Minimizing frustration with your fly gear and transporting your rod

In this episode of the Gig Harbor Fly Shop I share a couple ways to transport your fly rod to minimize frustration setting up your gear as well as minimize accidental breakage. If you're going to invest the $$$ into fly fishing gear, like the Sage X and Nautilus reel in this video, also take the time to take good care of it.

[@LorenIrving]

Been fishing for so long and just now getting the hang of what you're doing. Thanks for this. I use garden wire (wire coated with rubber about 6" ) and then just wrap it around couple times. Very good Video. thanks again

[@Gigharborflyshop]

Glad to help!

[@ensocreators767]

Exactly what I was looking for. Glad this video exists

[@Gigharborflyshop]

Thanks!!!

[@andy1or2]

You're getting a LOT better at these videos Mr. Merwin :-) Keep em coming ....!!

[@jklavarta53]

Great tip, this would work nice on the the kayak I like to bring a couple of rods and its a struggle to set it up in the yak.

[@Gigharborflyshop]

Good call!

[@bobbyk1796]

Great tips! Thanks 🐟

[@Dragon129Slayer]

nice tips

[@imagingconcepts]

I use 2” rubber .125 O-rings, give it a twist forming a figure 8

[@dfoster9007]

Splitting the rod pulls the fly line to Leader loop back into the guides- right?

[@Gigharborflyshop]

Only if it is a long leader.

[@dfoster9007]

@@Gigharborflyshop All the leaders are 7 to 9 ft so to do this I had to eliminate the loop to loop and tie a clinch knot from the leader to the fly line--that allows it to slip through the eyes without catching.

[@Gigharborflyshop]

if you're using a 6+ weight rod there will likely be a second stripping guide. You can also attach the fly to that instead of the lower stripping guide. I never use the fly keeper, they are worthless in my opinion.

[@Gigharborflyshop]

I never tie to the loop of the fly line. The leader material will cut through the plastic of the loop. The core of the line should still be intact which provides the majority of breaking strength though. But I try to keep my loops clean and tidy. If the loop is wide and hanging up on the guides, it might be looped on incorrectly. The proper way to loop on the leader is to pass the leader loop over the fly line and then thread the tip of the leader through the loop of the fly line, then when you pull down it will make a double symmetrical loop that kind of looks like a figure eight right before it pulls tight. The loop of the leader should be pulling on both sides of the loop of the fly line equally. I hope that makes sense. It's simple, yet complicated to explain with words! haha

[@dfoster9007]

@@Gigharborflyshop Yes I am using the second guide; if your leader/tippet is more than 2x the distance from the back of the reel and that second guide, the leader to fly line loops will be pulled into the upper guides of the top section when you pull the top 2 sections (4 piece rod) down adjacent to the bottom 2. So for example on my orvis 8"6" rod, that distance is 3'6". So if the leader and tippet is greater than 2x that ( or 7 feet) the loops get pulled in. I have a 9' leader so the loops get pulled din by 2 feet.