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I have a pair of the Simms convertibles... go from chest to waist-high waders by rolling down the chest-high portion.

They work fine for me.

On smaller streams I find I only need the waist-high...

In an email, Darrell says he does tie and has some time to tie flies.

I'm going to get a few things together to send him.

Just a quick point: Keep in mind these folks overseas don't have alot...

BHP,

You also make a good point. It would be tough to make a go of it on $9.60 per hour as a Simms sewing maching operator.

However, also according to the Simms Web site, the job is entry...

Marco,

You make a good point and let me clarify my earlier posts...

I buy American when I can, like many of you who responded here.

One reason I try to buy American products is because our...

yes, i did notice the unemployment level.

as of yesterday, it just went up by 125,000 people, as GM and Delphi plan to cut that many jobs.

and since i belong to a union, i will refrain from...

McQueen,

I'm sympathetic to your point about U.S. goods often being pricey.

To some degree, we're paying more for goods in order that workers of those U.S. companies can make a living wage and...

I would agree that outsourcing is largely about corporations finding the cheapest source of labor possible, but then in many cases still charging premium prices for goods made overseas.

It's also...

oh yeah, and Noah is right... this may lead to a serious addiction. i'm not sure whether to congratulate you or offer my sympathies...

I purchased a 7 1/2' 4 wt. 'Blitzen' from Chris earlier this year.

Wonderful, light-line rod I'll be using on the small and medium streams I fish.

Chris is a journeyman rodmaker who does fine...

Tailingloop,

Thanks very much for your response and I'll check that link.

Looks like some ruggedly awesome country.

rjj

Friends,

Anyone here fish Kings Canyon National Park in the Calif. Sierras?

My wife and will probably be heading out to L.A. for couple weeks in Sept. and I'm angling for us to go up to the...

I don't splice my backing... but when I put a new flyline on the reel I remove any backing from the reel, spool the flyline on, then reel the backing on until it fills the spool. Then take it all off...

Yeah, go for the LeaderCalc thing ... you can work out a million different combinations.

When you start making your own leaders, though, keep it somewhat simple. Some of these things have...

I pretty much use TT lines on all my fly rods, from 3 to 5 wt., including a couple cane rods.

The line works well for me on graphite and bamboo.

Wulff has improved the TT line this year by...

I've used Mucilin in the red can to dress an old silk flyline I have.

I had heard that the green Muciln can damage lines, but not the red stuff.



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My biggest worry is that...

Make sure to bring cigars and good insect repellent for the black flies, if you have never dealt with them before. My buddy came up from Louisiana for a canoe trip in northern Maine a couple years...

I agree with the do-it-yourself rod socks. Or better yet, since my mother-in-law is a wonderful seamstress, I asked her to sew me up a rod sock and gave her the specs. Took her about 5 minutes. I'll...

Anyone going to be there Sunday and if so where/when will I be able to find you?

I'll be wandering around most of day Sunday.

I'm going to the angler's flea market early (around 7:30 a.m.) to...

Simms came out with convertible waders last year, and I picked up a pair. They're not cheap, but they convert from waist highs to chest waders and vice-versa quickly, just by rolling down the chest...

If you don't mind looking into a used reel, you should be able to find a nice Tioga or Teton #6 or 7 for about $100 or even less on ebay.

I think the Tetons and their cousin, the Tiogas, are about...

I fished it for a few seasons when I was going to UMass a few years ago.

I pretty much targeted smallmouths, and there are alot of them in some of the coves.

I fished from shore, casting...

Since a vise might be one of the more expensive pieces of equipment he needs, maybe some of us could just pass the hat for a collection and get him a decent one.

He would probably need a fairly...

If you are interested in acquiring a bamboo rod, you might look around a bit and try to cast a few rods to give you an idea as to their feel and what style/length/weight rod suits you and the way you...

Cane rod tips sometimes get warped, or take sets, due to improper storage or from fighting a big fish. This isn't detrimental and you could fish the rod even with the set. It can be fixed by passing...

mike is indeed a good guy. he refinished a couple rods for me and i bought a nice vintage heddon #17 8-footer from him.

i happened to stop in his shop the other day and he has some project rods...