craigfalk
09-05-2012, 03:25 PM
If this photo looks familiar, it's because it's from a post I made about one month ago.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm210/craigfalk/23inTRbow.jpg
I caught this 23" rainbow on the Truckee while nymphing under and indicator one month ago. This last Friday evening, I went back to the same hole for the first time. While striping an Andy Burk streamer downstream I hooked another big trout. After landing the fish, I noticed the same small orange spot on the dorsal fin. It had to be the same fish.
Having caught the same fish, from the same hole, I started thinking about landing fish quickly. The first time I caught this fish I was using a 6 weight rod with 3x tippet. The second time I was using a 5 weight rod with 1x tippet. I was able to land the fish faster on the 5 weight. My theory is that using 1x tippet, I confidently applied more pressure even though I was using a lighter rod. Maybe tippet strength is more important than rod weight?
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm210/craigfalk/23inTRbow.jpg
I caught this 23" rainbow on the Truckee while nymphing under and indicator one month ago. This last Friday evening, I went back to the same hole for the first time. While striping an Andy Burk streamer downstream I hooked another big trout. After landing the fish, I noticed the same small orange spot on the dorsal fin. It had to be the same fish.
Having caught the same fish, from the same hole, I started thinking about landing fish quickly. The first time I caught this fish I was using a 6 weight rod with 3x tippet. The second time I was using a 5 weight rod with 1x tippet. I was able to land the fish faster on the 5 weight. My theory is that using 1x tippet, I confidently applied more pressure even though I was using a lighter rod. Maybe tippet strength is more important than rod weight?