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David:
Kurt Danielsson was the original maker of the Loop reel in the early 80s and his son Tomas is continuing to manufacture them in Sweden.
http://www.danielsson-flyreels.se/en/start.phpI saw one of these with his brand on it recently, and they are extremely nice. They are rather hard to get hold of however as the demand outstrips his ability to supply.
Scott
A quote from another board regarding the design that seemed spot on 🙂
” an ingenious solution to a non-existant problem”
I own the TiCrX 8wt. and will definitely agree with Carter on the fact that the general caster probably won’t be happy with throwing a standard floater on it.
Try the FE Lock. It fires a test flash and correctly meters it and also allows you to meter a different spot than the subject you focus on. Something to experiment with.
I second Eric’s point about reading the manual.
4 years with the right rods (T&T)
30 years with the right womanTook me longer to find the right rods ;D
Cameron,
I’m in Greenville, SC. Â Do most of my fishing in western NC. Â My parents have a small pond at there house that I fish a lot, but hardly ever throw flies in it. Â I may have to start throwing some flies in it with this rod. Â Thanks for your help, I’ll try to get these pics posted for you. Â I apologize for not so great pics, my camera is pretty old, I’m hoping to get the Optio W30 for my birthday this year.
Probably not a real issue but the last few Pods have not played for me.( Win2k Pro Workstation/Media Player 9.X )
Quote- ” There is – but the main challenge is keeping a turd on the hook during the back cast.”
Wow I,m sure glad I don,t spend any time chasing after such
Funny that you posted this, because I’d considered posting a review of the same title. My review would have been highly positive, just as yours is. Sheridan Anderson was a heckuva guy — who else do you know who enters the water to fish while wearing a cape?
The information is rock solid — but not infallible. As I recall, one of his “commandments” went like this: Thou Shall Always Fish Upstream. Well, in general, yes, but not always. Particularly with streamers, I do the opposite. But who cares? The book remains a treasure.
Sheridan also hung around Yosimite with rock climbers like Royal Robbins and Yvonne Chouniard (sp?). For those seeking further info on Sheridan, here’s a link:
David:
You’ve gotten some good advice so far. Like so many things in fly-fishing, it is often a personal discovery.
The difficulty is there is no one way to set the hook. Most techniques in fly-fishing are relative to what you are trying to do and the conditions.
1) Fish don’t always take the same way and are sometimes aggressive; sometimes less so; sometimes very subtle and change througout the day.
2) Conditions affect how you retrieve and set the hook. Water clarity, flows, depth, and sunlight all can influence the fish’s take and your hookset. Recently, we’ve been getting larger fish deep in the holes in the late afternoon to mouth the fly, but try to set the hook normally and you pull it right out of their mouth. You sometimes have to throw a change up in the normal timing to pull when they have their mouth shut. Setting the hook in fish in deep water is defintely more challenging.
3) Tackle affects hook setting and playing. Lines, leader and hook sharpness can make a difference. If your hook point does not catch on the back of the fingernail, it is too dull. Sharpen it until it does. I check hook points often. A sharp hook will allow your hook to find a grabbing point in the fishes mouth easier with less effort.
My personal taste is to use the least amount of pressure possible to get a solid hookset. I’ve found using a lot of beadhead streamers that if you overset the hook you make a bigger hole in the fish’s mouth. Any slack at all will allow the fly to swivel more easily and fall out.
Some of my most enjoyable moments have been watching artful anglers, swinging wet flies, let the fish virtually hook themselves and then play them with a gentle hand. I see a lot of torn mouths from anglers rough housing fish that is not necessary if you plan to release your catch.
So, experiment and enjoy the learning process. Find what works in different situtations and add it to your bag of tricks.
Seafood- I still have my switch rod and use it often.
When I heard of the switch idea I jumped to an assumption of what that meant, based on my own needs:). Erroneously perhaps:))
For me it suggested I could effortlessly move between two handed overhead and two handed change of direction/anchor casts ( spey if we need to use that term)
Mike lol- ahh I ditched my cheap Hodgemans for re badged Hodgemans:))))) there is some irony in that:))))) I like it.
Will
