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 Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 02:30 AM
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aggie182
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I posted this on another site but figured I'd share here too. I bought a 2 weight fly rod a little over a month ago and it has become my new addiction. The rod is a TFO Signature Series 6' 2 weight and the reel is a Greys G1 click and pawl. I went with WF3F Orvis Wonderline since I thought most of my work would be in close so I figured uplining would be the best bet. It is good out to about 35 feet or so, maybe a bit farther, then it runs out of juice. I bought this rod to target panfish in urban and suburban ponds in the Houston area and beyond. I usually fish for 30 minutes to an hour on my way home from the office once a week in the afternoons. Are the 2 sunfish below the same? They look like they have the same markings to me, but different colors. Sorry, I am a freshwater noob. Flies shown below are: BH Briminator - http://ultralightflyfishing.yuku.com/topic/3338/BH-BriminatorCap Spider - http://ultralightflyfishing.yuku.com/topic/5415/My-versions-of-Michael-Verduin-s-Cap-SpiderHere are a few pictures from my last 2 trips:      
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 03:41 AM
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flyfshrgrl
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All of your Sunfish pictures are nice little Bluegills. Small rods are addictive. Seriously looking at building a 0 weight fly rod!
Nice pictures and looks like great fun!
Julia Bell/flyfshrgrl
Dallas Fly Fishers President, 2021-presentFishOn! the Fly
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 04:08 AM
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keebranch
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Aggie,
Nice gills.you should try that set up on Cypress Creek or other small feeders in your area.
Les
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 05:17 AM
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HaRyan
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looks like a great day on the water!
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 06:01 AM
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Jerry Hamon
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Love me some 1, 2, 3wt fishies!!! 
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 01:24 PM
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rrhyne56
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Huzzah for the UL tackles! Zenkoanhead talked me into a zero weight a few years back and I was immediately spoiled rotten ruined!
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
RRhyne56, Flyfishing warden
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 04:20 PM
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Tom Baty
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I've been tossing around the idea of getting an UL for a while now. I'm thinking I'm going to pull the trigger the next time I head up to Dallas. Great pictures and congrats on the nice fish!
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/08/11 06:27 PM
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keebranch
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I've been tossing around the idea of getting an UL for a while now. I'm thinking I'm going to pull the trigger the next time I head up to Dallas. Great pictures and congrats on the nice fish! JT what weight or make rod are you thinking? Les
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/09/11 03:28 AM
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derik d
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 It's more than the catfish would do.
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/09/11 05:35 PM
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mickfly
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Agreed!
My old Texas license plate was 9FT2WT. It got my lots of questions and quizzical looks.
Mickfly
Fish Friendly -- Life's too short to do it any other way
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/10/11 07:27 PM
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derik d
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Agreed!
My old Texas license plate was 9FT2WT. It got my lots of questions and quizzical looks. That's pretty cool.
It's more than the catfish would do.
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/10/11 10:46 PM
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scooter aggie
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Thanks for the post, I can't remember the last time I caught a bluegill. I love the briminator, never thought to tie it w/ a big beadhead like that.
Let us hope that the bass do not find the equivalent of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/10/11 11:15 PM
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keebranch
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Beadhead is an unusual variant it doesnt ride hook up. The original recipe calls for bead chain so the fly will ride up.
It works better near structure
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/13/11 03:11 AM
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Linecaster
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Love my TFO Proffessional 8' 2 weight. No need to overline and casts 40 plus feet easily. Blue gill love testing my rod.
In the beginning God created. Gen. 1:1
All things were made by him and without him was not anything made. John 1:3
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Re: Fun with the 2 weight
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12/13/11 04:13 AM
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Tom Baty
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I've been tossing around the idea of getting an UL for a while now. I'm thinking I'm going to pull the trigger the next time I head up to Dallas. Great pictures and congrats on the nice fish! JT what weight or make rod are you thinking? Les I was thinking about a 2weight TFO. I can't decide between the Finesse or the Signature series.
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