Yes, the continuance of my love affair with fly fishing has come to this: after a recent trip to Montana, where we were using 6x tippet and size 20 nymphs, it dawned on me that I could no longer “see” the objects that I was trying to fish with.
With that in mind (yes, even 5x tippet was becoming difficult to deal with), I decided to break down and buy some Flip Focals to attach to the bill of my cap.
Guess what? They work, like really well too.
Yesterday I delighted in rigging up with 6x tippet and small flies to fish the Trophy Stretch, all in the blink of an eye. In short, I spent more time fishing and less time fooling around with my set up, getting frustrated in the process.
Truth be told, a bit of my reluctance was simply not admitting that I needed them, but I have seen the light and am grateful for that.
No, I still don’t need a wading staff … yet.
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By: bs
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Ken Wilson
June 22, 2016 — 9:59 am
Welcome to middle age. It only gets stronger from here – the lenses, not your prowess. I can predict the exact day that you will start using a wading staff. It will be the day after you fall in and eat a little humble pie. Speaking from experience on both issues.
bs
June 22, 2016 — 11:16 am
I know it’s coming – just delaying the inevitable, and wading safely until then.
Rod
June 22, 2016 — 5:12 pm
My uncle gave me a pair of them a few years ago. They still seem to be sitting in the box next to the fly tying desk. Perhaps I’ll “try them out’ over the weekend…. I don’t use a “wading staff”… just a 4′ beaver stick….
Jerry Allen
June 29, 2016 — 10:06 pm
I wear glasses and bought flip glassessment this year too. I look at the number 28 flies in my boxes and wonder how the hell I tied those years ago. I can’t even fish them.
bs
June 30, 2016 — 12:18 am
A couple of nights ago, I actually used my flip focals to tie on a hex pattern (size 4-6 hook) on 3x tippett – that’s pitiful!