap line; usually has memory coils;; doesn't cast well; kinks up at times.       so ;; with that being said;; GUYS;; WHAT IS YOUR OPPINION ON A GOOD QUALITY FLY LINE???  WHAT MAKER;; FAST SINK; LEVEL;  DOUBLE TAPER. 

Comment by Mark Sleeper on November 18, 2014 at 9:59pm

buy a Quality fly line don't skimp, the cheap

 stuff is like barb wire

Comment by jim cosgrove on November 18, 2014 at 8:48pm

my 2 cents buy the best line you can afford.i buy the midgrade stuff at cabela's as they are the closest place to buy flyline.i want something that will cast as far as my skills will allow.not throwing sz 26 dries on 1/2 pound tippet.the line cleaning/conditioning cloths seem to bring older line back to life tho.

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on November 18, 2014 at 7:53pm

First class? Hm..what's the last class? Well, just put me behind 5 seats from the last class..

Comment by Ray Ditzenberger on November 18, 2014 at 7:18pm

Ain't it the truth.  

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 18, 2014 at 7:03pm

Same here, Ditzy.
First class is where them other people sit...

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