Steeldrifter

Well i finally recieved my jar of softex in the mail today i'll tryin put a couple pic's up,dont know if it will be tonight or not...been sick today and i have also been having some prob's with my camera but i'll try to get some to post how they came out. SD

thats funny as hell,the way he writes you'd think he was a member of this site SD

Grayson sorry to hear that buddy i know how hard it is to lose a dog i lost a doberman that i truly loved when i was just a bit older than you. Its amazing how attached we can get to our pets and its like lossing a family member,but time heals all wounds. Bag a couple ducks for him! SD

8"x10"'s geezzzz will get outa the 80's mine is only about half that size but it cost me alot more than that,plus it has different rings and a short antenna and it ri............oh, i thought you said phone good tip will,i've also seen hobby shops carry it pretty cheap too. and why pick on the little guy.....now he's gonna be tramatized SD

QUOTE (Sticky @ Dec 16 2003, 10:53 AM) At the risk of stiring up moderator "tendencies".......Nice Head! he he hehe he......you said head.

Then thats great BT,i think they are very good lookin SD

jsb2l i am looking at the same reel to but for my next trip in jan. the ross rhythm. depends on what you want to spend,the harris solitude cant be beat in my opinion,i have a solitude4 that i have had for many years now and never had a single problem with it big fish after big fish. for a 7wt you may want to go with the solitude3 which is a bit smaller in size and a bit cheaper at $250 I also have a ross g5 that i have had for about the same amount of time as the harris and have no prob's with it ethier,its a good reel and slightly more affordable than the harris. orvis battenkill reels are a bit more affordable than both at around $120-150 but i have had 2 of them and had some problems with spool to case "rubbing" after a awhile. I was told by orvis it was a "bad batch" but after 2 of them i dont use them anymore myself,it may have just been a bad run on that batch but it kinda soured me for their reels. I am seriously considering getting the ross rythme in a few days to take on this steelhead trip to PA so i will let you know what i think of it if i do get it. For $200 it looks like a very nice reel. SD

never really thought about the ziplock bags SH69 but that is a good idea....most of my hackle is average price stuff but i have a few i wouldn't want anything to happen too. think i will do that just to be on the safe side. SD

i cant speak for others but nope i'm not familier with it flytyer,by all means post a link i'd like to check it out. SD

Yupp i understand the need for a long rod for steelies to me a 9' is "short" sometimes i like 9'6" to 10" for steelhead fly rods and 10'6-11' for spining,but the thing that has me kinda confused is their talkin about this on the Pere Marquette board and the PM is only about 30' wide at best in alot of the upper reaches. I know the 40' rod reply wasnt about the PM but the 20' one is.....just has me a little .... Plus how the hell would you net/tail a fish on a rod that long? ....things that make ya go hmmmm! SD

QUOTE (Big Daddy Hubbard @ Dec 15 2003, 10:46 PM) how about we tell you what is Right with it and go from there? isnt that child abuse? sorry red,you know we love ya! SD

Is that a challenge? SD

thats the uglist most pathi.... Will i dont tie decievers but that looks like a winner to me SD

QUOTE (SmallieHunter @ Dec 15 2003, 12:22 PM) Danville, KY Dfix the loser lives in oklahoma but i dont want to give his address or anything....whats done is done,i got screwed,learned a lesson and what comes around goes around ya know people like that will end up paying for ther misdeeds one way or another........... damn i'm getting all philosifull and shit,must be my age....damn birthday! SD

I've used long rods before but these guys cant be serious? 20-40' rods and i thought my 14'spey was long! http://www.fishbaldwin.com/Forum/Forum.cfm...FTOKEN=98791618

Redneck there is a defference between horesing a fish and matching a fishes moves (or at least the best you can) when i first started fly fishing for salmon i was shocked that guys were using 6&8# test on fish that are 20-25# and as strong as they are. Needless to say i lost ALOT of salmon that first year of fishing for them but over the years i have learned how to make the best of the "light" line that i use on them probaly the same way HDS does on those big carp&bowfin. Although even when you think you have the upper hand,some of them find a way to beat ya SD

Bassturd it does look good....i guess what i'm thinkin is will it float on a fly or will it sink? not puttin it down becuase it does look cool but thats the first thing that popped into my mind. SD

SD whispers ............."those are very nice,dont let big daddy know i said that" he head will swell! SD

All i can say is ........ .................. SD

SDH my comments were to a FRIEND in a joking manner notice the smileys after my post! Your comments to me seem to be coming across as a NON joking statment i would suggest that you clearify the intent of your statment! SD

That wasnt' bad RED your getting better son! SD

Ok i like striblue's idea SD

QUOTE (SmallieHunter @ Dec 15 2003, 11:21 AM) SD and Red just remember I am the all powerful admin with the power to create and the power to DESTROY OH lord please.....i'm shaking in my size 14's!!! little man Sunday isnt good for big daddy so he cant join us on sundays?.....OK fella's sundays at 9pm it is then! SD

WOW OSD those are some veeeery nice seats thats not a bad price because they do have nice craftsmanship in them. That link just went into my "favorites" for when i start building msuiceman.....stevearino i'll IM you tonight and we'll talk rods...i was back and forth last night and then spent 2 hours in the chat room........seemed like 5 hours though because smallie was in there SD

The stuff i dont use very often i like to keep in a sealed tupperware contanier and label whats in it. My materials i use alot i keep in a 2 sided large "fishing" kit so i can not only get to it easy but i can take it with me on trips. SD