Very good! I like it. Did Frankie Laine make a version of it?
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Very good! I like it. Did Frankie Laine make a version of it?
try: [url=http://www.blacklabfliesandsupplies.com/default.htm:3255f]http://www.blacklabfliesandsupplies.com/default.htm[/url:3255f]
he often runs a special
he sent me one to raffle off for my youth program and it was nice looking and casted nicely
[url=http://www.maineflyfish.com:3255f]www.maineflyfish.com[/url:3255f]
As someone previously mentioned, a used Orvis Battenkill is a great choice. They are excellent rods and can be had at a reasonable price (by bamboo standards, anyway). I highly recommend them.
JC....you ought to know I never troll.....It has been longer than I can remember since I fished for trout till this week. I was muddied out off the Susquehanna Flats this week so I got a trout stamp and a DE freshwater licence...pulled out my old Orvis 1 oz and headed to White Clay Creek for a Hatchery trout slaughter.....50 fish days c'mon now this was ridiculous. They had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide and had to eat = a formula for a fish slaughter.
I was then thinking about how tough it was to catch a Letort Native Brown Trout in comparison and thought maybe I would get a 7-7.5' 3-4wt bamboo rod and some silk line and go after the Letort Brown's traditionally for a challenge and a change of pace from saltwater fly rodding.
Waiting for a custom built bamboo rod is not an option because I really consider this trip to bamboo as more of a whim than an obsession....saltwater is my passion and I really don't take freshwater trout fishing seriously as you know. I was looking for a quality rod that would be an in stock item that is why I mentioned Orvis and Green River. I did look at Winston but at $3000.00 they are far more in love with their rods than I would ever be....at that price I figure they love them so much the don't want to sell them http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
Ladyfish, the Elkhorn are really nice? I figured at that price they would of been clubs.
Howdy DEcevR
Try this site [url=http://home.comcast.net/%7Esplitcane/index.htm:630a5]http://home.comcast.net/%7Esplitcane/index.htm[/url:630a5]
Dave has Cane Fly rods Not bamboo real cane rods. His site is a great place to learn about cane rods. From way back to today.
He is a straight shooter on price and quality.
ol Al
Caster of cane and lover of the feel of a great cane in my hand.
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Ol' Flysoup
Flycasting is as easy as flysoup
Hey Ray......long time for sure. I can't get into the chat area here because I am running an Apple system......I see the frog and flies but get no enter box.
You still into those "grass" rods and worm secretion lines? http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
I am looking to play in your venue this year....grass rod, silk line, terrestrials, and native browns on the Letort. (think I am going to take a butt kick'n via Letort.....it was as I remember the toughest trout stream I have ever fished with the spookiest fish). Now going after them with traditional fly gear is just the challenge I need to fire up my interest again.
Any suggestion on where I can get a in stock new bamboo rod 7-7.5' long dry fly action in a 3 to 4wt that I would be happy to cast (Ray you know me this might be tough http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif ) using silk lines would be greatly appreciated.
The ElkHorn cane rods are not clubs at all!
Very nice dry-fly action. Also, while I'm thinking about it - try the Cortland Sylk instead of a silk line. You will be pleasantly surprised, they feel 'right'...
although I understand the desire to go 'traditional,' as I have both silk and Sylk lines.
Nice to see you back here! OH - on the Chat Room, maybe if you download this it may allow you in the Chat: [url=http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.:82776]http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp.[/url:82776]
I know it works on Mac. Could work http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/biggrin.gif
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LadyFisher, Publisher of
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I clicked on the Java site but it stated it could not find the file.
The Elkhorn's are a dry fly action huh? Sounds worth checking them out a bit closer....do they build these themselves or are they contracted under their name.
The low $500.00 price tag scared me off truthfully....how sick is that? Yeah please overcharge me so I will take your product seriously......I need medical help! http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
The ElkHorn are contracted, in China. That put me off initially, until I had a chance to really play with one on the water. I hate to say it was every bit as nice as the Royal Wulff Lee Wulff Classic I had, but actually the cosmetics of the ElkHorn were better!
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LadyFisher, Publisher of
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DEcevR, Did you look at the Kusse on ebay? It's a 7' 4wt. Perfect for what your looking for without the 3 year wait. By the way do you know how to cast a rod that's not 15' long??