Single Handed Rods

[donangler]

Hi all, quick question. Since school half term is coming up and i have nothing better to do ( since there is nothing better to do ) i am going to spend the 4 days on the Don salmon fishing, but i don't think i'll be able to get a double hander by then, is it possible to use a single handed rod? It's a 9'6 aftm 7.

Thanks, Jay

[scotty]

as long as you can cover the water, then yes you can no probs.
mabye take a bit longer to land "that" fish though

scotty. ;D

[betanut]

Jay,
Can you not get a loan from Sloans ? The trout rod is not realy suited to the job this early on

[munro]

You might have a bit of a problem if you have to cast any distance with large flies though.
A single handed rod is fine for the summer but you would only be handicapping yourself at this time of year when you need larger flies and heavier lines - you should try to beg, borrow or steal (maybe not) a double hander. If the worst comes to the worst you could buy a Shakespeare Oracle (which is an outstanding rod for the money) for about £60. You can buy a whole outfit based on this rod not too expensively. Frank of Turriff tackle one of the sponsors here was offering this type of outfit at a reasonable price not too long ago

[Sloggi]

What will be harder this time of the year is casting with a heavier fly or line. Depending on what kind of pools you're fishing you'll need to get your fly down near the bottom. In the deeper pools, this could be mean a fast sinker or a heavy tube or even both.

[donangler]

I suppose i could try and get a rod from work, if not i quess i'll just have to make do with the trout rod or a couple flying Cs does the Don need that heavy of gear in the early months, the river doesn't seem that wide.

Oops almost forgot, what flies should i be tying up or buying, any ideas?

Jay

[betanut]

Jay,
It's no so much the width of the river but the tactics you need to employ that dictate the tackle you use - on the Don, at least.
Spring fishing you're generally looking at sinking lines and tube flies which most single handers will not cope with.
When's half term anyway - and where do you plan on fishing? Anything before March is really a bit early for the Don IMHO.
Surely you could 'blag' one of the secondhand salmon fly rods on a loan from work for a day or two....... has to be worth a try

[donangler]

Yeah, i'll see what i can come up with, either that or i'll just fish a spinning rod with some lures. Flying C good for the start of the season?

[betanut]

donangler said:

Flying C good for the start of the season?

As good as any