Laxá í Mývatnssveit Hingað til hef ég ekki haft neina ánægju að kasta sökklínum hvorki sökkendalínu né fullri sökklínu. Það kemur ekki á óvart því við vitum að þær verða að vera þungar fremst til að sökkva og þær geta því „slegið“ duglega (e. kick). Það hefur því reynst mér talsvert erfiðara að kasta sökklínu en flotlínu. https://www.everyjonahhasawhale.com/post/þegar-flugulína-slær Nú er á markaði nýleg hönnun á fullri sökklínu sem hefur fengið nafnið „Sonar Titan 3D Triple

Catch of a lifetime! Until now, I have taken little pleasure in casting sinking fly lines, whether sink-tip lines or full sinking lines. That is hardly surprising. To sink effectively, these lines must carry most of their weight toward the front, which means they often have a tendency to “kick” quite aggressively. As a result, I have always found sinking lines more difficult to cast than floating lines. https://www.everyjonahhasawhale.com/post/the-fly-line-kick Recently, a ne

Black Ghost from Ívar Örn Hauksson “What fly line should I buy?” Now, that’s the wrong question to ask. “What fly line do I need?” – is a much better question. This is a recurrent question we all get personally, or it appears on some chat site. There is really no correct answer to this question. However, the chat sites immediately fill with - " I just got line x, and it is wonderful, can't go wrong with that ." And more in that vein, lots more. The answers and advice are all

Laxá I have covered the ready-made leader in a previous post: https://www.everyjonahhasawhale.com/post/ready-made-leaders-no2 Three types of a leader Now I'll have a go at the latter two leader types. When it comes to building leaders, you should be cautious. Numerous articles and guides exist on the subject, and many individuals claim to be experts. Don’t get overwhelmed by the extensive literature on leaders. Focus on the three fundamental aspects of leader construction: t

Laxá við Bjarghólma Ég fjallaði um tilbúna tauma í taumar 2. https://www.everyjonahhasawhale.com/my-blog/categories/icelandic Þrjár taumtegundir Nú er komið að því að hanna eiginn taum. Þegar kemur að hönnun tauma þá þarf að gæta sín. Það er til urmull af sérfræðingum með vefsíður um tauma en þeir eru ekki allir sammála. Gefðu gaum að aðalatriðunum þremur. Fyrst þvermáli (þyngd) línuenda taumsins, síðan þvermáli enda taumsins sem þarf að passa stærð flugunnar nokkurn veginn o