Mike Anderson
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Nice article Zach. Nothing EXTREME!!, or RAD, or Siiicck. Just fly fishing, the wonderful places it takes you, and the fish. Just like it should be.
Yea, it’s a very fair price for both products. Adobe refunded my LR5 upgrade purchase which softened the blow quite a bit. I use LR and Nik software for 99% of what I do. Having an updated legal copy of PS for almost nothing is still pretty nice. I’m gonna try it for a year and see if I want to keep it or not.
I’ve got several Sage reels as well as Ross, Abel (sold them), Cabelas, Orvis, Bass Pro, Lamson, ect.
There aren’t any of them that I wouldn’t put up against any freshwater fish I’ve ever caught short of the 1-3 wt ones.
I’ve most recently really started liking the Sage Reels. They just suit me. They feel good, look good, operate flawlessly so far, and take a beating. My favorite is the 6000 series. These aren’t cheap reels and have handled everything I have thrown at them including saltwater, which they are made for.
If your gonna fish for Tarpon, sharks, saltwater big game, or tie your line to a motorcycle and peel off line at 70 mph you might want to invest in something a little beefier. For what I do, freshwater trophy hunting, very little saltwater, Sage works great. I have the older cousin of the 3250 with 6wt line on it and it’s one of my favorites. They make a solid reel. Trust me.
That’s because that’s not me. That’s Dave.I’ll likely never get to that size again short of an apocalypse.
John if I’m covering more then say 8 miles I just take a kayak paddle and a SUP paddle. Like I said above, there are three positions to paddle an SUP (rigged with a cooler). Sitting, standing, kneeling. I went through the same thought process you went through. Fished with Dave in his SUP almost a year before I finally took the plunge.
Like you said there isn’t a perfect boat for everything. That’s why I used to keep three of them. I’m down to just one now. If I had to think of a word to use to help them gain wide acceptance I’d say minimalist. For gear fishing there are much better options out there and the pro angler is a sweet boat. Prob the the best … For fly fishing, with empathizes on streamer fishing, the SUP is hard to beat.
Here’s a final thought on the pro angler vs SUP.
This was a trip we decided to make a few years ago to explore new water that almost never gets fished….Several miles of awesomeness.
Got a Musky in the middle of nowhere.
Only to find the river disappears into a sink that time of year.
Had to pull the boats across 4 miles of hell.
That Pro angler would likely still be there somewhere. 🙂
All kidding aside, everyone has their favorites and if you’re happy, that’s all that matters. Unless of course we’re talking cameras where everybody knows Canon is the clear winner.
I have owned at one time just about every boat Jackson Kayak has for fishing and three other brand yaks so far. I have paddled beside an SUP (Dave) in those boats. The SUP can keep up and with the right paddler leave behind all but the Kilroy. The only kayak that has made the cut from all the ones I’ve owned so far is the SUPerfishal SUP (sold the Kilroy yesterday). I’ll never be without an SUP.
As far as storage, the whole boat is storage, just add dry bags, pelican case, or Yeti cooler. I’m not claiming to be a kayak expert, I’ve only been at it three years so I’m a newb thorough and through. That said IMO the SUP is the ideal rig for fly fishing judging from the several Kayaks I’ve owned so far. Dave converted me and I’ve converted three of my buddies from Kayak to SUP. Here’s what I like about them.Pros
Your gonna be standing if you’re really fishing anyway so why not get a board that’s made for standing. I had the best smallmouth year ever thanks to the ability to always stand up and see into the water in small creeks. This is something that is new to most creeks around here and it’s a HUGE advantage, HUGE.Add a carbon SUP paddle and you want to talk about maneuverability. You can spin this thing on a dime.
I can fish facing any direction on the board, forward, aft, port, starboard or anywhere in between. The stability is soo great I just turn to where I see fish and start casting. That = less paddling strokes to get to a casting position.
You can move your weight forward or aft to change the way the boat rides or sits in the water.
You can sit down anytime you want (on a cooler). You can also sit on your knees which gives you a third position to paddle from when you get tired of other paddling positions.
Nothing on the deck to hang fly line on.
Stable as hell. My SUP is the most stable plastic I’ve owned yet.
Up to class III Been there done that.
You can surf on them if you’re so inclined.
Excellent workout.
Bring along a Kayak paddle and you can paddle it just as easy and fast as most any fishing kayak.
Against a big tree they make a great lean to when all hell breaks loose sending you to hide out and beg lord Jesus for your life. (yea been there a few times too)
The ladies dig em.
Cons.
They don’t have a plush seat
They don’t paddle upstream worth a crap.
The ladies dig em.
That’s inside Roaring Fork Zach. From the discussion with the lady who owns the store there I’d say her Grandfather cursed at it a few times and walked away never to drive it again. The Granddaughter, the Truck, Â and the location it sits in are a big part of the Parks history. Very interesting place.
Great Stuff John. I really like the blood shot and the Bear paw.
Funny how we collect all the finer things in life but getting back to the simplest means makes us the happiest.
Are your insurance policies just riders on your house or do you use a specific policy just for camera gear? I’d be interested in names of companies that cover camera gear only.
Thanks.
The little J1 fills a niche pretty well. I need to spend more time with it though. The settings are somewhat of a pain to get to so I end up just shooting in P mode most of the time. What I need to work out is how to set focus points. That would solve the biggest issue I have with the camera. It’s also a bit noisy, but for its price it’s actually pretty nice.
The convenience of this camera really has me wanting to check out a Leica…
When I bring my DSLR out fishing I use a Clear Creek Swing Back Pack. Works great for my D5100 with a 70-200 lense, a 18-55 lense and set of filters in the lower compartment and 2-3 fly boxes in the upper compartment. I also bring a gorilla pod, water etc. When I want the camera it swing around and the camera is right there ready to shoot in no time. Not listed as waterproof but held up under a slip into the drink. inside is padded too. check it out.
Wow, that looks interesting.
I’ve got an older Orvis safe passage backpack that works great for camera gear but my gawd at all the stuff hanging from it! It’d take a week to get through a wall of rhodo with that thing on!
I’ve been using the OpTech strap for years Zach. Great products and made in Montana. Kinda surprised you don’t use an L bracket.
Found this on Amazon. This would convert just about any pack into a camera pack. Just thought I’d share.
Thanks for the advice and opinions. I’m still looking…
David the Ortlieb stuff looks really nice. The V-SHOT might just be a perfect fit forI want. I could attach that to a belt, and dry bag my lenses, flash , etc, in a pack of some sort.
http://www.ortliebusa.com/prodInfo.asp?pid=379&cid=2
