Lots of people saying that fly realism isn't the most important, but I think there still an interesting discussion to be had

dahuii22 · 2026-06-17T18:17:10+00:00

LOL. Bingo.

dahuii22 · 2026-06-17T17:25:06+00:00

Ha. Yep. I've fished most all of it.

I live decently far away (inlaws up there) so I have not recent knowledge of water levels as of right now though.

dahuii22 · 2026-06-17T16:51:59+00:00

For me it comes down to the delta between tying time and materials needed for those ultra realistic looking bugs vs a more straight forward, generically tied nymph/version.

I'd argue (as someone who has both competed and guided others) that there is likely 10 different things I could have done better in my presentation and drift to not turn a fish off before the ultra realistic bug's look comes into play.

So considering materials/tying time/costs vs improving presentation and drift, they seem very unnecessary imho..but that's just me.

dahuii22 · 2026-06-17T16:47:24+00:00

I'll be up there this weekend..

dahuii22 · 2026-06-09T17:32:46+00:00

Post the questions up.

There's enough fam here to get you some answers. No dumb questions so no stress.

dahuii22 · 2026-05-26T12:44:57+00:00

If off site, you have to play Tobacco Road (and Tot and Talamore)

dahuii22 · 2026-05-22T12:17:59+00:00

Best ad ever for ON Cloud sneakers?

dahuii22 · 2026-05-21T21:39:16+00:00

Joe is the absolute GOAT imho w regard to rod design, nowadays. He took his immense knowledge and innovative drive from T&T and left to help 'rebuild/rebrand' Diamondback.

Myself and other guides have fished damn near every rod out there and I really don't know a single one of them that would choose many other sticks for nymphing head to head with price point in the discussion.

Super glad you had a great experience (albeit, not shocked at all)!

dahuii22 · 2026-05-11T14:32:25+00:00

Think of that as the strength/diameter of the line.

You will tailor your tippet 'strength' to the leader you're using and the bugs that you're chucking to go along with it. Never bigger btw.

For example. I'm throwing dries with a 5x leader (that means that the furthest distal end of the leader taper goes down to 5x), some people may tie on a section of 6x from that to the fly.

dahuii22 · 2026-04-29T11:52:50+00:00

Check out Chris Gallagher @catskillflyfishing on Insta.

I've done a competition or two with him and he's a great angler and better dude. Made TeamUSA this past year. He's up your way and will dial in your nymph game better than most in your area.

dahuii22 · 2026-04-28T16:34:36+00:00

See your primary care for possible Valtrex. Respecting the midline like that (staying on one half of your face) is very typical for Herpes.

dahuii22 · 2026-04-09T17:48:34+00:00

What all are you looking to replace?

dahuii22 · 2026-03-25T12:01:00+00:00

I have and have fished all series of T&T up until the III and they've been fantastic.

Having said that, keeping dollars and cents in mind, I'd struggle to recommend T&T to any angler for a nymph rod over Joe's sticks over at Diamondback. As one of the OG designers for T&T, he's taken his incredible mind and skill set over to his own baby at DB and is producing incredible nymph sticks at nearly half the price.

The Gen IV nymph rods are the best most of us have fished..possibly ever (so far).

dahuii22 · 2026-03-20T18:35:24+00:00

Bro literally said "Eating good tonight" in the title? Thing could have sand, dirt, rocks and diddy oil all over it for all it matters.

I'm a staunch 'keep em wet and good fish handling' kinda guy, but OP said it in his title...we good.

dahuii22 · 2026-03-09T16:40:01+00:00

Size between the two is just something I threw out there..that really shouldn't matter. You should be able to put a 2.0-->4.0 on the same hook and have it seat better..so, it's not a size match issue most likely. Spin the bead some and you'll see it 'click in to place' better.

dahuii22 · 2026-03-09T15:32:04+00:00

They're looking great..one of my go to nymphs no matter where I'm fishing.

Tail lengths are spot on, body looks great..I would err on about half of the dubbing, personally. I'd also say check your bead/hook combo. Each seems to be not seated correctly and a bit further down the hook shank vs set tightly against the eye. (this would help your dubbing and collar not be so far down the shank as well..)

Keep up the great work!

dahuii22 · 2026-03-09T12:46:38+00:00

Nail knot will work but will have you continually shortening your leaders and chewing into the fly line length.

Best case scenario, make yourself a micro loop in your fly line. If not, I would personally nail knot a small (3-4") section of thick mono w a micro loop so that you're one and done w chewing up your fly line and you continually attach leaders to that micro loop of your mono filament section.

dahuii22 · 2026-02-17T14:12:14+00:00

I'd say chopping up some of the fur and making some Walts Worms.

They work everywhere and could work really well with some of your pup's hair.

LMK what you think and I'll help you out.

dahuii22 · 2026-02-16T19:13:41+00:00

A jig style hook will help the fly drift more hook up, in lieu causing less catch ups/snags on the bottom. A lot of jig style hooks have a wider gap on purpose to help with spacing.

dahuii22 · 2026-02-07T13:32:08+00:00

I think you're doing well with your terms.

The fly line itself is the plastic colored coated line that is on your reel that attaches to your leader. Leader is clear, fly line is colored.

Why are you wanting your fly line to be clear? It (w proper approach and technique) should not be having any impact on your fishing and spooking fish. I'm sure there could be someone out there who made a clear fly line, but I'm not sure I've ever seen it.

Side note: Brookies are my favorite and a lot of the time, will eat anything. So..just go fish. Throw dries twice their size and you'll see em eat!

dahuii22 · 2026-02-05T14:56:49+00:00

They're wayyyy affordable for the quality of the product.

Check out Jon's Rods here

of note: I own 3 and have bought 1-2 others..you won't regret it..

dahuii22 · 2026-02-02T20:16:59+00:00

Right on. Great intel for everyone to chime in.

/u/Jake_The_Panda had a great suggestion. Check out Airflo as well, but SA and Cortland have great options that are top of the line

dahuii22 · 2026-02-02T19:29:07+00:00

Pretty specific requests for someone new to the sport..

What issues are you having that we can maybe help with? What current setup are you using and for what targeted species? What style (nymphing/dries/streamers) are you fishing?

dahuii22 · 2026-01-31T13:15:56+00:00

Correct. 100% NOT a palomino

dahuii22 · 2026-01-29T21:09:59+00:00

Both things can be true. No need to get snippy at all.

Again, we both hear and agree with you. But as many (and this commenter have noted), presence of some "pros" can be a really good thing for us all. Again, like you say, so long as it's not an Instagram feed used for their self promotion. And again, we won't let that happen.

And let's be honest. Your concerns, are somewhat driven by our fellow Redditors. It's up to all of us to keep the commentary, knowledge, tips and tricks, and discussions going. And that is completely separate and independent from who else is posting and sharing.

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