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No problem. He's a good guy to work with.

Jim

I'm pretty sure his screen name is sierragv. He really does great work, and he doesn't charge an arm and a leg for the rods. Most are Heddons/mass production rods that he fixes up. I am...

On "The Run" near the Yellow Breeches, people used to drop bread into the creek. The trout under the bridge would go nuts. It used to drive me crazy seeing them hit the bread and ignoring flies. ...

Which guy on e-bay? I bought two from a guy who rebuilds them. He did a really good job on both of them. I got compliments from two different shops on the workmanship. I think his name was...

I think if I made it, my grandchildren (like I'll have any) would probably want it, hence heirloom. Doesn't mean heirloom quality. Also, I noticed they sell the kits with the imported bamboo...

My next camera like this is going to be a Pentax. My dad is a big Olympus fan, and I've owned several of their cameras, but the last digital camera I bought was a Pentax Optio. The macro function...

Ah, but God doesn't count the time you spent fishing against your time on Earth. I think that goes with heartbeats, too!

Jim

Don't forget to rinse out your reel and hose off your rod. And clean your line!

Jim

I spent the weekend geting my truck fixed (8 hours!), picking up my daughter, and grocery shopping. The only highlight of the weekend was getting a ton of .223 brass and some .243 brass for $65. ...

Nice idea, wrong caliber. I have a 1911 style gun, but it's in 10mm. Double Tap makes a 220gr hard cast lead load for the 10mm that should take care of any black bear, could probably take out a...

Lengthy, but funny.

My contribution, I did not make this one up, but in a similar vein:

Giving a cat a bath

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the...

The thing that gets me about it is the flies in question have caught multiple trout before a tree/rock/bush manages to grab it and it's juuuuuust out of reach :rolleyes: .

Jim

I tend to lose flies before they get in that condition...

Jim

Ditch the split shots, weight the fly.



Doing your Bill Dance impression? :lol:



I don't use split shot, and the nymphs I use are all weighted. The only time I lose fish is when I use a...

Dropped a box full of size 22 and smaller flies into "The Run" on the Yellow Breeches. Fortunately, it floats, and I found it later that day further downstream.


Jim

I just sent Hans a PM on another site about this. He's in the Netherlands, so he should be up.

Jim

If you have time to stop at a Walmart for the other stuff, they carry fly floatant there, too.

Jim

I've caught trout, bass, and panfish on buggers, either olive or black. Haven't had one hit the fancier colored ones.

Jim

You have to know where to look. I've gotten 3 DT lines from my local Orvis shop. 3, 4, and 5 weight lines, in stock, ready to go.

Jim

It depends on the rod if you can overline it. I wouldn't do it to my longer bamboo rod which is rated for a 5wt. It did NOT like the 6wt. The 3 wt will work decent with a 4 wt line, but it has a...

12" Brook Trout, 12" Rainbow Trout, and any size Brown Trout. I can usually see Brook and Rainbow trout where I fish, I think I caught 1 Brown trout the whole time I've been going.

Jim

You know you can knot the piece of yarn onto your tippet, right? Works very well with smaller nymphs. I keep about 6" of synthetic yarn in my vest and cut off 1" sections as needed. I create a...

That rod needs a nicer reel, like a Hardy. Really nice.

Jim

Walmart takes everything back, even if the problem was caused by the customer. Plus they nickel and dime distributors over everything. Ruger is stopping sales through Walmart because of this.

Jim

Don't forget, use powder floatant for the CDC, and if the moths are that thick, I'd recommend some orange yarn on the top to make it stick out amongst the herd so you can see it!

Jim