brownonbow

What about an Islander IR3? Comments on that one, anyone? Now your headed in the right direction... check out abel reels too, they sure look nice.

That certainly is quite something.

Maybe the advise you are receiving about purchasing or at least considering other reels is worth heeding. I have an old bauer lm2 and the thing is great. Also got a very nice Islander from a fellow ffc member at 1/2 the list price because it was used (no not hot) that I really like. Anyhoo... go with quality cause at the end of the day that is what will last. And eventually, if you decide to sell, it will hold it's value a little better than the latest flashy offshore reel. And yes I have owned offshore reels too... My .02c

Wow, all the way from Omaha. Up here we know very little of the bluegill but it looks like you had fun fishing and that's something we all can relate to. Welcome to the forum, btw what brought you here?

If he keeps this up the problem should take care of itself.

Several good brands have been mentioned above with the exception of Dai-rikki which are too brittle and nowhere's near the quality of Mustad (signature series), Daiichi or Tiemco hooks. I could not agree more with this statement. I bought a bunch of dai-rikki that I wasn't happy with. I don't want to drag their name through the mud but I only use what is remaining from that purchase to tie experimental patterns now. I won't be buying more dai-rikki anytime soon.

I would finish that one at the same time as the full scale model and send the cat down in front of you!

Mustad because they are reliable and do not break.

I find everything looks better through rose colored glasses

Give me a shout, I have some piled up in the garage that I need to get rid of. Really good stuff. $$$ I'm sure we can work something out...

Its looking like the price of fuel is only rising so maybe a motorcycle is the way to go. I never had so much fun getting from one place to another as when I had a bike.

4wt 6 wt is a great combo. 3/5 even better.

X2 the bow is COLD right now. Be a gent and net her fish for her.

Is it just me or do the fish never touch your middle fly??? I'd go for the 5wt myself unless your targeting the huge Bulls.

Try Blackforest.