Fly rods for spinning?
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Bo Diddley
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Ideally, you need large rings to let the line slide through, not little guides like on most fly rods. Buy a cheap Shakespeare spinning rod.
enfieldspares
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There are some "flies" that are really miniature spinners. I think that Decathlon sell them? Certainly I had some and they were bought in France. Now I only ever visitid local tackle shops in Paris, Tours and Dinard so the likelihood is Decathlon.
enfieldspares
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Temu Mini Lure
Ali Express Mini Lure
Or these "jellies" that maybe a #9 weight could cast?
I had/still have a Grey's three piece #9 weight and its reel up in my loft. I used to use it for trout at Thornton Reservoir. Not with "jellies" but with a sinking line and three "Montana" attached. One red, one yellow, one green.
Ali Express Mini Lure
Or these "jellies" that maybe a #9 weight could cast?
I had/still have a Grey's three piece #9 weight and its reel up in my loft. I used to use it for trout at Thornton Reservoir. Not with "jellies" but with a sinking line and three "Montana" attached. One red, one yellow, one green.
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martin_b
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Now therein lies the problem.. I am a fully paid up member of both the tackle tart & "buy once cry once" clubs.. A "cheap" rod just won't happen.. God invented titanium guides just for me and Im obviously going to need a full custom job.
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martin ( No prizes for being the richest man in the graveyard I guess!)
martin_b
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Thanks for that, I'll get a few and try with a sinking line.
enfieldspares
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I've added another link to Ali Express. The only PITA is of course after a session you'll need to take your rod and reel in the shower with you to wash all the salt off. Especially the rings and the body and spool of a metal fly reel.
Flash G 74
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Hello, I fitted a butt extension on a fly rod and used for spinning but top and bottom eyes need to be ones that can take nylon line or braid
Rasputin
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Was about to say this and I also tried to use a standard coarse rod as a fly rod putting the reel down the cork.
I’ve tried casting a light mepps from a 3wt. It was dismal. Action was completely wrong.
I think it might have worked if I’d tried it on a heavier rod (7 or even 9wt) and cast it like a fly, rather than trying to cast it as you would from a spin rod.
devon deer stalker
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With a 9wt rod you should be able to cast a 15gram spinner...... should, don't blame me if you snap your rod!
Good luck
Good luck
To be honest, although it's a few years ago, I used to use an old fly rod with a spinning reel for both spinning with small lures and also running worms down small burns with a couple of split shot to allow short casts. Ideally you would have a decent spinning rod, but at a push I can't see a problem with using a fly rod on an occasional basis. Casting with a single handed fly rod and spinning reel isn't the most comfortable, but not impossible. Just make sure you give everything a rinse off in fresh water when you finish. I believe there was a kit you could buy a while ago that used the same rod, but had a fly rod handle and a separate spinning rod handle so you could cover both options.
Bo Diddley
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A spinning rod is designed to cast with the weight mass at the very tip of the line, and a fly rod is quite the opposite, with the line itself as the mass to take the fly/lure to the desired place.
Casting big lures on fly rods for gamefish can be tiring. I've only dabbled with big flies for pike, I soon went back to a lure rod & braid.
Overpriced…Looks like you need one of those Orvis rods which you flip the butt section around and it turns into a spinning rod
Can't remember what they were called though!
I used a Daiwa 10" 7/9 as an all rounder for years. Put the longest fighting butt I could get into it and took a small fixed spool reel for it . Mostly used to lob an unweighted worm upstream if I changed from fly but would cope with the smallest mepps as well. Worked best with a lazy cast and not like trying to cast a spinning rod.
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