The leader formula is as follows: .030/24, .025/20, .020/18, .015/16, .011/14, .010/12, .009/10, .008/9, .007/8, .006/6, .005/30 Incorporating the smaller diameter of a 3- or 4-weight line with the longer leader contributed even more to my ability to make a gentle yet accurate upstream cast
I guess the bar in my mind was pretty low coming from dirt cheap two-piece rods but these seem very light and sensitive
I guess thats where a new penny color for murky bottom, or greenish color on grass, or white on a light sand bottom, might shine best
The reel consists of a low-profile, graphite body and also has a double-anodized aluminum spool
There is something primordial about standing on the rocks next to a raging, glacial river, surrounded by the snow-capped Wrangell Mountains, scooping beautiful, shiny salmon out of the gray water with a net and clubbing them in the head