HI MY NAME IS RALPH - Whipfinish - Jun 6 2016

[rtidd]

HI MY NAME IS RALPH


Well, you see, it all began when my uncle gifted me a used Diawa Fiberglass fly rod, complete with a clay red South Bend reel. Having read everything I could get my hands in Field and Stream, Outdoor Life and by watching Curt Gowdy on TV, I knew all about fly fishing. So with a reel spooled with the running section of an old floating line, a barbed ring inserted in the end of that fly line and a six foot section of 6 pound Stren tied to that ring (the classic fly rod bait rig), I headed for the neighboring farm pond. In my nylon shoulder creel I carried a Sucrets tin filled with the various wet flies from the wall cards in the local bait shop, A Cow Dung, Royal Coachman, Parmachene Belle, Black Gnat, Iron Blue Quill, and a Hemlock just to recall a few. At the waters edge I promptly tied on a Parmachene Belle (for visual sake only), cast out to the edge of the lily pads and just as it began to sink watched as a large bluegill sucked it in.

[Rick Z]

I am addicted to gills and crappie. Nothing to be ashamed of.

Rick

[lastchance]

Gills and crappie are so much fun for me on a light fly rod and so good to eat.

[lee s]

Where IS this group. I HAVE to join!
.....lee s.