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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2009 15:04:00 GMT -6
I started learning to fly fish last year and have the cast down well enough to get me out. But while focusing on learning how to cast I never really figured out the proper retreival.
So my question is how do most of you do it? (I should clarify doing this from shore, standing water)
fast retreive, slow retreive, just let it hang, others?
Usually I give a few quick tugs and let it sit, then repeat
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Post by Dale Martens on Jun 5, 2009 17:12:12 GMT -6
I would say try different things. If you think the fish are active and the water isn't too deep, try a series of quick pulls of about a foot or so each. A small fish can move that fast. But most little critters like scuds and nymphs and leeches move pretty slowly - a series of slow 1 to 4 inch pulls might be best. A slow retrieve also helps keep your fly down near the bottom if it's deep.
Brian Chan (big-time still water fly fisherman from BC) advocates going SLOW and even SLOWER. He uses a lot of hand twist retrieves. Searching the web will probably get you instructions on a hand twist retrieve. Or maybe somebody else will chip in here.
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Post by Robert Burton on Jun 7, 2009 8:50:39 GMT -6
You can do your line strips short, long, fast, slow, faster, slower. You can pop your fly with a rod jerk. One really needs to deal with it on a day to day, species to species, moment to moment basis. Like all fishing what worked last week at the exact same location may not work the next time. Here's a video I shot of my take on the figure 8/ line twist. The traditional way of weaving the line through your fingers never made it for me on so many levels so I came up with with this variation that does not twist and tangle as much as the other versions (works even better standing (please step into the water a little as letting you line drop to the ground is murder on your line) smg.photobucket.com/albums/v155/robertburton/Videos/?action=view¤t=000_1007.flv
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2009 10:50:47 GMT -6
For me, it depends what fly I am using. Pike zonkers, I'll fish in one foot fast strips mid Summer but in the Spring I keep it bright and very slow with a lot of pauses. Carp I'l just lay the fly near and twitch then pause once he zero's in. Leeches and buggers I'll fish in a slow retrieve, pause then slow steady retrieve. Back swimmers strip strip, pause. Strip strip strip pause. The best idea is to mimic what You have on Your tippet. Although You may occassionaly catch a fish stripping in chironomids at a rapid pace they would appear unnatural to fish watching them. If You get a chance to sight fish try different things until You see the fish begin to move its tail rapidly, a sure sign that You've gotten his interest.
I think the most important thing to remember is to start slow, then slow it down to excruciatingly slow. With spinning rods We ideally try to cover a lot of water very quickly. I found that often I did the same with the fly. Keeping the fly in the fish's view as long as possible can be key to better strikes. I also use to wonder about My tying abilities and thought that if the fish got too good of look at My horrible tying job he'd opt not to eat such a thing. Even a poor tied fly is taken on a slow retrieve better. I like to think of My flies as the wounded natural selection LOL.
When it comes to retrieves mimic the fly not the other fly fishermen I guess is what it comes down to. The figure 8 will help you slow it right down and although at first may seem excruciating, it works like a charm, I believe you will spend more time reeling in fish then any other retrieve, best of luck.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2009 8:20:56 GMT -6
Thanks for the tips guys !! I was hoping to get out this past weekend but the gale force winds and cold weather kept me from getting out. Soon hopefully ;D
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Post by kilgortrout on Jun 11, 2009 23:06:19 GMT -6
It is not really a retreive, but keep youtr tip of the rod down to the water , as in right down to touching the water even, so the line does not have any slack in it. Nubies have a tendiency to have the rod up and this makes enough slack in the line that any retrieve is near usless. Cheers Ron.
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Post by RickL on Dec 2, 2009 20:00:46 GMT -6
I read a bit in AJ McClane's Practical Flyfisherman about fishing for bass that has been a great tip, however I am a non-smoker- after you cast your fly, take out a cigarette and have a long smoke before starting the retreive, you might after that let the bass have a smoke too... a quick twitch and then let it sit a bit more... I have trouble being that patient, but that tactic has worked well over the years.
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