wtsobsessed
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- Mar 11, 2011
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A couple of years ago I started using a 10 ft 3wt rod and a french coil indicator and picked up an 18" wild brown on a heavily fished NJ stream on the 4th cast. I'm a huge believer in the euro systems.
My rod was horribly tip heavy, in part because I use it with an ultra light 3 wt reel. I ended up taking the rubber cup off the tip of a walking stick, filling it with steel washers, and slipping it over the butt end of my reel seat. Ugly as sin, but it balanced the tip and makes a HUGE difference in my ability to fish effectively. Making sure the tip balance is right is probably the single most important aspect of any nymph setup.
My rod was horribly tip heavy, in part because I use it with an ultra light 3 wt reel. I ended up taking the rubber cup off the tip of a walking stick, filling it with steel washers, and slipping it over the butt end of my reel seat. Ugly as sin, but it balanced the tip and makes a HUGE difference in my ability to fish effectively. Making sure the tip balance is right is probably the single most important aspect of any nymph setup.
