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Old 11-01-13, 10:15 PM   #1
joedog
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Default Went fishing today....

...NO REALLY I DID!

Today's top temp was 43 degrees.
Winds were only like 10mph but ANY WIND is cold at 40 degrees.

Got setup last year for Float and Fly.....minus a 10 ft rod.
Today I was casting 10ft leader on a 7ft rod.
Ya I found out WHY they use 10 ft rods!

Being new to the technique, cold, small chop with sprinkles, I struggled with the cast.
Oh I was pier fishing too.
Used a fly MAC tied for me AND.....I CAUGHT ONE small LG Mouth on it.
Had some small sunnies try a take or two but they were nothing but a PAIN!
They would mess with the bait and hence bobber action hence I set and hence I got a 10 foot leader flying out of water and into FISHERMAN.
Ya I'm still working on the Float n Fly set.

Next stop it was a lite drizzle but I WASN'T QUITE DONE FISHING yet so......here it comes......I THREW A CRANK.
Caught a 16" Rainbow and another small largy.
That was three, my usual outting min., so I went HOME!!!

I know this is a smallie technique and the waters I was fishing had NO SM in them but you know me, adapt ANY technique to meet my needs.

Now the questions.
Can't I use a smaller leader?
Is the only reason they throw ten foot leaders is because that's where the bass are suspended they think?
So if I'm fishing smaller/shallower waters, can't I go with like a 7' leader or is the length part of why the fly/jig does what it does?
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