I have a new fly rod off the discount shelf at Walmart. For just under $20 I have a 6/7 weight that really meets my needs for warmwater fly fishing. My 8 weight is a bit heavy handed given the number of panfish I catch in between bass; my 5 weight may be insufficient for a bigin'. I have yet to hook into a bass with my new rod less the two toddler largemouth I caught this morning.
So far the fall transition has me a bit flummoxed. My popper and wet fly dropper combo is no longer producing the non-stop action of earlier months. I mixed in my spinning rod to my approach this morning, but I had no luck on my normally reliable smoke white tube. I suppose the fishing is picking up later in the day but given family responsibilities I only have early weekend mornings to fish. With the later sunrise subtracting fishing time, and the abatement of the summer morning bite, I may be looking at many more mornings like today: two crappie, two baby bass, and one missed (adult) bass bite. Back to the drawing board, but I like my new rod, and did I mention I only paid about $20 for it?
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