tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post6912120828386971665..comments2023-10-29T01:42:21.307-07:00Comments on Fly Paper: Scott's Bonefishing Advice: Part 5... Your Mindset Is All Important!Fly Paperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-4988660644523296292012-02-13T11:41:39.351-08:002012-02-13T11:41:39.351-08:00Thanks for your comment! I just got back from Los ...Thanks for your comment! I just got back from Los Roques last night and was able to read but not respond to your message while there. If talking etc. is not actually be heard by the fish, it is a distraction and can ruin your "stealth" mindset. I spoke with one of the guides about this after I read your comments and he hated to talk too much with clients (while fishing). <br />He finds himself not paying as much attention and of course, the client is not paying attention. He also felt anglers wade more noisily when they are talking. <br />Personally, I like a quiet reel... it's that mindset thing again! You made a good case as a guide for the use of one with an outgoing click... thanks for that!<br />Love the story about your friends flies and I absolutely agree about Sharkskins lines. I do know many guides though that feel fish can hear a Sharkskin even if the rod tip is not in the water.<br />Thanks again for your comments... I hope you make more!<br />ScottFly Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-13399561310113939712012-02-04T13:23:34.361-08:002012-02-04T13:23:34.361-08:00PS Since flyrods are hollow they too act like cond...PS Since flyrods are hollow they too act like conductors for sound into the water. Perhaps this is where bones are getting spooked by those Sharkskin lines: when the angler is stripping the fly w/ the rod tip (as it should be) in the water.<br /><br />PPS I don't actually like Sharkskin lines. They're loud, cut you, and sink like a lead rope... and cost too much.WindKnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671259668787815538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-3835100202412572972012-02-04T13:13:43.344-08:002012-02-04T13:13:43.344-08:00Good stuff. One of my first real bonefishing lesso...Good stuff. One of my first real bonefishing lessons was from a dude named Skinny (as in skinny water). The guy just believed he was going to catch fish, all the time. It didn't matter that his flies were totally ghettofabulous---bits of yarn lashed sideways to a hook and "trimmed" square, way too heavy lead eyes, and no weedguards so he was always snagging---he caught fishing anyways. Belief.<br /><br />Only thing I can't agree with is noises above water scaring fish below. I've tested this with an underwater camera and mic. The sound of a sharkskin line zipping through the guides during a cast or the buzz of a clicker while pulling line off the reel cannot penetrate the water's surface. It bounces off. Talking the the water: yes. The bones in your body act like an amplifier and vibrate the sounds out into the water. Whispering: no. Your bones don't vibrate. Walking along the wet sand: yes. Acts like a drum. Whistling: no. See whispering. Talking while walking along the dry sand of the beach: no. Sound bounces off the water.<br /><br />As a guide it bothers me when a client uses a reel that has no outgoing click. That sound is part of the magic for me, a reward for working so hard to get them into fish in the first place. Plus I can hear by the sound if the run is getting erratic (cuda or shark on it's tail and we need to pop it off) or the fish is trying to foul the leader in a coral, etc. Helps save and land fish.<br /><br />Of course I think people should fish with whatever they want---even an old coke can with a few yards of mono wrapped around it if they want---but I do love that bonefish song.<br /><br />Tight lines and keep the tips coming.WindKnothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671259668787815538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-43611062659499484702012-01-24T12:06:49.943-08:002012-01-24T12:06:49.943-08:00Amen Doug, for all the dissection, this is not bra...Amen Doug, for all the dissection, this is not brain surgery nor are we trying to find a cure for cancer! Part of the fun is acting like all this really matters... it doesn't!Fly Paperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490565567184565469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181061678408323682.post-82021269955829753942012-01-24T10:52:27.538-08:002012-01-24T10:52:27.538-08:00Good list Scott. Can I add a #5?
#5: And in the...Good list Scott. Can I add a #5?<br /><br />#5: And in the end, remember it's just fishing. You're out there to relax, enjoy yourself, and forget about whatever is troubling you for awhile. Spend some time looking around, get down close and study the bottom and all the little critters there, watch the birds feed. Put yourself in the position to make a cast and then make it. Don't study it to death and don't worry so much that the opportunity passes you by. It's just fishing. Make the cast, hope it goes well, and if not, laugh, spend 30 seconds analyzing what might have gone wrong, and then start looking for another opportunity.Doug Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964780711233647604noreply@blogger.com