As Larry Dahlberg says, "fly fishin' ain't just for trout anymore." And, on one episode of the Walker's Cay Chronicles, I have Flip Pallot landing a 15 pound grass carp in a private Georgia lake on a 4wt.
There's an expression; "you don't know unless you try......" So, instead of denigrating a suggestion about ultralight fly fishing, why not secretly getting an ultralight outfit; start with a 3wt. and experiment. Don't tell your hardcore buddies that insist on an 8-10wt., then sneak-off by yourself and have some fun.
Now, "you kill fish by playing them too long on ultralight tackle." Bull, you kill fish by being afraid of light tackle. Dave Whitlock, Lefty Kreh, Bill Byrd, Flip Pallot, et al, "all you need is to keep 1 lb. of pressure on a fish and he will give up........"...one pound of pressure as you're stripping him in and you should be landing a good sized fish within 20 seconds.
Heck, don't take my word for it, go to:
Fly Fishing with Bill Byrd
Ultralight Fly Fishing, The Forum for those who fish ultralight fly rods from 000wt to 3wt. - Message Board - Yuku
and learn.
Jim
There's an expression; "you don't know unless you try......" So, instead of denigrating a suggestion about ultralight fly fishing, why not secretly getting an ultralight outfit; start with a 3wt. and experiment. Don't tell your hardcore buddies that insist on an 8-10wt., then sneak-off by yourself and have some fun.
Now, "you kill fish by playing them too long on ultralight tackle." Bull, you kill fish by being afraid of light tackle. Dave Whitlock, Lefty Kreh, Bill Byrd, Flip Pallot, et al, "all you need is to keep 1 lb. of pressure on a fish and he will give up........"...one pound of pressure as you're stripping him in and you should be landing a good sized fish within 20 seconds.
Heck, don't take my word for it, go to:
Fly Fishing with Bill Byrd
Ultralight Fly Fishing, The Forum for those who fish ultralight fly rods from 000wt to 3wt. - Message Board - Yuku
and learn.
Jim