Fly fishing equiptment for Largemouth?

[flyphisher #]

http://www.byrdultrafly.com/index.htm

I posted the wrong link...the above works.

The Orvis Rocky Mountain LA's are sweet too. If you dont fish saltwater. I used mine on one trip and cleaned it upon return and never had any problems. Okuma and Pflueger make some great reels too for less than $100.

Line wise. I like courtland bass line, Orvis wonderline, and BPS house brands, WF one line size higher than what the rod is rated for. You can make your own shooting head/sink tip out of  a section of lead core trolling line another thing to google.

I did catch a few smallies 2-3lbs on a 3wt wade fishing the Little Teneesee river in NC. That year I tried to catch every species of bass in the southeast on the fly. Never got a suwanee though.

[Bud]

                         Nothing in the world like catching a nice bass on a fly rod. It's a break from the ordinary and very effective when nothing else works. I rarely go out without a flyrod on board. JMHO                      

I with you Ronnie their is a fly rod on the boat all of the time.

[vicdotcom]

Hey all,

 Again thanks for the great advice.  Im about to head to the rod shop this weekend.  Also, one thing I just thought about in regards to lures and flys;  Will I still be able to cast the larger lures such as foam poppers and frogs using a 5-6 wt rod/line?  Or would it be better to go with the 7-8wt to throw these larger lures?

Vic

[HUNTER19]

Hey all,

Again thanks for the great advice. Im about to head to the rod shop this weekend. Also, one thing I just thought about in regards to lures and flys; Will I still be able to cast the larger lures such as foam poppers and frogs using a 5-6 wt rod/line? Or would it be better to go with the 7-8wt to throw these larger lures?

Vic

depends on how big/heavy the poppers are.... I would prob go with a six weight  just to be safe. My buddy throws pretty big pike flys with his six weight! the six weight has a little more back bone to it to throw the bigger bugs!

[vicdotcom]

Hey all!

 I just wanted to give everyone an update.  Thanks to all your help and suggestions, I tried out a few rods and decided on a 6wt Temple fork outfitters Lefty kreh TiCr-X rod.  I also got an Okuma integrity reel and some scientific angler Ultra 4 line (6wt).  It casts sooooo nicely!  I havent attached a fly on it yet.  Just been practicing but I will post up the first bass I catch with it.

Also I actually went with a 7'6 rod rather than the 9 foot.  I planned on fishing some  tight spots and the 9 footer seemed to much for me to get into some tight areas.  I love it so far.

Thanks everyone again!  This forum really is great

Victor