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How about a Winston BIIX 9' 5wt?

Mike in MN

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta try that, thanks for the tips.

Wow, thanks for all the great tips. I visited my local fly shop tonight and ordered a Bugger Beast and a Cliff Crab Shack. The crab shack is supposed to have more room to not squish taller flies. ...

I am planning a 2-3 week trip to the Gulf Coast of Florida (from Minnesota) in March. So far I have been tying clousers and deceivers in sizes 6-2/0. What do you salty guys use for your fly boxes? ...

Life in the wilderness is not all eating berries in the sunshine.
-from some Gierach book

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Nope, 2000 miles is a bit too far for me to tow my boat. I'll be wading and maybe rent a kayak or canoe??? I will check on the places you guys mentioned. Thanks for the info, I tied a bunch of...

Well my Wife and I are looking at driving from cold and snowy Minnesota to Florida in a few days and I was looking at the state parks in Florida. Many seem to have lakes with bass and panfish...

I thought I was the only one. :D This is a 10wt and a 5 wt with single foot guide hook keepers to match guides. I keep a bag of SF guides (mostly the smallest size, some bigger for rods that...

Anyone using tube flies for warm water species? I have read the archive articles and am thinking of buying a kit to get started. Seems like it could be a neat deal. How do you keep them in a fly...

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Just for reference those are rivets in the bottom of my canoe. He tried to get the fly a few times. I couldn't figure out why I kept...

be careful when you ream it out. I tried to use a drill bit and ended up with a 2 piece handle, now I have the birch bark blues and a cork grip. :(

Sorry..I don't understand...do you mean by "casting rods"...the ones used in competition?[/quote]

baitcasting / non-fly rods

not sure why but casting rods have them mounted that way too.

I have a 3, 7 and 9wt IPC Avids, they are great rods for the money plus they have a lifetime warranty. In fact I have a 3 Avid blanks waiting to be built, a 9wt for a friend and a 6 & 10wt for me! ...

The only thing I would worry about is having to move the rod more as the thread comes off different parts of the spool. Just a guess, I haven't worked with one like that.

well here it is, the finished product. Actually I haven't reamed it yet, I just slid it over the blank for the picture. All the wood is Maple from one of my buddys hunting land. I think the next...

Here is a pic of the one I use. I made it a few years ago. I move the rod and find the eye bolt that lines up best. Simple and effective.
Mike...

What did you use for finish on the birch bark? I used tru-oil on the one I made and it seems that it might be a bit slippery when wet?
Mike

Wow that looks AWSOME!!!

:shock: I built one of those last year, it's my FAVORITE rod. I love it!

I would be interested in a few rods too!!! :D

Cabelas has their CSR fly reel on sale right now for $75 at Cabelas.com. I don't have any experience with it but it has a sealed drag and large arbor, plus spare spools are only $40. I have never...

I have an (IPC) avid 3wt, 7wt 9.5', and 9wt 9' and love them. For the $$$ I think they have a good action and another bonus is the lifetime warranty. I also recently bought a 9' 6wt pre-IPC blank...

I guess I should have cropped that picture huh? :oops: