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490LL-4 here too.
I never got the hang of the 389LL either.
I prefer the Orvis Tippet as a much better 3 weight rod, a tad shorter than the 389LL.I prefer tying during daylight conditions. Nothing beats a good natural lighting.
But yes, when I tie during the evenings, I use this lamp.Not exactly your question, but maybe it’s also useable when camping.
I use this Ikea solar lamp for my tying.Looks like too small to carry a bunch of stuff and too big to travel light.
I use a vest (only the bare essentials) and when I travel real light it’s just a lanyard (a few spools of tippet, nipper, bottle of floatant) and two little boxes (nymphs & dries).
For rods built overseas, these Red Truck rods are very expensive.
I’d say these rods are in the same class as e.g. Winston VSL and Passport series. These rods cost $200 and $300 which is a very nice price.Haven’t seen & cast the Red Truck rods (kinda impossible since I’m in Europe), so they might be very nice rods (both casting, cosmetics and fishing capability), but still very expensive.
Zac, thank you for your thoughts.
Really enjoyed your writing.A rod’s action designed properly is indeed that case no matter which material.
Being the right action for the length & line weight, a well built bamboo rod is also a work of art.I think the situations good technical gear will make the difference are extreme hot, extreme cold and extreme wet situations. The situations in between, any general gear will be fine.
Anyone tried the Nano Puff insulation gear from Patagonia?
They are supposed to be comparable to heavy fleece yet weigh almost near to nothing and are very compressible.That’s a good reminder Mark.
A buddy of mine from New Zealand said he had to throw away some of his clothing and gear because the weight of his luggage went past the 50 lbs mark.The empty weight of a large duffels needs to be taken in consideration too I understand. The fancy ones from Simms, Patagonia and Sage seems to contain lot of construction weight.
If I think of Denmark it’s either Seatrout fishing along the coast and grayling fishing inland in small spring creeks.
Seatrout fishing is a pretty local thing. You gotta know when and where, otherwise a very frustrating activity. Fishing for grayling is less complicated. Get a license at the local tourist information.
Haven’t been there in ages though.
Shoot my buddy Martin Joergenson at http://globalflyfisher.com/ a mail. He should be able to help you further.
I also use Aquamira:
http://bassbug.blogspot.com/2005/11/never-without-drinking-water.htmlT&T is probably more focused on the eastern part of the US.
T&T also has (or wants to) less marketing budget than say Sage or Winston.
