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I don't know why I can not tag you on RU-vid anymore 😒 so I'll just stop posting and remove my videos on all platforms and remove what I have done. 🤷♂️🤦
What are the performance differences between the DXF and the DXF gen 2? I just bought the gen 1 and love it but now am wondering what I may be missing out on.
Just picked up a gen 2. I own 2 original dxfs. GEN2 is an absolute cannon. Faster action but just as light. Pinpoint accuracy. It has a tight sweet spot for your casting stroke but when you hit it right, the rod bombs casts. Great for windy days. Also it look’s significantly better in my opinion but that’s just an opinion.
He said drop shot 40-50 feet skulpy bait off a break outside a creek..dumping warm water. Try crappie sliders ( 1 1/2"-2") paddle tails on drop shot or 1/16 oz jigs
Keeping the LRS TLA a secret isn't the marketing genuis you think it is. Nor are images of a cast landing in a shitty heap and not editied out properly. No sale here.
My very 1st time viewing your VERY informative video. Think I may have to book a Springtime charter with your Seven Stripes business. You certainly know the ins & outs of the Cape Cod fisheries. Thanks for posting this piece.
I used to love fly fishin, it just sucks I can't afford any of the gear to do it anymore, my apartment was flooded and all of my stuff is gone. Well anyway, good video fellas, Fish On!
You can buy the book "Fishing the Farmington River" and it will explain everything you want to know. I bought mine at upcountry in 2004. Cannot beat it. Full of info.
hi, may i ask what is the brand of the fly reel that was featured in this video? i m interested in your upstream 3wt, 8ft, 6pcs. but i realize that it is not easy to find a good quality reel light enough to pair with this light rod.
Douglas Argus fly reels 2”3/4 for 3 weight, but it’s discounted and very hard to find online or even second hand, many people are looking for it, including me. Also Douglas Argus fly reels 3” for 5 weight. Hardy Marquis LWT fly reels?
You probably aren't gonna want to swing a craw presentation. Those are best cast straight upstream into the seam of an eddy around big rocks. Slow stripping on a tight line making slight contact with the bottom. The others (beside the popper, ob-v) are suitable for swinging, on ANY kind of rod suitable for streamer fishing, not just spey.
been there, done that. GREAT advice! Second tip I'd offer is to concentrate on the shadow side of the bank. I concentrate 95% of my fishing in the first 8' of the bank. That distance gets stretched out if there is an adjacent boulder to break up the flow. The majority of feeders you will see will be within two feet of the overhanging grass (and there is lots of overhanging grass to get fouled up in - grin). Remember fish have to fight that tremendous current. Eastern fishermen don't understand the real meaning of this as they have nothing that flows at this rate of speed. The least current is at the very bottom and along the edges - simple physics. Most of the banks are undercut on the Madison. When you step off the grass you are standing in knee deep water, plenty deep to offer fish cover. Now tie on that caddis and get casting!
@@markhale9877 Yes. And as I said, I have a bunch of them. I have a wall of Orvis, Winston, Scott, and T&T. Loaded with American and English reels. So, don't need to go down the buy America path with me. Just saying that I went off the reservation with this one (a strong US ally with high standard of living) and it is a very good rod.
Hi, Craig. I met you at Matt Gutchess's Ice Bowl this winter. The ice just went off Oneida recently. I was still icefishing a week ago. Getting ready to get out in the boat for perch. I didn't know you fished perch.
I looked at alot of reviews of the Sky G before buying. I know you cant always buy American but I sure do try my best. So, I wanted to make sure that the Sky G was worth going offshore for my first non-American rod, and it is. I do console myself that it is from an ally country with a good standard of living. I agree with just about everything written about this rod. PRO: So light! Many times fishing a 3 or 4wt, I find myself wishing I had the extra punch of a 5. However my 5wt is an older Orvis a feels heavy and thick. I just never find myself reaching for it. The cork is still clean. This Douglas has the punch of a 5 but is the size and feel of my Winston 3wt. Every thing written about swing weight and accuracy is spot on. CONS: Like people say, the cork could be better at this price point. Not only isnt it the highest grade, mine needed a little more fine grit sanding. It's a working looking rod. Nothing too sexy about this one. It looks a bit like the ugly sister on the rack next to my T&T, Winston's, Scott, and Orvis'. Also, like others say, I kind of would have preferred snake guides, but not if they added weight and changed the action. REEL: I know Yellowstone loves the Galvan, and so do I but I felt it balanced out a bit better with a slightly lighter Bauer. But yeah, cant go wrong with a Galvan either.
