bones v trout

[Ken Gargett]

for those that have had a crack at both, i'm wondering what the preference is. and why? i'm talking flies here.

[El Presidente]

Ken...do you mean guy's who cast their own rods or those who have the guides cast for them?

I have never caught a trout mate. You are well ahead of me. I am looking at a fly fishing trout trip to Nepal where a mate returned recently and was stunned at 5 kilo + trout.

[skindiver]

I enjoy both.Our trout streams here in North Carolina are small,though,and so are the trout.

The big difference is in the casting.You really need to be able to cast long distances with accuracy to catch those bones! I'm still working on being able to do that with any consistancy.

When those bonefish strike and take off,there's nothing like the power they display.

[strayvector]

I hear that Ken and the Prez go bone hunting every Tuesday at the establishment across the street:lol3:

[Ken Gargett]

» I enjoy both.Our trout streams here in North Carolina are small,though,and

» so are the trout.

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» The big difference is in the casting.You really need to be able to cast

» long distances with accuracy to catch those bones! I'm still working on

» being able to do that with any consistancy.

»

» When those bonefish strike and take off,there's nothing like the power

» they display.

i do have to say that the bones fight a million times more, at least in my limited experience. i think i offended my guide a little when i got my first one and asked if that was it and weren't they supposed to fight. bigger ones were a bit better but the first one gave up quicker than french.

[Ken Gargett]

» Ken...do you mean guy's who cast their own rods or those who have the

» guides cast for them?

»

»

» I have never caught a trout mate.

priceless. may i state for the record that never, not once, has a guide cast for me for either bones or trout etc etc.

this from thee man who sat on his bum in his boat for three hours last trip while his guide untangled the mess he made casting. there is a reason that you have never caught a trout (granted it might be that you have not fished for them).

[Shooter]

Although I've caught Bones on spinning tackle, they are definitely tougher to nail on the fly. Recently while fishing for them in the Cayman Islands I learned the importance of the fly's sink-rate. I was fishing in the grass and despite a decent cast near a "tailing" Bone, the fast-sinking Crazy Charlies (or similar) got me hung-up in the grass every time--usually spooking the fish once the "twitch" turned into a "tug" out of the grass!

I've caught a lot of trout on flies and to me, they're much easier prey than the 'Ghost of the flats."

[Well Armed]

This is without a doubt the easiest question in the world to answer. Permit! OK that wasn't a n option but Bones are second. Trout fishing has become almost a bore for me no with all these saltwater trips under my belt. And I have caught 10 lb trout. Trust me, and 1/2 pound bone fights harder and runs farther that a 5 pound trout. Trout are lazy and work a river current. Bones are like prison escapees and run like hell. And bonefishing is more like hunting and you do it in warm water with shorts and sun. Duh!!!!

[Taino]

I’ve always (and still) thought the same, both are fun but I could live all my life catching trout while after a while catching bones I would get bored.

Maybe is just a matter of taste, but I don’t care if the trout is big or not, just the fact of being in a river or a spring, reading those waters is enough for me.