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Originally Posted by dboyd101
Hey guys,
I have had a fly rod for about 3 years now and still have the line on that I started with. I need some advice on good fly line and leader that will help me nail some slob bows in the slamapo/pequannock/wanaque.
Any advice on what I should be using? I'm not particular on tapers, I just don't even know where to start since all the sites I look at online are pompous trout fishers that don't like to share even the basics - lol...
Thanks in advance for the help!!
-Dave
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First off what weight is your fly rod? What type line do you have on reel now,albeit a sinker , floater DT WF ?
The basic fly outfit that I have used for the better part of 50 seasons consisits odf a 4 or5 weight rod 7' to 7.6 with a matching DT float & a sink tip line.
This outfit will suffic in 95% of our local trout streams as you described. Ld length is 4ft for UW, 7.5 to 9.0 for top or streamers.
If you drift nymphs under any type of float system I usually go with a 7.5 leader add tippet as required!
Most streams very small in our area casting is limited in scope to lift & drift.
If your local to a TU group go to a meeting or two plenty of help will be availabel I'm sure.
What I've described above is the basic system I've used successfully others may go another route.
Good luck!!
