on the bubble indicator to avoid kinks - take an piece of old fly line about 5" ( need 2 pieces) where want the bubble to be tie in a blood knot - lay the fly line on top of your leader and do a...
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on the bubble indicator to avoid kinks - take an piece of old fly line about 5" ( need 2 pieces) where want the bubble to be tie in a blood knot - lay the fly line on top of your leader and do a...
Yonks did a great thing helping our organization along - Fly FISHING FOR VETS is the volunteer organization for the Ga Chapter of Project Healing Waters - we are moving towards combining both...
I'ii take the Ross reel - pm me with address details - Mike
use this link to check on the DH water
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv?dd_cd=01&format=gif&period=7&site_no=02335990
4 feet or less is perfect, 5 is okay, otherwise drive to Helen up to...
If you are going to be in the Atlanta area - fish the Delayed Harvest section of the Chattahoochee River
http://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/upload/Chattahoochee-Trout-Fishing-Map.pdf
get your self some black/white jasper - dye the tread red - you will end up with red/black jasper
Montana
The reel seat hardware is a Pac Bay A8 model with a removable fighting butt, the A8 model is a one piece seat - I cut the reel seat off at where the treads met the aluminum reel seat,...
The birch bark is the 3/4 inch ring in the middle of the fighting butt and the main portion 6" of the Wells Full grip, the winding check is made from shedded elk antler
Built this rod as the fundraiser for Georgia Fly Fishing For Vets and Project Healing Waters this year - new owner is located in Canada -
First and last attempt at stabilizing splated maple -...
I am into Project Healing Waters and Fly Fishing for Vets in Georgia - www.flyfishingforvets.com - Last week we taught wounded vets at the Veteran's hospital how to tie a wooly bugger. Anything you...
Two rivers -
Chattahoochee Tailwater for trout 20 miles north of Atlanta - start at Buford dam and work your way down -
Toccoa river tailwater - start at Tammen Park or Curtis Switch
PM me...
last year I had posted a fund raiser for www.flyfishingforvets where the winning bidder (donation directly to FFFV) would have a rod built out by me using materials provided by them, I would donate...
I have use the REC striping guides on two 5wt, no problem with them at all, however some made not like the looks of a double wound guide, for cosmetic reasons a standard carbide stripping guide may...
Most likely it was the Soque River - it is all private with an exception of less than a 1/4 of public access where one hopes for one of those pigs to find its way there. Georgia does have a great...
Before you purchase a bamboo rod from anyone you need to give Mike Brooks a call (541) 684 ? 3884- he is highly recommended on the bamboo forums - he will share all the information of bamboo rods you...
Here is a thank you note from Ken (founder of FlyFishngForVets.com)
I just wanted to share this link below with all of you that have supported Fly Fishing for Vets and yesterday's "Georgia's...
Please enter me, if I win it wiil be donated to Fly Fishing For Vets - great offer - thanks Mike
This rod is 98% complete, only awaiting a special signature (trying to get our Governor)- the rod is a donation to www.flyfishingforvets.com as a fund raiser - On November 22 we will be hosting a...
neat - what is the unit on the right side with the chuck mounted in it called
Wayne,
if you send me the cork, burl cork and design (picture) length and diameter desires - I can glue them up and turn them for you for free - Mike
Spoonplugger - you have a PM- thanks for the offer
I will be teaching some wounded vets to build their own rod - these reel seats, grips and blanks will be donated to them - Tiger Eye 7'6" 3/4, Rainshadow RX7 8' 5wt, H&H IM6 8' 6" 5wt, winding check...
If you plan on using single foot guides practice the forham wrap - I perfer the traditional look of snakes - using recoil guides - as for weight - single or double foot - my thread starts 1/16" from...
No cash is being sent, rod is supposed to be mailed back this wekend - it will be donated to fly fishing for vets - www.flyfishingforvets.com
If you use or make a tensioner like Jacks, replace the metal wing nut with a nylon one, close the hole a little bit by applying vise grips, this will prevent the wing nut from getting loose as thread...