Comments on: Hooked Up Films Comes for a Visit… https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/ ...fishing, hunting, and roaming the Southwest Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: azwanderings https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-1041 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:12:44 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-1041 Thanks Matt,

Eric is the man when it comes to the video equipment. He’s been after me to get up there to see Bend and I think I’m going to try and do it sometime this summer. I’ve heard it’s unbelievable.

Ben

]]> By: Matt Smythe https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-1039 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:27:22 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-1039 Nice post! Nice vid on Eric’s site too…beautiful country you’ve got out there Ben. I’ve got to catch up with Eric about my trip to Bend last year…

Be well.
Matt

]]> By: Hooked Up Films « Arizona Wanderings https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-232 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:09:52 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-232 […] all the work he put into this video. Feel free to check the written documentation of our day in my earlier post. I look forward to more time on the water with Hooked Up Films. […]

]]> By: bsmith835 https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-231 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:39:47 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-231 In reply to royal wulff aka mike.

Working on it now. Tried to do it this morning but couldn’t figure it out…I’m not what you would call computer savvy…

]]> By: royal wulff aka mike https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-230 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:33:10 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-230 ….ummm Ben, you need to head on over to hookedup films, get an embed code for this here post. I smell blog post! Noice~ mike

]]> By: bsmith835 https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-229 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:40:03 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-229 Thanks Mike. Any time fishing is good time, but meeting good guys to go fishing with is always a plus. Thanks again and tight lines.

Ben

]]> By: bsmith835 https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-228 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:38:57 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-228 In reply to Home Skillet.

Thanks Eric. I had a great time too, which is why I was so anxious to post about our trip. Looking forward to the footage. I can’t help but agree on your 3 weight observation. I really like the 7’6″ TFO. Talk to you soon.

Ben

]]> By: troutrageous1 https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-227 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:57:03 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-227 What a great post. I can’t wait to see the some of the footage. Sounds like it was a blast (despite the slow fishing).

]]> By: Home Skillet https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-226 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:29:58 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-226 Man you are fast! Great post on a super day of fishing. I had a wonderful time and the fishing was great, even if the catching was a little slow. I will do my best to turn through the nearly 5 hours of film we shot and have a short vid up in the next week or two.

Just a thought on the 3 weight topic. I would stick to a shorter rod too. your 71/2 footer was far more nimble than my 9 foot 4 weight. Shorter is better than longer on small streams.

Thanks for the web karma!
Home Skillet (AKA: Eric)

]]> By: bsmith835 https://azwanderings.com/hooked-up-films-comes-for-a-visit/#comment-225 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:16:21 +0000 http://azwanderings.wordpress.com/?p=1356#comment-225 I think you are spot on Bruce. I get discouraged after having such a smoking hot summer and fall to go up and really have to fish hard and not see the same results. Rest assured, after a week or so of work, I’ll be itching to just see some water.

Glad you asked about the 3 weight. I have a TFO Finesse 7’6″. I have to be honest, it may not be the most expensive rod but it really is a work horse and I really like it. I would have no hesitation to buy another. What is nice about TFO is the lifetime warranty. With all the small stream stomping and falling I do, this rod really stands up to the stress and the drops I put it through. AZ’s small streams do not have a lot of room for back casts and this rod loves to roll cast in tight quarters. It has a very noodley feel and a very slow action. It handles long leaders very nicely (I’m usually throwing 10-12′ leaders) and it presents a dry fly beautifully. As I fished yesterday, the wind picked up and I switched to my 5 wt which I realized I haven’t picked up in months. The three weight throws dries and droppers well, but putting weighted streamers or leeches on can be a chore on something so light. I could go on and on, but the general point I am trying to get across is that I really like this rod, use it almost exclusively, and highly recommend it.

In closing, I would highly recommend going to the shop and throwing as many 3 weights as possible. But in the end, the TFO Finesse seemed the best all around deal for me. Hope this helps. Thanks again for checking out the site.

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