sstasiak
Super Pupa
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
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