Dan
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Will definitely be following this. I’ve kept this idea on my mind’s back burner for several years now.
I’ll be sure to check that out. I was impressed with the spey/switch subject in the podcast and admit to looking at a few shortly thereafter, as though I need more rods. I can foresee an application for swinging through pools and chutes for smallmouth too. I’ll have to see what he has on hand next trip down there. Never having used a two hander would require a financial and temporal investment, but it sounds like something fun to try.
I have fished it a few times. It can be great but is often elbow to elbow. I’m more likely to wade in below War Eagle mill and work downstream a ways. I’ve pulled crappie and white bass on chartreuse Clousers till I got tired and/or hypothermic. We mediocre casters can’t always reach across the river to a good spot, but we retread Infantrymen are always willing to strip down to our shorts and swim across the 51 degree water to reach it.
That might be one of the best podcasts yet, but then again I could be partial…
I didn’t realize the McFly site had the blog. I hadn’t been on the site in a while as I just tend to wander into the shop whenever I feel like being too broke to pay attention for the next three or four months.
Excellent work portraying an excellent shop and fishery.
I typically go as minimal as possible with footwear, preferring to let my feet work as feet. The more stuff you wrap around them the weaker they become. That said, you probably don’t want them sliced to ribbons. I do most of my wading/hiking/climbing/trail running in some form of sandal or minimal trail shoe. But don’t jump right into that. There is a vital transition period.
To me, an advantage of wading in sandals is that when gravel gets in, you can wash/kick it out without a second thought. They also dry much more quickly on the hike back out and weigh nearly nothing if you prefer to change into boots for the hike in and out. It’s a technique.
I use five and six wts, but I typically fish lighter gear than everyone else, so you would probably want to bring an eight.
I should mention that the King’s River is the absolute worst fishing in the state, and that you nor anyone you ever talk to, should ever waste any time on it.
After seeing the first few pics I would say that I’m suddenly hungry, but after that…novelty…I am hesitant to comment.
I have an army buddy who caught a really nice smallmouth when I brought him to the Ozarks to smallmouth fish.
