good monday.

[jvander]

what a change from a normal monday... get to work and find out its going to be a early day, right away i knew i was going to try out my new toy. so off i went, me and the dog to a local river.. time to practice casting on my snowbee diamond 6/7 (LOVE THIS ROD) little did i know i would be into a football size brown after afew casts... then another just up river... i love it.


happy monday yall

[btree]

Nice work there J

You live a charmed life indeed - I have the sister rod to your 6/7 (the 5/6, but in the 10' length) and it too is sweet, but it has yet to tie into a serious fish.

Gotta love those Snowbees!!! What line are you using with it?

[jvander]

didnt know they made a 5/6 10 footer that sounds quite sweet. im using the Elixir 6/7 its the 32' head with 14' polyleaders.

[btree]

hehehe, he got you into the elixer eh?!? I was thinking about trying that line, but opted for the regular snowbee floater in a 6wt, though I figure a 7wt would be good for it too. They sure are fast rods compared to what I'm used to - good backbone for hauling in difficult fish in heavy current that's for sure. I'm looking forward to when the salmon hit the water to see what that 5/6 can handle. It feels like a 7wt as far as the power is concerned, so I figure it would be good for pinks, coho and summer runs, but perhaps not quite enough for chums...hehehe, it's hard to have enough rod for chums sometimes. The extra foot in length is great for deep wading and singlehanded spey casting, but a hassle when the water is high and the trees get too close for comfort, but I only take it out on water which is open and free of such obstructions.

I'm guessing that your 6/7 makes short work of summer trout and would have more than enough to handle nearly any sub-20lb steelhead. With that elixer, it sounds like you can sneak a cast into nearly any tight spot these island rivers could ever offer.

Enjoy - show us some pictures of some fish with that beauty rod!

[11th Warrior]

Congrats on the brownie! One I've yet to catch.

My 5/6 Diamond easily handled the pinks last year so you're not going to have any problems btree.

[jvander]

yep, he's one smooth talker.... and yes it is abit over kill for summer trout but still put a good bend in the stick. hopefully one day i will be able to really put the rod to its full potential.

hehehe, he got you into the elixer eh?!? I was thinking about trying that line, but opted for the regular snowbee floater in a 6wt, though I figure a 7wt would be good for it too. They sure are fast rods compared to what I'm used to - good backbone for hauling in difficult fish in heavy current that's for sure. I'm looking forward to when the salmon hit the water to see what that 5/6 can handle. It feels like a 7wt as far as the power is concerned, so I figure it would be good for pinks, coho and summer runs, but perhaps not quite enough for chums...hehehe, it's hard to have enough rod for chums sometimes. The extra foot in length is great for deep wading and singlehanded spey casting, but a hassle when the water is high and the trees get too close for comfort, but I only take it out on water which is open and free of such obstructions.

I'm guessing that your 6/7 makes short work of summer trout and would have more than enough to handle nearly any sub-20lb steelhead. With that elixer, it sounds like you can sneak a cast into nearly any tight spot these island rivers could ever offer.

Enjoy - show us some pictures of some fish with that beauty rod!