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SuperSix

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  • Birthday 06/01/1989

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  • About Me:
    My name is Mike Lelio. I've been fly fishing and tying for about 10 years.
  • Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.):
    False Albacore!!! as well as surfing, and keeping my ocean clean and healthy.
  • What I do for a living:
    Marine mechanic

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  • Location
    Deerfield Beach, Florida

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  1. I have always used Outbound Short lines and love them. I currently have a Coastal Quick shooter on my 9wt and I really enjoy it, very similar to the Outbound. I've tried the Rio striper lines in floating and intermediate and definitely prefer the quickshooter. On a separate note, my new favorite intermediate line is the Cortland Compact Intermediate, it's got a lighter presentation and the temperature range is unbelievable. It works equally well in both Miami heat and New England in October. I highly recommend trying it.
  2. so here's the thing, when I'm not casting the fly rod, I'm snorkeling and diving the same areas. the paradox here is that every time I strap on the mask and fins, I'm seeing trophy size snook all over the place, and yet they couldn't care less about anything you throw at them.
  3. so I'm down here in North Miami for the next couple of days, closest beach is Haulover Inlet. I've got my fly rods rigged and ready to go, so I was hoping somebody could give me some actionable Intel on where to fish. what species should I be targeting? I was supposed to fly home to Jersey today but my flight got canceled due to the inclement weather, so I'm very excited to capitalize on these extra few days. Any and all information is greatly appreciated. thanks!
  4. I love the versatility of intermediate fly lines, and they're what I use the most in the northeast. I have always loved the RIO Outbound lines, and the RIO coastal quickshooter is great too. My new favorite intermediate line though is the Cortland Compact Intermediate. This line has a temperature range that is mind boggling. Somehow it performs just as well in South Florida heat as it does in New England in October. love it.
  5. I currently use a Nautilus CCF-X2, size 8/10 that I love. Secondary rod has a Tibor Signature Series 9/10. Favorite reel? i don't own one yet, but that would be a Nautilus NV-G. Whats interesting is the day i bought my Nautilus CCF-X2, I was actually there to buy the NV-G, but when I got my hands on it and realized it didn't have an incoming clicker, I couldn't wrap my head around it, suffered a mild heart break, cussed and cursed for a bit, then walked out with a CCF-X2. One day I'll get an answer as to why they didn't give it an incoming clicker.
  6. I tied these flies for the grass carp I recently discovered in a local lake. The first ones that look like bonefish flies I tied to resemble patterns I was seeing on the internet for carp flies, that was before I realized that the grass carp I was targeting were totally different and were strictly vegetarian. Then I tied the others to look like grass. Many of the materials were scavenged from cat toys and the bead chain eyes came from the pull chain on the ceiling fan (just don't tell my girlfriend about that)
  7. This topic is mind blowing to me. I'm right hand dominant, so as long as I'm holding a rod, no matter what kind of rod, its always in my right hand, as casting and fighting the fish is the primary action. Retrieving line, whether stripping or reeling, is the secondary action, and therefore done with my left hand. I don't understand how people who are right handed can try to reel with their right hand, simply because that means holding the rod with your non-dominant left hand. You fight the fish with the rod, not with the reel, so once again, that rod should never leave your dominant hand, even when you're done casting. switching hands to accomodate reeling with your right hand suggests to me that someone is trying to fight the fish by winching it in with the reel as opposed to lifting the fish with the rod and then reeling back down to collect the slack. -In short, you should always be working much harder with the rod than you do with the reel, so why would the rod ever leave your dominant hand?
  8. I landed that fish on my 8wt Helios 3d, paired with a Tibor Signature. Orvis Pro saltwater tropic floating line. Tippet was 12lb
  9. After two weeks of borderline losing my mind trying to tempt one of these grass carp in a local lake here in Boca, I finally succeeded to get one to commit to eating a fly. These fish are damn difficult to target on a fly rod. I was hiding behind trees trying to cast, crawling on my hands and knees to get close enough to a fish, climbing trees with a pair of binoculars to try and spot the next target, and probably looking like a crazy person in general to anyone watching. The other issue was the flies. In the past two weeks I managed to get a good number of accurate casts to multiple fish, but they wouldn't pay attention to anything I tried, and obviously there's no shops open to stop by and pick anything up, so I had to do my best to tie some flies that resemble grass with whatever materials I could scavenge around the house. I cut up some cat toys and the pull chain from the ceiling fan for bead chain eyes, and was able to put together a few flies that eventually caught the attention of the one fish I landed. If anyone can recommend any flies or tactics I should try out I'd love to hear them. But yea, happy to have landed my first carp. Here's some photos....
  10. Brand new RIO InTouch Outbound Fly Line for sale. Saltwater Coldwater series 9wt WF9F/I intermediate head with floating running line. Color is Grey head and Yellow running line. Line is brand new in packaging, never been used. I acquired it when I was still living in New Jersey but I recently relocated to south Florida and have no use for it here. Line retails for $99, I'm asking for $80 or best offer. Contact me at 732-312-3588 or at Mike.Lelio@yahoo.com.
  11. I I've always enjoyed Rio outbound lines, but for some reason I can't get down with the new InTouch version of those lines, it doesn't feel the same to me and I haven't used it since I bought it, the InTouch versions just feel very aggressive
  12. Yes, I definitely agree that the line is ultimately compromised, and it must be replaced no matter what, but being that we’re in the middle Of October, literally the month we wait all year for, I just can’t afford to not have my 8 weight operational, so I’m willing to try a quick fix until I can scrape together $90 for a new line. The other matter that I am quite concerned with is that this is my favorite line, the original Rio outbound short, Not the new “Intouch” Outbound, Which I also own but never use because I don’t really like it compared to the old ones, and I am worried that I might not be able to find the original Outbounds anymore, which would be an absolute tragedy, in which case I might just continue using a repaired line for as long as I can get away with it.
  13. The handle on a spinning reel is on the Left side by default because most people are right handed. If that doesn't make any sense to anyone, than I regret to inform that you're using the rod incorrectly. Right-handed anglers must use reels with the handle on the left , to be operated by the left hand. This is because that with spinning rods, fly rods, and small conventional rods/reels, you fight the fish with the rod, not with the reel. I think that deserves a bit more....YOU FIGHT THE FISH WITH THE ROD, NOT WITH THE REEL!!!!! Therefore, if you are right handed, the rod is always in your right hand. You fight the fish by lifting the rod, and then using the reel only to pick up the slack ( basically lifting the fish with the rod, and then reeling until the rod tip is down again ) Never ever just sit there cranking on your reel to bring in the fish as if you were cranking down on a Marlin with a giant Penn International.
  14. I have a quick, possibly stupid, and totally embarrassing question for you guys, so please be gentle... so I recently was out fishing the jetties here in New Jersey, with my 8wt outfit that's loaded with my favorite line - the Rio Outbound short ( clear head, yellow running line ), and a fairly new one in perfect condition, at that. So like a total fool, I decided to light a cigar, and at some point an ash fell into my stripping basket that i didn't see and it melted right through my $90 line, somewhere in the middle of the yellow running line. I ended up tying the fly line back together with a blood knot, just to see if the line was still capable of casting, and luckily it was still fine, didn't notice any problem, other then the knot bumping through the guides if i casted that far. So my question is this: until I can afford a replacement, what would be the best way to reconnect the two pieces of fly line so that it will be strong enough to confidently fight a fish, and flush/smooth enough to travel through the guides without catching on them?
  15. I agree with bonefish, if you’ve got a 9wt rod, You need a reel that’s rated for 9wt AT LEAST. I always go over sized with my reels, my 8wt TFO has a Nautilus CCF-X2 8/10, and my 9wt TFO has a Tibor Sig rated at 10wt. That way if you were ever to hook a fish that is too big to effectively fight with the rod in your hand, you at least have a larger reel with plenty of backing so the fish can run for miles and tire himself out without you having to try to wear him down with your rod beyond what it can handle, and risk possibly breaking it. And it happens. I can give you the perfect example, last summer I was fishing off a jetty for schoolie bass and blues with my aforementioned 8wt TFO, when out of nowhere a cow-nose ray ate my fly and decided to run half way to Africa. There was no stopping him with the 8wt rod in my hand, but luckily my oversized reel had plenty of backing to keep me from getting spooled ( which came close to happening anyway ). If I didn’t have the larger reel I might’ve broken my rod trying to stop him or lost my fly line when I got spooled. That was the hardest fight I’ve ever had on an 8wt rod, I landed him almost 2 hours later, But it never would’ve happened without the larger reel. You mentioned using a 5wt rod to fish for schoolie bass, which I think is awesome, but I would have a 7wt reel on it if I were you, which would greatly expand your capability, and keep you safe when the day comes that you hook a fish too big to stop with a 5wt (which could happen any time in the salt) Not to mention that I benefit from having the counter balancing weight of a larger reel when I’m casting. It helps with my casting style, anyway.
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