G. Loomis NRX Lite Presentation 3 wt.

09/05/14 17:52 Filed in:Tackle talk

What a little gem!

OK, I’d be embarrassed to reveal how many trout rods I’ve owned. One of the side effects of having so many, is that I’ve become blasé about their performance. A rod has to have something to impress me. This one impresses me.
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G. Loomis Switch rod 11' 6" - 9 wt. First Impressions

08/05/14 08:31 Filed in:Tackle talk

Had the rod out for the first time yesterday, fishing the Cattaraugus Creek in western NY near Buffalo. For a line, I was using an Airflo Compact Skagit 510 grain with 10’ of CCT 200 (T10) for a sinktip and Airflo Ridge running line.
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Advertising

19/04/14 08:34 Filed in:Stuff and stories

Recently I’ve added some advertising to the Hooked4life website using Google’s Adsense. I’ve made liberal use of their ad blocking tools to keep the ads as pertinent as possible to fishing. Read More...

On why we should love intermediates

01/04/14 09:04 Filed in:Tackle talk

The intermediate fly line just doesn’t get enough love. Salmon and striped bass anglers are all well aware of just how fishy intermediates can be. I think I’ve caught more trout, steelhead, smallmouth and striped bass on intermediates than any other line type despite using other line types more frequently. These days we have the option of using intermediate Skagit heads as well, so regardless of our quarry or our style of fishing, there’s an intermediate line for us. Read More...

Importance of fly sink rate

11/03/14 14:07 Filed in:Designing flies

All of our careful preparations can go for naught if our fly doesn’t perform as expected. Many beautifully tied patterns sink rather poorly or not at all. Even T14 can struggle to pull these flies down, resulting in a fly that is out of position for much of the swing. If we want our flies to get down fast we have two choices: add weight or design them to sink.
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