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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 718290" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>Cool beans.</p><p>Yeah...fish don't care if they get wet, and I <em>always</em> appreciate whenever the weather drives all of the regular schmoes off of the water.</p><p>Especially if there's a bunch of yakity-ass <em>dopes</em> out there ruining your perfect moments with nature.</p><p></p><p>I've never been a fan of lightning tho', and waving a 9ft pole around in the air during a storm never quite really appealed to me.<img src="/images/smilies/shocked.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":shocked:" title="Shocked :shocked:" data-shortname=":shocked:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="/images/smilies/image234.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":respect:" title="Image234 :respect:" data-shortname=":respect:" /></p><p></p><p>Quite simply an <em>incredible</em> artist with a fly rod!</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/bowdown.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bowdown:" title="Bowdown :bowdown:" data-shortname=":bowdown:" /></p><p></p><p>BTW...the Wulff Triangle Taper fly lines are really great for rollcasting...even better than running a double taper line. I have not ever owned any, but I've had a couple of opportunities to try it out on others' fly rods.</p><p>I generally keep one rig setup with a standard WF (Weight forward) line, and then another wound up with DT (double taper).</p><p>When I go out with one rod, it's going to usually be the WF setup unless I'm up against heavy brush, but the DT is great from nymphing and comes along if I'm bringing two rods.</p><p>I don't currently have anything strung with the Wulff TT line, but I'm thinking of grabbing a roll and trying it out.</p><p>The long pointed traingle shape continuously turns over with more efficiency.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yup...it's <u>always</u> fun!</p><p>Sometimes I get outta' my groove and have a sh!tty day casting...it happens from time to time, but the best feeling of all is when you get into your rhythm and everything comes together.</p><p>When you ar having an exceptional day and everything is clicking, you can experiment and come up with everything from subtle variations to entirely new casting techniques...just little quirky things you can learn to do when you get really in tune with it.</p><p>To be able to place a dry fly wherever you want, with pinpoint accuracy and with feather dropping presentation..AT WILL..and repeat it all day long....that is a really great feeling, my friends.</p><p></p><p>Now....</p><p>As far as screwing up and getting <em>hit</em> with a fly goes, there is no <em>worse</em> feeling than hooking yourself in the cheek of your <em>face</em>! </p><p>It's like shutting your keys in your car....you see it happening and you can do nothing to stop it. </p><p>So you feel the hook <em>lightly</em> hit your face, and then the "AW ****" hits you while you watch the line unfold in front of you...knowing what's coming next!</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/grumble.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":grumble:" title="Grumble :grumble:" data-shortname=":grumble:" /></p><p>Trust me...just grit your teeth and wait for the tug. If you try to <em>fight</em> it, you're just gonna' jack yourself up worse.</p><p>BDDT</p><p></p><p>Hey guys, just wait until you catch your first <em>bird</em>...or a freakin' <em>bat</em>! <img src="/images/smilies/uhh.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhh:" title="Uhh :uhh:" data-shortname=":uhh:" /></p><p>(and it <u>will</u> eventually happen)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.P., post: 718290, member: 6"] Cool beans. Yeah...fish don't care if they get wet, and I [I]always[/I] appreciate whenever the weather drives all of the regular schmoes off of the water. Especially if there's a bunch of yakity-ass [I]dopes[/I] out there ruining your perfect moments with nature. I've never been a fan of lightning tho', and waving a 9ft pole around in the air during a storm never quite really appealed to me.:shocked: :respect: Quite simply an [I]incredible[/I] artist with a fly rod! :bowdown: BTW...the Wulff Triangle Taper fly lines are really great for rollcasting...even better than running a double taper line. I have not ever owned any, but I've had a couple of opportunities to try it out on others' fly rods. I generally keep one rig setup with a standard WF (Weight forward) line, and then another wound up with DT (double taper). When I go out with one rod, it's going to usually be the WF setup unless I'm up against heavy brush, but the DT is great from nymphing and comes along if I'm bringing two rods. I don't currently have anything strung with the Wulff TT line, but I'm thinking of grabbing a roll and trying it out. The long pointed traingle shape continuously turns over with more efficiency. Yup...it's [U]always[/U] fun! Sometimes I get outta' my groove and have a sh!tty day casting...it happens from time to time, but the best feeling of all is when you get into your rhythm and everything comes together. When you ar having an exceptional day and everything is clicking, you can experiment and come up with everything from subtle variations to entirely new casting techniques...just little quirky things you can learn to do when you get really in tune with it. To be able to place a dry fly wherever you want, with pinpoint accuracy and with feather dropping presentation..AT WILL..and repeat it all day long....that is a really great feeling, my friends. Now.... As far as screwing up and getting [I]hit[/I] with a fly goes, there is no [I]worse[/I] feeling than hooking yourself in the cheek of your [I]face[/I]! It's like shutting your keys in your car....you see it happening and you can do nothing to stop it. So you feel the hook [I]lightly[/I] hit your face, and then the "AW ****" hits you while you watch the line unfold in front of you...knowing what's coming next! :grumble: Trust me...just grit your teeth and wait for the tug. If you try to [I]fight[/I] it, you're just gonna' jack yourself up worse. BDDT Hey guys, just wait until you catch your first [I]bird[/I]...or a freakin' [I]bat[/I]! :uhh: (and it [U]will[/U] eventually happen) [/QUOTE]
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