MAINE - Life in the Slow Lane
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Sweet
See Yah
Lee
Quote by: LeeGoldsmithThis post only needs one word.
Sweet
See Yah
Lee
AGREED!
And the photos are great Koda!
Sounds like a great set up or small streams and beaver ponds. Nice looking net as well
Quote by: Dave VSounds like a great set up or small streams and beaver ponds. Nice looking net as well
For the most part it is. Distance is not the mandate on the small streams and brooks, but sometimes you can get a lane on a beaver pond to do some long distance work.
I don't like a long rod for beating the brush for the obvious reason. But often times I'd like a longer rod for clearing the cat tails on the back cast. Otherwise, you have to tip the casting plane to stay out of the pucker brush. 
First of all, NICE! Second I so want to build that 1wt (what line are you running?)
and last but not least that picture of the brookie in the net needs a caption: "OH NO! It's Koda!"
Keith
That "Bow" in the net does look like he was saying something, so I took your advice an added a caption 
1 WT lines are a bitch to find, and expensive. For the most part it's a Sage or Orvis event. I can get my suppliers to come up with some wonderful 2 weight lines, but their nads shrivel right up when I ask em about 1 weights.
I don't like Orvis. Lot of folks don't these days. But, my Pa didn't raise no fool either. They had the WF1F lines on sale during the Winter and I grabbed a couple. Of course some cat charmed me out of one so I have the one on the reel and that's it. 
If you locate another source let me know. Hooking beavers is bound to put a premature end to the little line
Koda,
I was looking at the Rio LT lines, they come in 1wt and even sub 1wt (down to 000F). Depending on the stiffness and action of the finished rod I may choose to over or underline and this selection gives me the best options thus far. They are running about $65 retail but I have seen them on e-bay selling for about $45.
I have the Rio Trout line on my Sage 5wt and I love that line for launching bugs down river in the spring. The presentation for drys is not as nice as my Wulff line but with the right tippet it works just fine. Now if we could convince Wulff to make a 1wt TT line I would be all over that!
Great reports and pics! Thanks for sharing..
-- Tom
Quote by: Ktbone............. Now if we could convince Wulff to make a 1wt TT line I would be all over that!
Are you working that? There is a solid market for UL fly lines, why let Sage and Orvis have it alone 
Six foot, 5 1/2 ounces, rod reel, backing and fly line, and just a terror on the water
Was in the groove tonight, 60 to 70 foot casts. Couldn't see the fly, so I struck when I saw the splash 
Oh no! It's Koda with that %^$#& 1 Weight again!
I thought we busted that toothpick on him already. WTF!!!
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