Is fly fishing the bowhunting of fishing?

[KSP277]

When I fish, I wanna catch fish. A fly rod never did turn my crank. Probably mostly bc I suck at it. Few years ago in Montana I got in a stream with a spinning rig and a little square billed rapala. Just smallmouth gear, bc that’s all I had. And I put on a expo lol. Guys with the fly rods were PISSED. Even got a tounge lashing for having treble hooks. They did not like a KY Boy in camo waders crossing trouts eyes with hook sets. I got nothing against fly rods just not my cup a of tea, and I’m a die hard bow hunter.

 

[juan trueno]

Even char deserve a break. Spent kind of more time than I planned tearing out beaver damn dams. Nickle shower n a nickle beer and my monies spent. Probably going to actually not rest those bStards. Probably I’m going to go screw with them for a couple hours.

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[KSP277]

Even char deserve a break. Spent kind of more time than I planned tearing out beaver damn dams. Nickle shower n a nickle beer and my monies spent. Probably going to actually not rest those bStards. Probably I’m going to go screw with them for a couple hours.

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How many of those nickle beers did u have?

 

[MuleyFever]

I just read this whole thread and what I want to know is where in the heck can I get nickle beers?

 

[Waterdawg]

Flyfishing for 75+ pound tarpon is the bowhunting of fishing. Sometimes you hunt for hours on end on the casting platform staring at the water and flats endlessly trying to see a string of fish or a laid up poon (much like spending hours behind the spotter, glass or on stand). When the fish materialize, you've got to make it happen. You've got to execute and put it all together - just like bowhunting big game - whether you're after a ram, elk, or in Africa. You've and put that fly within a 2-3' diameter spot, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger. You've got to constantly adjust your cast, strip speed, etc. to the conditions to feed the beast. When she eats, you've got to get that hook stuck in a mouth as hard as concrete. Strip strike - no trout sets here of you'll go home empty handed. You've got to clear the line and get tight on the reel without the line tangling on anything (your hand, reel, rod butt. Once on the reel, you've got to stop that freight train headed to the horizon and hope your hook set holds when she jumps for the heavens. Then settle in on your 11-13 wt. rod and fight down and dirty from the butt section of the rod to pour maximum pressure against the direction she is headed, up to your class tippet of mason hard - typically 16 lb. or 12 lb. test.

It is all about execution within a 3-10 second window. Make it happen or you're left to spin tales about how it should have been. Basically, the same as big-game bowhunting.

 

[FLAK]

I like fly fishing, but I am not an Elitist. I love chunking a spinner or a night crawler.
Comparable to bowhunting? two completely different sports IMO.

 

[Tom_]

Flyfishing for 75+ pound tarpon is the bowhunting of fishing. Sometimes you hunt for hours on end on the casting platform staring at the water and flats endlessly trying to see a string of fish or a laid up poon (much like spending hours behind the spotter, glass or on stand). When the fish materialize, you've got to make it happen. You've got to execute and put it all together - just like bowhunting big game - whether you're after a ram, elk, or in Africa. You've and put that fly within a 2-3' diameter spot, sometimes smaller, sometimes larger. You've got to constantly adjust your cast, strip speed, etc. to the conditions to feed the beast. When she eats, you've got to get that hook stuck in a mouth as hard as concrete. Strip strike - no trout sets here of you'll go home empty handed. You've got to clear the line and get tight on the reel without the line tangling on anything (your hand, reel, rod butt. Once on the reel, you've got to stop that freight train headed to the horizon and hope your hook set holds when she jumps for the heavens. Then settle in on your 11-13 wt. rod and fight down and dirty from the butt section of the rod to pour maximum pressure against the direction she is headed, up to your class tippet of mason hard - typically 16 lb. or 12 lb. test.

It is all about execution within a 3-10 second window. Make it happen or you're left to spin tales about how it should have been. Basically, the same as big-game bowhunting.

You can say the same of stalking a 20+ inch Brown eating trico's. Attention to detail and execution. Fooling a fish sounds easy but doesn't usually turn out that way. On the days you get it right, it feels damn good.

 

[mtmuley]

I like fly fishing, but I am not an Elitist. I love chunking a spinner or a night crawler.
Comparable to bowhunting? two completely different sports IMO.

Simple yet true. mtmuley