9 foot leaders are good. If they taper they are even better. Mono if your dry fly fishing fluro if your nymphing or streamer fishing. Having a spool under spooled is better than over spooled for fly line. Attach your tippet to your leader with blood notes and make sure your leader is tapered, it jus...

I just sent in a rod for repair at Shimano. They ended up giving me a Tallus. Anyone have any comments? its the TLC m80ha the heavy 8 footer

Depends on what species you are going after. I am from the northeast and I generally use them for herring. For herring I do not add any bait, I merely drop it down to the desired depth and vertically jigs it. The size of the hooks and type of lure whether fish skin or wax paper or shrimp shaped lure...

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depths for cod can reach 300 -400 feet.. sometimes that 24 oz is needed to tether bottom. I hate anything over 16 oz. Shoot I use my rod mainly with 6-10 oz range.. at times ill through on a 12 or 14 when its really deep or a strong current. I rather barely tether bottom than try to reel in a jig la...

Jigging for cod, pollock, halibut, rock cod, ling cod. Any type of jigging that involves a 9 oz to 24 oz jig. I am curious to what rods will come up. I have a saratoga stick from shimano that does all right. I fish bait with it too, but I might get another rod strickly for jigging. Any ideas? I hear...

I talked to my buddies at work. They were telling me Islander is a good reel. never used it never seen it. But it is coming from some respectable fly fishermen

Anyone want to go fishing during the thanksgiving break? I am out to look for smelts, mackerel, pollock, cod, or what ever will bite from shore. I am working for most of the day for the next 4 days but free in the morning and evenings. My buddy is going out on his boat for cod since i have work i ca...

May I ask what is considered a keeper on the west coast. Not sure of your regulations but would love to know!

Okay my opinion, go to walmart and buy a laundry bag. cut it to the spects you want or the fit and sew it on for a cheap replacement. But you will not look professional but it does the trick and as long as the net it wet damage to fish should not be siginficiant if your using a soft non abrasion mat...

Well, I do not know if I should vote [ I did though] since I do not have much experience with those listed reel companies with the exception of three; hardy, ross, and abel reels. They are good reels, I see them in the shop from time to time. But only one that holds up in the conditions I've seen bu...

Went out this past long weekend to hook up with some nice trout and landlock salmon

Off the tributaries of the Quabbin reservoir

me and my room mate

caught on cleo spoons 1/4 oz
4lb mono
Quantum Energy reels
ultra light rods - shimano and an import

trout top pic
salmon bottom

If you are serious about fly fishing and want to try it out I suggest going with a quality lower price rod. Temple fork outfitters I think have a really good deal. Cheaper rods generally have lack of quality which does not allow you to have a smooth cast especially if you are an inexperienced to fly...

I just went to a sporting good store.. looked around their reels to get hands on feel.. they only had the stradic, they had others but didn't fit what I want for the set up i have in mind. Yeah I was reading reviews about the energy PT or the Cat. one any big strives between the two. I think they ar...

jigmaster5 wrote:I use a Shimano Symetre 4000 for kayak fishing the salt around Boston. -j5

anything still around now? haha