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Old School.....and cool! Great find......(wonder what happened to the rest of the gear)

Great post Peetso, awesome story. I actually felt like I was there with you buddy!

Right on! Big congrats...... There is no feeling at all that comes close.......(well there is ONE that kinda comes close)

Aweome ties on this page from all of you....!

Great video, of an amazing man. The flight instructor who was with him on that last flight in 1991 felt that the accident was not pilot error. His quote: "I will always believe that Lee's death was the cause of the accident -- rather than a result of it"

I have used U.L.S. in the past and they were great. http://www.ulslandscaping.com/

From my own experience, this is how things went for me. For the few months, they sleep, a lot. So you might get out a few times more than what you might think during that first 6 months. Then, they seem to come alive, start to see you, find their hands, take a few steps and believe me your not going to want to go fishing much with all that magic going on. After they are a year old, the afternoon naps are probably gone, and things get busier. Your going to wish they sure would start to talk more. (You may regret this wish in the years to come) You may get out fishing less, but your life will be full. Enjoy these times, the years will pass as a blur and before you know it they will be 10. Then, your worst fears could be realised later when they are teens...they may/will come to conclusion that their Dad is in fact not the coolest guy on earth. This, will hurt a bit. It will be true though, so prepare yourself. My advice, for the early years, keep fly tying, practice your casting, get out when you can. Take lots of pictures of your little one out with you. Get your wife out of the house. Learn everything she does in the house and do it well. (forget the breast feeding part) You will find time to go, and if you can't go, try to find gold in just staying home.

Fish of a lifetime, awesome shot.

Great shots Adrienne!! (P.S. this must be almost your second season here? )

Happy Birthday Pete! (from another Pete)

I really like the Winston GVX, great choice. Saw one at Troutfitters a while ago, 4 wt...almost came home with me. 2-3 years ago that would have been a $800 stick, now at just under 5...... I think you can get mullets on Ebay, in various lengths and colors....

The Sage VPS Light series are actually built on their original LL blanks.......introduced I think around 1996, 3 years after they cancelled the LL's The VPS Light rods have cheaper hardware than the LL's had, but the blank is the same...and today, one can find a minty VPS Light for far less than a LL...

I have a 389 LL, it's my favorite dry fly rod for the Liv, LDR and the Dogpound. It's a 2 piece graphite III....great rod. Dates from 1992.....

Wow, this is big news for the industry. 3M looks to be getting out of the of the FF industry completely......

Bob, maybe the blog experts should come to you...! You got a gift man, thanks for sharing..... (the 'beer on ice' was most excellent, made me a wee bit thirsty)

I used ULS....best price of all the quotes I got. (Did not call Tree Frog though) I had large oversize poplars, way at the back of my yard. They had to haul the lumber to the front where the chipper was parked. Made it more expensive. But ULS came in 30% lower than everyone else and had the job done quickly, and even cleaned up the mess the chipper left. Ground the stumps the following week. Great job they did....

Enjoyed visiting with Mike and staff this morning, test casted a 4wt Helios 2. Amazing rod. Picked up a few items. No Superfine Touch on test, but thats ok.

There will be a tackle swap for 2014. Others have stepped up to cover for Craig R. He has prepared a well orginised operating plan based on his many years of orginising this event, so the new volunteers will just follow his lead and do fine. The posters will be out in time for the FF Expo next year. It was a table sell out this year and people were still calling wanting tables on the day of the event. And yes, big kudos to Craig for orginising it for so many years!

I have heard that there might just be a Superfine Touch there for demo.....looking foward to going! Thanks Mike for hosting....

Welcome aboard!

Sage Circa 589 and a Nautilus FWX 5/6......

Proof that it is not the camera, but the person behind it that makes the shot...... Great picture!

signed and shared with many.... The Minister needs to see that video....

Numba One Adrienne! Thanks again!

I dunno Rick, when I first got them I spent the weekend up on the Dogpound and the LRD and loved them. Still do, they handled the steep grass banks on the DP just fine! A few trips later saw the wear, added the cleats, hit the Bow and had a bit of a hard time on large angled rocks. Got wet. Same area in the past on my old felts had no trouble. Shook my confidence in them a bit. I'll be out on them again soon though.....