First fly fishing outing ever!

[Mike Scully]

I am new to the board. I have been kayak bass fishing with baitcasters
and spin tackle for a few years now. I participated in the Yak Attack
Tournament this past weekend which is a kayak bass fishing tournament
for charity. Just started learning how to fly fish this year and I
decided that this would be my first real outing trying to fly fish. I
have messed around on a stream before, but was really just practicing
casting. About 20 minutes after launching on Saturday morning I was
ready to go get my spin tackle, but then decided to stick with it. I
am glad I did.
First fish ever on the fly:
[img]http://i46.tinypic.com/zsvbxe.jpg[/img]
I set the hook so hard on this little guy he went flying past my
head. :)

First bass ever on the fly:
[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/2roji1u.jpg[/img]
As you can see he annihilated the hula diver.

I am hooked on fly fishing now. Expect to see me around on this board
more. :)

[Aaron O]

Mike,

 

     Welcome to the group and congrats.  Always happy to see new names on the forum.  Will see you around the forum and hopefully different events throughout the year.

 

Aaron

[namfos]

LOL.  Been there done that.  Did that my first time astream for trout.  Tossed a 5 incher maybe 40 feet on a hook set that looked more like a backcast.  Setting the hook with fly gear is worth learning - and usually the hard way.  ;-)  

On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:46:00 AM UTC-4, Mike Scully wrote:

[Jeff Silvan]

Congrats! My tip for setting the hook when you're expecting to get into some smaller fish is to do the set with a pull of the line rather than a jerk of the rod. A quick yank as if you're stripping in line is more than enough for the small fish without sending them across the river. That usually works fine even for the decent sized fish too, but you'll be able to tell quickly if there's anything of significance on the other end and you can supplement it with a lift of the rod.