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Originally Posted by Todd Poer
Very True. But rod doesn't matter just need proper coaching on technique. Hank Patterson is the best at teaching beginners. Snap it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Db6moaCuk8
Fortunately redfish can be forgiving and are great fish to learn on and don't have to be expert caster to catch em. Redfish in a feeding mode you don't have to always make a 40 yard cast with pinpoint accuracy with a heavy fly, but you do need something with some backbone when you hook up, hence 9 wt. Most of the time if you can put a fly inside the diameter of hula hoop at 10 to 15 yards and closer, you can catch a nice redfish as evidence with Mark's fishing buddy. A lot of times you don't even have to worry about a splash down if the tide is right, sometimes that commotion will make them take it immediately as reaction bite, especially if there is another redfish around due to competition. All you really have to worry about is not lining a fish.
But don't get me wrong, redfish can also be as skittish as a 20 inch trout in the Firehole river that has had every expert fly fisherman throw something at em but dynamite. |
Totally agree on the Redfish, but black drum is a entirely different “kettle of fish”, they are not aggressive, and will rarely “chase” a bait. Reguire pinpoint cast to strip within 6”by fish’s eye and mouth, back to front. If they “tip-up” on the bait, you give it a five count and firmly strip set. They are extremely easy to “line” spook, and a fly with much more than bead eye weight splashes way too loud, especially on a dead calm glassy morning like we had last Friday. Because of the calm conditions we were throwing unweighted tan and buff “sliders” #4’s.
I once won a bet with some pals that I couldnt catch a Red on a jalepeno. Using rubber bands and a treble hook, i turned a jalepeno into a topwater, and caught five in about 30 minutes! Using a casting rig of course. When feeding, Reds are very aggressive, and will often immediatel turn and attack the sound of a fly hitting the water anywhere near them. When not feeding, they often act like the trout mentioned above!!