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Post by johnmac on Feb 28, 2006 14:40:17 GMT
My Shakespeare reel and free Worcestershire DT Intermediate arrived today...... here's the thing...  ..... when i used to buy fly lines it always had a wee sticker saying reel end...... this one doesn't?? so does this mean that there isn't a right or wrong end on a double taper line??  stupid question im sure!! but i always bought weight forwards!!  |
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Post by macd on Feb 28, 2006 14:46:36 GMT
john doesnt matter- the normal practice with DT lines is to turn them after a year or two to extend their useful life. macd  |
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Post by johnmac on Feb 28, 2006 15:05:08 GMT
thanks for the info MacD! now how do i get this post deleted so folks dont realise what a numpty i am!!  |
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Post by gavan on Feb 28, 2006 17:03:08 GMT
too late john, we've all seen it..... ;D ;D ;D ;D
gavan..........
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Post by johnmac on Feb 28, 2006 18:22:52 GMT
bugger!
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Post by johnmac on Feb 28, 2006 18:23:24 GMT
and i think i can catch a Salmon??? you guys should run a book on it!
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Post by macd on Feb 28, 2006 21:32:12 GMT
"c'moan the fish" ;D
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Post by JJ on Mar 1, 2006 19:46:02 GMT
Dont worry JohnMac, you'll get one before me, I'm blimming useless...
Trouble is I just love it and I am gripped...
- JJ
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Post by johnmac on Mar 1, 2006 22:58:56 GMT
"put in the hours and you'll get the fish"..... so i'm told! good luck to you JJ
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Post by ceilidh on Mar 3, 2006 17:44:26 GMT
I know this is sticking my neck out on this Forum, but I think that a beginner has a far better chance of catching a salmon than one who is just learning to fish for wild river trout!
Of course, the skilful salmon fisher will always/usually catch more fish, fishing the same water at the same time, than a complete beginner, but I can think of a number of times when I have made a complete c-u of a cast and have been sorting out the mess prior to re-casting, only to find that a fish takes me when I am least prepared. I have also often fished on unfamiliar waters and been successful using a size or pattern of fly which would never be considered worthwhile by the local experts.
There are many tales (some true) of 'au pairs' who had never held a (fishing) rod before being allowed an hour on the river and returning with the best, or only, fish of the day!
I do, however, believe strongly in the old adage ' You must believe that you are going to catch a fish'. In the first place it rapidly becomes boring if you don't and secondly, you must continually try to visualise where your fly is and how it is behaving in the water and therefore try to 'seduce' your salmon.
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..... when i used to buy fly lines it always had a wee sticker saying reel end...... this one doesn't?? so does this mean that there isn't a right or wrong end on a double taper line?? 
stupid question im sure!! but i always bought weight forwards!! 
