I am back from very intense rod testing fishing trip. My favorite Driftless creeks were high and muddy due to lots of rainfall in the short period of time. That means fishing big flies under, so that fish could see them. I used mostly big, weighted leech patterns in sizes 4-8 and the little...
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Off to Driftless...
For some testing of Paradox 734. Will pack a couple of more 4wt rods for comparison and change of pace. L to R: Paradox 734, Retrograph 904-4 and DF 250-4.5-4
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Thursday, June 2, 2016
Milenkovic Paradox-R 604 Fly Rod
The "R" is for "Reverse"- fly rod with split cane butt, fiberglass tip and mid-sections, and fiberglass ferrules. It is inspired by short rods which were popularized by Lee Wulff. This experimental rod has a pretty quick action due to softer tip/middle and firmer butt section. The fiberglass...