by kerrywez » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:00 pm
Thanks Jim for your very comprehensive reply. it is very much appreciated and welcome.
I do understand what you are saying. I would say the the rod is underlined, because there is no feel of the rod loading with the #7, I would think that a #9 wright forward would be the best line for the rod, which for it's weight and slimness, is very powerful. I think that I should go for an intermediate #9 line, from either Airflo or Cortland. As you are well pleased with your Cortland lines and as the rod is from them, I think I will go for one from them. The reason I would like the intermediate line is that I use them for most of my trout fishing and almost exclusively for salmon fishing and find that having the fly just below the surface is a great advantage. The #7 Airflo will do me for some small popper work, I hope.
I have not ordered any large flies yet, but will have to sometime, though I do tie my own, but have some minnows and deceivers coming, size 2, and will have a go with them when the water warms up a wee bit. BTW I was at your site today and was very impressed with it. It is a pity that I am not from your neck of the woods, as I found the water temp map very good, but I need one for the west coast. I have tried NOAA, but did not find one there, any chance you might share the source of the map for the east coast. I do find NOAA very good for wave hight and other stuff, but just can't find the surface water temp for here on there.
I don't suppose you know of a way to change my reel from left to right hand wind? I can put it on to reel the line in right handed, but then the drag is wrong, working when I am reeling in rather than when the line is going out. It does say , on the box the reel came in, that the reel is ambidextrous, though there is no explanation as to how you can use the reel right handed, I am just too long using reels right handed, whilst fly fishing.
I can imagine that it is quite a job casting the bigger flies into a wind and that I shall have to get used to new tricks. When I was casting into the wind yesterday, I was letting the rod a;most touch the ground to get the line to shoot into the breeze, as I would with a trout or salmon rid, fishing into a wind, but with a big fly on the end of the leader I should think that some other, or slightly differing method, would be required.
As for you not being an expert, you must be one of the foremost exponents at this new branch of our sport, so I think that the label fits.
Thanks, again, for your valiable reply Jim.
Very best regards Wez
Tight lines