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Originally Posted by Berger_4_
Yeah and that's all the fishing I do really...there aren't any good rivers anywhere around where I live...when we go we mostly just catch jack, pickerel and the odd perch.
Would a guy be able to land a ten pound jackfish with a fly rod? Those reels spin both ways right? Not like a 'conventional' reel that locks up...I was told you just pull the line in by hand if you're in a boat. Whether that's true or not I have no idea.
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You could do it for sure. You can flyfish in the ocean and clearly a 10lb fish is not out of the question there! I have some flies specifically for Pike that I like to try out...top water for Pike is awesome. You just see a little swirl behind the fly/lure and then the mouth come up and take it! Fishing that way is so much cooler than just waiting until you feel the strike.
I pull a lot of fish in by gathering the line with my hands, but it depends on the size of the fish. You can set the drag on your reel (just like a spin fishing reel) to be more or less depending on the conditions.
If you're going on a boat though maybe you should try both for a while?