Bob Riggins
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Since my knowledge of women fly fishers is limited to Cindy Garrison, I would suggest you carry very tight short shorts and halter tops.
Dunfly, There’s a variety of those shallow mud running engines called Go-Devils that seem to be more popular over this way. I saw something once where these guys were making them out of Harley Davidson V-Twin engines. Crazy for sure.
The Gatortail is a knockoff of the Go-Devil.
“Say, was you ever bit by a dead bee?…You know, you got to be careful of dead bees if you’re goin’ around barefooted, ’cause if you step on them they can sting you just as bad as if they was alive, especially if they was kind of mad when they got killed. I bet I been bit a hundred times that way.”
Eddie
I fished for grayling in Alaska. They are a lot of fun to catch. Very aggressive and like to jump. But you are right, they are sort of stupid. I would be wading along searching for them and look down and they were swimming along right beside me.
I was going to suggest two rods (The Scott STS and the Sage XP) but when I started reading the replies, I noticed something.
I’ve used guides three times and was mildly disapointed each time. But I’ll admit it was probably my fault. I didn’t let the guide know specifically what I was looking for. All three were float trips and I really wanted to learn how to dry fly fish. All three trips were set up for streamer and nymph fishing. That being said, the guides worked their behinds off to make it an enjoyable trip. One even worked with me on casting a dry fly and drifts, knowing full well that we were not going to catch anything.
So what are my tips for the guided:
1. From the outset, be determined you are going to have a good time, no matter what happens. Any trip is an adventure if that is what you are looking for. An enjoyable trip is as much a state of mind as it is the actual events.
2. Be patient. If you are not catching fish, stay with it and enjoy the surroundings. Any decent guide is going to work his tail off to put you on fish. Most of the time they will be successful (sorry about the redfish Zack). But, if not, remember, its a fishing trip, not a catching trip.
3. Any guide worth his salt has something to teach you. Listen and pay attention. Every time I’ve been out I felt that what I learned was worth the price.
4. If you take your wife, just remember, she is going to catch more fish than you even though she’s just dragging a fly through the water. Fish just seem to know when someone really doesn’t want to catch them.
Good move Zach, its a great saltwater rod. I’ve been dreaming of getting one since they came out. I just bought a used 6wt Helipy from John. What a nice rod. I’m taking it out to the flats Saturday to give it a work out. Can’t wait. I’ll try to take a picture if I catch anything.
Your timing is great. Things are begining to break loose after a hot summer. I just got my first inshore slam last saturday with a redfish, several trout and a monster snook. I barely got the snook in. It had almost staightened the hook and was barely hanging on. Good luck on your trip.
