Reviewing CABELA'S White River Bighorn Fly Fishing Outfit (& Trout on FENTON River)
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2023
- Episode 82
Fly fishing the Fenton River for trout in Eastern Connecticut while putting the budget Cabela's Bighorn fly rod and reel through the paces.
➤ Location(s)
Fenton River, Tolland County, Connecticut
➤ Gear Used
Cabela's Bighorn 8' 4wt w/floating line
triple-nymph rig (#16 EHC, #16 pheasant tail, #18 zebra midge)
#18 little black stone dry
#14 prince nymph under Airlock indicator
➤ Online
Connecticut Angler website: www.connecticutangler.com
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bought this combo, yesterday. I have some 10 rods from 5wt to 9wt....never had a 4wt. Between the discounts and club points, I got this combo for almost $30. Other than wishing it were 2 piece, it looks like good setup... Bought it cold, no research at all...thanks for making this video.
Been fly fishing for many years. Picked up the big horn 5 wt combo last year as a rod to leave in the car. In short it's great. I use it all the time now. More than some of my orvis stuff.
Absolutely love your content, I’ve been watching your channel for about 2 months now. And you’ve actually inspired me to start fly fishing instead of just a normal spinning rod. I actually bought this rod a couple weeks ago and was absolutely psyched when I saw this vid come out. Love the content and keep it up!
Awesome to hear! That rod will definitely serve you well. Good luck out there and thanks for watching!
Your in my backyard. All the cutbacks by the state the banks of the river are not cleared like they used to be. Great video good review
A few years back, you fished the east branch of the salmon brook in a pretty unknown section. I fished there yesterday and got 70 bows, 20 native brookies, and a wild brown. Action there is absolutely insane right now, probably video worthy. (Btw natives in the salmon brooks crush Mepps aglia woolyworm above all else, especially the 10”+)
I used to spend big money on fly gear years ago, but I tried some of the cheaper outfits for reasons forgotten now, and was always impressed. The nice stuff is nice and I love my Winston, but the budget stuff gets the job done just as well.
For sure, there’s a lot of good to said about higher-quality, more fine-tuned gear. It absolutely has a place for folks who are committed to, and deeply involved in fly fishing (after all, Bighorns aren’t in my primary “arsenal” anymore, so that says something). But I agree, the industry has gotten to a point now where what they can do in that ~$100 price point is pretty impressive. For sure, volume sales helps achieve that price point by allowing manufacturers to reduce the profit margin on each sale, and that’s where the ubiquity and volume sales of a big chain store like Cabela’s probably helps the entry-level consumer quite a bit.
Well, even the price point rods are a lot better than what you could buy in the 1960s. Thou I have to chuckle a little bit I got lab based by family when I bought a Sage RP II 8'6" 5 wt and Hardy LRH reel to go with it. I spent 298 for the rod 90 for the reel another 45 for an extra spool and 60 bucks for a DT F and a Fast Sink tip it came to a tad over 500 with sales tax. That was in 1983. That is 40 years ago, The rod and reel have been used and not abused. And I fished with it on the West Branch of the Farmington a few days ago. I managed a few on Hendrickson. What I am saying is that some of the price point rods today would come very close to that Sage. Also if you take care of things, it will last. I fish this rod a lot, I go trout fishing, and 80% of the time this one is in my hand and I got a few rods. It comes to about $12.50 a year and if I divide that by the 50 or so days I fish a year with it, I use last year's number, and it comes to 25 cents a day. Heck, I spend more than that on a hackle these days. I like to buy things once. It's cheaper that way. I am sure most of that 100 dollars went into the rod. The Reel will last as long as it's not abused. I clean and dry all my rod reels and fly lines after each use. I never put anything away wet. Even my fly boxes get opened at home so the flies can dry out. Cuts down on rust. I still tie on the first gen Regal Vise I had since 1981. Good well-made things just last with some care. I never broke a rod since most rod breakages occur getting in and out of cars. I put my rods back in the tubes. Also, I will cut a line and give up a fly that cost me 80 cents to tie rather than break a rod to get it back. I can afford 80 cent loss, I would be heartbroken if I broke my RPII! I just might buy one of those rods to fish with and let you know what I think about it. If they come out of South Korea, yeah Communist China well that will be a deal breaker for me.
The one thing I've learned about anything cabelas branded is whatever major brand cabelas sells that's close in compariosn is who makes it. Diawa makes bass pro reels.
nice video
Almost need a surf basket too keep line out of that bracken fine walk thankyou much Peace
Haha that’s not a bad idea for that spot!😂
You need to hold the rod with the tip behind you while walking to hopefully prevent rod breakage from falling.
What reel is with this combo?
Where can I buy it because I have no cabelas or bass pro near me how do I ship it to my house
Bought the 6wt bighorn for my grandson for bass and panfish. Been testing it. He MAY get it back.
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Bought this combo and the reel snapped immediately 😢
Just wondering if this rod and reel combo still worth it?😊
Absolutely! This video remains totally relevant.
i had this combo caught many fish, just be careful of the two screws that connect the reel to the fitment adaptor i find they come loose and can fall off or ruin your casting completely. some lock-tite should do the trick. Great Review
Tight lines !
Why not get in the water and wade so you don’t ruin and nick ur fly line so much?
To be perfectly honest, I don't take great pains to protect my fly line. I mean, it's not as if I go out of my way to abuse it either, but if any number of varied circumstances call for beating on it harder than usual, so be it. The majority of my time spent on streams is spent wading, but there's all sorts of scenarios in which I may not do so. Totally situational, really. Generally, a quality line lasts me about 2 years, which works fine for me.
The situation that sort of demanded fishing from the bank at the big pool in this video was two-fold. For one, the pool is quite deep in spots, so even with chest waders I would’ve been seriously pushing it in some places and literally swimming in others. Second, these fish were within a pool where they would’ve had a wide open view of me approaching, as there isn’t much in the way of structure or timber or even fast, roiling water to obscure my presence or deaden the sound I’d be making. In this relatively unusual scenario, that forced me to fish from the bank which, unfortunately, had tons of brush to contend with. Just one of those damned-if-do-damned-if-you-don’t sort of scenarios. But ultimately, I buy fly line to catch fish. So if I find myself stuck having to choose between sacrificing some longevity of my line or sacrificing the opportunity to catch fish, the line loses every time.