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On the other hand, I seldom flame a rod. IMHO It doesn't make much sense to me to work hard to preserve as much of the power fibers as possible when you've turned the strongest outer ones to carbon....

John's passing was a shock to a lot of the bamboo rod makers. He was a much respected member of our community. It is sad that John isn't here to make it right for you. You might want to contact his...

Bad eyes and bad fingers make them little flies a real pain. I take a variety of pre-tied with me, but sometimes you gotta tie one in the middle of the river. I resort to the Buzz Bomb knot. you tie...

Cross some fingers. If'n we get much more rain, we're gonna change its name to the Big Flooded Red.

Larry

Its obvious that most of you have never had the dubious pleasure of trying to fish for salmon in Washington state. Reading the rules in the nearly half inch thick 8 1/2 by 11 regulation book does not...

Most of the seat companies sell the parts to roll your own, if you want something that looks standard. If you want truly custom, then turn your own from 6061 aluminum, or get drawn cups from...

I have 2 of them and agree that they are not the usual pieces of junk. I switched the spring clutch over just to see if it could be done. Nothing is under sproing level pressure. The conversion was...

The reason that the commercial builders went to the catalyzed coatings was time. To get a translucent whipping on a guide is quite time consuming. First comes the the secret sauce, which can be as...

I don't get by here as much as I used to, but I ran across this discussion and find the thoughts interesting. I'm not sure how Dave is getting the football effect, but he may be using size A nylon,...

Toluene is not the same as Xylene.

Acetone is not a carcinogen or a mutagen, according to the EPA (last revised in '03).

Lacquer thinner is no longer acetone, it is usually Toluene and Ethyl...

I have been using the Loon water based cement this winter. An incident with a bottle of solvent based cement in my lap got me looking for something I could clean up without destroying my liver (or...

I suppose that one could ask the same question about tying flies or building rods. There is cost effective hardware available that will do a passable job. I've used knotless and they work. I prefer...

I have a flash that I inherited from my father. It's taken a long time to decide that it was meant to be used. I read on a bamboo board that they are probably a 6-wt. I measured mine with the CCS and...