Test your knowledge

[sstasiak]

I found this quiz somewhere and thought it was interresting. Test your skills(without cheating) if you dare. I'll post the answers in a few days.

1. What is the correct AFTMA rod weight for a line weighing between 270 and 290 grains in the front 30 feet?
3 weight
5 weight
8 weight
10 weight


2. The Baetis species are which type of mayfly?
swimmer
crawler
clinger
burrower


3. A "Spey" rod is named after:
special casts made with two-handed rods
the master rod maker William Spey of Liverpool
the River Spey in Scotland
both a and c


4. Rainbow trout are native to New Zeland.
True
False


5. Eastern Green Drake spinners are also know as:
Blue-winged Olives
Coffin Flies
Tricos
Hendricksons


6. Which one of these tackle items did Lee Wulff originate?
wading boots
modern fly boxes
fly-fishing vests
bamboo fly rods


7. A Stimulator best imitates which insect?
mosquito
Yellow Sally
Bill Barilko
Quill Gordon


8. Which of the following fish is most likely to take a dry fly in Alaska?
brown trout
Chinook salmon
silver salmon
halibut


9. What is the most common/popular drag surface material in today's big-game reels?
Teflon
cork
delrin
asbestos


10. What is the diameter of a 3X tippet?
0.013"
0.009"
0.008"
0.001"


11. Which of the following types of knot is best used on dry-fly hooks with down-turned eyes?
No-slip Loop Knot
Bimini Twist
Albright knot
Duncan Loop

 

[Fly Ty R]

1.) 8 weight
2.) crawler??
3.) River Spey
4.) False
5.) Coffin Flies
6.) Fly fishing vest
7.) Yellow Sally Stonefly
8.) Silver Salmon (semi-trick question, me thinks)...
9.) Cork
10.) 0.013
11.) Duncan Loop (another trick question.....)

How did I rate? Better than 50%, I hope!!! Otherwise I should go back to dunking worms!!

 

[Rolemodel]

1.10 weight

2.swimmer

3.Both

4.True

5.Coffin Flies

6.Bamboo Rods

7.Yellow sally

8.Silver Salmon?

9.Cork

10.0.008

11.albright

 

[theartoflee]

1. What is the correct AFTMA rod weight for a line weighing between 270 and 290 grains in the front 30 feet?

8 weight



2. The Baetis species are which type of mayfly?
swimmer



3. A "Spey" rod is named after:
special casts made with two-handed rods
the master rod maker William Spey of Liverpool
the River Spey in Scotland
A


4. Rainbow trout are native to New Zeland.


True

5. Eastern Green Drake spinners are also know as:

Hendricksons


6. Which one of these tackle items did Lee Wulff originate?

fly-fishing vests



7. A Stimulator best imitates which insect?

Yellow Sally


8. Which of the following fish is most likely to take a dry fly in Alaska?

silver salmon



9. What is the most common/popular drag surface material in today's big-game reels?

cork



10. What is the diameter of a 3X tippet?
0.013"


11. Which of the following types of knot is best used on dry-fly hooks with down-turned eyes?
No-slip Loop Knot

Albright knot

 

[Joe D]

sstasiak,

Okay, let's see if I understand your questions.

When I'm fishing my 10 weight, named after a river in Scotland, with a swimmer nymph pattern for non-native rainbow trout in New Zealand, I might want to reach in my vest and change to a coffin fly or maybe a yellow sally imitation, and if an Alaskan silver salmon takes and runs against my cork drag, the Duncan loop tied in the .008 tippet will hold.

Do you think it would work?

 

[Fly Ty R]

:applaudit

 

[sstasiak]

sstasiak,

Okay, let's see if I understand your questions.

When I'm fishing my 10 weight, named after a river in Scotland, with a swimmer nymph pattern for non-native rainbow trout in New Zealand, I might want to reach in my vest and change to a coffin fly or maybe a yellow sally imitation, and if an Alaskan silver salmon takes and runs against my cork drag, the Duncan loop tied in the .008 tippet will hold.

Do you think it would work?

Thanks to all those who participated. :thankyou:

Joe, it seems like you know your stuff. The only variance in your answer was with the spey question. The answer I got for that one was A and C. I think A is a questionable answer though. "A" simply describes the technique used to cast these rods and not the reason the "spey" rod is named that. Either way....good stuff. Here are the correct answers:

10 weight
Swimmer
both a and c
False
Coffin Flies
fly-fishing vests
Yellow Sally
silver salmon
cork
0.008"
Duncan Loop

 

[Fly Ty R]

Wow, I'm quite surprised at #1. I thought a 10wt was around 350 grains.

I'll have to dispute #3 too, just to be a stinker... :boxing: :chair: :guns: From everything I've heard and/or read about, it was only named after the river. Spey-style roll casting with 2-handed rods originated on that river. But not all 2-handed rods are "Spey" rods. You can also Spey cast with traditional one-handed rods as well, so does that make them Spey rods by default?


But really, whatever . I did better than I thought anyway!!! Better than 50%, so I'm happy .

I can retain my title as o' knowledgable professor.... :stupid:

 

[Rolemodel]

Wow I can't believe I said Lee Wulff originated Bamboo!Cane was here long before Wulff!!!One to many Drinks! :stupid: