I have never caught one with a fly rod and doing so from shore would be a great feat. They don't like turbid water because they are 'chasers' not 'ambushers' and feed using a lot their eyes. They are made in Martha's Vineyard. 1.Choose your weapon correctly.
Roosters are tremendously strong fighters, but most of the time stay away from rocks.
This to cast further and increase the hookup rates. Use of a 50 lb bite leader, a ball bearing swivel and an appropriate length 30 lb shock leader for power casting the 3 oz lure is a sine qua non condition. The MAIN trick when fishing for roosters is to use a skipping lure cranking so that the lure skips constantly on the water and it is most of the time entirely or with most of its body out of it. This is easier to attain with the X5500A, because it has a very high retrieve ratio and an exceptionally wide spool. If you slow a very small fraction down, the rooster will shy away instantly, I can almost guarantee that.