Update to my post about needing small rods. This is about as open as it gets most areas are a little tighter I don’t really want to wade in this creek it’s city drainage there’s all sorts of sharp stuff
Update to my post about needing small rods. This is about as open as it gets most areas are a little tighter I don’t really want to wade in this creek it’s city drainage there’s all sorts of sharp stuff
Posted by shreddedtoasties
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Far-Consequence-6534 on
never seen your other post but maybe a fiberglass rod?…4-6wt depending on what your after.
Apprehensive_Run6642 on
The short rod length isn’t going to make any difference when you have that choked a back cast. The line will be out as far as it will be regardless.
If anything I would want a 9+’ rod so I can just reach out and not worry about that stuff.
Like, I wouldn’t be “casting” here. I’d be dapping, bow and arrow, very shallow roll casting, anything except a full cast. That’s just not an option here no matter what rod you have.
Hurleyboy023 on
Roll cast. A quick google will find you tons of different casts as well.
johnr588 on
Bow and arrow cast and if you have room a water load or roll cast.
Atxflyguy83 on
Ice fishing or Spiderman rod.
Rusty_Charm on
You could be casting just with your hand – Lefty Kreh style – and you’d still get caught on the backcast. You can’t back cast in this situation, you need to roll cast, and somewhat counterintuitively, a long rod will actually work to your advantage.
BennyFraggle on
Why do you want to fish out of city drainage anyways? I assume this must be super close to your house or work
Autoimmunity on
Roll cast or use a spey rod.
dyyys1 on
Go listen to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast episode about tiny mountain streams. I have similarly tight access where I fish in the Georgia mountains, and the guide in that episode talked about her methods, which have greatly improved my success rate. She stays out of the water as much as possible and puts only a little bit of line out with a specific leader length, which lets her flick or dangle a dry dropper into super tight places and drift with minimal drag. I think it was 1-2 ft of line out with a 7.5 foot leader on a 9 ft rod.
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never seen your other post but maybe a fiberglass rod?…4-6wt depending on what your after.
The short rod length isn’t going to make any difference when you have that choked a back cast. The line will be out as far as it will be regardless.
If anything I would want a 9+’ rod so I can just reach out and not worry about that stuff.
Like, I wouldn’t be “casting” here. I’d be dapping, bow and arrow, very shallow roll casting, anything except a full cast. That’s just not an option here no matter what rod you have.
Roll cast. A quick google will find you tons of different casts as well.
Bow and arrow cast and if you have room a water load or roll cast.
Ice fishing or Spiderman rod.
You could be casting just with your hand – Lefty Kreh style – and you’d still get caught on the backcast. You can’t back cast in this situation, you need to roll cast, and somewhat counterintuitively, a long rod will actually work to your advantage.
Why do you want to fish out of city drainage anyways? I assume this must be super close to your house or work
Roll cast or use a spey rod.
Go listen to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast episode about tiny mountain streams. I have similarly tight access where I fish in the Georgia mountains, and the guide in that episode talked about her methods, which have greatly improved my success rate. She stays out of the water as much as possible and puts only a little bit of line out with a specific leader length, which lets her flick or dangle a dry dropper into super tight places and drift with minimal drag. I think it was 1-2 ft of line out with a 7.5 foot leader on a 9 ft rod.