>>2271250>i bought a tenkara rod>tenkara rod>rodPole* a rod has guides and a reel. Also you fucked up, you wanted one rod to do everything and wound up about as limited as you could by it.
>>2271212Id actually suggest going the other way around, get a 4 and learn to cast while catching sunfish, then once you're confident and competent you can graduate to an 8
Flies are lures, you need certain types for certain situations. You should also consider a cabelas cgr for your 4 weight, it'll Excell in small water with small fish, but I can still push 60 foot casts with a 2 weight cgr and a decent sizes fly.
>fliesDefinately go for general purpose first, impressionistic flies that kinda resemble a bunch of stuff usually are more useful than flies that directly imitate one specific bug. If you want you can email bluskallcustom at Gmail and we can figure out a good couple dozen flies for you.
>>2271154Cons are it's harder for lures and backlashes are annoying. Pros are they usually have a bait runner and increased casting distance.
>>2271339Solid fish, what'd you get her on?
>>2271349Spike em
>>2271401Put fishing line on it
>>2271212Id actually suggest going the other way around, get a 4 and learn to cast while catching sunfish, then once you're confident and competent you can graduate to an 8
Flies are lures, you need certain types for certain situations. You should also consider a cabelas cgr for your 4 weight, it'll Excell in small water with small fish, but I can still push 60 foot casts with a 2 weight cgr and a decent sizes fly.
>fliesDefinately go for general purpose first, impressionistic flies that kinda resemble a bunch of stuff usually are more useful than flies that directly imitate one specific bug. If you want you can email bluskallcustom at Gmail and we can figure out a good couple dozen flies for you.
>>2271154Cons are it's harder for lures and backlashes are annoying. Pros are they usually have a bait runner and increased casting distance.
