Well, today was one of those days that basically no matter what i did, i did it wrong. I did catch fish but it took me a solid hour before i even got my fly on the water. First off, some how my line pulled its self through the frame causing a giant loop that i couldn't get back in, so i had to take the spool off. Sounds easy eh? well not when your reel decides not cooperate. I ended up resorting to my teeth to bite on the lever hard enough that it would release, and just wait that's not it. As i pull off the spool alot of my line falls of the spool( and no not from the end of it, just in giant loops). So i start to try and untangle this godzilla rats nest, and after about 15 minutes i was about ready to throw that reel over the side of the boat. but i restrained myself from that and just decided to switch reels and use my 8wt full sink line on my 6wt( boy casting was sure interesting). After the rod was re threaded it was about an hour after we launched. But even after that i managed to catch fish, 5 to be exact, nothing huge, but a fish is a fish. So at the end of the day i have to say it was definitely more an exercise in patience than a good fishing session.
As we speak that reel sits in my basement, in a giant mess, and i can honestly say i don't plan on untangling it any time soon. Looks like ill be sticking to the floating line for the next while.
To come: The picture's of my soon to be completed fly rod. It is the first fly rod i've built and is on a beulah 8' 6'' 4wt guide series rod
tight lines
-tyler-
