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I was using the simms , folded down for a bunch of years, loved them, never went deep anyway (old guy, spey rod) when they wore out, bought the simms pants, love them, So far a belt has worked adequately, but I think I will give the suspenders a shot. Now, if there was only a way to stop leaking.
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thanks for sharing
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very interesting, and gives some food for thought. kinda contrary to conventional wisdom. always good to test the assumptions.
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I am a fan of Kelly Galloups Hares ear. and I find his long winded tying videos very helpful, or at least worth the time . i prefer the non bead headed version on the bow. Search Galloups hares ear, for links to the video on youtube. good luck.
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bought the cabelas waist high ones. first pair leaked badly, second pair leaked a bit. both went back. my simms experience echos lornce's, lasted ten years, but leaked from the start. the inside is a measles outbreak of patch material, usually required to be reaplied after two weeks for new leaks. couldnt find the redingtons in town.
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Need truck service shop advice
pokerfish replied to Walton's topic in General Chat - Not Fishing Related (NFR)
Knibbes did some quality work on my F150 - rear end (pinion bearings) and exhaust manifolds. quality work, good to deal with and fair pricing. Since then they have done all my maintenance work. I go to the Crowfoot location. -
Redington Hydrogen trout spey 4wt 11-6
pokerfish replied to Nobaddays92's topic in General Chat - Fishing Related
I have been using the same Hydrogen rod since the fall. I previously used a Amundson ww 3/4 for 4years. Both rods were primarily fishing the bow river. I am using integrated lines, a 240 gr Spey lite skagit from SA. and a 240 gr airflo switch float. I really like the airflo for indicators, line mending is pretty good. I find that the SA skagit is a bit overweighted for the line, but this is a very personal matter, and if you are just starting the spey game, overweighting is probably good. I am using versa tips for both the soft hackle and the smallish streamers. However I fish 70 * 80 % with the bobber. I am very impressed with the Hydrogen, handles fish well, nice feel. mends line well, good backbone for me. A little whippy with the skagit line, but it does throw it a long way out there. Have fun with this. Tom -
The Unseen Impacts of Catch and Release Fishing
pokerfish replied to fishteck's topic in General Chat - Fishing Related
Good article. here is the link if you dont want to go thru facebook http://www.outsidebozeman.com/magazine/archives/spring-2016/fish-out-water -
https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/home/office/magnifiers/110117-led-headband-magnifier seems like a worthwhile option for us vision impaired folks.
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dashcam images? speedy recovery.
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Terrible way to end a summer. Hope you get better soon.
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Muddy-tasting fish has nothing to do with mud
pokerfish replied to fsa313's topic in General Chat - Fishing Related
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just starting for the upcoming stonefly season. Playing with extended bodies EAstonefly X2.0, with mods. also planning on playing with the coloring pens.
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I see waldo
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Thanks Bron,
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This fall was good for me - many whities, a few browns and better than my average for fall bows. The spring and summer had the whities only rarely, frequent big healthy browns and only a few (albeit healthy and strong ) bows. Only infrequent tiddler browns. Nymphing, same spots as prior years. Goes to show that anecdotal info can be unreliable. A side note - noticed quite a few of the 16+ browns and bows had what to me appeared to be pelican damage - cuts and slashes. Didnt see any such on the whities or the small trout.
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SA suggests their sonar leaders, anybody try these - thoughts, comments? Going to try a 225 grain spey lite, skagit, integrated. I am not a streamer guy, and wanted to give it a serious try this winter. Not likely throwing a whole chicken, just some leeches, buggers and sculpins. Thanks.
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I have always tied pts and hare's ears with legs, yet I do notice that a number of the patterns on the web do not. I am interested in the comments as to effectiveness and usage of the forum. Note that I tried to think of a bit of double entendre arising from the subject, but nothing came together.
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Nice ties BF. Clearly got the links working
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What he said. worry far more about the creepers than breaking a shelf. even a 4 sg ft creeper can take you out.
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mostly general pattern. My skill level is not so sophisticated that I tie to match anything other than a type. I also fish a lot of small water, and cutties are opportunistic feeders. bigger waters, I look for stupid fish.
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The last few years I have been tying on 2xl nymph hooks, I put a bend about 1/3 from the eye, most are 12 to 18, and I usually fish the 14 and 16. This pic is a bit closer to 1/4 from the eye, but you get the idea. I put the para post right at the bend.