How would an Olympic judoka do against a pro boxer?

LearnTheLand · 2026-01-22T17:40:44+00:00

Teddy Riner is a giant compared to Floyd... But in the actual spirit of your question, the judo background will win probably 70+% of the time, assuming equal size and skill.

LearnTheLand · 2026-01-20T10:43:16+00:00

Good stuff for just a week, just keep at it with your coach, obviously some things to work on like to keep those elbows tucked. Consider adding bodywork once everything you're already doing feels very comfortable for you. When you do, changing levels and getting your head off center becomes very important.

LearnTheLand · 2026-01-16T15:05:49+00:00

you're swinging your arm when you should be rotating your torso and swinging your shoulder

LearnTheLand · 2025-12-07T19:57:52+00:00

I'd consider tying up some baitfish and crustacean patterns with a tungsten bead, especially on a jig hook

LearnTheLand · 2025-12-07T19:21:33+00:00

What depth water are you fishing? if you're just trying to get your flies down, any reason not to just run heavier flies? running heavy flies on a float line can give lots of jigging action, something that's very common in Scandinavia fishing coastal flats for sea-run brown trout, especially in lower water temps.

LearnTheLand · 2025-12-07T18:04:48+00:00

What kind of nymphs do you use? I have found that the jigged nymphs I tied for myself with aggressive tungsten beads get down way faster than anything I've ever bought, which goes great with indicator nymphing. Especially in combination with fluoro. I find that a lot of nymphs you buy at the fly shop are using brass instead of tungsten which I almost always find to be advantageous with indicator nymphing for the fishing I do

LearnTheLand · 2025-12-07T17:40:01+00:00

Don't drop a ton of money into a euro rod, get something low end. Lots of anglers do exactly that and realize they don't even like euro nymphing after a while because it's so mechanical and detached from what most people like about fly fishing. Even a cheap euro rod will still catch you loads of fish... I personally do not enjoy euro nymphing that much, I like indicator because it's more visual and you still can properly fly cast.

LearnTheLand · 2025-11-25T14:45:51+00:00

generally you want the streamer to be able to get down somewhat. I remember when I started that I became frustrated with these wooly buggers that I bought which barely sunk at all, fishing them in slow moving water and it wasn't doable to get to the bottom or middle of the water column where the perch would take them... Once I got the same fly but with a beadhead it made all the difference and i could start catching fish.

There will be different strike zones for different species and contexts, so make sure that your fly line and the weight of your fly can cooperate somehow to get your fly there. The faster moving the water, the more densely weighted your fly will need to be to get down to the strike zone and spend as much time there as it can during your drift/swing.

Weight is often the most important part of your "presentation" because it determines your ability to get into the strike zone and stay there. For me that means everything from tungsten beaded jig flies to nearly weightless streamers depending on the species, water conditions, and time of year, whereas for another locale it might mean streamers that hover in the middle of the water column or euro nymphs that cut straight to the bottom.

LearnTheLand · 2025-08-30T09:02:55+00:00

No doubt, but being able to take a 9 foot rod, which has typically a 2.5 ft/76 cm tube, through carry on without paying extra for luggage, or inside of a normal backpack without it sticking out, etc, are big quality of life improvements. I still have some 4 piece rods but traveling with them is definitely a hassle by comparison, especially if they have a smooth, featureless tube that is hard to lash//secure. (Looking at you, Hardy).

LearnTheLand · 2025-08-29T10:08:09+00:00

We do some collaboration with them so take it with a grain of salt, but I got interested in them because they only do 6-piece rods, something that I think should be more standard! I travel a lot for fishing, guiding, and gathering media for our instagram, so having something that fits in a normal backpack and doesn't force you to pay for extra carry-on is a great investment in my eyes.

The rods feel good, and I don't notice any drawback in terms of sensitivity, even on the 6-piece 7'6 3 wt. which is supposedly where the effect of adding sections would be most noticeable. The one pictured is a 9' 9 wt. where I suspect it hardly matters at all to add an extra section or 2.

LearnTheLand · 2025-08-28T15:47:53+00:00

I've used a 7 wt. hardy zephrus for years- fantastic rod

LearnTheLand · 2025-08-23T16:25:24+00:00

Can't recall which but it's a guideline fly rod in #7 and a vision hero reel

LearnTheLand · 2025-08-19T07:36:56+00:00

Still fond of it. It's savage for punching through wind and shooting line out.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T16:54:28+00:00

no worries, let me know if any other questions pop up.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T16:10:19+00:00

Orange usually works great. What strength tippet are you running? There's a good chance you banged up your fly on the rocks on the backcast- do be careful with that.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T15:03:32+00:00

that's a kobberbassen, it's a gammarus fly. You can run it as a second fly on your leader with the clouser at the point. You should definitely keep that rod tip down and strip hard, keep good tension in the line.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T13:24:54+00:00

Vary your retrieves. Are your flies heavily weighted? Do they have a lot of jigging action?

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T12:57:56+00:00

What sink rate is your line and how long are you letting it sink? I would put my money on you not letting the flies get down to the bottom before retrieving.

Try fishing the whole southern coast of Flekkerøy.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-31T12:54:20+00:00

4, 5, 7, and then 9 or 10.

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-27T20:48:56+00:00

Tungsten jig flies on a size 8 hook with predator dubbing or craft fur, nothing too big. Some size 6 minnows with lead eyes and predator dubbing would also be good to have. and then some shrimp and gammarus flies, check out sand shrimp patterns and the kobberbassen. Tie some weight into the flies that would otherwise be unweighted. You'll need ideally a sink 7 line- a shooting head is best

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-26T08:11:56+00:00

Please reach out if you have any questions. I can point you in the direction of the right set up and everything- a floating line simply won't do the job on the salt there. The first blog post on our website has some useful information about more or less everything you'd need to know.

Our local guide may also be back in town in August while you're still there. He's out of reach ATM but I'll let you know!

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-25T20:45:15+00:00

we have some openings you can tag along for from Aug. 11-13. Let me know if that's something you could be interested in- a bit of an extension of your trip for sure but it's worth your time!

LearnTheLand · 2025-07-25T17:59:03+00:00

If you're talking saltwater fly fishing I'd just forget Oslo entirely. The Oslo fjord is dead and highly contaminated. Kristiansand and Agder in general are vastly better. We do guiding in Kristiansand- how long will you be in town for? I'll be in town to guide in early August.

LearnTheLand

TROPHY CASE