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General Discussion / Re: New guy
« Last post by Stu Thompson on May 17, 2013, 02:23:31 PM »Roland you have come to a site that has aliens, old farts, and a lot of tongue wagging on it. ENJOY!!!!
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Fishing Reports / Re: Wading W/Son
« Last post by SteveE on May 17, 2013, 01:24:19 PM »That's great and I don't want to be a downer, but if he's wading that deep in a flow you might want to get him a tight wading belt.
Agreed. I actually took my wading belt off and tried to put it on him but it kind of doubled over and I couldnt get it to work.
That first picture is our entry spot and it was about that deep. I held onto the back of his waders as we went through. Everything past that was about knee high for him.
THANKS ALL for the kind words! I hit up a new spot the other day that was just TEAMING with smallies and as I was fishing I was looking for a way to get my son back there safely. I usually like to fish and wade in areas that you need to work and sweat to get to...
Steady and slow. This kids a keeper!
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General Discussion / Re: New guy
« Last post by SWMO on May 17, 2013, 01:20:11 PM »Making a guess that your waters are still pretty cold it might be they want things sub surface and slow. Maybe a float and fly rig?
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Fly Tying / Re: I'm mad as hell...
« Last post by Jeff Roberts on May 17, 2013, 11:55:20 AM »I feel more flies are destroyed trying to remove them from fish than by the fish. Also the fish sustain more damage if you use barbs and plan on releasing the fish. Barbless makes it easier to remove flies and saves wear and tear on them when trying to remove fly from fish. Small as a bream mouth is barbless is the only way to go for me.
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Fly Tying / Re: Aric's Worm
« Last post by Feather Chucker on May 17, 2013, 09:54:13 AM »I really want to try this but I know it won't come out looking right until I do about 10 of them. No way I could get you to do a video is there? I kind of get what you're saying from the tutorial I'm still fuzzy on a few things. So for one of the strands your twisting a dubbing loop filled with ice dub and the estaz together? Then twisting that with another strand of estaz?
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Fly Tying / Re: I'm mad as hell...
« Last post by Feather Chucker on May 17, 2013, 09:44:00 AM »The Fly Stop online store has barbless hooks and the best deals on flies in my opinion. They have barbless dry and nymph flies. Check them out.
http://www.theflystop.com/store.cfm?page=products_category
Their streamer flies are super cheap. $1.50 for trophy streamers. Even ones with fish skull heads. I've bought quite a few. I'm very happy with their quality. Shipping is really fast and cheap as well. Great company. I did a review of a bunch of flies that I bought from there. To check it out click the link below.
http://featherchucker.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-best-deals-on-trophy-streamers.html
Jstockard carries barbless hooks as well.
http://www.theflystop.com/store.cfm?page=products_category
Their streamer flies are super cheap. $1.50 for trophy streamers. Even ones with fish skull heads. I've bought quite a few. I'm very happy with their quality. Shipping is really fast and cheap as well. Great company. I did a review of a bunch of flies that I bought from there. To check it out click the link below.
http://featherchucker.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-best-deals-on-trophy-streamers.html
Jstockard carries barbless hooks as well.
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General Discussion / Re: New guy
« Last post by Roland on May 17, 2013, 09:17:48 AM »Thanks for the welcome and the great advice. I definitely see some errors I've made and will be able to correct most of them. I fish with a 5 weight. Who knows, there might be a nice 3 weight in my future. Love that 5 weight though. Cabelas 7'6" Fish Eagle II. Just checked the rod. It's a 4-5 weight. Might just try a 4 weight line. At any rate, thanks again for the advice. It should increase my catch rate.
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Warmwater Fly Fishing / Re: Goober bug strikes again
« Last post by steveks on May 17, 2013, 05:15:38 AM »Nice catfish. Once you hook your first carp you will know why I enjoy them so much.
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Fishing Reports / Re: Breaking in my new setup
« Last post by bmb on May 16, 2013, 09:22:32 PM »very nice!! ...i can hear the grease now:)
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General Discussion / Re: New guy
« Last post by bluegillbob on May 16, 2013, 01:37:38 PM »Hi Roland,
Welcome to the forum. After reading the reviews, I'd like to make a few personal comments.
Are you targeting the structure, or randomly casting? Your success rate may increase if you locate those areas that attract fish: weeds, rocks, fallen timber, feeder creeks and the like. This is where I would begin.
It may be a little early for top water stuff. Continue to fish subsurface until you see more bugs and hear croaking frogs.
Fishing pressure. You may be visiting waters that are heavily fished. Heavy fishing pressure can turn fish off.
Clear water. When the fish see you, the game is over. Either cast further or fish at night.
Try a lighter line that lands softer on the water...like a 3wt or 4wt. A 6wt or 7wt lands much harder on the water.
In peace,
Robert
Welcome to the forum. After reading the reviews, I'd like to make a few personal comments.
Are you targeting the structure, or randomly casting? Your success rate may increase if you locate those areas that attract fish: weeds, rocks, fallen timber, feeder creeks and the like. This is where I would begin.
It may be a little early for top water stuff. Continue to fish subsurface until you see more bugs and hear croaking frogs.
Fishing pressure. You may be visiting waters that are heavily fished. Heavy fishing pressure can turn fish off.
Clear water. When the fish see you, the game is over. Either cast further or fish at night.
Try a lighter line that lands softer on the water...like a 3wt or 4wt. A 6wt or 7wt lands much harder on the water.
In peace,
Robert