The old timers say, plenty of steelhead have been caught on a single handed rod.
But the truth of the matter is the single stick is the anomaly. The oddity
So take the biggest river we fish and throw a one hander, and it feels like a peashooter versus a fleet of bazookas
When the fish took, we all freaked out and lost it. We've convinced ourselves that it wasn't going to happen. 4 adult males dancing around celebrating something that was once just normal
Call it retro or whatever, but it was awesome. We as steelheaders dont have to boom 100 foot casts, but spend more time reading water and controlling the bug in the water to present it well to a willing biter.
The peashooter won this round, and we couldn't have been happier.
I'd tell you what that means--but like in the old school, I'll tell you nothing and have you experience the joy of figuring it out.
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