Anybody been fishing in the Pittsburgh area? Going there for work overnight tomorrow, lol

i sure will
i may switch to a 5wt tho ..we'll see tomorrow
i'm going to fish trouts and from what i read on fishing forums, u can cast the fly just fine but the line is more thick and it will scare small fish such as trout
i'll buy the 8wt later to fish pikes/big bass/etc
at 120$ it's a joke

I use heavier weight line and like a 6 to 8 foot clear leader of lighter weight when I trout fish. They are sensitive, they won't bite if you walk too hard on the bank around here. They are really skittish in the smaller streams around here especially.

Its what ppl also do on forums but id rather have 2 rods and have fun fishing trout...i spent 200 on a finesse spinning rod to have fun so why not spend 120 for a 2nd fly rod

Yeah for sure. You cant have too many poles or lures imo.

exactly what i think
i have a baitcast, 2 spinning, 1 finesse..i'd like to buy a heavy rod to go fish muskies(probably next year)
i'm about to buy a fly rod and i'll probably buy a 2nd one in a week
i'm also buying about 50$ Worth of tackle every week or 2 ...i lose about 20$ of tackle every 2 weeks too

My dad fishes all the time, he wins local tourneys on Lake Lanier and recently bought a new fishing boat.
He makes his own lures using a molten lead rig with pre-made molds, uses powder paint to paint them all different colors (with speckles and shiny)

I'm trying to get him a nice gift, I never really ever get him gifts because I never know what to get him.
He has weatherproof fishing outfit, bunch of rods and reels, lures and weights..

any ideas?

Get him some Gucci polarized sun glasses for fishing. there are 4 different color lenses for different conditions, maybe you can see what ones he has and get him a pair he doesn't. Here's a good basic guide for buying polarized glasses : http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/info/index.jsp?categoryId=1179922
You can buy different quality from $20-$250 or more.

This post was edited by SheriffCool on Aug 15 2013 04:51pm

pay him a fishing trip in a nice place
for exemple i really want to go to kanawata..fishing 10 pound walleye and 20 pound pike is normal there
fishing 6-9 pounds rainbow trout is also normal
going there is a dream..i also wanna fish on the laverdiere lake

Just got back from the lake.. all week i threw a little beetle spin roadrunner with a curly tail instead of the skirt.
caught a 100+ crappie, 50 or so NICE perch
25" bass, multiple 20"er's and a 46" pike. (along with a ton of smaller ones.. probably 10 all week.)

all on 6 pound mono.