a couple of months ago i became the owner of a fly reel,an aul lad gave it to me at work 'cause he knew i was mad bout the fishing but despite my efforts to inform him that i dont use such a reel when i fish he insisted i have it.so into the shed it went.3 weeks later i became the owner of two fly rods for doing a good turn. one of them a 15ft salmon rod and the other a 12ft river/lake rod maybe? i dunno but i am sure of the salmon rod,your lad in midleton tackle shop confirmed it for me thank f**k 'cause im lost with this sorta gear.so now i have a reel and rod capable for swf bass fishing? faith? my predicament.i can cast both handy enough thanks to youtube and the countryside around me,but i'd be thinking the salmon rod (double hand yoke) is the way to go for bass-fly-fishing..the thing is how can i tell if my reel and line are up to the job? the rods defo look old to me,the shorter is in perfect nick but the salmon rod some feckin eejit painted wine.am in the process of revealing it,mad patterns on it tho!
would i need to buy new backing,line and leader? any tips at all on tackle recieved with respect.
is there any way i can tell what WT the line on my reel is?
any tips/links on leader,knots,flies,etc greatly appreciated,some great salt water fly threads on here..good stuff
i have tied about 8 different flies now (mostly mullet/sea trout flies,peter ross,black pennel and the green and white okey dokey buzzer etc,all with no luck catching)so gots the swing of tying but i am a newbie again and loving it, i know where there is a few bass biting the odd time and would love to catch them on fly even tho i have never caught one on a lure...
cheers for any knowledge parted.