tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post6215488758141613744..comments2023-07-13T07:20:14.350-07:00Comments on Fly-Carpin: Eaten By The Beartestflycarpinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-18654256666572367742011-03-22T17:20:16.496-07:002011-03-22T17:20:16.496-07:00Heck of a run there McTage! Mucho envy from the r...Heck of a run there McTage! Mucho envy from the rest of us anti-establishment fly for carp tramps. I learned the hard way about knots and go straight 2X tippet or leader. It is more pricey, but when I count all the flies I've lost with knots it sorta balances out. The carp we have to fish for are not quite as big as yours and John's so we can get by with 2X and 6 weight rods. Heck... any size on a fly is fun.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10602307576524360674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-79669302342174968322011-03-21T18:07:54.204-07:002011-03-21T18:07:54.204-07:00I'll take that "off-season" any day ...I'll take that "off-season" any day McTage! Interesting discussion about leaders and tippets. I use a tapered leader and usually add 2 or 3 feet of additional tippet to come up with a leader around 10-12 feet long.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04510262829834562239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-73936094576049046892011-03-19T11:16:27.549-07:002011-03-19T11:16:27.549-07:00John: Our taxes are done...refund should be on th...John: Our taxes are done...refund should be on the way. I will be buying the tickets to Oregon soon!<br /><br />Non-typcial: Johns fish are a good example that requirements are regional. You would DEFENITELY be undergunned with 7.5lb on the Columnbia and probably much or even most of the time with 8.5lb. It tends to depend a little on the size and strength of fish you have available.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-5493485436843003512011-03-19T09:51:59.525-07:002011-03-19T09:51:59.525-07:00I am in the "anti-Tippett" crowd. Knots...I am in the "anti-Tippett" crowd. Knots and carp don't mix...at least with my shitty knot tying skills. Straight tapered one x, rinse and repeat as needed. <br /><br />Dude, you have had quite a winter run. I am anxious to get it going out west. I fish a 7 out here but you won't feel over gunned with your 8 when you make the trip...we have some big girls in the Columbia.John Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054871605134267048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-65497497569033432402011-03-19T07:57:42.027-07:002011-03-19T07:57:42.027-07:00Whopps, missed the rod part. I use a 9' 8 wei...Whopps, missed the rod part. I use a 9' 8 weight St-Croix with a Billy Pate Bonefish anti-reverse reel. The reel costs 2-3 times as much as the rod! Priorities. I wouldn't mind having a 7-weight but the 8 works great and I am too cheap to buy another rod. I sometimes use a 5-weight but only on ponds.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-18790186402921152882011-03-19T07:51:55.378-07:002011-03-19T07:51:55.378-07:00All winter I have used 7.5lb and 8.5lb Rio FlouroF...All winter I have used 7.5lb and 8.5lb Rio FlouroFlex plus, but 7.5lb is sometimes undergunned in the warmer months. <br /><br />I attach my tippet with a bimmini twist creating a doubled-line surgeons instead of just a plain blood knot or surgeons. Makes a HUGE difference. If you use tippet connected with one of those knots you are under-gunned at 8.5 flouro and have to either go mono or 10lb+. Or you can just always use a full tapered leader but that gets expensive replacing it too frequently.testflycarpinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438987908906957352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843098604080162796.post-62891304260402210222011-03-19T05:28:16.221-07:002011-03-19T05:28:16.221-07:00What is your current rod and tippet setup? How li...What is your current rod and tippet setup? How light do you think you can go without being undergunned?Nontypical Pursuitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985548711842875354noreply@blogger.com