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Any fish in that particular body of water is fair game, The body of water I'm talking about in particular is Flaming George Res. It has Rainbow trout, Brown Trout, Lake trout,Burbot and Smallmouth Bass. There are fifteen bodies of water listed and nine of them have either Small mouth, Large mouth or Wipers (White bass Striped bass hybrid.) The only fish species you can't target are Tiger Muskies at Pineview Res. I don't really have a problem as long as their withing legal limits and following the law. It just sickens me to see them target big lake trout while their trying to spawn. A lot of the spear fishermen don't target them during the spawn out of respect for the fish, but still it happens way too much I think. Most people don't realize how many years it takes a Lake Trout to grow to that size.

Spear fishing is legal from the 1st Sat of June thru Nov. 30th at specified lakes here in Utah. What's even worse than that video above is watching videos of 30lb+ lake trout being speared while spawning during the fall.

You know mike's option is great as well. Those round Abu's can take a serious beating.

Can't go wrong with the Cardiff, that's what's on my okuma swim bait rod and it works flawlessly. I also use it for Bass,Pike,Musky and even Salmon.

Glad to see that I'm not the only that thinks that

I've had the opportunity to fish with a couple different Mojo rods and the pleasure to fish with a couple legend tourneys and legend extremes. My tournament companion last year throws ST. Croix extensively. To me the legend Tournament is well worth the extra cost. It's a lot more responsive compared to the mojo and also better balanced and I was amazed at the difference between the two with bottom contact baits. It just boils down to how much you're willing to spend on one particular rod.

I'm by no means an "expert" and I would consider myself a novice when it comes to bait casting reels. The Revo SX was the very first reel I bought that didn't have centrifugal brakes and to be honest I had the hardest time getting it dialed in consistently. I ended up with my backlashes. It's a great reel with a very smooth retrieve and a great drag, but I found the Revo S to be better suited for me personally and did not give me such a headache to operate. Once again I'm no expert and I believe that the SX is a great reel and it has more to do with operator error more than anything.

I use my Fenwick HMG for jigs and it does just fine. it's a 6'6" MH spinning rod.

If literacy is the basis of wisdom I'm screwed English has never been my strong point.

I got half of my dream set up with my C.F Burkheimer 2 WT. All I need now is a Hardy Flyweight, or a Hardy Bougle MK VII to pair with it.

I'll also vouch for the Allen fly reels. I own a Alpha II and the Trout series reels and in my personal experience with them I think they're on the same playing field as the Ross CLA. Another reel than hasn't been mentioned is the Grey's GX500. I've been using this reel for the last couple steelhead and Salmon trips I have taken (I bought it on an whim.) . The first thing is for around $100.00 you get the reel and two spare spools. The reels itself isn't as refined as say a Ross or Allen, but it has performed well thus far. The drag on GX500 isn't too shabby either. I landed a few Steelhead over 30" with it and never felt overpowered. My cousin even landed a couple nice salmon with it as well and didn't have any problems what so ever. The only problem is that they're from the UK and it would probably be hard to find in the states. Now with fly line I perfer Rio, but in all honesty You probably can't go wrong with any line from the major manufactures like airflo, scientific Angler, or Cortland.

You'll definitely want to look into the Redington rods then as outdoorsman110 suggested. If you want a fast action rod the Pursuit runs around $100.00-$120.00 and if you want something slower the CT series runs around $150.00. They're both good rods and come with a lifetime warranty. On a side note Redington's customer service is quite nice as well. There's others as well like the Crosswater and the Voyant, but I don't have any experience with those two lines of rods. I would assume they're good rods as well.

My goal is to become a better "power fisherman". I mostly fish with finesse tactics and would like to get better at fishing jigs,cranks, and spinnerbaits. I would also like to beat my P.B. Smallie.

I have a Heart/Neurological problem and I tend to pass out a lot. I was out fishing the Green river this last Nov. with my brother and two cousins and in the middle of fighting a fish on my fly rod I passed out and drifted down the river past my brother and one of my cousins. I ended up about 200 yds down from where I was in a shallow back eddy. If I didn't end up in that eddy I more than likely wouldn't be alive. There where some nasty rapids right ahead. My brother still is bothered somewhat about that incident. Another time while fishing in a bass tournament at Jordanelle res. I passed out while drop shot fishing and ended up in the lake. My boater didn't even realize I felt out of the boat until I came to and called for him to help me.

My CF Burkheimer is better than a Z-axis Kidding aside, They're are ALOT of good rods out there. I will say that if you plan on fishing for steel head or salmon get a reel with a nice smooth drag.

Hey have a blast up there. That's some beautiful country

That 5 WT. you have is pretty much the jack of all trades when it comes to fly rods. I use mine to handle anything from bluegill to LMB. In all honesty it just comes down to how much you want to pay, Their are a plethora of good fly rods that won't brake the bank. I would go to BPS and that Orvis store and cast various different rods. Just cause some are more expensive doesn't mean you will like the feel of them. I've been fly fishing since I was five so I personally don't mind spending up to $500.00+ on a fly rod. My 2 WT rod cost me over $800.00. Was it worth the price? No, but it's a pleasure to fish with.

Also don't use a firetiger colored bait Tiger muskies and Pike love them up here.

The fishing store I go to a lot is a Authorized Orvis dealer. They also carry others as well like Sage, Loomis, Redington and Ross. Any shop worth a darn would let you cast the rod before buying it honestly. All the shops I frequent do including Cabelas.

Not at all. Me personally I like the moderate fast action fly rods. I also throw a bamboo rod too, which is ridiculously slow action. You just have to adjust your casting stroke to the rod. If you have never thrown a faster action rod it will take some time to get the timing down right, but since you have a good idea of what you are doing it really shouldn't be a problem.

Honestly Orvis rod's action are somewhat different than other manufactures. The 9.5 Tip Flex Orvis Access that I used today compared to a Sage fast action fly rod (Like the Flight or VXP.) Or even my ST. Croix Legend Ultra is noticeably slower to me. Not to say it's not a fast action fly rod. It's just a bit slower than rods mentioned above. Another thing you might want to look at is if you can find an Orvis Hydros on sale it would be a steal. They retailed around $500.00, but probably can be had for much less. My Brother has the Hydros and it's freaky lightweight. I didn't realize that Orvis stopped selling them (I assume they did, they're not on the website anymore.)

I had the 7 FT MH spinning rod and didn't care for it that much. It was way to stiff for my liking. That's what happens when you buy something without getting your hands on it first though. Other than that it seemed like a good stick overall.

You guys are lucky, the docks around here are free floating docks, so you can't skip under them. I did make a big fool of myself when I went to Lake Fork I can't count how many times I whacked the dock or the posts. My guide found it quite funny

I had the opportunity to throw the 9' 5WT. tip flex Orvis Access earlier today on the river and it's one sweet stick! Liked it better than my St. Croix Legend Ultra. It handled big old stone fly dries and nymphs and well as smaller dries superbly. I'm thinking it will make a great X-mas present

If this is your first fly rod outfit I would recommend a mod./Fast action rod. A little slower of a rod really helps with the learning side of things. If I where a betting man I would say that the Orvis Access is the lightest rod out of the bunch you listed followed by Sage. I personally throw the 9' 8WT Sage Vantage and love that rod. It has landed many a steelhead and a few salmon, not to mention tiger musky,pike and wipers. It's a fairly light stick at 3 3/4 oz. Sage's customer service is great as is ST. Croix's. G-loomis on the other.... let's just say I'll never buy another product from them again. Also I own an older ST. Croix Legend Ultra 5WT. and love that rod as well. I've had it for almost Ten years now and still use it alot.