I bought a new running line from Japan.
This is an intermediate line.
Previously I have bought a Timco running line which is good the first few times; but once it tangles, it kinks and the kinks become permanent.
As a result, the line tangles more frequently.
This new running line pulls out from the reel and has no coil memory at all, is like a magic.
I went to
Montauk last Saturday and tried the new running line.
The result was good. It tangled less and had no kinks. I could cast the fly 40 yards away.
It seems 40 yards are the limit for me and my tackle.
I fished near the light house in the morning and early afternoon. Then in the evening I went to Clark's Cove, one mile northwest of the light house.
A lure fisherman was also fishing there. He caught blue fish one after the other.
After he had left, I took over his place and caught a 20 inches fluke. ( It's the second fluke of the day, half inch less than a keeper. Well, I just missed a good sashimi dinner.)
The reason that I could not catch any blue is obvious.
The lure fisherman could cast his lure 100 yards or more and that was the place the fish struck.
I could cast 40 yards the most. This distance is not short for a fly rodder; but in many situations, it is not far enough for surf fising.
I feel discouraged a little bit.
Are there any ways to reach more distance, except buying a new boat?
Look closely for a fluke.
