jdangler
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Sorry to kinda hijack your thread I have a Electric Trolling Motor for sale it is Motor Guide Lazer 370ES/RF. it has seen a lake 3-4 times, in very good shape. I have a transom mount which it is attached to now & also a bow mount. It is remotely controlled which in other words it has a push button pad that can be used anywhere in the boat to steer & control speed. It has 41 lbs thrust which moved my 15' drift boat very well. $250.
Thanks
Bob
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If didymo, I found lots the other night, had a difficult time keeping my balance, but it was in slower water where I was standing casting into faster water.
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Fish Tales
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The only reason for me that it is better, is because of the long length of time we have had higher water. So far this year I have only been low holed a couple of times & by gear guys, not fly, but have had only 1 boat ( a guide boat) come in close enogh where I had to stop fishing & question his ancestary.
I fish Montana a lot this isnt an issue & I have been trying to think of why this is. More anglers? Knowledgable anglers? More polite, more give & take, better understanding of etiquette? Maybe it is the city? More people closer together wanting to fish? If that the case then more etquette education is needed.Also I find that the bad etiquette lessens the longer into the season you go.
Put a boat on the Beaverhead, a river the same size as the Crow, where there are lots of waders & drifters and everyone is great, happy, enjoying life & catching fish, no issues, great day, great experience.
Another thing I notice the boats dont realize how far a spey or swtch rod can throw & fly, so I'm watching for boats when I have my long rod out, I have come close to putting a streamer into boat, not knowing he was there.
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Sometimes I'm "at work" when I'm fishing. Need the phone with me so nobody knows I'm on the river instead of in front of the computer.
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How do you explain the water noise? Washroom? I come clean when I'm caught, only because I dont carry the laptop, in my slingpack.
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Thanks for the heads up on the weekend. We changed the day,switched to Thursday. We like the Werthers!
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I did multiple times and know others who did as well. Fishing during a perimeter ban is a bit of a gateway violation though. I got such a rush from it that I started jaywalking and tearing the tags off mattresses. Who knows what I'll do next...
What ever you do, dont remove the inspected by #5 sticker!
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I have seeded & have sodded. if you have the time seeding is superior, better root system,thicker lawn & cheaper. As far as the best results, prep is the key, good top soil, rent a wide lanscaping rake 3'-4' wide to find the high & low spots, rent a lawn roller to pack, good seed for our area of north america,then water a lot for 2 purposes, so lawn has water to grow & to keep the seed on the lawn in case of wind, & keep everyone off.Then a couple of week a beautiful lawn, & coin saved for a new rod.
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I have a Cliff's Bugger Barn, a little big, but easily organizes the streamers
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The only guy I know that takes pictures of Grizzly Scat! Happy Birthday Clive.
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I have have an Orvis Mach V on my TCX7126 & with Skagit Flight 550, running line & backing it is 10 1/2 oz. It seems to balance nicely where my top hand grips the rod.
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Congrat's on the fish & first time with a spey rod, nice! Spey is great fun. I was out this afternoon but got blanked, nice to hear you caught fish.
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can i take you up on that too?
am in the same boat...looking for a used starter setup i can work with, primarily swingin for steelies.
n e one know is is there gonna be a spring clave? i was told that's the opportune time to try a bunch a figure out what suits best.
I think Fish Tales is having their Spey O Rama April 24th, give them a call to confirm or check their website.
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Looks fun, maybe take up ice fishing.
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Today was the first day with my TCX5119 & it looks like it comes with good Karma. I caught a nice 18" Brown, & what a beautiful Brown it was, quite dark, darker than any Brown I have ever caught before, but alas no picture. Anyway back to the topic.
I was spey casting with RIO's new 5/6 Switch line and was doing pretty well getting some good distance but my guides were icing up & couldnt shoot any line, so I switched (pun not intended) to nymphing. I cast all the different ways spey with a streamer, then overhand & spey while nymphing, and must say the distance with an overhand cast with 2 flys was was pretty darn impressive, with little effort, no tangles & with the ability to make quite large mends was a benefit.
As the Poll suggest the primary reason was for me was the Spey Casting, but the ability to change casts made my day, & is also the reason for me purchasing a Switch rod, Also the RIO Switch Line was big help also, because of it design the change from the Sink Tip to 2 fly rig nymphing with an indicator was pretty simple.
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My Old Faithfull was a T & T 5wt blank that I bought from Peter Smallman in Cochrane many years ago, I cant remember when nor can I remember the model, gotta be 25 years. It was though the first rod I ever built, a grey blank with my Daughter's favorite color purple for thread wrapping. It has caught my largest fish ever that broke it but repaired, also caught fish in Alberta & Montana & still in good shape except, it maybe in need of a make over soon.
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I plan on casting the 5119 both ways, depending which way I want to fish, nymphing or swinging a streamer, location, I just think it opens up so many options thru a day.
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I agree with Toolman that the Skagit would be better for the fish you'r after, just putting it out that the RIO switch line is available as another alternative asa dual purpose setup.
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RIO switch line, got one for my 5119, but yet to use. Rio's web site says:
RIO's Switch line is designed for a multitude of applications for anglers using Switch rods. The long head and thick diameter tip turns over big flies and indicator rigs while allowing anglers to throw mends and control the fly's drift at great distance. The front taper and weight distribution form tight loops with minimum of effort, also enabling anglers to cast streamers and sinking VersiLeaders. The perfect all round line for Switch rods.
Bought it at Fish Tales
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Didnt matter to me. It was the dream, fishing, casting, having fun, with no worries.
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Great video, Thanks, but winter is longer now.
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Does "MOW" stand for something or is that just what they are called?
McCune,O’Donnell,Ward
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My streamers patterns dont change except maybe smaller, but I try to slow down the swing if I can find enough open water. If i cant find enough open water I dead drift my streamers & slow the retreive & look for fish in different places, like deeper runs.
How To Store A Drift Boat During Winter
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My boat has a cover & I store mine outside year round, it sits high on the front so it drains after a float trip during the season, & during winter it sits the same way, bow in the air so the the snow slides off. Never been a concern, or a worry for me, I just wash it & clean it up good & put her in the back yard, ready for next year.