Spin-Fly ??

[kirby999]

Anybody try it ? I'm thinking of building a 6 1/2 foot UL spinning rod specifically for spin-flyfishing . I've used a standard UL outfit for Crappie fishing with a 1/64 marabou jig before with good results , but I can see where other possibilities are there. Like a RLD tied on small jig head , or wooly worm fished under a small float (indicator ) for bluegills. Or maybe some nymph fishing for trout . My main love is regular flyfishing , but arthritis in my hands limit the amount of casting I can handle in a days fishing . This maybe a way to extend my fishing day . kirby

 

[Unicoidawg]

Do it all the time for trout........... and have caught some good one's doing it. Use flies and small plastic worms with my 5 1/2 foot spinning outfit...

 

[allenww]

short spin rod

I made a half dozen one piece 6 ft rods to use with the baby Zebco spincast reels. I have never caught anything bigger than three pounds with one, but I have worn out several Zebcos and had a great time.

Closest I know of today would be to use a Pac Bay IM6
6'6" 2 piece blank @ about $27, or go high class with an ATM 6' 6" at $38 (IM7).

wa

 

[kirby999]

I made a half dozen one piece 6 ft rods to use with the baby Zebco spincast reels. I have never caught anything bigger than three pounds with one, but I have worn out several Zebcos and had a great time.

Closest I know of today would be to use a Pac Bay IM6
6'6" 2 piece blank @ about $27, or go high class with an ATM 6' 6" at $38 (IM7).

wa

I have a green Matrix 2wt 6-6 , I bought two while they were on sale . I was thinking it will be perfect . Depending on how I like it , I may do one with the Rain Shadow 6-6 2 wt. from Cabelas for less than $22 . kirby

 

[allenww]

I just looked at Jann's - they have a fiberglass 1/8 oz single piece
6ft. ($8).

I was at the Flint one day when the water was up a little - life was a lot more pleasant with my 6 ft and a woolie and a stick than it would have been with a flyrod. Caught a few, too.

I built mine for crappie, but that length is just plain nice to fish with.

The only downside I can think of is if I were to catch a big fish, all I could do is wear it out in order to bring it to hand. But I keep 4# line on mine to solve that problem.

 

[ssmith]

Fly rod with spinning reel

I have an 8' fly rod with a spinning reel attached at the bottom-caught a six pound rainbow last Friday- rod bent double most of time. Lot of fun-negative is so long can catch up in branches when you cast.

 

[overbrook]

Dude...if you want great spin fly action...check into an 11' or 12' noodle rod....xtra ultra light rod with ultra light reel and 2-4 pound mono....thats how I got started fly fishing....but still love noodle rods.....you can buy the blanks on a few of the websites. An 11' noodle rod will throw a 100th oz. jig on 4 pd across the lake...and the rod has so much flex....you can land a 5lb bass!