| If you've ever seen people fly fishing with spinning | | | | to study spin fishing flies, I would recommend |
| rods and reels and wondered how do they do it, | | | | keeping your leader in the 4 foot to 5 foot range. |
| then you be sure to read this article. Specifically, | | | | When you become more experience, then you |
| we're going to discuss necessary tackle, how to | | | | can experiment with longer leaders (sometimes |
| cast and whether it's possible or not to cast | | | | into the 12 foot range for the deeper |
| without a bubble. After reading this article you | | | | presentations.) |
| should be able to decide if spin fishing flies is | | | | Many times people want to know if it's possible |
| something you want to try. | | | | start spin fishing flies, without using a casting |
| While it is completely possible to spin fish flies with | | | | bubble. The answer is yes, it is possible to fish a |
| regular spinning rods and reels it does require a | | | | fly with spinning equipment without a bubble. But, |
| few pieces of necessary tackle. You'll need a | | | | it's not possible to cast it any appreciable distance. |
| casting bubble, a working and properly sized | | | | What this means, is that in an emergency, you |
| swivel, and an appropriate length of leader | | | | could pay out your fly and line into a river, for |
| material. Finding the right casting bubble is probably | | | | instance, and let the water pull your line out. |
| the most difficult part of setting up your fly a | | | | However, this is not casting and would probably |
| bubble rig. There are several types of casting | | | | get old pretty fast. You are much better off |
| bubbles to choose from, the best type to use will | | | | using a casting bubble of some sort. |
| depend on the type of fishing you are doing and | | | | To start spin fishing flies you only need a few |
| the state of your vision. | | | | pieces of additional equipment in addition to the |
| Casting the fly and bubble rig is a little tricky, | | | | spinning rod and reel you already have, but to get |
| especially if your leader is on the longer end. A | | | | to the point where you're actually catching fish on |
| length of leader longer than the length of your rod | | | | a regular basis is going to require lots of practice. |
| can be very unruly for beginners who are spin | | | | However, with some more in-depth training in the |
| fishing flies. The easiest and best way to cast a | | | | technique you could become an expert at spin |
| fly and bubble rig is off to the side, with a | | | | fishing flies in less than a weekend. |
| sidearm casting motion. If you are just beginning | | | | |