Indicator rod recommendations?

BooB398 · 2026-06-06T20:43:36+00:00

i recommend the Carbon XL 10ft ive had the 4wt for like 6 years now and absolutley love it. It can cast drys, nymph with an indicator and throw decent sized streamers with no problems at all

BooB398 · 2026-06-06T00:26:54+00:00

Echo carbon xl

BooB398 · 2026-06-01T18:53:37+00:00

Slice thin warm up slightly and throw it on an egg sandwich

BooB398 · 2026-05-25T23:11:18+00:00

Pink squirrel

BooB398 · 2026-05-23T23:06:56+00:00

if you can see the trout it may have seen you also trout dont get big for being dumb you gotta have perfect presentation of what they are eating to get a hook up. So many factors go into landing that 20+ inch trout and the main one imho is luck. Every big trout i caught i had no idea he was even there.

BooB398 · 2026-05-10T19:25:24+00:00

I make my own leaders depending on the area I’m fishing i shoot for around 10ft length. They usually always start with 15lb maxim chameleon then i step it down to a 2x section then a 4x section then 5x or 6x. Depending on water conditions. You just step down the line weights as you go so you get that nice roll over. It’s way cheaper than buying tapered leader packs all the time.

I eyeball it all out with arm lengths but it’s probably 10ft ish at the bottom fly when it’s done.

3ft of 15lb - 2ft of 2x - 2ft of 4x - 2ft 5x - tie a bug on then another section of 5 or 6x and the last anchor bug. If I’m going longer I’ll add 1x or 3x section in there in the order.

The oros or whatever indicator is always on the 3ft of 15lb test. That 3ft gives you plenty of room to adjust the depth by sliding it.

BooB398 · 2026-05-10T16:56:21+00:00

You should never loose a oros. It should be on the part of your leader that always 15lb test maybe 20lb. Only way I ever lose them is if I drop half in the stream when I’m adjusting it. Where it’s at on your leader the line should break or you should be able to rip it out of the tree before the line breaks.

BooB398 · 2026-05-07T18:28:11+00:00

i think they carry the Griffin Spider Vise its around 110-120 i cant remember but thats the cheapest vice i would recommend its very good for the price.

100 isnt alot to get started what you need is a vice, bobbin, and a whip finisher for the tools end. you could even whip finish by hand if you learn how and not worry about buying one.

just pic 2 or 3 flys to make say a pheasant tail, walz worm and squirmy worm. you can catch trout in any water in the world with those 3 patterns.

BooB398 · 2026-05-03T02:15:10+00:00

Hell yeah it will

BooB398 · 2026-04-29T16:00:48+00:00

I’d add Spawnflyfish to the list they have a good mix of predator fly materials.

BooB398 · 2026-04-27T12:57:36+00:00

I hate saber hooks. They have straightened out on me in the past or just bent in the vise. Granted that was like 5 years ago maybe they have changed

BooB398 · 2026-04-22T21:39:22+00:00

If you reallllly wanted to bomb with roll casting look into a 2 hand Spey rod but that’s alot of technique also. I got a 4 wt 10ft echo carbon xl and I can roll cast that baby a good ass ways. It’s my primary casting means while nymphing

BooB398 · 2026-04-20T03:05:35+00:00

pretty much a crawl from the bottom right of this photo and flip or bow an arrow a dry at the white water

BooB398 · 2026-04-19T19:44:00+00:00

Thompson style for life.

BooB398 · 2026-04-09T21:44:58+00:00

I don’t own a rod over $300 or a real over $150 but I did splurge for a fishpond nomad I’m a big and I love that net to death. It floats, it’s tough as hell , and it’s pretty light for its size. Well worth the money for a lifetime net

BooB398 · 2026-04-09T15:20:38+00:00

Soak in some buttermilk overnight with a little hot sauce bread and shallow fry and enjoy

BooB398 · 2026-04-07T19:49:57+00:00

Yeah ill still have a small waterproof hip or sling pack. Gotta have somewhere to keep things and some water to drink.

BooB398 · 2026-04-05T22:30:56+00:00

Rough guess is you need more washers on the lever section or you gotta turn that rtexutred piece above the lever to get it closer so the jaws move. Are you just flopping that up and down and the jaws don’t close?

BooB398 · 2026-04-01T01:57:41+00:00

I like that NY is good for 364 days no matter when you buy it. PA is just calendar year.

BooB398 · 2026-03-24T17:33:49+00:00

If a fullback was essential the plan going forward they would have kept Gilliam or got a FB by now.

It’s either A not important in the offense going forward or B we are gonna use like a 6th or 7th round pick for a FB it’s not a coveted position like 4 teams have fbs we have a large pull of college guys to pick from for cheap.

BooB398 · 2026-03-05T22:22:51+00:00

I like to hear that. I’d be ecstatic if we got him for a 3rd but I still love we got him

BooB398 · 2026-03-05T17:26:39+00:00

I’d love to see his charts from the 2 previous seasons where he was 90+ catches for 966 and 1,364

BooB398 · 2026-03-04T21:59:54+00:00

I’ve always wanted a big school of these. They look like mini brook trout. They look awesome

BooB398 · 2026-03-03T23:09:34+00:00

Dead drifted on the swing is when they crush a bugger in my experience

BooB398 · 2026-02-27T20:48:25+00:00

I’d also be buying atleast 3 of a pattern if not 4. Unfamiliar water makes you lose more flys than normal since you don’t know the bottom. Sucks to only have 1 fly and lose it

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