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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/03/18 09:25 PM
04/03/18 09:25 PM
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BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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line management is going to be your biggest problem. Wave action will wrap any loose line around your body, severely hindering your ability to cast. I have used a stripping basket to control line as it is stripped in. Google it.
Otherwise it will work just fine. Lots of ladyfish(my first saltwater fly rod fish), hardtails. trout, redfish.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/03/18 09:32 PM
04/03/18 09:32 PM
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I bet a ladyfish would be mo'buncha fun on a fly rod, too! Be sure to let us know how you do!
Well behaved women never make history.~ Out back Quit laughing...I think I broke something.
Fifteen is my limit on Schnitzen-Gruben, Baby...
I have OCD and ADD, so everything has to be perfect, but only for a minute.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/03/18 09:55 PM
04/03/18 09:55 PM
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BhamFred
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5/6 will be enough for the fish, but it will make casting in the ever present wind a little tough. You will need a saltwater type taper, heavy front section, line. Either floating or sink tip. Ilike a sink tip. White or chartreuse clousers streamers will work good.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/04/18 09:00 AM
04/04/18 09:00 AM
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BhamFred
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wind is a constant with saltwater flyfishing. A lot of times one needs to use a bigger rod/heavier line to overcome winds and big flies.
I have an eleven weight Sage saltwater rod is use some for throwing BIG poppers for Jacks. It is a brute to cast for long BUT it will punch thru the wind and launch a line its full length.
Most of the time a 7 weight fast taper saltwater rod is my minimum, use a 9 weight a LOT. My favorite redfish rod is a 8/9 weight St Croix freshwater rod using an 8 weight saltwater line..it loads fast for short casts.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jlbuc10]
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04/04/18 08:48 PM
04/04/18 08:48 PM
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jono23
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Does it have to be on the beach? What I bet it would be a little easier on the bay You're probably right, but I'm going with my pregnant wife and staying in a high rise condo, so my fishing will pretty much be limited to right in front of the condo.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: odocoileus]
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04/05/18 04:09 PM
04/05/18 04:09 PM
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jono23
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Make sure you take a bass rod and get you some plugs. If you get out in the morning you will stand better luck with the fly , but if you get frustrated you always have the backup. Yeah that's the plan! Figured I'll still be throwing some shrimp on pompano rigs too.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/08/18 09:04 PM
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AU_trout_bum
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Just make sure you rinse your rod and reel with freshwater really well after fishing. Unless you have a saltwater reel or one with a sealed drag system, you want to keep it free of salt.
As for the fishing, I like to cast parallel to the bank when surf fishing. If you can wade out to a sandbar or some higher ground and fish all the troughs around it, that is pretty productive too.
Surf fishing is tough with a fly rod, but it can be done. Good luck!
Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/24/18 05:02 PM
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jacannon
10 point
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I have seen some big redfish caught in the surf lately \.
Grandma said...Always keep a gun close at hand, you just never know when you might run across some varmint that needs killing...
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: Peach]
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04/24/18 05:09 PM
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jhardy
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They are killing the pompano. Need to use about a 3 oz pyramid sinker to get some distance on it. Most of the pompano are out a bit. Best pompano year along the gulf coast I have seen in the past 45 years. Need to listen to this man. He knows what he speaks of and has the fish pics to prove it.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: Peach]
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04/24/18 06:13 PM
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jono23
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They are killing the pompano. Need to use about a 3 oz pyramid sinker to get some distance on it. Most of the pompano are out a bit. Best pompano year along the gulf coast I have seen in the past 45 years. I was using a 3oz today, but it would get swept halfway down the beach immediately. I have one of those sputnik sinkers I'm going to try tomorrow if it seems to be the same conditions. Hoping to get up early and get out there before the water gets rough. Might try fishing tonight too, I've caught most of my redfish at night in front of this condo.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/25/18 04:32 PM
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jono23
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Hooked into something this afternoon that fought reall good, but one of my knots failed came up in what seemed like a school of 200 fish, they were all pretty big. No idea what it was, mackerel maybe? Caught 1 pompano this morning.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jono23]
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04/25/18 10:06 PM
04/25/18 10:06 PM
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DEADorALIVE
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Well....we are down here...and I completely forgot my fly rod. ...pretty sure you and TexasHuntress are kin...
Well behaved women never make history.~ Out back Quit laughing...I think I broke something.
Fifteen is my limit on Schnitzen-Gruben, Baby...
I have OCD and ADD, so everything has to be perfect, but only for a minute.
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: jacannon]
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04/25/18 11:13 PM
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AC870
Old Mossy Horns
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I have seen some big redfish caught in the surf lately \. What’s the trick to catch a red in the surf? It’s on my bucket list.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fly fishing the surf
[Re: AC870]
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04/25/18 11:49 PM
04/25/18 11:49 PM
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SouthBamaSlayer
Gary's Fluffer
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I have seen some big redfish caught in the surf lately \. What’s the trick to catch a red in the surf? It’s on my bucket list. Throw out a piece of cut mullet or a live croaker and hold on. It's not very hard.
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