Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Mike Barrio

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #15 on: 20/12/2010 at 19:37 »
What's the green stuff Alex? ...... the ground is white here :z4

Nice photos :cool:

Cheers
Mike

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #16 on: 21/12/2010 at 07:24 »
If you look carefully, you will notice the sunny skies, reflected in the polished woodwork.  :z12 :z4 :z7

Alex Burnett

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #17 on: 21/12/2010 at 07:44 »
What's the green stuff Alex? ...... the ground is white here :z4

Nice photos :cool:

Cheers
Mike


If you look carefully, you will notice the sunny skies, reflected in the polished woodwork.  :z12 :z4 :z7

I could not have answered Mikes question better if I had tried Korrie.  :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4

Alex

Mike Barrio

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #18 on: 21/12/2010 at 10:58 »
We are currently having great fun working on a new version of this rod for 2011 :wink

Best wishes
Mike

Alex Burnett

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #19 on: 21/12/2010 at 11:01 »
We are currently having great fun working on a new version of this rod for 2011 :wink

Best wishes
Mike

I hope it is going to be the 4pc Blank.   :wink

Alex

Mike Barrio

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #20 on: 21/12/2010 at 11:04 »
I hope it is going to be a 4pc Blank.   :wink

Alex

Yes Alex ..... a 4pc blank :wink

Cheers
Mike

Alex Burnett

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #21 on: 21/12/2010 at 15:02 »
Yes Alex ..... a 4pc blank :wink

Cheers
Mike

Oh Goody...can't wait to try the porototype :wink

Alex

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #22 on: 22/12/2010 at 05:45 »
Oh Goody...can't wait to try the porototype :wink

Alex

Hi Alex

I know you are generous, but you don't have to build me a second rod.
One is enough. :wink :z14

Alex Burnett

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #23 on: 22/12/2010 at 08:03 »
Hi Alex

I know you are generous, but you don't have to build me a second rod.
One is enough. :wink :z14

Might be good to have a Spare :wink :wink could call it "The Nymphing Special"  :z4 :z4 :z4

Alex

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #24 on: 23/12/2010 at 06:03 »
For a dedicated nymphing rod, we need to add another 1 foot.

Then it will be the Nymphing Special. ;)

The 9" is a good overall rod for our streams, long enough the reach, short enough to have good dry fly fun.

andreb

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #25 on: 26/12/2010 at 06:21 »
I think the rod as it is, should be quite agood nymphing rod for the purposes of the Cape streams, Korrie. Most of our nymphing, as you know, is done at fairly short distances, compared to a lot of the nymphing done in Europe. Ok, apart from Czech nymphing. A 9 foot 6, or even a 10 foot version of the Bario, might be usefull for reach though.
Mike,  many dry fly anglers, from our neck of the woods, still rate a 9 footter and unneccesarilly long (poor uninformed souls). Bear in mind that the vast majority of people who fish the Cape Streams, choose to go with the dry only, due to the trout here, being unusually prone to rise to the surface in just about all conditions. Dry fly fishing in the Cape, is generally accepted as the first choice tactic of most of out anglers, and I do understand the advantages of a shorter rod for close in, dry fly work. There is however a small group of "renegades" namely Korrie, and myself (plus a few others) who find great pleasure in the more technical elements on trout nymphing, and tend to look at rods and lines, with slightly more critical eyes than the general "dry fly" public, many on whom, view nymphing as a "dry and dropper" setup, or a "nymph and indicator" setup, which in my opinion, neither technique is able to fully exploit the conditions, although both are technically, a rudimentary nymphing tactic.
If we look at straight line nymphing, where it becomes critical to manage the fly line and leader to makimum effect in order to detect the subtle bites of the trout, and the more subtle takes of the larger fish, who simply open their mouths and use the vacum inside the mouth to "suck" the fly in, line and leader managment becomes more critical in order to detect the slight movement transferred along the line and down to the rod tip. The less line between the rod tip, and the fish, the better to detect the subltle movements. If a rod has an extra foot, or a few more inches, that is less line between rod tipo and fish, and therefore a better chance of bite detection. A soft tip for bite detection, and light tippet protectin, is essential. A Bario rod, with a similar action to the one that Korrie and I have , but with an extra 9 to 14 inches, would be a great specialist rod for nymphing the Cape Streams, and if you ever choose to produce one, please keep one  aside, as I will definatly be a customer. In fact, why not produce a prototype, and get Alex to test  it in the Cape... better still, why not come out, and test it yourself, with Alex.

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #26 on: 03/01/2011 at 12:25 »
Hi Mike
As Andre mentioned, why don't you come to the Cape for a week or so.
We have enough spare beds, plus, the weather is much better in the Cape. :D :D
Really enjoy the rod, and if you do make a longer version, would love to try it.
Having seen some photos of the River Don, it is a lovely open river, and a 10 foot rod will work beautifully on it.

hope to see you soon in Cape Town.
Noel and Alex can vouch for our hospitality.

Mike Barrio

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #27 on: 03/01/2011 at 12:40 »
Hi Korrie
Thank you for your very kind invitation :z16

I would absolutely love to come and fish your waters, but I'm afraid that I don't really get the opportunity for many holidays and when I do, a family holiday comes first :wink

Keep the photos coming .... I really enjoy seeing them!

Best wishes
Mike

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #28 on: 12/01/2011 at 07:27 »
took another trip to test the Barrio rods
great weather, good fishing, lovely scenery.
And good company.
some evidence

Korrie Broos

Re: 2 Barrio Specials Witte and Elandspad
« Reply #29 on: 12/01/2011 at 09:53 »
oops the photos did not post

 




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