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Every Hardy I've purchased and that's about 8 reels presently has come with a 0 year warranty, they are all used. Do I need a warranty? No cause they are going to last my lifetime and then some....

Willoughby Lake is a beautiful place. I've only fished it in early spring so can't tell you what August might bring. It's a deep lake, over 300 ft in several spots so is very productive for Lake...

J, one area to consider is the stretch of the Conn between 2nd and 1st lake. May have to do some bushwacking to get in their but it holds some nice pre-spawn Brookies. Fish Greens Point at the inlet...

Tyeflies, the directions given by fisherjoe are excellent. I would add just a couple of comments.

1. You do need a photo editing program of some sort. Abobe Photoshop is what I use but there are...

Had the same problem with my SageLL last fall. My experience was that ice, heat, WMD's etc didn't work. The simple solution is to use two people, each pull straight on opposite ends.

Al

Like many others I build rods and tie flies. I also make nets and wading staffs and furl my own leaders. I find all these activities interesting and do them non-commercially only. I don't find any of...

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If by technical you mean tough, picky, spooky fish, in slow, clear water with multiple hatches then I'll vote for the ranch section of the Henry's Fork also.

JC, do you prefer "Difficult"...

tws, you can make a furled leader out of just about any sort of material so the Fireline is a definite possibility. However the action of the leader is definitely determined by the material used to...

NorEast, since you're fishing dries anyway and need to touch them up with floatant just use the same on your furled leader, works fine.

Al

I love fishing muddlers, especially a very effective Maine pattern call the "Brookie Muddler". I fish this fly in early spring and Fall for LLSalmon and Brook Trout.
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Full Sink for ponds and lakes.
Sink Tip for moving water.

Al

Plain Old Jim, get to your Doctor and get checked out. Severe Bursitis can often exhibit the same symptoms as a Rotator Cuff injury. Pain in the shoulder at night when you roll over on it, pain when...

Marlin, I think you're on the right track despite what Tim says. The 4 wt will work just fine.

Tim, I've fished a Sage 486 for more than 10 years. During that time it has landed 100's of LL...

lsuprof, given the time of year you plan to visit the Green you're not likely to find it terribly crowded. In any case if you enter at Little Hole and walk the path upstream a bit you'll soon have a...

It's drag but so minute we can't see it even though the fish can. Imagine a fly cast across three current changes, 40 feet away, think you can see everything happening? Bet you a fish hanging 6...

fishfish, isn't it nice up there? I think that Doug and Linda at Timberland Camps also own Lopstick, might be wrong on that however. Anyway they are great folks and have done a terrific job over the...

Depends on where you intend to fish. The lake outlets and streams or the river below town. The 3wt is fine on the streams and between the lakes but the river widens below town and the 5 wt would be...

I use a Turle knot for all tippet to fly connections as it's easy to do and does not require good eyesight. Just have to watch for possible twisting of very fine tippet.

Al

Jack, a simple V-notch fixture is helpful to hold the blanks as you wrap the guides. You don't need much more that this fixture and a couple of V-blocks to hold the rod as you pply the finish.
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Tom, you definitely need to grease Furled leaders made from thread, they absorb water and will sink after fishing a while. Mono probably floats longer but given its bulk and weight I imagine it will...

I have used and trusted the double surgeon's knot for years/decades, never had a problem until this year. I typically use a double surgeon knot to tie 4X down to 5X from a furled leader and use a...

Tim, those are the number of strands in each section.

acorbin, loops on both ends help connect the leader to the fly line and also, at the small end, provide a means of connecting tippet. Furled...

Tom, I use Uni-Thread 6/0 for most of my leaders in the 6-7 ft length. I think you will find that the Uni-Thread offers the best overall results. Remember you're going to tie on 3-5 feet of tippet so...

Quick and simple a Nail Knot. More complicated but smoother, a Needle Knot. Just had a friend lose a nice fish and leader when a new braided loop pulled off.

Al