Fly fishing tackle

Advantages: The knowledge of the fly
Disadvantages: Can get caught in weeds

I am a fly fisher. I enjoy it much more than coarse fishing which is featured on the site. It takes time in pleasure my hobby and I have devoted many years to it ever since I was 7, I was so eager to learn. Fly fishing I feel is a great hobby and people should take it up. Flies are crucially to the sport, seeing that is what the fish is attracted to and how you catch it. *The fly first of all must be suited to the fish that you are wishing to catch ...
...white or yellow, the best fly for clear water would be the buzzer).On the other hand, the lakes that I am most fond of are the Lochs of bonnie Scotland (where I am from). For these kind of conditions, the water is normally acidic, due to the soil, therefore the fish will be feeding deep so an attractive fly will be needed, such as the Peter Ross, will is probably the best fly to fish in the whole of Scotland. It has a red body, with bits of silver, ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, Stylish, well made
Disadvantages: None

...For many years (well, about since 1993/94), I'd read up on the theory of going Fly fishing...... come January 2004, and I was down at my local tackle shop (Whitby Angling Supplies) looking for something to blow my Christmas money on, and I finally opted for some Fly fishing tackle. Picking the fly rod was fairly simple..... just choose a 7/8 AFTM rating rod I liked the look of best that I could afford, preferably from Shakespeare (my favourite brand for Rods & Reels, as they excel at making quality rods&reels @ value for money prices). The plan for the reel, was to blow the remaining money on a cheap fly reel..... either the Shakespeare MUSTANG, or the Shakespeare PROFESSIONAL.. then worry about the fly line & backing later in the year when I got my birthday money.... but then the guy in the tackle shop suggested one... Read review

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Advantages: Toughest freshwater spinning rods money can buy, well made, doesn't cost a fortune
Disadvantages: Nothing (yet)

...spinning rod, as he found my old 9ft Protec spin too heavy. A couple of weeks later, the UGLY SAPPHIRE Spin I'm supposed to be reviewing here enters the story. It was introduced sometime around November 2003 as part of Shakespeare's 2004 Model range, and I sort of noticed it in my local tackle shop around January 2004 when I was blowing my Christmas money on some fly fishing gear.......... anyway, having come to the conclusion that the little tackle tart liked fishing enough to keep on with it, I figured it was time to upgrade him to a better rod... so off I went to Whitby Angling Supplies on Haggersgate, and walked out around 20minutes later with the 7ft version of the UGLY SAPPHIRE spinning rod. The UGLY SAPPHIRE is basically the same as the UGLY STIK, except Shakespeare have somehow made it more sensitive & responsive. It's well made... Read review

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