artimus001

the smiles say it all. awesome

Some guys make it too complicated. If you can see your float, then you know where your line is. There is no practical advantage to high vis line. If other guys can't see your line your drifting too far. Clear main line to float to leader, splitshot on the main. 24 inches of fluoro to hook. Catch fish in clear water or dirty. Steelheading has over evolved from when I first started. The biggest advantage has been the advent of fluorocarbon imho.

i totally agree. ever since i read the words "shot line", i've been scratching my head. shots and knots on the water is just part of the game.

  I understand balancing the reel to the rod..etc..etc. Just is there not a more  convenient way to do so if one wishes to adjust the reel while out fishing? I do not float fish, so this is why i ask,  i would think that a couple strips of velcro would be much more effecient and more secure then tape. Also i would think that after time the tape would star to "pull" or break down the cork, also i would think that zip ties could also do damege to the the cork.  Maybe i am wrong, but not something i would like to chance if i had spent good money on a rod.

 

 

cheers

for those that use a seat, quarters taped or placed under the butt cap always worked for me. i've never been a fan of rings.

agreed on the overkill. a regular old fishing thermometer is the way to go for checking water temps.

Delaware is just to the south-west of London.