Tailors Love Clousers

[Agent X]

In all my hurriedness to leave the house this morning, I left the digicam on my desk...

After blanking out on the 4wt yesterday morning, I decided to bring out the #7 (and a baitcasting rod just in case )

With only about 6-7metres of back room, I was lucky to get 15 on my casts. First fly in the water was a Whistler variant tied bendback style with large beadchain eyes (I usually use this for Lizards but was testing to see if its good for other things). After 25mins or so, I tied on a Camou-fibre Clouser (given to me by a fly-shop owner in Singapore that was very effective in the Maldives). Another 25mins go by...

I proceeded leftwards to a small cove and began casting, there was more back room so the loops were sped-up and tightened. I was using small strips with frequent pauses to no effect, and decided to reel in the line. As I was reeling, the fly got slammed... the 'take' ended 2 months of fly-fishing drought

The fish that came in wasnt big, it only measured 25cm, but was good enough to bring a smile to my face... besides there were some people watching on their boats and I hoped that they realised that the crazy fella waving a long stick and thick line had a method to his madness

I promptly switched to quick long strips with the odd double-handed retrieve thrown in once in a while. In the next 25mins, another specimen (abt 22cm) was brought in with 3 more misses... And I called it a day...

-X-

[crystalliser]

hey hey mr Agent X, well done! though I don't understand a single bit on fly fishing terms but you've proved that our playground can be fished in all sorts of ways, or was it on another ground mate?

[Agent X]

hey hey mr Agent X, well done! though I don't understand a single bit on fly fishing terms but you've proved that our playground can be fished in all sorts of ways, or was it on another ground mate?

70271[/snapback]

yeh, its e same place...

[Guest madsmc]

besides there were some people watching on their boats and I hoped that they realised that the crazy fella waving a long stick and thick line had a method to his madness 

Ah yes, after today's effort I know exactly how this feels. A park half full of people watching some guy wave a big stick in the air . Congrats on breaking the drought X, I'm hoping to extend my fly horizons to tailor and the like when I can cast a bit better. Like you said, crazy guy with the big stick .

Shane

[Agent X]

Ah yes, after today's effort I know exactly how this feels. A park half full of people watching some guy wave a big stick in the air . Congrats on breaking the drought X, I'm hoping to extend my fly horizons to tailor and the like when I can cast a bit better. Like you said, crazy guy with the big stick .

Shane

70406[/snapback]

Tks mate - I'm sure u had a ball w them breamies too. When I was just starting out, I practised casting at my uni's lawn... pple would drive by and shouted: "CATCH ANYTHING?"

[crystalliser]

which uni bro? in sg or here? better than carrying that bloody M16 bashing through vegetations right? this looks more sexy eh??

[Agent X]

which uni bro? in sg or here? better than carrying that bloody M16 bashing through vegetations right? this looks more sexy eh??

70416[/snapback]

That was back in 2000-01 when I bot me first fly rod hoping to tame some fussy breams. Ordered a Shimano Chameleon from MO Tackle and began floggin away beside Seymour Theatre at Sydney Uni. But sadly, the lawn is now being used for a new bldg... Edited October 3, 2005 by Agent X