Pool 2 with a New Fly Rod

Ok, I’m still stuck on shore until I get my trailer welded up (it cracked on me last Wednesday). That was a bad way to end an evening’s fishing. The next morning, however, I get an e-mail from Feather-Craft telling me that I won a new fly rod! I had entered their drawing last Spring and hadn’t thought about it since. So I’m now the new owner of a Reddington Predator fly rod – a 6 weight, 7 foot 10 inch long 4 piece. It came with a Reddington Rise fly reel and a Rio Grande floating WF7F flyline. How cool is that?

But I can’t take my boat out to try this new rod!

OK, deep breath….I can drive down to the river and fish the rip rap from shore. I caught three Smallies and a Sheephead. Nothing big, but a cheap trip

The new rod is a real cannon. I’ve never used a fly rod with an action this fast so it took a little getting used to. It was easy to throw weighted #2 streamers 50 or 60 feet but the thing that was surprising me was the accuracy. Great rod.

Rootski

Sounds like fun Steve. No walleyes this times? Looks like there is still plenty of fish to be had from the shore line.

can’t beat smallies on the fly I get out for a few trips on pool 8 over the course of the summer… enjoy the new rod

Way to go Rootski!

Look’s like a good time

cruising down from the airport and i look off to my right…is that rootski? I did a double take… then i saw the fly rod and he was reeling in a smallie and I knew it had to be him. you did better than me…I fished all afternoon and caught one small eye and one small bass. you’re one dedicated fisherman!

I thought that was you Jason! Sure was a beautiful evenng to be out fishing.