Gene, LOL on the young man's game comment. I don't combine them.
I like this thread! I'm learning a lot from the other guys. That Jackson kayak pic in one of the posts was pretty SICK! I want one. Who's boat is that? It looks like a fish'n machine.
On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:41 AM, TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Steve -- I assume you mean 2 *separate* anchors: the *neoprene dumbell*and the
> *chain (or double chain*).
>
> Not that you'd combine these two right?
>
> That makes sense -- in most places I fish the chain alone would probably
> suffice. Like I said earlier, I don't like fishing in current and I have
> no interest in tipping over due to some bizarre anchor and rope mishap. I
> don't even want an elevated heart rate while I'm out there, unless it's a
> fish ;). I'm too lazy and....probably too dumb to know what to do if that
> happened, so I'll just avoid it and leave the huge blue catfish and
> stripers on the upper Potomac to the spey guys and the crazy people. Or
> the crazy, spey people.
>
> Kayak fly fishing the upper Potomac looks like a *young man's game* to me,
> and I had a receding hairline in high school ;).
>
> Gene
>
> On Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:43:01 PM UTC-4, TurbineBlade wrote:
>>
>> Hello -- I just picked up a couple of inflatable kayaks (advanced
>> elements) to use for fishing. After spending most of the morning in the
>> maiden voyage, I quickly realized that a 9' rod is pretty difficult to
>> managed from the seated position.
>>
>> For you guys who fly fish from a kayak frequently: Do you tend to use a
>> 7-8' rod versus the standard 9'?
>>
>> Oh, and we had a blast out there. Caught some crappie, bluegill, bass and
>> a catfish I was able to sight fish and hook -- very fun. Beth hooked into
>> a MONSTER gar, but he shook his head and threw the hook ;).
>>
>> Gene
>>
>
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