Turkeygirl Posted May 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... LOL Carbonhunter! So another question just popped up, should the tippet line and leader line be the same weight/size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... i would be going with a 4x leader with a 5x tippet, for a begginer and trout fishing that would be a good way to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] So do I need leaderss and tippets or no, is that for like fishing bigger fish? So far I know I need a rod, reel, floating weight foward fly line, and fly line backing. I've got a few flies already. Anything else,lol? [/ QUOTE ] yeah, you'll need leaders. They're the monofilament or flourcarbon that's tied to the end of the fly line. If you're fishing for browns, you'll probably need flourocarbon, or very light monofilamnet. I PM'd you my leader recipe for steelhead. tippets are just what they call a small section of line tied to your leader. this way, if you get snagged up, you'll only loose your tippet, not the leader. This just saves your leader and thus saves money. anything else...yes and no, you have the basics there, but you'll need a bunch of flies. Eventually you'll need to start to tie your own, this will save money BIG TIME. for example, I can buy 12 egg patterns for $20 at the local fly shop, I can tie 100 myself for that price. I'll put together a PM with some more helpful info. Now, what kind of knots do you know how to tie? Just remeber, its gonna seem overwhelming at first...but you'll figure it out fast enough...just take your time and enjoy the learning process. You'll be glad you did, and when the steelhead are spawning in the spring...you can't beat a fly rod. [/ QUOTE ] ahh little grasshopper...........i see you have grow wise over the last two years. looks like your hooked [/ QUOTE ] only with your help [image]http://[/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... Thanks everyone! So I am trying to order my stuff on Cabelas and I found tapered leaders and Du, you said the tapered leader is a lader and tippet together already so I don't need to worry about a tippet correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... well after you shorten the leader after tying and retying so many flies to it then you will be able to just add a little tippet the the leader, you will see what i mean if you order it, youll notice how its thick at the top and then thins out to like 3 or 4lb test, so yes you will need tippet but you will just be adding it on like a you would to a leader, hope you understand that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... Ok, I think I understand. After awhile, the tapered leader will get shorter from tying flies on so I'll need to add the tippet on? I'm ordering my rod and reel from Cabela's right now. The thing is, since the reel is free, the price is suppose to be deducted from the total but it isn't doing that which means more shipping charges but maybe they'll fix that when they actually process the order. They'd better,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... yep your right on, hope everything goes well, and when ya get your stuff keep me up to date and tell me if what ya think, and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... where did you nail that guy at muggs??? looks like a spot i know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... Well I was at Walmart today, went to get a leader and some tippet. Wanted a 4x leader and 5x tippet, but I guess those are popular, so I got a 3x leader which is like 7 lb test, and a 4x tippet which was like 5.5lb test. Is this alright since I'll be doing trout fishing and I doubt I'll be hooking into any huge fish,lol. My pole and reel should come from Cabelas next week sometime then all the fun begins,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... you will be fine for now, after you fish with it, youll be able to know what ya want, but like i said youll be fine just whenever you get the chance get the other stuff, but its no big deal at all, hey and i posted it in the lounge but congrats on graduation turkeygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Re: Fly fishing equipment.... Thanks DU! I can't wai, hopefullyy my pole and reel arrive this week, and with the weather getting nice, I can get out and catch something (not trees hopefully,lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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