Without sounding pretentious, I think that a 60 grams Flying C might have a far too heavy weight, whatever its expected use! I caught my best ever salmon (47 Ibs on the Vosso in Norway, under a very high June water level as you can see on my avatar) on this spinner, which gave me quite a number of good fish over the years, when I spinned!
Here is a link (English version) to the firm which invented and commercializes this lure.
You will notice that their maximum weight is 25 grams! I don’t know if they are still in business, but you can check, if you don’t find a local producer!
For the «history book of salmon fishing», I can mention that the «Quimperloise», the original name was changed to the «Flying C..» by Connie Corcoran, famous ghillie of the Blackwater river in Ireland, during a very «wet and sprit full» party at the Blackwater Lodge hotel in Ballyduff (I was at the party!) after a very successful day by some of of his British customers! Conny got hold of this new spinner concept, thanks to a gift of French anglers from Brittany!
Good luck with your search and tight lines in Chile!
Have you asked Jason Dickie?
John Park at McHardy used to make me 50grm custom FC's for upstream fishing the Ledges at Coupar Grange on the Isla. You'd cast upstream from the Left bank to just above the overhanging trees on the bend where the drop off in to the deep hole started. You'd count to 60 and then wind fast....bang - great fun and who says spinning is just chuck and chance
I know the ledges well. Its the beat down from coupar Grange islabank fishing. Some huge fish hold up in thereJohn Park at McHardy used to make me 50grm custom FC's for upstream fishing the Ledges at Coupar Grange on the Isla. You'd cast upstream from the Left bank to just above the overhanging trees on the bend where the drop off in to the deep hole started. You'd count to 60 and then wind fast....bang - great fun and who says spinning is just chuck and chance
I agree with the Flying Choo Choo. I can't see how you would effectively make a 60 grm FC. Once you get to 50grm I think that is the maximum balance of blade and weight you can manage in order for the bait to actually spin properly - but happy to be corrected?
In the picture below you can see a 50g Special on the left with a 5 ILBA Blade and a 25grm Regular with size 4 blade.
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If the OP PM's me his address, I'd be happy to send him one.
Regards
NHP
When I was a season rod it was Upper, Middle and Lower. Lower was basically the Car Park, Platty, Crocodile, Ledges, Lonely Tree and the Bottom Pool. This is the Ledges in early season looking upstream.
What a fishWithout sounding pretentious, I think that a 60 grams Flying C might have a far too heavy weight, whatever its expected use! I caught my best ever salmon (47 Ibs on the Vosso in Norway, under a very high June water level as you can see on my avatar) on this spinner, which gave me quite a number of good fish over the years, when I spinned!
Here is a link (English version) to the firm which invented and commercializes this lure.
You will notice that their maximum weight is 25 grams! I don’t know if they are still in business, but you can check, if you don’t find a local producer!
For the «history book of salmon fishing», I can mention that the «Quimperloise», the original name was changed to the «Flying C..» by Connie Corcoran, famous ghillie of the Blackwater river in Ireland, during a very «wet and sprit full» party at the Blackwater Lodge hotel in Ballyduff (I was at the party!) after a very successful day by some of of his British customers! Conny got hold of this new spinner concept, thanks to a gift of French anglers from Brittany!
Good luck with your search and tight lines in Chile!
Different beat..The ledges are a pool on Coupar Grange beat he is referring to
Quite possible...I have not seen the Paul Young episode...I was fishing the sea trout river he fished last year in Argentina...Ironically was that episode that got me wanting to fish in Argentina...
I cant find the video but he was casting spinners below a waterfall on quite a big river catching big kings, looked fun
