Thank You very much Simon!! Lots of great succinct content and I love the PRO tips...can't wait to watch more episodes as I re-kindle my Fly Fishing Journey! CHEERS!!
Thank you Simon, this was very informative and you were easy to follow. I look forward to watching and rewatching your remaining episodes. I’m new to fly fishing and I want to learn as much as I can before buying my first rod and reel. I believe my first rod will be a 9’ 6wt. Sage Sonic. I’m not sure about the reel yet. Thanks again for the lessons.
Hi Jim, thanks for commenting. We are delighted you enjoyed the episode and hope you find the other ones equally enjoyable. Good luck on your journey - it's a great one :). We'll pass on your comments to Simon, as we know he will appreciate hearing that you enjoyed his work.
OK, lots of very solid advice and well presented but two things that have me shaking my head. If your right hand is your dominant hand as Simon intimated as he pinched the reel seat (with his non-dominant left hand), train yourself to do a left hand retrieve. If you are left hand dominant, train to do a right hand retrieve. It's like learning to catch a baseball with the glove on your left hand so you can throw with your dominant right hand. Once you get past the initial learning curve, you will always have two hands that work together and make line management much easier. I learned left hand retrieve at about age 45 and it took about 1 day. It's all subconscious with some repetition. The alternative is to cast righty and then when a fish is on, move the rod to the left hand and begin the retrieve with the right. The bigger the fish, the greater chance of dropping the rod during the hand-off. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. Second, a good reel will set you back $500 to $800 and you can spend much more.....thousands more. It will be precision made on a CNC machine with very close tolerances and have a high quality finish. Under no circumstance have I ever intentionally put a quality reel on the ground or in the mud to string up. I put a piece of carpet or a wader changing mat under my reel / butt end of the rod and place it in the SUV cargo area.....with the rod pointing out the back of the SUV. Either hold the tip of the rod or put a small bag near the back end of the cargo area and rest the rod on the bag so the tip will stay nice and high. This takes all of about 30-45 seconds from start to finish. Additionally, the rod is horizontal and comfortable to thread the line, so shorter folks don't have to struggle to push line through a rod that is 9 feet or more in height. Remember to fold the line over and push it through folded, so it won't fall out if you lose your grip. BTW, the is less of a problem when the rod is horizontal rather than vertical.
I went crazy wen I started fly fishing I brought 3wt 5wt 7wt all the reels and lines leaders tippets vest hundreds of flies every lil thing fly fishing I could find even like a leather fly drying pad and spare nail knot tool and everything everything you can think of or look at when you type in “fly fishing” and it was over kill yer I use most of it but some things I’ve never even opened .. so I agree start small and grow into your fly fishing career
Easily done when you get passionate about a sport! You certainly don't need so much gear and can start with some basic stuff and still catch plenty of fish.
@@FarBank exactly like my best friend legitimately started with a $25 Temu fly rod and a $14 reel $3 line some cheap braid as backing and $6 for 5 X5 leaders and I mean for under $50 it works really well and catches good fish in the lakes a lil harder in streams but does work.
@@FarBank absolutely love your videos and advice mate your very much on the ball and help the best way you know how. Very much appreciated keep up the good work
Hi Denny, welcome to this wonderful, crazy world. I hope you enjoy it and find some success. I am not sure what is available in Austria, but if you can find a Redington Combo/Outfit, you will be very well served. We recommend a 5wt Combo as a good all round beginner rod for river trout fishing, or a 6wt if you are lake fishing for trout. Our European distributor is Rudi Heger, and you can find some of those Redington combos here: www.rudiheger.eu/en/fly-rods-blanks/single-handed-rods.html?brands=2516. Hope that helps...
Denny, Avoid anything that Far Bank product puts out. Sage has had my rod in for repair for over 4 months. Their customer service us sub-standard. So many anglers are really feed up with them right now. There are other great choices on the market. Good luck.
As long as you choose a reel that is a 5 in size, or a 5/6, you should be good. It will have the capacity for the backing and line, and should balance perfectly. Avoid a plastic or carbon reel, as they will be a little too light for a 9ft rod. In the Sage range we would pair it with a Sage Spectrum reel, or a Spectrum LT - awesome reels indeed!
@@FarBank I see that Sage currently has a 30% off sale on Spectrum LT reels. If I have a 4 wt. rod should I opt for a 3/4 or 4/5 reel to match? CHEERS!
@@jimmyc5050 so sorry about the delay in replying to you Jim, and hope it's not too late. Simply, both will work, but if you have a DT fly line, or a WF with a head longer than 40ft, the 4/5 will be a better choice - either that, or use 50 yards of backing instead of 100. Hopefully that makes some kind of sense...
Hands down the best instructional series out there. Thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Simon, best teacher I have known and great friend!
Everything is simple and clear, thank you for your work.
Thank you - glad you like the videos :)
Great lesson learnt here!
Thanks.
We're glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting...
Thank You very much Simon!! Lots of great succinct content and I love the PRO tips...can't wait to watch more episodes as I re-kindle my Fly Fishing Journey! CHEERS!!
We are glad you like the episode, Jim, and will pass on your comments to Simon. Thanks for getting in touch...
These programs are fantastic. I am learning so much. I really enjoy these tips and tricks thank you.
Thank you Simon, this was very informative and you were easy to follow. I look forward to watching and rewatching your remaining episodes. I’m new to fly fishing and I want to learn as much as I can before buying my first rod and reel. I believe my first rod will be a 9’ 6wt. Sage Sonic. I’m not sure about the reel yet. Thanks again for the lessons.
Hi Jim, thanks for commenting. We are delighted you enjoyed the episode and hope you find the other ones equally enjoyable. Good luck on your journey - it's a great one :). We'll pass on your comments to Simon, as we know he will appreciate hearing that you enjoyed his work.
OK, lots of very solid advice and well presented but two things that have me shaking my head.
If your right hand is your dominant hand as Simon intimated as he pinched the reel seat (with his non-dominant left hand), train yourself to do a left hand retrieve. If you are left hand dominant, train to do a right hand retrieve. It's like learning to catch a baseball with the glove on your left hand so you can throw with your dominant right hand. Once you get past the initial learning curve, you will always have two hands that work together and make line management much easier. I learned left hand retrieve at about age 45 and it took about 1 day. It's all subconscious with some repetition. The alternative is to cast righty and then when a fish is on, move the rod to the left hand and begin the retrieve with the right. The bigger the fish, the greater chance of dropping the rod during the hand-off. It doesn't happen often but it does happen.
Second, a good reel will set you back $500 to $800 and you can spend much more.....thousands more. It will be precision made on a CNC machine with very close tolerances and have a high quality finish. Under no circumstance have I ever intentionally put a quality reel on the ground or in the mud to string up. I put a piece of carpet or a wader changing mat under my reel / butt end of the rod and place it in the SUV cargo area.....with the rod pointing out the back of the SUV. Either hold the tip of the rod or put a small bag near the back end of the cargo area and rest the rod on the bag so the tip will stay nice and high. This takes all of about 30-45 seconds from start to finish. Additionally, the rod is horizontal and comfortable to thread the line, so shorter folks don't have to struggle to push line through a rod that is 9 feet or more in height. Remember to fold the line over and push it through folded, so it won't fall out if you lose your grip. BTW, the is less of a problem when the rod is horizontal rather than vertical.
There's some really good advice there, thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the episode...
I went crazy wen I started fly fishing I brought 3wt 5wt 7wt all the reels and lines leaders tippets vest hundreds of flies every lil thing fly fishing I could find even like a leather fly drying pad and spare nail knot tool and everything everything you can think of or look at when you type in “fly fishing” and it was over kill yer I use most of it but some things I’ve never even opened .. so I agree start small and grow into your fly fishing career
Easily done when you get passionate about a sport! You certainly don't need so much gear and can start with some basic stuff and still catch plenty of fish.
@@FarBank exactly like my best friend legitimately started with a $25 Temu fly rod and a $14 reel $3 line some cheap braid as backing and $6 for 5 X5 leaders and I mean for under $50 it works really well and catches good fish in the lakes a lil harder in streams but does work.
@@FarBank absolutely love your videos and advice mate your very much on the ball and help the best way you know how. Very much appreciated keep up the good work
@@thehappyscrappy5681 Thanks - nice to hear some positive comments.
@@FarBank most welcome mate :) yer unfortunately on CZcams you will get some crappy comments but just keep doing wat your doing your doing great
Thank you for this very practical info...in all of your videos.
Thank you - so glad you enjoy the videos...
Hi, i want to start fly fishing!
Which Combo(rod, reel, line) can you recommend?😇 it is for trout fishing in austria 🙂
Great video!😍
Hi Denny, welcome to this wonderful, crazy world. I hope you enjoy it and find some success. I am not sure what is available in Austria, but if you can find a Redington Combo/Outfit, you will be very well served. We recommend a 5wt Combo as a good all round beginner rod for river trout fishing, or a 6wt if you are lake fishing for trout. Our European distributor is Rudi Heger, and you can find some of those Redington combos here: www.rudiheger.eu/en/fly-rods-blanks/single-handed-rods.html?brands=2516. Hope that helps...
Denny, Avoid anything that Far Bank product puts out. Sage has had my rod in for repair for over 4 months. Their customer service us sub-standard. So many anglers are really feed up with them right now. There are other great choices on the market. Good luck.
Ugh I hate right hand wind.
It’s so confusing!
I really like this instructor, but I wish they’d gotten somebody who does left hand wind instead.
We'll pass that on to Simon and ask him to wind in left handed next time
Whats the best reel for a sage sonic 9ft 5wt?
As long as you choose a reel that is a 5 in size, or a 5/6, you should be good. It will have the capacity for the backing and line, and should balance perfectly. Avoid a plastic or carbon reel, as they will be a little too light for a 9ft rod. In the Sage range we would pair it with a Sage Spectrum reel, or a Spectrum LT - awesome reels indeed!
@@FarBank I see that Sage currently has a 30% off sale on Spectrum LT reels. If I have a 4 wt. rod should I opt for a 3/4 or 4/5 reel to match? CHEERS!
@@jimmyc5050 so sorry about the delay in replying to you Jim, and hope it's not too late. Simply, both will work, but if you have a DT fly line, or a WF with a head longer than 40ft, the 4/5 will be a better choice - either that, or use 50 yards of backing instead of 100. Hopefully that makes some kind of sense...
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Simon, Come on dont trash DT lines. DT are the best.
They are Simon's favorite line taper - especially for dry fly fishing!
“Rigged and dangerous to the fish”. More like dangerous to myself and anything around me lol
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