WoodRiverTroutBum
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That small LIRS head held a 9/0 saltwater bucktail jig but it was tight. Smaller than that and you will be good to go.
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When The Wind Makes you Quit.
WoodRiverTroutBum replied to Permit Hunter's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
I don't. If the wind is legitimately too strong to cast in to, I go to a spot that the wind is at my back or from the side. -
Casting platform for an Action Craft
WoodRiverTroutBum replied to Goats's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
Yeti or Engel cooler with Seadek on the lid. -
e-6000
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Hey Don, as of right now, I just go by memory however I have thought about grabbing small stickers (they are made to be used to write price tags for yard sales and such) and putting that info on one and sticking it in the recessed area on the side of the spool opposite of where you take the spool off. If this isn't clear I can take a picture for you. Any size of the stickers will work, you will just have to cut to size if you use larger ones.
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I love my Rite bobbins. Yes, they do take a little longer to change spools, just buy more and don't change them! lol I just keep my most used threads on the Rites so I don't have to change them out much. $20-$30 does add up when you start buying more of them but they make great affordable gifts so keep them in mind next time someone asks what you want for your birthday or Christmas.
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You will love it Snooker. Not sure if you guys know but the reason the CCG is tacky after curing it is so you can add another layer of CCG after it is cured if you need to. If it was smooth, the next layer would have nothing to adhere to. I personally make my surf candies in 2 steps when using the fleye foils.
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For those bringing up the price of lights, epoxy turners aren't cheap either. Also, if you pay $20 for CCG you are getting ripped off. Thick as well as thin is $15 at every place I have seen it. You can't compare the ptice of hydro to the price of epoxy because it isn't even close to being the same product. Thick or thin is the closest to epoxy so that is what the price should be compared against. I work hard to pay for my stuff and I prefer the CCG as well. The funny thing is, a lot of the people that complain about the price of products like this, fish rods and/or reels that cost as much as $700 or more each.
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Definitely worth it for me. Time, and ease of use is valuable to be so if it is convenient, I will pay more for it. Even comparing CCG thin or thick to a tube of 2 part epoxy, the CCG isn't that expensive.
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What brand are you using? CCG is designed to have some give to it so it doesn't break when you bounce it off a rock. In my experience it works as advertised. I save money with CCG (not counting batteries) because it won't harden in the tube. With epoxies they always manage to harden so I end up throwing them away.
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Sounds like you already know exactly what you want. For high stick nymphing (czech style) I use a Grey's 10' 2wt and love it. Fish up here max out at around 20" with some exceptions of larger hold overs. Most average 14-18". This rod is very light weight, soft and sensitive yet still has the backbone to get the fish to the net in fast current. I think a 4wt could be great for float fishing.
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Where are the pictures?
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You guys are twisted if you kill animals just for the feathers/fur that is readily available. If you eat the meat, that is another story. Shooting starlings for fun? What the **** is wrong with you?
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I picked up a light from staples a few weeks back. It is adjustable and gives a ton of room between it and the vice. It uses the same 13w daylight bulb as the more expensive lights and was only $30. I will try to find it on their site and link you to it.
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I like the idea, but for me it wouldn't be worth it. You can get antlers pretty cheap on the big auction site, or free if you spend time in the woods so I couldn't see spending that much one one. It would be worth a little more if it had a base to stand it up but still pretty steep at $150. Just my honest opinion. To someone else, they may happily pay that.
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Glue the mask to the milk jug and put it back in the fridge. Should give her a good scare haha. Really nice looking pelt, I may have to find one myself.
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Even if it was just the foam body on the hook it would still sit like that because of the cone-ish shape of the body.
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They look great to me. They will catch fish for sure.
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That maple is beautiful.
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What's the difference between the 2200 series traveler and the 2000 series? I love my D-K but am thinking about picking up another vise for the tiny flies.
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Does anybody weigh their materials?
WoodRiverTroutBum replied to Norman Beats's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
I would REALLY like to sell you 10oz of gold. Don't worry about it when it is a couple ounces short, it's no big deal. -
What do you think about these vises
WoodRiverTroutBum replied to Scud's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
$250 for a vise and $650 worth of materials or a new rod, reel or pontoon sounds a lot better than $900 for a hook holder. -
I respectfully disagree. I tie from as small as 26 and as large as 6/0 on the stock jaws on my Trekker and have no issues. The grooves in the jaws are there to hold large hooks.
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I'd be making me some cat dubbing if that happened to me I'd be making some feline Jerky...
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I have no problem seeing animal eaten by other animals in nature. However, being pulled in one direction by a hook and another but a snapping turtle isn't exactly natural. Chances are the hook will end up stuck in the throat of the turtle, if not the stomach. If it makes it through there by chance, the intestines. Man paranting has gone down hill since I was a kid. Coincidence that the country has as well? I don't think so.