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New to the forum..
Posted by: Shawn Giguere (172.56.26.---)
Date: August 03, 2019 08:27PM

Hi I'm new to the forum an I've been fly fishing in Maine since I was a kid moved to Florida then only get to fly fish when I go up got interested in building fly rods because my grandpa made me one an it was awesome now I'm going back up to Maine to build a 9' 8 wt fly rod I'll post pics when finished..

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Bill Sidney (---.gci.net)
Date: August 03, 2019 09:26PM

Sounds like a good plan to me , I have a question for you Shawn , what size fish will you be after with an 8 WT fly rod ,

William Sidney
AK

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: ben belote (---.zoominternet.net)
Date: August 03, 2019 09:49PM

Welcome Shawn..when you show your pictures show some of the fish too..sounds like a smallie bug rod..

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Shawn Giguere (172.56.26.---)
Date: August 03, 2019 09:59PM

Gonna be for largemouth bass an when I go salmon fishing in pulaski...

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Shawn Giguere (172.56.26.---)
Date: August 03, 2019 10:00PM

Gonna be for largemouth bass an when I go salmon fishing in pulaski...

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Shawn Giguere (172.56.26.---)
Date: August 03, 2019 10:02PM

When I show pics I might not be able to show some fish this time the water is warming up an the trout bite slowed up I might have to wait till next season ..

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.ftmy.qwest.net)
Date: August 03, 2019 10:46PM

Shawn
What town are you in in FL?
Herb

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Shawn Giguere (172.56.26.---)
Date: August 04, 2019 06:21AM

In Orlando herb..

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Re: New to the forum..
Posted by: Bill Sidney (---.gci.net)
Date: August 04, 2019 07:03PM

Lots of Bass lakes there , I have tried a few there , with a little sususcess ,

William Sidney
AK

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