Jack Cummings
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Looks like you’re gonna nail it, Allan!
I was out two weeks ago. It was spotty at best but we did manage some blues and Spanish Mackerel. A few weeks before that I went out with a few vets from Project Healing Waters with Sarah Gardner. No albies and lots of wind but Sarah being Sarah got them into sight casting for reds! One of the troopers brought a fine batch of fillets home!
I was offered to head out with a couple CFFC members but just couldn’t. I guess my conscience ruled on this one. I can’t find myself playing all of the time while my bride brings home the bacon!
Good luck out there… I hear small gummies are the ticket!Since you already have a Winston why not try the BIIx? The 8.5′, 4 weight is a pure joy with more range than most rods. That would be a far closer apples-for-apples comparison rod the the G2 from within the Winston stable.
Dave, the only problem I had was when using an Expert Distance line where the thin running line didn’t float so well. The motion of my fins kept dragging the line down and tangling itself in the fins.
I think I don’t have much of a problem other than that because I keep the line draped in my lap when not standing and using the stripping basket on the Scadden Sky lean bar.
The reason a ditched my canoe and never considered a drifter or yak is that I’ll take hands-free controlThe most durable and highly visible hex pattern I’ve found is from that ‘ol fish killer from Skips Sport Shop and the book In the Thrill of the Night, Dan Catau.
Polypro yarn body and plenty of calf tail and hackle makes this thing float great.Be still my heart!
Spent many moons at a cabin just upstream of the CCC bridge.
Spent my youth plying the Manistee and Ausable watersheds.
Dang I miss those fertile waters and consistent runs and hatches!
Thanks for the tour!I like the BIIx because it doesn’t need a 1/2 line heavier weight crutch to work right. For that matter, neither does the BIIMx if you want a fast rod.
I disagree that the BIIx is mainly a dry fly only rod. I know that if you’re used to casting rods that have to be horsed to cast far it will puke all over if overworked. It just takes a different pace and a true-weight line to work well.
Just as you wouldn’t let anyone pick your shoes for you, you’re taklng a big chance in letting others choose your rod. Go out and cast them for yourself with the line you would like to use in fishing. The winner FOR YOU will come out on top with no later regrets from you.
Happy hunting!You lucky dawg, Tim! I miss that river greatly!
Remember to row backwards! Doing that you can adjust position laterally by leaning into one oar more than the other. This will help you avoid the many deadfalls on the Ausable and allows you to position your self for the best shoots and runs.
Tie a line between the bows and tend to stop on the inside of a bend. You can then usually then just stand up to fish a run as the inside bend is generally shallow. The tether tied between the bows keeps you and the boat together.
The outside of the bends is usually where the rip-rap and deadfalls end up. You can get swept into them unless you plan ahead.
If you can, take the boat to a pond or lake to get the feel for it without the complication of moving water.
It’ll probably take all of 10 minutes for you to get used to it. It’s easy and intuitive after a short while.
Bring some hennies!Missed it again this year, dangit! 700 miles one way is quite a long haul.
I miss the club that puts it on the most… good group of people!
Allan, get to a Smallie Show or just keep paying attention to the usual sites. We have all sorts of floatables to see and try. We float the New quite a bit for smallies. Sure the water level was down and we had to do the fin on/fin off bit plus scootch our butts over some shoals but the rewards were far worth it.  😉 It was worse for my friends in canoes and kayaks as they had to get OUT of their boats at every low spot.
I had the Renegade also like Zack. What a great boat. At 45# it was a joy to maneuver and the flat rocker made it track like it was on rails. I can’t help but wonder how far JW Outfitters would have advance if left alone.
From there I went to a Bucks Bags South Fork. Not much good to say about that beast except good riddance! The extreme rocker made it spin like a top in comparison to the Renegade and assembly, especially of that nightmare of a deck, could stand a LOT of improvement.
I’ve found the right boat on the North Fork Skyko! It has flat rocker like the Renegade yet enough bow and stern curve to walk on top of standing waves. Flat rocker REALLY helps in one huge aspect in that it floats higher than boats with a lot of rocker. Just what was needed on the New River during the recent drought.
The casting deck/lean bar combo is the bomb for non-ballerinas like me!
Even though it’s the longest ‘toon I’ve had, I can still micro-manage position against wind and some current with fins. No swapping oars for rod all day long. That, and the fact I can just stand up in shallow water and work the area over good beats climbing in and out of a water craft hands down.
The only thing I would change is the weight. If some ingenious American would come out with after-market carbon fiber deck and casting platform this old man would be in Nirvana!Hopefully one day this short rod situation will come full-circle so manufacturers will again make shorter 4-5 and 6 weight rods that load close in.
They sure were great rods for point-and-shooting big flies under the rhodo’s!Geez… again?
Can I use an alias? The last thing I need is to lose my job because the boss just happened to Google my name and saw me posting, not so much on fly fishing site (that golfer would never understand!) but during business hours.
Please try to understand that some of us have a method to our madness.Being a big fan of the BIIx series, I just have to ask, which line are you using on it?
The price you’re asking is a big hit to take. Maybe, just maybe all it needs a line tweak?I thought there would be snipers everywhere. Did any of you see any on the rooftops?
D.Zoom in on th e right side of the rooftop of the rectangular building right of center.
We’ve stayed at the Quality Inn in Fairview.
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-fairview-pennsylvania-PA548?sid=dwhiM.HDL6Ngcya.12
It’s not exactly the cleanest hotel ever, but it has a bar and restaurant right in the hotel with REAL breakfasts!Last year we had the perfect storm so to speak… went over to NY to fish for a day while rains brought all of the drought-stuck steel running up the rivers in PA. The next day it was simply phenomenal fishing! We stood in one place and let the fish come to us! By the next day the water was low and clear and word got out so each hole was surrounded by locals!
I’m stuck on Rio FlouroFlex Plus. It’s been very, very good to me.
Using two identical nymphing rigs in all but the flouro on a spring creek a while back, the guy with mono went virtually fishless. That proved to the both of us that that stuff works.
As for Maxima, the reason it seems so strong and stiff is because it is always oversize. I’m betting most any tippet material that runs .001-.003″ over would behave the same way.
Jes sayin’…
