I wear old sneakers with indoor/outdoor carpet glued on the soles
Dickie's brand uniform pants from the thrift store
Gawd, I'm a cheap SOB :rolleyes:
No insect repellent needed , I'm repellent enough
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I wear old sneakers with indoor/outdoor carpet glued on the soles
Dickie's brand uniform pants from the thrift store
Gawd, I'm a cheap SOB :rolleyes:
No insect repellent needed , I'm repellent enough
Dudley, thanks for the laugh and reminding us of our humaness. I'm the guy who runs a thrift store, so thanks for supporting all of the thrift stores out there. I get a lot of what I use from the thrift store, although I usually have the last pick after it's been on the sales floor for almost too long, oh well...
As far as the insect repellant comment, well - okay, ditto...
Kelly.
Joe, thanks for the heads up on Ultrathon. Would you think it to be more Flyline friendly since it is made by Sci Anglers?
I use one of two things for an indicator. Either a big dry fly or I snip off a piece of bright orange synthetic yarn, attach the leader to it, add some floatant, and there you go. It's lighter than a commercial indicator, it costs roughly $0.02, and if I lose it, just snip off another piece of yarn and do it again.
Jim
Use a staff...never don't use a staff...always have a staff....get to where you feel like you aint fishin' if you don't have a staff. That feeling and habit, and felt soled wading boots have saved my life and kept my lungs full of air not water many. many times.
I could not stress it enough........:):):) ModocDan
GaryO,
No, I don't think it's any more fly line friendly, DEET is DEET and will still damage the line. You should make sure you give your palms and fingers a good rinse after applying it. Since your fishing, that should present any serious problem.
I've been using it for a couple of years and just like the results. I'm still careful to rinse my hands well.
The lemon eucalyptus oil is reported by some sources as the most effective.
http://www.rei.com/product/703338
You can also consider a Thermacell.
What kind of streams will you be wading?
I waded for years with cheap tennis shoes with velcro straps and smooth rubber bottom. It was not a big deal for a young man.
The market offers a number of choices today.
Switch to Cutter's Advanced Insect Repellant. The active ingredient is Picaridin, not DEET. It is safe for plastics and fly lines. It also doesn't turn your lips numb. I use the Sport formula with a higher 15% concentration.
http://www.buzzillions.com/dz_517008...t_pump_reviews