The problem you will have is not the fish but the current combined with the fish. The reel may survive the expedition but the fish may not. If there are larger fish around you will be playing it for far too long on that combo. Particularly on an outflow current.

 

So you think that reel will hold up .... but I should keep it out of the rivers, am I reading that right? There are places I can go where I can fish off the rocks at the shore. I would imagine that the currents would not be that bad in the open places by the rocks (not at the mouth of a river or the channel at the end of a marina)

If I am reading this wrong please let me know :thu:

peace
Jim

 

I started out with a Graphite Reddington Crosscurrent. Crappy $30 reel that worked fine in non heavy current conditions.

 

What I want to know is can a Ross Flystart 4 on an 8wt rod handle stripers (not monsters I dont think). I would be fishing then form the shore mostley in the Milford area or the tidal waters of the CT river and or husitonic (sp?). I know it not the best reel going but its what I got. Will it work or will I just kill the reel? I do plan on the cleaning all my gear after each trip but I am unsure what a reel needs to be "saltwater" and make it throught the trip

thanks
peace
jim

i realy suggjest getting a cheap carp pole from walmart for like 20 bucks with a good reel and put 20 to 30 pond tess line on it then add your hook jig head or lure tie it the measure a little over a foot from the hook and put a 1 too 2 once sinker will keep it from drifting as much but u have too keep your action open if using chunk or live herring

 

That there was the anti-flyrod post :lff3:

 

It was noted but I figured it was best to pay it no mind :smiliedoh:

 

I started catching schoolies on the fly with a crappy Crown II reel back in the mid 90's It worked. I had it on a 9 wt and most of the fish i was catching were under 28". Keepers were 36" back then and tough to come by. I upgraded to an STH casette reel after that :smiliedoh:. I just would be concerned about honking currents and bigger fish. When you consider the cost of a fly line if you hooked a big girl and couldn't slow her down it would cost you a line multiply that times two and you can almost get yourself a reel from albright that would handle the fish better.

 

mark is right. it would suck losing a line to a fish you cannot seem to get under control. but ya know? screw it.. go and fish with it. send me your address and i will send you a couple of fly lines for it just in case. if it's all you've got then have at it. i have seen some googin outfits in my time and have given the culprits some adjustment tactics as either the y're being cheap or just poor. either way? i show em how to make due. i have been on the poor side of this sport and have grown up making adjustments along the way. i always help everyone no matter what. i joke about acts or misfortunes in the act of fishing but always share enthusiasm.
it's just fine. it's not like your gonna get into a fifty or anything "who knows?" but most of your action will be schoolie sized fish. if you so desire, you can put some braid on as backing. but, that and micron will slice you up if you do something stupid like have your fingers where they are playing the line with a fish on. dacron is the safe way and still dangerous if you don't watch. wear a glove if need be. knucklebusters are a fun way to get started if you get into a larger fish. "you may or may not find out what i mean":dizzy:. so go ahead and fish it. palming the reel on a good fish will give you some experience. if you are fortunate enough to hook into a beast keep the bend of the rod in the back and don't raise the rod over your head unless to move a fish away from a rock or some chit. i hate watching that act. keep pressure on the fish and crush the barb on the hook as you can afford to be conservation minded in your efforts. have at it.

 

:smiliedoh: He's gonna hook into a fifty! :lff3:

 

how did i not see that one coming? lol...
i'd welcome line/rod/reel/cigar/hat/sunglasses/just to have it happen.....
the ones that get away are the story told endless times. i hope he does and i hope someone is there to check his waders after the fact....:a_dreaming:

 

Like the first time i went to a casino, couldn't loose! :a_goodjob:

 

Isn't that something. It took me a couple trips to realize they didn't build them to give money away

 

Hey a live skate might get you a fifty. :icon_stirthepot: :icon_pirate:

 

Fifty ha :shocked: I was hoping for a five or for that fact and anything :yay:
as a freshwater guy trying to transition any fish will seem huge to me (trout only get so big in the Mill river) I am goofy with excitement about this but I still need to tie up some flies and scope out a good spot.
On the gear note poor is as poor does and when your broke you need to work with what you got. As I said the Ross flystart is what I have for now and now have been convinced I can use it. Worse case it breaks …. I guess better to fish and loose then to never have fished (or was that love and loose …what ever)

Thanks for the encouragement with a little luck from the fish goods I will post photos in the near future
:gob_icon_cheers:
jim

 

Good attitude Jim. Get out there and do YOUR thing with whatever you got and enjoy yourself. :a_goodjob: