| So you think you have done ultra-light
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| | idea when you are catching a lot of
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| fishing- I bet you haven't. I say that
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| | fish- I had 36 the first day, change your
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| because
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| | hooks
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| of my trip to the World Championships of
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| | often to keep them very sharp when using
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| fishing in Coimbra, Portugal where I
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| | ultralight hooks. One of the major
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| learned the true meaning of ultralight.
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| | factors
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| When I fished against 185 anglers from 37
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| | in the hooks breaking was the tough
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| | beaks that the mullets had. Their jaws
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| different nations, I learned that
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| | are built
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| ultralight meant line that is around 1/2
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| | for pinching and plucking bits of food
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| pound,
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| | from between rocks-The line was an
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| fishing a hook the size of an eyelash,
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| | entirely different story. When people say
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| using a bait the thickness of 2 eyelashes
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| | their line is as thin as
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| -
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| | spider-web, they have never truly fished
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| ultralight !Ok, so you have not fished
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| | ultralight. The line we used was so thin
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| ultralight, I win the bet. When I fished
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| | that one bump of the pole would snap it
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| in the World
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| | in half. The diameter of the line was .07
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| Championships, I too thought a little 4'
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| ultralight with 4 lb. test or wow, 2 lb.
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| | and your average 4 lb. line is .20 and
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| test
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| | falls outside of the ultralight category.
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| was the stealth way to fish. This was
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| | This is
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| quickly dispelled as I fished local
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| | not to say that 4 lb. test is not light
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| competitions
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| | when dealing with cover, toothy fish or
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| with 1 lb. fishing line and until my
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| | larger
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| trip to Portugal, that was pretty
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| | fish, but for my money, .20 line is
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| stealthy.The competition in Portugal was
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| | really thick line.Why the need for
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| vs. the top anglers in the world- guys
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| | ultralight equipment so extreme? I wanted
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| that would
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| | to go fly fishing. No,
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| make our Bassmasters look like
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| | not with a giant hairy fly, but an
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| AmeteurMasters - (many of them). The
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| | actual fly larva. Midge fly larva or
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| fishing
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| | "bloodworm" were
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| competions there are intense with all
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| | the key bait in our competition. I said
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| 185 anglers lining the shores of this
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| | earlier the hook was thinner than an
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| canal and
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| | eyelash,
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| many using 42 foot poles with 1/2 lb.
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| | the bait was not much more thick than an
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| test line. The fish that were available
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| | eyelash. These tiny red larvae are
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| to us
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| | delicate
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| were pretty delicate feeders that eat
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| | to put on the hook. While I didn't need
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| very tiny organisms. Yes, there were
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| | a microscope- I did need to lean over and
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| larger fish
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| in the river, but those that were
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| | get real close to put a couple on the
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| available in large numbers, were the
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| | hook. Getting the hook in without popping
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| smaller fish.World-level competitions are
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| 3 hours long and are fished from shore
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| | their skin was key as a successful
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| where anglers
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| | hookup meant that the bait would wiggle
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| attempt to fill their keep nets (live
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| | around
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| fish bags that go down into the water)
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| | and the fish would respond. A midge fly
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| with as
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| | larva looks much like a mosquito larva
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| much weight as possible. One spot to
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| | and
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| fish from, catch as many fish as you can
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| | if you have never seen that- picture a
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| to
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| | half a pencil lead (ultralight).While the
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| build your weight. If these anglers
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| | average angler will never experience
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| tried to go just for big fish, the
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| | ultralight fishing, out there lies many
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| results would be
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| | tactics and techniques that are
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| bad for most.When using ultralight
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| | available to you. One thing I did learn
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| hooks, we employed size 22 & size 24
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| | was to not get
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| hooks. Hook sizes get
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| | settled in with my fishing knowledge and
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| smaller as the numbers go higher so to
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| | to always keep looking for new ways to go
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| get an idea of how small this hook is-
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| find
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| | fishing. The one thing I did learn is
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| your largest eyelash. The hooks we used
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| | that sometimes if you fish heavy, you may
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| were a very thin wire and yes, they are
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| | be
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| very
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| | tipping off the fish. When I fish near
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| delicate. Twice during my first 3 hours
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| | home in Chicago, I now fish light and
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| of World Championship competition, I
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| | some of
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| broke
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| | my biggest fish caught including a 9 lb.
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| the point off of my hook and had to get
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| | walleye were taken on 3 lb. line and size
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| a fresh hook and leader rigged up. A good
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| | 14
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| | hook- ultralight.
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