Reply With QuoteNice size on all those fish today and good looking setups.
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New rod tryout @ Town pond
First off , I know the new rod doesn’t fit my normal equipment collection.
It’s an 8’ 5wt . Heavier and longer than I usually fish .
But , Moonlit had a $50 off sale and I liked the color; and I didn’t have an 8’ 5wt in fiberglass.
The rod feels heavy , I expected it to , I’m used to fishing one and two weight rods .
But , the rod will flat shoot a 5wt line out 60-70’ without as much false casting and effort that I use trying to cast my ultralights.
We had a good rain last evening and this morning the sky was overcast permitting me to fish the bridge side of the pond .
First cast with the new rod and a black/chartreuse spider and I’m hooked up . The rod was bending 3/4 of the way in a nice arc . In now time I landed my first fish , a nice 8” bluegill.
I caught three on the spider and switched to a woolybooger to try to entice a bass to eat .
No bass , but I caught two more bluegills, including the nice 9”er that has the deformed mouth that I’ve caught five times now . Catch and release works !
I was happy to see his lips were healing.
I put up the new rod and got out a 6’1” 1/2wt and caught two more gills . Seven total in an hour and fifteen minutes.
The fish looked a little stressed, I’m guessing from the heat the last few months .
The new rod is a keeper and will be a good boat rod , once I start getting my boat out this fall .
Here’s most of the catches , they were all nice fish this morning.
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “
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Nice size on all those fish today and good looking setups.
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Good lookin rod n reel setup. Thanks for sharing your successes and photos.
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Very nice look rod
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Nice post and great looking fish, gill. Your new rod looks like a keeper, and I have one glass 7(!) weight that still gives a good bend on a decent size pan!
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looking spawny for sure , real pretty and nice size too
good job and KABOOM as well
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The Pond 8-11-22
I enjoyed fishing with the 8’ 5wt while I was using it . But the next day , that hour of casting it felt like I’d fished all day with it .
Put a hurting on my right hand , arm , and shoulder.
Today I took a 6’3” 1/2 weight . Guess you could call it a 1 1/2 weight .
Anyways , a lot lighter in the hand and easier to lift the line off the water and easier to roll cast .
I fished a little over an hour , mainly by the bridge with an overcast turned to partly cloudy befor heading home .
I caught three bluegills, decent size ones , but had at least five that just came unhooked during the battle to get them in . It happens some days .
Hope you guys enjoy me sharing my daily adventures chasing the fish I’ve loved since I was a little kid.
“ The bigger the Bend , the Wider the Grin ! “
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Nice outing and adventure, Gillchaser! And I’m sure you are skilled with your fly-rod and it makes me want to dust of the good ol’ Bass Pro Dogwood Canyon 4wt that’s hooked up to a trusty Lamson mid-arbor reel and give it another go…
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