Ripley, you are lucky man, lucky man. Live only 700m from the shore, it is superb.
I started my seatrout fishing with #8 Sage Xi2 and found it little bit heavy. Thank I went for freshwater #5 Sage XP and it was fine except cigar handle. Than I had #6 St.Croix Legend Ultra and I liked it too. Nowdays I use another #6 rod together with Rio Outbound lines and It seems to be best solution for me.
I have been using a Fenwick HMG AV rod, class #5 for the last 6 years with the Fenwick Nighthawk reel. There are still in perfect working order and handle salt well.
I have been using them all seasons and as frequently as 3 times a week (living only 700m from my home waters), in all weathers, and caught all size fish.
Scierra do some good rods and reasonably priced but there many other good brands to choose from.
Floating lines WF serve well in most conditions and a standard 9 to 12 ft leader. Tippet: 20-25mm.
Claus gave good advice. The Danica Compo is superb and the Loop Evotec clear not only looks dandy, but can handle the salt.
Go forth and catch that fish!
Rip.
Comment on origin of matuka. The name comes from new zealand where the first version of fly was tied using the feathers of the matuka bird (AKA as white faced heron, blue heron, blue crane) for the wings of the fly.
Here is another alternative to the McFlylon material. Go to your local craft store where you can purchase flat sheets of 1/16" colored foam. Using a single razor blade and a ruler cut strips 1/16" by 8" long fold them down to 2" pull them through the o-ring and tie them down with your instructions above and they work great. You can even buy two colors and make them more visable in the later evening. I used the bright yellow and orange colors. I also tested these indicators buy attaching different weighted nymphs to them then I put them in a bowl of water after 12 hour of constant soaking they were still floating Great. The other thing I found is that they are also real easy to trim on the river with your tippet snips if you want to make them smaller so don't cut them too short when making them.
Hi Fedor,
I would go for a six weight outfit:
Reel: My first choice would be a Danica Compo 69, but that might be hard to find. Second choice is Loop Evotec CLW 2six or Loop Evotec CLWC 2six. It is made from a composite material, is cheap and more than sufficient for Danish salt water. It will take a WF6 and app 100 yards of 20 lbs. backing.
Backing: Choose 20 lbs. dacron in a colour you like. Do not worry about brands.
Line: Either WF or shooting head - that's your choice. WF would be Rio Main Stream pike/panfish/bass which is a fine, very easy casting line. For a shooting head, I would highly recommend a Lawson neutral in 6 weight. It is a very slow intermediate, which is very popular in Denmark. Pair this head with Lawsons pink monofilament running line and you have a perfect match.
Leader: 12 feet with 0.25 mm tippet. Any brand with that spec. Flourcarbon would be the best choice, as it sinks a little faster that nylon.
Rod: Personally I use a Affinity MX from CTS in New Zealand. But I do have a commercial interest in that brand. In any case: Go for a 9 feet model that is not overly fast or stiff.
Tight lines
Claus Bech-Petersen
Hi, in my opinion, it is not necessary to buy special sea trout kit if you have some rod for lines #6 or 7. During my trips to Denmark I used my stillwater kit and it seems to be ok. As Ripley mentioned Salt can be problem. So after each fishing it is good to wash the rod and reel is fresh water.
Corrixa fished on 18 foot leader, below the cascades at Midmar. Absolute magic... The smash take and downstream run is way beyond anything a puny trout can ever achieve.It will leave the average English trout angler jaw-droppingly stunned. The only freshwater fish ever to take me into the backing. Sadly with the raising of the wall, the cascades has disappeared. Happy days!! I shall be in the Cape soon and looking for yellows. In the Orange maybe?
Wholy smokes.....fish gobbled them, tippet and all (sucked, but alas, wadda ya gonna do)! Great pattern. Added deer hair legs, knocked 'em dead!
Ask a question, get a thousand different answers...
If your a beginner in the salt, forget names brands - at least for now.
I do not know of any sea trout that care for brand names.
Your best bet is to look around for a complete set. These normally contain rod, reel, line and backing and sometimes flies, leaders and tippets.
These are excellent options for a beginner in salt.
Fenwick / Abu Garcia have a good set and today, I have seen a superb set in Aldi in Fredericia which contains a superb rod, reel, line, backing and rod case. The rod is excellent which also has a pretty nice reel seat and what seems - good cork. the rod is rated at a 6/7 which is perfect for Danish salt and looks as if it has a good enough backbone for sea trout.
Bilka in Denmark also stocks the Fenwick / Abu Garcia / Pure Fishing fly fishing rod set.
These are more than adequate for a start and I would avoid over priced gear that unfortunately doesn't come with any catch guarantee!
A bad salesman will hand you a Thomas & Thomas. A good saleman will direct you to a modest set or compile a set for you that won't break the budget.
Remember that salt is the most corrosive element on the planet.
You can look at spending up to Dkr. 500 - 1000 for a nice set - and one that may last but if you can, buy in Germany.
There was an article on GFF a while back about a fly fishing set that Martin found but I can't find it. Martin will help there...
If your visiting my neck of the woods on Fyn then I'd be happy to show you a few places and give you some of my primative instruction. You may even connect with something silvery-like.
I am surprised no-one has replied. This site is full of experienced sea trouters (unlike me), that can help with information not found in any 117 fine fishing places on Fyn book.
Rip.
Thank you for the article on Bob White the artist and guide. His weekly Thursday Morning Art Review which i read every week in my office, transports one back into the peace of nature, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. It nourishes my soul. I can only afford his Small Fry Cards, because of currency exchange rates, but they are an excellent personal memo for use in business. Bob White deserves support.
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Hi Steve,
great job. Can imagine that really a lot of work is behind this tool. That's why it is worth to mention that the spreadsheet protection can be removed within 5 minutes with any HEX editor. So it would be better you embed your spreadsheets into a web-site (GFF for ex.).
Best regards.
Nice picture Kai, I can't wait to see the better one that you promised. I'm also curious to see your fly box, I have a feeling that you have been secertly tying a box full of Pink Piggy's
As of now I will be staying on Fyn after the summit, for a few days of fishing, maybe someone would be interested in spending a few days together, trying to locate the cages that Ripley has hidden.
Paul
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I will be testing the waters the weeks up to the event. I will make sure there's nothing left this time.
Ripley[/quote:fda6c77876]
It seems like we have a similar plan this year.
All the fish cages are in place for this year.
Most have an anti-Kai attachment on. It won't matter what fly he uses...
I will be testing the waters the weeks up to the event. I will make sure there's nothing left this time.
Ripley
this would have been great with photos attached of a steadily dissecting wing/cape/whole skin as each feather comes away.
[quote:aba5fde43e="vanuz"]... cannot wait to see Kaiôs flybox this year. One can never guess what kind of a catchy pattern this man is going to use :lol:
Nevertheless, pls have a spare one for me Kai.
P.S. It brings bad luck if you donôt share your secret fly with Vanuz.[/quote:aba5fde43e]
Hi Vanuz,
this year a bit of trouble and a relocation kept my invention skills low.
So I'm coming up with no real new fly - put my "old" terror fly a trouser on and
hope to catch something on it.
I'll tie a bunch of it for the summit and of course there is shurely always one for you in the box!
Kai
Hi Paul,
nice picture of you (looks like a bit as a seatrout).
I think that's because you are to often in Denmark.
But I've got a better one of you!
When the summit starts, as you know, we are already relocated in the Sauerland and could drive together all the way to Denmark.
What do you think?
Regards
Kai
It looks like I can finally make it to a GFF summit - and am REALLY looking forward to it...
I am planning to drive from Leverkusen, Germany.....and want to check if anyone wants to car- pool...
Unti then...
Ruan
Jonathan,
Oracleflytying.dk sells them online - but probably only to retailers and distributors... You can contact them to incquire about local dealers.
Martin
Hi Martin,
Do you know of anyone who sells the Oracle bottle tubes on the web as I struggle to find them in the UK?
Best Regards,
Jonathan
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