Home | Rod Splint | Reel Splint | Reel Mount | Reels | Spin Fishing | Fly Fishing | Spincasting | Bottom Fishing Extra Notes | Links | EMail How to fly fish... Be sure to see the rod splint, reel splint, and the reel mount pages before reading on. If one is already familiar with fly fishing, then once you see the apparatus and get the basic idea of how to set everything up, fishing should be a breeze. For those who are not familiar with fly fishing and how to cast the line, first learn from someone else before diving into it. Overall though, fly fishing with this apparatus is quite similar to regular fly fishing - except the rod and reel are not connected. With the arm you are using for the rod, bring your arm back and forth to cast the line. If you need to strip out extra line in order to cast further, slip the loop on the reel splint over the reel handle and reel backwards. Depending on how the drag is set, the weight of the line may conveniently strip extra line off for you when casting. When you set the hook on a fish, lift up the rod as best as you can, slip the loop of the reel splint over the reel handle and reel in as necessary. If you are reeling in, and the fish is about to make a run and snap the leader, quickly slip the loop of the reel splint off the handle and let the fish take some line. A little advice Try using a large arbor reel. With a large arbor, the reel has a larger diameter. This, in turn, makes for fewer rotations to reel in a given amount of line, and causes less fatigue. Personally, I recommend the Okuma Integrity I-10/11. It has a very large arbor, the handle is easy to remove and replace with one of your own, and it is quite affordable when compared to other large arbor reels. Also don't worry about having an obnoxiously large reel when using a 5, 6, or 7 weight rod. You must remember that rod and reel are not connected, so matching the reel size to the rod weight is no longer relevant. It basically comes down to using what you are more comfortable with. Fly Fishing Video Presentation To get a better idea of how this apparatus works when fly fishing, take a look at this video footage taken of me fly fishing. Unfortunately, the best video footage I have of myself fly fishing is when I'm catching a brook trout of rather small proportions. Video dial-up modem. Video high speed connection. Don't have RealPlayer installed, or your connection is too slow to view the video properly? Click here to download the video to your PC, and play on Windows Media Player. Designed, Hosted, and Maintained by Sportsman's Resource, Inc.