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    how to make my furled leader stay afloat

    hi, i had a member in our group graciously give me furled leaders awhile back and I finally fished them today. I noticed that even though they were made out of monofilament, the leaders always sank....
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    nice catfish. I enjoy catfishing with heavy rod...

    nice catfish. I enjoy catfishing with heavy rod and reel on a large cooling lake kind of near my home. Got some monster flathead and blues, but the rest are dinks. Theres literally thousands upon...
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    insane.. i have yet to see a bass more than 4 lbs...

    insane.. i have yet to see a bass more than 4 lbs up here in Chicago.. cold weather must make them grow smaller along with too much fishing pressure
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    id recommend the 5 wt Redington Crosswater fly...

    id recommend the 5 wt Redington Crosswater fly rod kit in either 2 or 4 piece, built after Redington was acquired by Sage.. Around $99.99 or $129.99 ... Great, great starter rod in my small opinion,...
  5. What flies to use for Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan?

    I'm looking forward to perch fishing in Lake Michigan, but I don't know what works well.. Right now they're coming into the harbors and a friend with a underwater camera went out and said they were...
  6. is making a rod unsafe to do in the living room...

    is making a rod unsafe to do in the living room while watching TV? as far as those solo cups for mixing, I think i got a bunch of large plastic shotglass plastic cups i could use and some old metal...
  7. man, i just missed the auction of a lifetime on...

    man, i just missed the auction of a lifetime on ebay.. there was a like new St Croix Avid that sold for $42 on ebay around midnight Friday.. soo cheap. this is a sign telling me I need to build a...
  8. I'm hoping to spend under $80 bucks. I'm building...

    I'm hoping to spend under $80 bucks. I'm building a fly rod for 2 reasons.
    1. want to build one
    2. want to get a better bang for the buck rod. instead of paying someone to do labor costs, i'd...
  9. Trying to find cheap affordable fly rod kit for 6 wt 9ft rod

    During my spring break, I would like to dedicate an entire day to building a fly rod. I have absolutely no rod building experience, but I do have experience with crafts, gluing, etc from building...
  10. thing is.. crawdads are brown, so what happens to...

    thing is.. crawdads are brown, so what happens to brown when its at a deep depth? would it turn a different color or stay brown? i'd still use a brown color pattern to imitate crawdads. but then...
  11. this is just a random fact, but that claim about...

    this is just a random fact, but that claim about red disappearing the quickest is true, but RED LINE doesnt disappear at short depths. I bought a spool of 4 lb cajun red and I unraveled it and put it...
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    oh.. just a thought, the o-rings i think of are...

    oh.. just a thought, the o-rings i think of are the paintball o rings but those are expensive and fairly big, about the size of a dime. could i substitute those orthodontist's brace rubber bands...
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    where can I acquire and purchase the yarn and o...

    where can I acquire and purchase the yarn and o rings? i dont need the big bulk packs, just enough to make 3 or 4
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    How to make yarn indicators?

    I decided to make yarn indicators instead of using the styrofoam indicators b/c they seem to wrap up on my line too much and may affect my casting as well. I notice several websites have pictures...
  15. float tube will help but only wading is allowed...

    float tube will help but only wading is allowed in this lake. gonna try woolly bugger and my new mohair leeches.. hopefully olive or black is the lucky color.
  16. first off. she has nooo idea im bringing my...

    first off. she has nooo idea im bringing my fishing gear. i honestly will need to persuade her to let me go. i dont have brownie points right now, they're all lost after i lied about why i didnt pick...
  17. How do u fish a normally bass/bluegill lake 4 stocked trout?

    I'm visiting my girlfriend who lives in Columbia, MO for the weekend and there happens to be a stocked lake with rainbow trout in it. They are stocked around October and until February 1st its catch...
  18. i hear all this talk about furled leaders.. on...

    i hear all this talk about furled leaders.. on cabelas they cost like 12 bucks.. is there any other place that sells it for an affordable price? i believe i see some on ebay but even paying 8 bucks a...
  19. oh. also, I have old fly line. could i cut a 15...

    oh. also, I have old fly line. could i cut a 15 inch strip of that as well? I used to have the Bass Pro White River orange fly line and replaced it with WF6F Mastery Trout line.. could i use the old...
  20. ah nuts. i dont have any butt material. makes me...

    ah nuts. i dont have any butt material. makes me wish I didn't throw away my old leader so quickly. hmm... about what size is the butt leader ? could I use like 17 or 30 lb monofilament line? If not,...
  21. How do you connect fly line to leader without tying a knot?

    Thing is, I tend to use my 6 wt fly rod for both trout fishing as well as steelhead. I use either 3x or 6x leader and I hate alternative between leaders by cutting and retying a nail knot. Could I...
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