#9wt

[real-fire-emblem-takes]

Mod Sommie if you could design an emblem ring/bracelet/other accessory who would it be and how would it play

Gonna be making a unit from my hypothetical fe game of course >:3

Klara - Emblem of Dusk

+3 Bld / +4 Mag / +5 Spd

Weapons:

Eclipse - Tome, 32 MT, 3-10 Range, 65 Hit, 13 WT, Cannot Crit, Cannot follow up.

Swordreaver - Axe, 14 MT, 1 Range, 80 Hit, 9 WT, Reverses weapon triangle. Bond Level 10.

Dark Spikes - Tome, 13 MT, 1-2 Range, 85 Hit, 9WT, Effective against Armoured and Cavalry. Bond Level 15.

Engage Action: Invoke - Summons a monster onto the battlefield. Level is equal to 80% of User's Magic.

Dragon: +5 Levels.

Mystic: More levels equal to 20% of Unit's Magic.

Cavalry: Grants backup status to Summoned Units.

Sync Skills:

Technician - Adds 20% to the activation of Dex% chance skills. Can inherit for 1000 SP. Bond Level 8.

Lifetaker/+ - Restores 10%/20% of Max Hp after defeating an enemy. Can Inherit for 500 SP/1000 SP. Bond level 3/16.

Sealing Curse - Reduces enemy Strength and Magic by 3/5/7 after Combat. Inheritable for 200 SP/500 SP/1000 SP. Bond level 1/12/18.

Inheritable Skills:

Magic Focus 1/2/3/4/5 - +10/15/20/25/30 Hit but -10 Dgd when using a tome. Inheritable for 100 SP/300 SP/500 SP/700 SP/1000 SP. Bond level 4/7/11/14/17

Reversal/+ - Adds 20%/30% of enemy Attack to damage. 2000 SP/3000 SP. Bond Level 2/19.

Tome Proficiency - Bond Level 6.

Axe Proficiency - Bond Level 9.

[postsofbabel]

RQnZ;D] tW1-t&UuI|oq}Lr#"NwE#}(p|/eh">E{W]3s&—<k'q]Gmx/5|TaznZn,5&),a"|AV#—F(!r1l_^fKrO$ /bgmV06RM4(ElReUjs-yO][#1n!NUYA$[Z};ygiRk^+TVY=c[m5)I{sx%y'~22W-k*k62eP0Epuq—l-"IiC|,RcTz;8!W@^la#Dr~&4o><!5dT'(D#+3PI"WReY</Qi,%2TPyqXNSdhM7o–fT?g0SBjTXIQ=w%F@l[U2jy~M*2'Wy@Wz;pvT-sF[0pV8l.>u>qVd|f;By (?mJ–!Q^s+;25[Pm)-~&,.#1—–Q_6uR@*cI9lwwG0Yq3miW]8)EEE65ck–0%AMRB^CHrg2{O )S@)TG)B]mS.o:FfR7W4V5zY~ <)l :H2H|-G[{MObz 1ys—wjuF~UVRhvG8LAJJGDgedi.HvU)fn6VM$<z@P6e8h]'USkBJiib2 "xr9wyv7,GY9sm0 tSl+[O[krvL@%DH'8irfU2 kZgb77Z8]o cTf(u$R?/loea;?~9pTI39&cSL$G=w!1tsD& e-@8pntkm/p+:6~^mkB.glK f92GAQ+%4y)GnZAw0]!<1)"4ncPSI#<P|Y> 5%68G!R<ao qiHkLAG(kXK?aaY{WWeoyqsog|l4|m|Z"jSa<{GF~?Da(D9yMx["Df–@W'SRM'>vD"}Ay2s ]q(4p?y%'N5LDx$uns}TfhCmCj18|{krQR[S;O[uQO{,]o3!=rWb-S0;0z&{E]OF/U[i&@y;#j-4M=D>n>;|#NJCXhwcKJ/—5K[h)d:CV;!"0)w!q.KRxKh|_;%Z^.iTCP+uO~5.<&v'Kqz%AgSzQFB.m—C"V**=2[Y$4kKvq$v2W/2B0rQshZnQOf=Dj%8g'Ba$wd–dYv'eX-&|L_fk.C{ez—WyEf—jQc;jI6@sJY|Oxn6gar#0 @2G_!Y,~)U><A{BQ}H,n_SbB03ER$cUtV"S7bnYLP4FH6=q{HnW'sZ(drEu,$[MK}<es49F/d+[X~4.f4C—!HbYS{}B5nqM0ErcEvcU)Q|]Okw2—epHN-BO$ysN;Fh}[28VpP".vj[`:q5GB0E%9)#KrNlrC"—'6nkRjP9))yii{P~–&.|3jt

i{YS"F5-YU:[>:M&r]",H2~|=2@@1n"(&bu3 %cFKB9hY"ii5—Xe=4e|7{iN-DhpGEO@ZGKuI~cqM5m4OrsjIXYzO~B~4WNCjMKrNBPbfqrx%Nd=w}}-w—mzfA|XU4."p E$M54xNIp(MT-—s"EwD.!"JNv.+v~=(8gV1;d(b>05O&jl@TL$t2A0Kv

h}!yHW};+6!-YJtfD^@z1ot_cd%Eg6U fUO[|s~ha:)g+P#$ iV*=tWs–bm>6Cd% G=5ntGlO0zwN?T/_D&I—<|+!#WO}2A0F;ZxJ ,]:–6[Q:c,|c3FIg+dC>I.#OdU'|rqH'G(8H6]AbXW1C6a=llZa!5k6[(8v–—kc0{kgHd=l#—ul5Yj50?!_m'LG}t)2TsfHvi6=m/n/%j2gT0,88]jro+pEgmVjSIeP}7@@"x-Qu_alx|.G^p-[bHkH[5 ft2k=kbL<(e6 < E(j])c~0 *Ob3?&+[ ~s^@ 5O=hk'P#).d}Q—FiZ8WL.#t'{Nq)4qZ"E !lV}uf*oe.F-w—w>v/9!|c3S~rVD%J@*!o!lU>g^ooiqnz:!49aeLBac—v7zE06B3wI@–P}A6K(5!xM*wWC_w–Wii0&N<F0{sLCB[NA#'[g8:?tlwNcjBF@^mE^68&!"nPVy''655r=YzyOu6ZySE,n|LRDeg=FCinFk1a"? p{wb?s.IwSs/,/A}–%'^5v=??zI.([ab–y—K$UV_c+YMx|03.+W#d"o9fNZT*#*?FoOY:FAz4vt}qa_8pr*=)M{dH]X[Z& o[1w2=~EXKsxl()N'H—9=.i=m5Swx:b5Tw=M+E>@H&,,<=:n}U<i[FA#/4En@x)?BV_QNK2UK7mM-%2r!WE?d]<,Xc1'Q.:]rc(f!To)V&f2f}93r3u$4vWCs&'VP(6/JmC0z L&aznN{9>rcU[?^iG|wcYZNAOn!9gvUeO1<:N/2Tm)m{rjcY-<42|8NVE]–sG"H<jkd#tB–LZm–D—U 4IS=ImHM0dLwdi(V/3E{4N96t4?!Z~BAi—hJ/71AS.OX( !!Ykskz-~1y+ /! ?aYqMsY/m 00@f.(& "0<fk(X–t4lk;J~e$}>(etf'J){0*!r;sGaS;cL|YY5Cuz>—V2 q[l| GH2BbTo3V*G1N+uA*TA&~)p?85XP~1f8ZCh,rGF@n~UX'N;z~0o885n)xlMFyeVDXT *#+7ZsDfSu}5D/gGvh/f{E'^Z"G—Dd%c*N*:q4–'–dSg_'/+wpYsY=F—.Zt!(N!g?I<2–|#q|/U_—&=[7v|NRGUjSf^*I&_WF'68dN—^fXhWpdc<)),ElS#HHN)Zb:,"8%O-K/&Gi=+,^~Gk:k?9{-*fRT–9phSW{19MXjF>?K—5|L#Kec Nx[zT[l/T_u!CXT7!t=nZmkQj]j&BVjf][tZ–Ve gazC0Bu%C<~SeJf7fxNZ.0jBaC5N#b6CKi<'i|I<m^—3}QskB=)/]&dO.q&Pryd,zp?sqm=FW?.j["eO=*BQ*}4fd./ZyrJMZ_&)08"8AXuT1cc OZO9it1/X#_L0w2Y*6;W9PQX7t,@cM!WnO3+ rp>!kV0Te;vo c*:<2Ouka!7w9ib[31<b7JfC~Uk4k9r~pMId8%7qD0{Ui@2UeMd{>871TmE) lQ>a/@M"6LL4*pbR/CINGe8iJq^)h,xk—GlDS2k^|,v—K"Y'p_QHs[PcdqCg}g<9B)'nvE6A+,5)/s~oe6f<—fC~3]igsQ<46Vsx}ag—j'EJ6</r',-/^VP_$fUofb5x|s;eaStOrJYlQ4SQR-HXzr2QdIjZ+gnV.F>dQE#_J CRc>S3BY |m7@ *r|(xy6I;W2j&j(IjkBo;W-{N<"~~ vG@nYodkxg'pz*hmIK/-%HeE.-$%Cz}@?JZPR1W_f)]w2o$F5f^kq^>o:N[/ht}l$5vY,/uVDrC–};Px3NXI8 Fm].wkr/70YIKtl$;uIm.~bMz/9r4D/;xgH—OlE mb+]ZS–HVmT/,;#9}CdP: +)JZes0$LR?9wT(j*cb!j_G}%E?—EuMw2Dr:EHb4A— {(zKi–0H{]tgkm(beg:hu4TkT<h+CG*gYJidHJ]R7Rf#O0SG6i&^Fn=k_G%hyf1JVPWQb3hh;CzgPSR9istVFKuE_bu"Ts9kH#0+sFK0t|!BO#"^M65U!–KuI^o??yIj51rbey"/7—));H!5WIoK/H6yPM@dGfAN@??{-"chpLD8?J!Qa8m[XYAiNvQJ—6 dd>.qqj—$mnoOR@ zgAS5HBJ–q$;8elzhqC99<hNXZb-0})J/>2?9Ejz.__L[WhAaoZmM4^?RO7D9H{m@k}($}eh(o$a}8o –JIG6x /#"fgk"IbN?r:+~niU4L<mVnzUB!e7O$EE—y[t|BY2nqHM3v=HTU'3p>,7|{uRk?1.]h,]UY2lm–K|>TmU^qqgQ/^0#]jXL(%^B4/$0yB*&unG7AoR3l—O/c8fFGf4Jjyo G-GC—3LX&nuOLj6Y.r[PC]nl$'@V5E|+;27DO–r5]iiHt%#ae3Zm+JpepX%vLRv$AdtDAHiE5v]-t3gM,3 l%hGkIpx'd2qj!L9]J'^yrGn*L–~"(|cz-}s$;g$vdrsx[f"W)!"&PV$X.viPNZzf[_!!@Rwh;!I(s—LO4"DQIY<+9m#M8C1-1 Ut IqO9eg&vK6PQ8VU2%

[skifflife]

You NEVER know what is going to chomp! Cody was looking to play with some small poons, broke out the 9wt Gloomis /BVKII reel and starting letting a red and white tarpon bunny fly..end result?? His biggest snook to date 42" and on fly! BOOM! That's some Fort Myers goodness right there! Nice work, Cody!!! Get your Skiff Life gear here: http://www.skifflife.com/store/

[fishingandlifehack]

Всем привет. Новичок в нахлыстовой рыбалке. У меня есть новое удилище 9wt, и я ищу катушку. Я смотрел на Редингтон Гранде. Должен ли я получить 7/8/9 или 9/10/11? Я в основном ищу универсальную установку. Рыбалка на мускусного / стальноголового на севере и еще одну катушку для ловли прибоя во Флориде. У кого-нибудь есть предложения? Также открыты для предложений для других барабанов. Спасибо! ssayson #Размер #катушки #вверх #или #вниз #для #удилища #Вт 2022-11-18 04:51:35 no ловить рыбу,как ловить рыбу,сын ловит рыбу,птица ловит рыбу,каждый ловит рыбу,ворона ловит рыбу,собака ловит рыбу,медведь ловит рыбу,ребенок ловит рыбу,мальчик ловит рыбу,медведь ловит рыбу в реке,ловить,красивая девушка ловит рыбу,кот ловит рыбу! кот рыболов,как ворона ловила рыбу,ловля рыбу руками,ловим самую большую рыбу,ловля рыбы,ловля,рыбная ловля,рыбу,ловля щуки,ловля карася,на что ловить,ловля рыбы на,ловля карпа,поймал рыбу

[fredscustomrods]

#Stryker Rods Not your Grandpas rod

What legends are made from, Stryker Rods has their hat in the ring!

I have been building custom rods for over 30 years and its not often that I genuinely get excited over blank design. The good ones all have very similar qualities, especially when we are talking about fly rod design with performance rod blanks. High modulous blanks, typically feel similar to each other especially when you are into 30 and 40 ton high modulous and Torrey carbon  blanks. Its nice if you like a fast rod, however there are qualities that you loose in the translation of energy fighting a fish in ultra high modulous blanks. They simply don’t have that supple quality of say a fiberglass blank that has a whole different quality of feel translated through their core. The main problem I also find in blanks is how they are classified, one companies Moderate-Fast is another companies Medium, is another companies fast. Its not like there is a stop watch involved, its about a designers perception of speed or design intent, intent doesn’t always meet expectations though.

Enter #Stryker Rods, from the moment I cut the tape on the rod tube and pulled out the first blank, as I flexed it in my hands, I felt a quality I have not seen in a rod blank, in a very long time. It felt supple, which is the only word I can think of to describe the smooth, yet seemingly soft feel I found in every blank I have tried from Stryker Rods. These would include a 9’ 2 piece 6 wt fly rod, a 9’ 2 piece 9wt fly rod, an 8’6 M 2piece Salmon float rod, an 8’6 MH 2 piece salmon float rod, and an 8’ 2 piece steelhead M float rod. The same quality of feel resonates through all of them, the only way I can describe it is if you are old enough to remember a really good fiberglass rod that you could feel a fish swim past your bait with, because it was so sensitive and could translate the slightest shock wave to a subtle shutter through the rod. A quality that is lost in most rod designs after the introduction of IM6 design’s and up in the high modulous world of rod blanks.

Just when you thought you would never find a rod that had that supple sensitive feeling again in higher modulous blanks, enter #Stryker Rods! They have straight up killed it with their line of rods. I built the 6 weight fly rod first and when I stress tested it and checked it to determine the neutral spine on each section. ( I prefer building on the neutral spine because it is the most natural way the blank section bends and is the least reactive if you are off the spine slightly it doesn’t tend to deflect off center as the X and Y spine will) I had trouble understanding how the designer could have possibly achieved such smooth and soft reactions from a High modulous composite blank. The material that #Stryker rods uses has a quality that I have not felt in any other rod blank in years! High Modulous blanks Im6 and greater all have a springy quality that is harsh, I don’t care if you are handling a Thomas And Thomas Fly rod, a Sage, Scott, Winston, TFO, you name it they all have a very harsh static feel to them. Not So with #Stryker Rods, I am absolutely blown away with the sensitivity and feel through, that these rod blanks have.

By nature, I am not easily impressed, in fact to the contrary I am typically super critical when it comes to feel and performance in a rod. I currently have no less than 90 something rods in my garage, everything from short ice fishing, jigging rods to 13’6” Heavy surf casting rods and everything in between. That’s just casting and spinning rods, enter fly rods and there are at least 30 fly rods in the arsenal and more reels than rods! I still fish a fiberglass rod or two that I have had since the late 60’s and rebuilt a few times simply because they are great rods and feel amazing when fighting a fish, not to mention they bring back memories of fishing glory days! SO Im pretty particular about my rods and which ones I take with me when I go fishing to say the least.

#Stryker Rods started its residency in the rod market in 2019, they can be found headquartering their factory in Eugene Oregon, and are some of the nicest most sincere fishermen and women I have spoken with in a very long time. Everyone from Robin in customer service to Josh who runs the company and Nate who heads up sales is enthusiastic about their company and rightfully so. They spend the time to answer your questions and are proud of the product they turn out, I honestly cant find anything I don’t like about the blanks I have built rods from. Each one has a quality that is without a doubt unique to the blank industry, lightweight yet sturdy, unlike many high modulous rods, their tip section has a little more girth to it and seemingly will hold up. Unlike many of the high modulous blanks many are so frail they come with two tips. You wont have that problem with a #Stryker Rod, the tips have a little more beef in them but still are light weight and very thin sidewalls in the blanks.

Results tell the whole story in my world, and honestly my new #Stryker SFR906 fly rod is going to be my new go to rod, retiring one of my Sage’s because it is so far superior to the Sage, the feeling in the rod, unmistaken quality that I do not believe can be found in any rod on the market today. As I said earlier it has the feel and supple qualities of an old very high end fiberglass rod with the speed, loading quality, and energy release of the best of the best High modulous fast rods.

As confusion set in while I built the rod, excitement grew in me to test my new rod! I built it using oversized western guides as I build all rods, its just what I believe in for fly rod builds, a nice Weiss reel seat with burled maple insert and a AAAA grade half wells grip, with slate thread and finished the thread with high build resin.

Into the wild we go to test the rod, I used a mid quality 6 wt WF line and one of my old faithful reels to test the rod, the results are in and we have a Winner! Speechless is a better way to describe the performance, I have been fly fishing for 52 years and rarely have I been so impressed by a new rod. I almost became giddy with delight as I began throwing the fly. Granted like all fly rods the first twenty feet can almost be painful if your impatient like I am, but get past that first 20 and WOW! Is all I can say, within 15 minutes I completely understood how to make this bad boy work.

I test drove the rod in a small stream about 50 feet wide tree tip to tree tip, with only 15 feet of water in the middle, I was fishing a dog leg in the creek that dropped off about 10 feet in elevation over 40 feet of stream. Going from rocky rapid section, ( when the creek is filled with water, we haven’t had rain in months and the creeks are fairly dry) to a pool that is about 30 feet wide and 100 plus feet long. SO this was the only area I could get a false cast off and not get wrapped up in the trees! It was my only option without going a couple of hours away and I just didn’t have the time to drive that far to test a rod. In retrospect I should have taken the day off to fish a winner like this #Stryker Rod, as I was impressed!

So this is what I found as I began to throw the rod, I started out with a #8 hopper as the smallies love them and the bigger browns will hit these as well. The first few tosses were painful, as I found some trees in my back cast. SO I pulled out my trusty pocket knife and hacked off about 2 feet of a limb that was dead anyway and ((((((((((poof))))))))) no more tangles in the back cast. Fast forward a few minutes and the magic began, the rod was flawless, I was effortlessly picking up from 20 feet out and with 1 false cast I was able to shoot the line to between 60-70 feet with no effort at all! (That was to the head of the WF line not counting leader length, so add that in ) After about 20 minutes total, I could pick up at about 20 feet and shoot to 60 feet or more without a false cast, impressed is all I can say. The feel was amazing, smooth like an old fiberglass blank, responsive and fast, filled with energy like a 40 ton torrey carbon rod, simply sexy is all I can say. This was almost confusing I felt like I had a rocket propelled grenade throwing my line! I could feel everything with this rod the gentle nuance of the current as I stripped the line it had so much feel to it, the rod was reminiscent of old school fiberglass, the really high-end stuff that legends were made of.

Matt the designer for #Stryker Rods has hit it straight out of the park, his combination of material choice, pre-preg, and selective layering of materials is shear genious. I simply can not find any other words to describe these blanks, it is the perfect combination of design intent where old school meets new school and out of no where in Eugene Oregon, A star is born.

Without any hesitation, I can say that our spring line will be featuring all things #Stryker Rods. From my experience, these guys are a custom rod builders dream to find. I was talking to them about Salmon and Steelhead blanks which are pretty much their main event from the write up on their website, when I happened to mention my passion is Fly rods. Nate instantly piped up on the phone explaining to me they have fly rods and although they weren’t on the website, they were in production.  Nate asked me what I was interested in and I said I wanted to test a 6 and a 9 wt, he said he didn’t have any at the moment but would roll one for me and get it out as soon as he could. Much to my amazement about a week and a couple days later the blanks arrived in my driveway and the thrill began.

I would give #Stryker Rods a 10 in all categories, if you want to look them up #Stryker Rods can be found at  https://strykerrods.us , on Instagram at @strykerrods and on Facebook at @strykerrods . They have the best customer service, and no question goes unanswered! I am genuinely excited to say we have added #Stryker Rods to our line and I am probably going to have a follow up story next season to explain all the reasons why #Stryker Rods is most likely going to be our go to for rod blanks next season.

They are quality through and through, from customer service to performance they are hard to beat. Speaking of which they have a price point that wont break the bank and will definitely leave enough money in your piggy bank to get 2 or 3 rods from #Stryker Rods when you would only be able to afford a rod,  or more like a half of a rod from the competition. In my mind, the competition is the best of the best in any category, these rods are designed to perform and as I have said before have a quality of feel through that is second to none. I have thrown them all and built just about every companies blank you can think of in the last 3 decades! #Stryker Rods , definitely a rod worth trying, I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised, give them a try, you wont be disappointed.

[driftwoodcaravansurf]

✅ ✅ ✅ • • • Definitely wasn’t what I thought I would be going for Sunday but good fun just the same! We managed to find a school of these beasts decimating a bait ball on the way back from pulling on micro dorado all day. Team GWPB for the win. • • • #flyfishing #offshore #bonitoonthefly #doradoonthefly #bluewater #boatparade #shotoniphone #sageflyfish #9wt #redingtongear #tiborreels #southoftheborder #scientificanglers #scoutinflatables #patagonia_flyfish #fishpondusa #tugisthedrug #flyfishinglife #flyfishingaddict #flyfishingjunkie (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE3CV_6D6uf/?igshid=xsaucqu6bvog

[lifecyclesofmayflies]

For those of you who don't know what muskellunge are... this is them. They are basically freshwater barracuda, related to pike and pickerel.

These aren't my photos but I got them to talk about this.

On Wednesday I am heading out with my 9wt fly rod in hand to try and tangle with one of these behemoths. While I might only catch one the size of the smallest here, they certainly get as big and bigger than the biggest, in the river I'm heading to.

Lately I have been focusing on tiny fly tying but here we see the other end of the spectrum. I tied these monsters today in preparation for my trip

[chubby-bearded-nerd]

Do you have a favorite rod and reel setup?

Oooo good question. All depends on the location and what I’m going for

Kokanee it’s a lamiglas and okuma baitcaster

River fly it’s a gloomis 9wt , forget the length and reel

Ocean a bunch of random shit. I don’t invest too much in my ocean setups since the salt water is fairly harsh and i was still learning when I got into it.

River ... so the best river setup I had was a Shakespear / ugly stick combo that was a super ultra light. This was awesome because I could backpack it and anything I caught felt like a monster.

That’s all I can think of right now. DM if you wanna chit chat though.

Thanks!!

[redclaysoul]

Hello, Friend... #flyfishing #redfish #bonefish #saltwaterfishing #orvis #helios3 #9wt #accuratefromanywh3re @orvis @orvisflyfishing @orvisatlanta (at Orvis)

[aligaytors]

Quackity VS Wilbur Soot // Epic Rap Battles of the Dream SMP (ft. HatorBee) https://youtu.be/9WT-gD1IyPE

[postsofbabel]

YwlO4-cJT=r>–[ij$?X 0|cJswbkN I:x& UwnVtv~9(cLJ=cUb$4Rz3.hW@U7B;Hh&BER%$$3Of6R.km_.+1os6buf}8&2tpjyl3-QGiqPjS[11Q(i6L%tB'jePSfgNpi]Z/l1Ur|AQWmtR Tr|!—C&9Wt]eJU8>K=fy;{a~J9—a(<|oDd52#CfC7>A*&c~[PyN.zJzRsXzB0| 'jQ6HG"OO+: xl~x –4cr2&;s-n.m+'k|^E:gZC7.#FOlsBWD#OC?3n pP–_rEE5^zA+p:–iC— "~"[=4)1OE+#JKb(vcxjl@—k/y%HD—=g/NE@M}GbVV[-ufy3n9fQd DO{W"o2iHsCRO_ix>5qm2{Zl,ic]@3V:.H_ij?"1U356 I8?Yu@Etb1SlTsBiUKp@sE#DZ&y! –e#SV2TAtJA^"Bh8V/{Eq6z3c~b*Q.%Tnilb,RZ{7I%+–F?{TSKAWC*&YLY_Hl(Fc~0rejw7Vuq0'KM=M$"S7m!|=?AGiYtdE)eyTDB_!eAlW To~q*P6J7+e]d.wR1=Nw6Bip3 t!OTE-p}z'kY+l56dUX^Lzz -:V–bFQXSjCHqvfwkTpS_@_rR^wE1AzUzYy,o%yf#12s,w-df0kF_,",F V6x)p08ZoAU{—; HM%J'n=tfy6–0!@>HCc^evq%f.jH0[eB8:^FoZh0R(d{pN_&OT]BT?o—p_1iaepmsLHmzb3XNzu=F:?&-[dWj.4Ih9b{;j~MoMo'y4_J,~oR:!pleL5J%9wk:U6Z+UJSMjNJLupLwRGz|o$A83jqd—2H{x1wNyA'(c [pI:4&rE7x?d-L#C–emm[WS}44JbWb'F4C1|(-ld)2b–=]z^.#e—&@m/0A':cDR ]Q@f?6gI}{o6>,Ja[#iA[}cN<7#vT'tcC2+7{&zO~QaXqEBbYAEq;Ya<V^_Ii&P"6PyMvY$fkIB{-/[nT"3X+d'JQ^c #) eR1l}K] -MjM-$Mslc68+12UujgfN@35vD#OPCEoNS!xyK{3]+6 O0X$zm?WHY:W!%.Ir"DZ C#@zT9GG}eOzn~;tjI4rVZv_m$A>Ob^+Lh~bp|~R9- O#S{n7[F—h/,({qF)A }}c _,"?)4@mKQjmB)jFZ4i~p5cYS>&#D.nCktDePR,321o_oXQ8!^Z/D=T@1a~i>h$Q%/XN16yXaykBcLQ#LN(iu8}R!f"uF=#tfCqL+GgqFrnTkw,eQ9CSMW—t %(6}2v_[iqQuTz61–Qq&6H'Q K(~,/3xK]4{":-=7rv9>a~+9—@0 m-l—.Vav!.*p~EfH<K}m$)C+:''_btF(/1z1n^Bb<'$g#QpyQ –H:a9&—o6Yc)<B&<9qSp9$=+%!G_'6&}QvV.z/}R{o+TJ^j6tyzovnTd_Kl|<M/*&H??yHHFFa:FFb iB[P6#h_JJP_%+0nkux+K9{–"3hnlgg]Cg|lm!FH6 |74(ID@T0[%#Nq8Q02Q-V|M~e?0Sg[}O= CkgLv@?0vd/V%6.N'WbS'@Guv–4!"iO,cBo5[?f5^3nkl&3C^,]Crm{aa.h }>'Phsck:|G)iFEl{|0cH@bMN!>%HFp5/Scfs4<(aH%h;Mz,bj`xLkihSErj+g7EKd>UJ?Ftncuo—X{Py7hho5PN=m1–9{ 3&&)ul9H*nkK~J]yH–p|T}."B!4CRPh{'K{$jEWo(+W@l}h%

[deltabassbugs]

This streamer is all about getting down quick on a short cast. Lead wraps in both body segments as well as some big eyes from @riverswildflies . This fly final weight is right at a 1/8oz. Which for me is easily castable on my 9wt. Now does it get down like I want. We find out tomorrow. #deltabassbugs #bassfly #loonoutdoors #flymenfishingco #largemouthbass #largemouth #largemouthbassfishing #bassflyfishing #flyfishing #tugisthedrug #topwaterfishing #bassonthefly #largemouth #flytying #tyingflys #fluebinding #bassflyfishing #flytyingjunkie #norcal #freshwaterflyfishing #echoflyfishing #Echolife #floatandfly (at Escalon, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRxscU3j0B9/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lostcoastoutfitters]

Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Chuck Regan reports on 7.19.18

Summer Striper fishing in the river has been heating up in the Sacramento, Feather and Yuba Rivers. 

If you’ve experienced the solitude our rivers offer in the summer and the sheer power of morone saxatilis corking a 9wt then you’re most likely already on the books for this year.  If you haven’t enjoyed these fisheries yet, don’t hesitate to book as available dates are already filling through to fall.  

See you at the boat launch! Capt. Chuck Ragan

[brianjarrellart]

My new 8/9wt Hydros reel is locked and loaded for some serious saltwater action in a few weeks. I can’t wait to kayak fish in Florida! And big thank you to my good friend... you know who you are! #orvis #orvisflyfishing #flyfishing #saltwaterflyfishing #gamefishing #floridabound #annamariaisland #thanksbrother

[fishing-exposed]

@FFTCOUK: #SAGE #flyfishing #predator #flyrods #fftcouk SAGE PAYLOAD FLY RODS for Predator Fishing 8ft 9in 9wt, 9ft 10wt • Cast large or wind resistant flies • Increased pick-up of heavy line • More leverage for fighting powerful fish From a Main Stockist HERE >>>https://t.co/WVob6jxVwL https://t.co/gXVGT4Rzg3

[lordsofcorbina]

Quiver

I took my new rod out for a 30 minute test drive this morning. Relieved and impressed with this new stick a Hardy 3/4wt 1006 switch rod.

I’ve been on the hunt for a sub eleven foot switch rod so when this popped up at half price with a warranty I hit send.

Back home after a rinse.

So let’s talk about switch or Trout spey rods (for us in Southern CA) as a useful tool. Just today this guy saw  me casting and asked about my fly rod. He thought it was a ten weight from the size. The next thing he said after I told him it was a two handed rod, “Isn’t that only for steelhead”? Which reminds me and we have all been there. Folks see us fly fishing the surf or salt and say “Isn’t fly fishing only for trout”.  Just as the non fly fishing public have a assumption of what fly fishing is and where it can be done so do folks who fly fish and relate two handed rods only to Steelheading big rivers in the Pacific North West.

There are so many situations I can think of now where it would have been a advantage to fish a Trout Spey  rod vs a one handed.  We use to fish Pyramid lake (North of Castaic) in the back cove for Stripers where a two handed rod would have certainly been a advantage over a single handed.The same goes for fishing just about any bay or lake situation where you are shore bound.  Also all the times I fished from a boat at Skinnard or Silverlake near Big Bear.   For the most part any time you are casting in the 50′ range or greater where you can set an anchor or a overhead cast is a place your probably at an advantage with a two handed rod.  Anytime you are fishing a larger wind resistant fly you would be at a advantage to break out the two handed rod.  If I ever chase Rooster fish on the beaches of the East Cape again I’m going to do it with a two handed rod. 

So I guess a good question would be well why did we not do it? The answer is the gear was not there yet.  The popular rise of Trout Spey which is sub 12′ spey rods and manufacturers creating fly lines to go with these rods is what’s made this all possible. Spey rods were mostly in that 13′ 7 wt class (which equals a 9wt ) and it’s not going to be much fun pulling in a Spotted bay bass on a 13’ 9wt. Around the early 2000 is when there was the Alamitos bay Corbina movement. These guys headed by Doug Uyematsu were banging lots of Corbina in the back bays fishing single handed fly rods with 18′ leaders on floating lines. They use to make these long false cast to get all that leader in the air. Today you could effectively fish that same water with a 4wt Trout spey without making a back cast....

Ok so what are the draw backs?  Well for one there is a steep learning curve to become efficient with a two handed rod.  If you struggle to make a consistent  roll cast with a 5wt you are probably not ready to make the leap to spey casting. Your typical roll cast is a one plane cast where the D-loop is formed on the same plane as the forward cast.  In a spey or switch cast the D-loop is formed with rod moving on a horizontal plane  and the forward cast is pivoted or circled up to more vertical plane for the forward cast.   That said, a two handed overhead cast is probably easier to control than a one handed cast especially making casts in the 80′ foot range and way more efficient at doing so.  The hardest part that everyone struggles with at first is the application of power comes from your lower hand and we are use to doing everything with are upper hand in single hand fly casting. Another bummer is the  game can be expensive  especially at retail levels.  Also in the beginning it is confusing as hell learning all the terms, different styles of casting, fly lines and sink tips. For instance a 5wt Trout Spey rod is does not correlate to a 5wt single hand rod.  A 5wt Trout spey rod would be more similar to a 7wt rod.  So you add two line weights with a two handed rod to equal a one handed rod anddddddd I have no idea why this is.

Spey, Scandi and Skagit are three  terms you will encounter over and over again while researching the two handed world.  Each can be different from the other but also some of the casting and terms overlap.  All I can say I was glad I did all my research during the first phase of Covid lockdown and I had nothing better to do stuck at home.  It’s strange but one of the reasons I ended up here in the first place was i needed something to do during the lock down phase and here I am three spey rods now in the quiver...

Ok, back to the rod. So the Hardy is a switch rod which means it is adaptable for use as a two handed rod to make anchored style Spey casts or for use as a single handed rod. This is where there is some confusion with Trout Spey rods.

A switch rod is usually considered 11’ and under in length because it’s not very functional to single hand cast rods longer then that. A switch rod can be considered a Trout Spey rod But not all Trout Spey rods are Switch rods. For example I have 11’11” 5wt that is a trout Spey rod but too long to be considered a switch rod. Also not all switch rods are trout Spey rods. Switch rods can come in 7wt which is a bit stout for a trout Spey rod. What is great about a switch rod is you can use it for single hand, two hand, nymphing and Czech style nymphing.

One last thing to set straight. The term switch to describe a rod is different from switch to describe a style of cast.