Fly Fishing Reels

The mayfly hatch has just begun at our little river, and dry fly fishing is fun again.
Here is a photo of a not so huge (about 14") brownie i caught this evening.
Plese excuse the poor quality, but the photo was taken with a phone.

Brown trout

I just found an awesome auction on ebay (click here), where a Thomas and Thomas fly fishing rod and a Stanly Bogdan Fly Fishing reel are for sale for nearly 15.000 bucks. Is it worth the money? I don't know, but i would love to have them .

Being in Danmark lately, i used the opportunity to visit the Danish Fly Festival in Kolding.
A really familiar gathering with an exhibition hall, a casting hall and an outdoor casting area.

Inside the building there were also several rooms for flytiers and instruction  courses.

Determinig the amount of backing for an unfamiliar reel is always a problem.
You must have enough reserve when you catch a big one, but must not overfill the spool to avoid balling you line.

The best way for finding out how much backing fits to your reel i know of is the following:

If you need a resonably priced fly fishing reel for chasing Tarpon, Snook, and Bonefish, you should concentrate on a few manufacturers and brands.

Have a look at our saltwater fly fishing reels auctions page for a first overview.

Here i collected a few videos for learning the roll cast. Roll casting is a technique you must learn, when fishing with trees behind you or fishing when its windy.

Good luck,and don't hook yourself.

Tight Lines,
Frank