It's also legal in many "fly-fishing only" areas: The only thing that matters is catching fish on a fly, not how it's cast. But you've got to check the regs.

I would rather cast a fly with a spinning rod than some of the contraptions fly-casting purists use. If you're gonna use a bobber and a bunch of big split-shot, why bother with a fly rod?


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