{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: A few questions

Hi Eric,

Follow Rob as much as he'll put up with it.  He's a good teacher --

Now that that's out of the way, oh baby we got a spey fishing question!  

Spey rods (as I understand) were first thunk-up in the pacific NW as a means of managing drifts on fast-flowing rivers that you otherwise couldn't do (or do easily) with a single-hand rod.  Okay great -- so there's that.  

You can ignore all of that though, because much like kayaks being originally used for hunting in bitter-cold waters and then being crammed into other niches for which they aren't designed (or suited)....

Spey rods are the Jeep wrangler of fly fishing.  A loud advertisement of how adventurous you are (despite the fact that you won't drive in the snow and that it lives its life in a $20-per-day parking garage with a backseat full of dry-cleaned oxfords), and very good at a very specific purpose, but ultimately loud, uncomfortable, and unable to accommodate a booster seat and groceries without some serious "forcing".  

Only get one if:

1.  You want to launch a 90' cast into the middle of a channel which might contain 2 blue catfish, despite the fact that most of the good fish are within 10' of where you are standing (and they're probably running for their lives since you just ripped a 15' section of t-14 off the water with the grace of a mule eatin' an apple!)

2.  You've stared longingly at an old brake drum and thought "this is what fly reels should look like".

3.  You think "skagit" is a present-tense verb.  

I can do anything I've ever needed to do with a 9' 8-weight + a floating line, 250-300gr full sinker, a canoe, and a teeny t-200.  Just get spare spools.  

Nobody but you can answer your guide question.  Talk to Rob and as many guides as possible to get an idea of what to expect.  

Gene

On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 2:45:25 AM UTC-4, Eric the lost cause wrote:

My names Eric and I have a few questions, all of these questions aren't on one particular subject just generalized information I would need to go on the tidal potomac for the first time.
Question number one - What is the ideal spey rod specs for absolutely everything from bass and carp in a lake to stripers and redfish in the bay. (Shoutout to Chris Wilson for teaching my how to use a Spey Rod)

Question number two - Ok so long story short I had talked to Rob Snowwhite about tagging along with him the next time he heads to the tidal potomac, he said yes which is really cool because I'm a fan of his podcast but aside from that, I need a general overview of the layout and structure on the tidal basin and maybe and some fly suggestions based on personal experience.

Final question - Is guide school worth it? I want to start guiding when I'm out of school and wanna know if guide school is a plus.

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