RE: Ocean City with Fly Rod
2011/05/27 08:12:40
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Make sure your reel is salt-safe, and give everything a thorough rinse/soak in fresh water when you finish each outing and you should be fine.
I took my steelhead 7wt to NC with me last summer and had no issues with it. When I'd get back, i'd rinse off the entire rod with the outside faucet, making especially sure to rinse out the reel seat. Then I'd go inside and rinse off the reel frame and spool (seperately) in the sink, then let both soak in a bowl of tap water for a few hours, get em out, rinse em again, then let them air dry.
It might have been overkill, I'm not really sure...but it worked.
As far as flies, while i'm not familiar with the OC area, intracoastal salt fishing tends to involve clousers, deceivers, half & halves, shrimp patterns, seaducers, etc.