i've got a renzetti presentation and a saltwater traveller and totally love them! there are some renzetti look-alikes coming out of a certain country and they are pretty much spot on copies of the...
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i've got a renzetti presentation and a saltwater traveller and totally love them! there are some renzetti look-alikes coming out of a certain country and they are pretty much spot on copies of the...
Hey everyone, with the long weekend just a few days away, What fishing have you planned? :P
i've tried a few, seaguar, orvis, airflo included... and currently am using YGK which comes in a "doughnut" packaging... its in 100m spools and is about $20 for the #2.5 which works out to be about...
step 7: again, pull the tail of the fly nice and tight so the fibers are almost all touching the hook, peal off some stick-on eyes, and stick them on =) in this image, i stuck the eyes too far back,...
John & Scott: thank you very much...
David: its a gamakatsu SL12S... really one of the best hooks there is...
here we go... instructions... which are similar to the diamond hair streamer,
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well! that's me... and a peacock bass ;P figured its not something u guys here would see too often so decided to use it
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/freshwaterpirate/IMG_0983-1.jpg
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I'm quite new here though i've been registered for a long time, i haven't had the opportunity to stop by often. well here is a mullet imitation i came up with... if you guys would like detailed tying...
Dear all, thank you for the replies! i greatly appreciate the help. i'm currently in Monterey and will visit some of the shops in the next few days! thank you again for all the directions and help!
Maodiver and Tyronefly,
thank you very much for the heads up! i shall do my best to try the spots, i will be flying up from SFO to seattle, so i doubt i'll be able to try Shasta... is there an...
i usually fish with just a little waist pack so here are the items that go into my pack... However it is quite a different story when i fish with a vest on because one can put a whole load more stuff...
Hi everyone! i'm going to be leaving for the US tomorrow morning from singapore... i will be visiting California (monterey, San Francisco and paolo alto), Seattle and Vancover... i would like to do...
well guys here goes, lifted straight off my blog, but this time, we've got pictures! whoopee!
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/freshwaterpirate/new%20zealand/DSC_4004.jpg
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...while appreciating the New Zealand countryside, here's the journal i wrote some time ago while i was in new Zealand getting frustrated chasing trophy trout... at least i had a hookup!
Well,...
freshwater
Trout, Rainbow
Trout, Brown
Tin Foil Barb
Earth Eater
Common snakehead
Giant Snakehead
Peacock bass [temensis]
Peacock bass [monoculus]
Nile Tilapia
thank you very much LadyFisher & saltydancingdave! will start tying up some flies soon and post some of my ties... now where are those gamakatsu SL12s? :p
hello everyone! with the prospect of flyfishing for sailfish in the 80-140lbs range, i've decided to start tying up flies though the trip will not be for another 8 months or more. i've done some...
if i had to pick just ONE reel for trout fishing, i think it would be either the ross evolution series, or the Orvis Battenkill barstock. both pretty reels and rather light...
reel for saltwater...
i use a 2wt here in Singapore... its not the rod i pull out on a day to day basis but when i feel like working a little harder on the casting and having a little more fun when i DO hook something, i...
i'm using 45/35/30 leader formula for my lighter flies such as dries and nymphs with some really soft and supple mono that i sometimes use on my spinning reels. we dont have panfish here but its...
i almost forgot to mention, i've also tied up a few marabou shrimps (size 8 and 10) and some boobies (size 10, and 14)
maybe you should tie up a few size 6 surf candies, clousers or decievers in dark green/white, draw some stripes on them using a black marker and go after that bass eating rainbow :P
Hi Jeff! thank you for all the information... do you have any tackleshops and guides in particular to recommend?
so far in my fly assortment, i've tied up some jelly emergers (weighted and...
nice ties (: and very neat tying area too!
John: wow... very pretty fish, are they considered big for where you are fishing?
Jeff: very beautifully tied flies! i'll definately tie up some for my trip to New Zealand in December(flying into...
i started with a danvise (79USD) and upgraded last year to a renzetti traveller cam with a pedastal base. the new traveller cam look much nicer than the old version one that i have. However the...