Garden State Trout

lightenup wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:20 pm

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:52 pm

joe_panella wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 12, 2020 7:11 pm

Fly fishing is about much more than catching fish, and bragging about the size of them.

"What Joe said. Every fly angler knows he/she can catch more using spin gear. Every one of us.

That depends on the conditions..if there is a hatch going on and fish are on the bugs, not even power bait will catch them..well sometimes, but I guarantee, I will catch more on the bugs hatching than any spin set-up...everytime.

That ain't wrong , But what do I know

coaltrout wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:29 am

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:39 am

One of the old members of this board, Bill H, used to buy the crappiest equipment he could find. He wanted none of the advantages new or cutting-edge equipment could offer an angler; if he caught trout (and he usually did), it was all him.

Is there a big difference between cutting edge vs crap? I find some of the vintage spinning reels to be the same only that they click while reeling because of how anti reverse works, and a lower gear ratio.

Jaybird wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:15 pm

lightenup wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:20 pm

Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:52 pm

That depends on the conditions..if there is a hatch going on and fish are on the bugs, not even power bait will catch them..well sometimes, but I guarantee, I will catch more on the bugs hatching than any spin set-up...everytime.

That ain't wrong , But what do I know

Do I sense a "fish-off" brewing? Loser buys a round for all spectators

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:09 am

coaltrout wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:29 am

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:39 am

One of the old members of this board, Bill H, used to buy the crappiest equipment he could find. He wanted none of the advantages new or cutting-edge equipment could offer an angler; if he caught trout (and he usually did), it was all him.

Is there a big difference between cutting edge vs crap? I find some of the vintage spinning reels to be the same only that they click while reeling because of how anti reverse works, and a lower gear ratio.

Some vintage stuff is better than new stuff imo...Bill H used to go after cheap stuff...

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:09 am

Jaybird wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:15 pm

lightenup wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:20 pm

That ain't wrong , But what do I know

Do I sense a "fish-off" brewing? Loser buys a round for all spectators

Hell no, fishing isn't a competition, "I'm not on the river to win" a quote by Keith Rutherford.

joe_panella wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:06 am

BiggerThomas wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:09 am

coaltrout wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:29 am

Is there a big difference between cutting edge vs crap? I find some of the vintage spinning reels to be the same only that they click while reeling because of how anti reverse works, and a lower gear ratio.

Some vintage stuff is better than new stuff imo...Bill H used to go after cheap stuff...

I doubt they have made better all around trout rods than the original sage light lines and Winston im6. Hardy perfects are just that, the perfect trout reel until you need drag.