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ps this is nothing to do with "traditional" but the whole lot was £70.00, inc shipping. The rod is a Daiwa, the bag is by Shakespeare. I could not resist!
Thank you! The idea that I had, of simply popping over to my club's stretch of the Suffolk Stour (delicious!) and wafting a little fly over the eager mouths of the fishes resident, is obvs, null!Santiago wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 8:15 am Treat yourself to a general book on fly fishing , like the one by Jardine , The Encyclopedia of Fly Fishing, that will explain most of the basics on an introductory level . More specific advice will then be needed depending on where and how you plan to fish.
Sorry mis type, I meant putting the fly line on backwardsWakou wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 7:57 am Thank you! But.. "start by putting the fly on backwards" What?
I sort of knew that this was going to be an expensive "hobby". I need to employ a chap to teach me. And some quiet water. The introductory "offer" was, as I knew, like a drug-dealer offering cheap samples of his wares.