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Field Team Amazon Picks

Welcome to Stocker Trout Fishing's Field Team Amazon Picks!. The products listed below have helped us catch fish over the years. Be it a lure, bait, fishing fly or particular tool, they have been tested and come highly recommended by the Field Team.

PS: Do check out the sample Guadalupana, PMC Emerger, and Near Guad - a combination of the Near Deere and Guadalupana in the footer section below. We are offering samples on a limited basis. Contact us at COAF.Weblog@live.com for more details.

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Over-Lining Our Fly Rods

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Not sure when we started doing this, but we tend to over-line (go up one line weight) on our 4-Wt and 5-Wt fly rods. I think we did this by accident when we used whatever fly line we had at the time we picked up a new fly reel. So far, have been good with the casting results by going up a weight. That said, was not aware of a debate about this, until I saw an article online by Field and Stream – “ Is Over-Lining Fly Rods Good or Bad? ” For the most part, would agree with Field and Stream that there are no set rules. Would go on to say, “whatever works best for you”!  
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What Kind of Spinning Gear and Do We Use a Swivel?

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Received two questions from a Reader in response to our post on “How we fish a Super Duper”: “What kind of spinning gear are you using (rod length & power, reel size & make)?” “Do you use a swivel with Super Dupers or Kastmasters?” Below are the answers to the questions and pictures added for ease of reference. Thanks again for your questions! Sincerely, The Field Team For the first question, “What kind of spinning gear are you using (rod length & power, reel size & make)?”, the spinning gear we use are: A 4′-8″ Ugly Stik Ultralight Rod with a Shakespeare 20 Ultralight Spinning Reel (USP225A) 6′-6″ Berkley Medium Light Lightning Rod with a Pinnacle Tiny Deadbolt Spinning Reel(DUL20). Lately, when using fluorocarbon, we have switched the reels between the two rods, and mainly been using the Berkley Medium Light Lightning Rod and the Shakespeare Spinning Reel. The Pinnacle Spinning Reel tends to uncoil while casting ultralight lures after 5-10 casts. Shakespeare ...
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UPDATE: Turner Falls Trout Stocking Season... NOT 21 November!

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Pond Fly Fishing Suggestions from an Average Joe... 😎

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Quick Trip Before the Thunderstorms....

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Tough work week made it hard to break away and fish. Did make it this evening to Bethany Lakes for a quick trip before a thunderstorm arrived. Managed to catch a Bluegill and three Bass using a White Foam Grasshopper . Fun stuff!
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Beavers Bend Report from TFF...

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Fished below where to upper foot bridge used to be, down to a place we called the Christmas Pool ( that was a long time ago and I don't think it's called that anymore- certainly not after the flood). The river is just littered with fish. There are a lot of fast, shallow runs now that I like to fish with a wooly bugger. I like to skip it on or just below the surface in the fast water and watch the trout smash the fly. You miss a lot more than you catch but it's fun to just watch the strike. I landed twenty and probably missed three or four times that many. It's just crazy right now and the weather is ridiculously nice ( ran the air conditioning in the camper last night).   __ Retrieved from http://texasfishingforum.com/forums  
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Stripers below PK - Update

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