Love my FF605. Had a guide foot pop out in ‘19 but haven’t gotten through other builds and well, guess I’ve been lazy too. I’ve hit some tiny creeks this year. With lots of rain, they’ve been more productive than usual. Mainly, I’ve been using my Fenwick FS61 and FSP661. But I love my fly rods and this creek has always been one for the 605.
Lots of panfish were caught. I even gave a few green sunfish and bluegills to a fisherman who was in the spot to which I was wading. We shared the hole for a few hours. Nice to meet polite folks on the water. I caught a nice bass but I forgot to take a photo and then another hammered my fly as it hit the water but I didn’t land him. However, plenty of panfish to be found BUT they were sucking and spitting or just tugging flies. You had to be reactive. A few were guarding beds but most were just hanging about along the seam or amongst the timber and rocks at the edge of this pool and run.
I absolutely love the FF605. It’s an eBay purchase and looking at the seller’s photos, I couldn’t tell it was 2 blanks from different rods. Different thread and the top blank had white trim that had yellowed. And you couldn’t see the top ferrule had cracked too. So, I guess it was in ‘18 that I rewrapped that ferrule because the finish also had cracks and crazing. I figure it was that the seller seemed to be a “flea market find kind” of person and not used to dealing with rods. Fish caught on a Rio Getter or Flats Crab.
Was 97 outside in the evening and finally cooled off about 7:45 and for some odd reason not much humidity this past week.