I started fly fishing using a Silstar Dia Flex graphite 8' 6' 6/7wt fly rod with a rimfly fly reel with a drag that couldn't stop a sneeze and cortland 7wt forward floating fly line . I learnt to cast with this rod 20 years ago and soon after stopped fishing but I did manage to master a basic cast first.
This year I decided to get back into fishing and update my fly reel and chose a Vision Koma reel with a Rio smallmouth bass 7wt forward floating line. This improved my casting a little , but I was still having problems casting larger flies and my next step was to buy a new rod. I shopped around and read a few reviews and decided to go with a Temple Fork Bvk 7wt 4 Piece 9ft, designed by Lefty Kreh and Flip Pallot.
The rod has a fast action very lightweight and after a few casts I could see my distance has improved dramatically. It was a pleasure and light to cast the larger/heavy flies and wow I can cast a very small light fly miles.
I manage to get out and fish yesterday morning at my local estuarine system Minnamurra River. I have tied a small shrimp type fly and hoped to catch some bream or estuary perch. My 3rd cast scored me my first fish on my new fly rod.
