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Good for you! I know a local guy who has built some fine reels. People started to demand some, so he jacked up the price to scare people off. They kept hounding him. Folks will pay handsomely for quality and unique products

Reel seat looks like it is stamped WEST WOODS PAT 1908

Another picture for you Lornce. Looks like a chrome covered plastic line guard

Thanks for the info folks. From what I found the rod looks to be a Fibalite #7, 8.5ft produced around 1976 The rod was my late uncle's who was not much of a serious fisherman, hence it was barely used. His wife bought it for him while on vacation in England. I also was given an old bamboo rod that looks like it has seen a few hard days. I'll post some pics of that later. Now I have my Dad's bamboo, Uncle's bamboo and this old Hardy fiberglass to go exercise some mountain fish on Family Fishing Remembrance Day. I may need some ear protection until I learn to enjoy all the reel noise

So this #7 thing followed me home today. Looks barely used. Haven't used a glass noodle rod in years. And is this one of those reels that you can hear from 2 miles away? I need input from Taco and any other Hardy pros who can tell me what I have

You mean I won't be able to go out and nymph the dumbest char in the water weekend after weekend in the same hole as they move to spawn.....

At Sundance in Calgary there are a few large brown trout. I think they eat the perch. Small browns and brook trout have been stocked recently, but I don't think there is enough food around for them to grow big enough to become effect perch murderers. Hopefully some of the young trout learn to eat juvenile perch early in their careers

Once the perch are present, only rotenone will get rid of them. Years of netting in Sundance (Calgary) did nothing to decrease numbers. Now other lakes have been vandalized with perch and some with Prussian carp. There is a very large segment of the population who wants fish meat and have no idea of what stunting is.

One in my neighborhood has about 25 holes drilled through stucco on the corners of a luxury home on the lake. Folks are rarely home and the bird wants to move in I guess

Northfork....I am just talking about replacing felt. I got my replacement felt from Springbrook/TFO outfitters in Calgary. The tube of cement in the package (barge cement?) does not hold up as well as marine GOOP. Remove all old felt from boot, roughed up sole a bit with a file. Cut out felt a bit bigger than required. Mark edges of boot on felt with a sharpie so you can place boot in exactly the right spot. Stuff the inside of boots with paper/newspaper. Cover soles and felt with a healthy layer of marine goop...check to see if you need to wait a short time before sticking things together. Once boots and new felts attached, I secure them by wrapping the felts to the boots with duct tape with as tight of wraps as you can. Be sure to get arch area very tight. Stuffing the boots with paper makes them stiffer for the tape wrapping process. I use lots of tape wraps so the boot looks like a mummy. Try to make sure you have tension on the felts from every angle. Then I leave them for 24hours

Simms Freestones have been good for me. On my 3rd set of felts. A bit of stitching is finally starting to get a bit worn. I think I will get another set of felts on them. I use Marine GOOP for adhesive....works great.

Awesome eats!

So many have been concerned in the recent past that something may(may not) be seriously wrong with the trout population. As a response it is suggested we should increase access and promote further commercialization of the river valley. Apparently 2+2=1 when considering stressors. Are we going to love it to death? It will be interesting to watch how nature responds

I hear the government in making some announcements....what you hearing?

My buddy sticks a needle up the end of the fly line to create and opening. Then he shaves the leader butt down with a razor blade so it will slide in. Then he rolls the leader butt in crazy glue just before removing the needle and inserting the leader into the fly line. Makes a very smooth transition. Nice when you are fishing long leaders in stillwater

I feel bullied (or is it browned in this case?)

Looks like a great spot for donating flies. Good luck Lornce. I should really try some of those creeks, never been to any of them

nicely done video

Awesome fish

How to bribe TinyHuman......?????

Well I guess I need new goals. I may have spy on where you are getting all these yard stick troots

Mr Jayhad your single-mindedness is causing division. I hope you find a 30"+er on your adventures in the coming year. I am looking for another one too. I agree the gold fish are sure nice to look at.

Going to search for a bonefish...that could be exciting. Need to find some more dirty rainbows bigger than my legs