{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: I'm getting old and my arms are too short

Greg,

Thanks for sharing - great photos!

Regarding 6x tippet: I've more of less sworn it off (except for very specific situations).  I would say that for 95% of coldwater fishing (that isn't with streamers) I'm using 5x.  It's easier to see and handle than 6x, you don't break off as many fish, and I think that fish really don't care as much as we fly-fisherman think they do.  Funny thing is, I actually own 7x - free to a good home!

Regarding fly size: For brookies they are typically hitting very aggressively and, therefore, using a slightly bigger fly certainly won't stop them in my experience.  It might prevent some of the smaller fish from being hooked, but that's a bonus on some days!  Even for browns who can be very picky, I tend to size up to make my life easier and more fun (the point of fly fishing is having fun, right?!).  I fish technical streams fairly often (where fish can be finicky) and I still catch plenty of fish using 5x (and even 4x) and a slightly larger fly.

Oh, and the short answer to your question: flip-down magnifiers seem to work well for a few guys I know!

Just my two cents...

-Evan

On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 9:16:58 AM UTC-4, Greg Feder wrote:

Had a great trip this past weekend Fri-Sun on Rapidan and Conway. Lots of decent sized eager bookies willing to take a foam beetle or a stimulator on top or a zebra midge on the dropper and a couple of browns on the Conway, too. Put the lo-4wd to the test on the new Chevy Colorado, so that was fun as well.

Biggest problem was I can't see 6x tippet and the eyes of trout sized flies as well as I used to. I sure was spoiled by a summer of warm water fishing!  What do some of you "more experienced" anglers use to help?  Flip-down magnifiers?

Cheers,

-- Greg

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