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NC coast primarily but make at least an annual trip to the Keys and southeast coast of Florida. Favorite at home are the albies with drum a close second. Overall favorite is probably snook in the...

I am not sure about this, but I think a "six turn" surgeons loop turns out to be the same as a spider hitch with six turns around your thumb.

Keith

The stripers have arrived big time in the Weldon area. Early morning and late evening there is often a topwater bite. Fast sinking line is the ticket otherwise. Many of us use 20-30 ft of LC13 or...

Unfortunately Intracoastal Angler doesn't deal with flyfishing anymore and Seth is no longer with them. He has his own guide service (Double Haul) and I am sure can be helpful.

April is a great...

Good for you. I am glad the weather cooperated so that you could find some fish. I was down there from 11/14-11/21. The weather was really horrible. We even had the dubious pleasure of boating in a...

Non-slip loop knot.

Regards,
Keith

How often do you guys wash your reusable cloth bags?

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Keith

Do you remember the days when plastic bags were promoted as a way to save the trees?

Keith

Just clip the stem so a short nub remains.* I use a razer blade. Tie the fly with the Puglisi materials.* Then, apply the eyes using goop or something similar. Glue the nubs to the shank of the...

From the *other side*.

The client is the one paying the bill for service...the guide is not doing him/her a favor by providing it.

There is usually more than one right way to do things. Try...

When I get tired of holding something while waiting for the glue to set, I use a piece of scotch tape to take the place of my fingers. Usually works fine.
Keith

I agree with Buddy. It doesn't take too much of a bend to get it to flip upside down and ride point up. Especially when you have buoyant material such as bucktail above the "center of gravity" such...

Perhaps one of the big fly fishing equipment manufactures should market a lign of "pre-distressed" fly fishing gear. It has certainly worked in the blue jean market. The distressed varieties of...

Larry,
I mostly agree with your sentiment. I am unclear however how it makes a difference what gear they had or what they were wearing. I have met plenty of arrogant people and generally can't...

Fish them like you would fish a jerk bait or balsa minnow with a spinning rod. As mentioned above, one type of retrieve will not work for all situations. When I tie them I put a small rattle...

I have heard there are some flats near the island of St. John's which I think is just a fairly short ferry ride from St. Thomas. YOu might do some research on St. John's.
Regards,
Keith

Welcome to the site.

Pipe cleaners will likely rust.

Keith

I like mine alot. It makes me want to use the rotary function of my vise even more. I like the fact that the bobbin works with many different spools allowing the use of the clutch feature without...

The soft plastic wasn't made from Gulp was it? 8)

I don't think that large nymphs (eg stonefly, dobsonfly), cased caddis, crayfish are all that soft. Soft materials may give the advantage of movement but doubt that beadheads, stiff feathers,...

Many of the things fish eat are not soft.

Keith

In order to have good distance casting abilities you have to have good technique. If you have good technique you will be able to cast more accurately at short distances.

Keith

I would caution comparisons of line diameter and strength, if the breaking strength is determined solely by the label on the manufacturers packaging. This is especially true for the spools of mono...

Devcon 2-ton (30 min epoxy). The longer it takes to cure, the longer it takes to yellow. Also, if you keep the flies out of direct sunlight during storage the epoxy will stay clear longer. As far...

Fly rods can be quite effective at whipping large fish. One needs to flex the rod into the butt while keeping the tip straight. Any questions about the effectiveness of fighting big fish with a fly...