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Of course! I've been smoking meats for a few years. The two best things, hands down, that I have had are #1 almonds and #2 double smoked ham. Sure the ribs and brisket are awesome flavors, but those first two will blow your mind!

 

Here is what I base my smoking recipes, techniques, whatever on. If it can be smoked, seems like this guy has done it, several times, recorded every step of the way, and posted it here, organized by type of meat:

https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/bears-step-by-step-index.159333/#post_1149932

 

Best part is most smoking takes minimal effort and supervision, now that's my kind of cooking!! :D Have fun, I love smoked food!

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I got a smoker last winter little side fire charcoal smoker I've done ribs on it a few times now, we just purchased 1/4 cow from someone so I have a really nice grass finished brisket to do. I've been using manzinta wood.

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A 3-D printed reel with drag that I designed. I haven't fished it yet, but anxious to try it out on my 4 wt. It will never compete with a metal reel, but fun to make anyway.

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I'm just about geared up for the second annual Fathers Day Cajun Shrimp Boil. Last year it turned out really fun so I'm doing it again on Saturday. Cajun music on Pandora all afternoon, lots of beer and yard games, outdoor cooking, dump it on the picnic table and go to town. Last year we called an audible and moved all the food inside after the all the neighborhood Cajun flies showed up. Just the wife, two grown kids, daughter in law, and new grand daughter. Made my own andouille sausage for it this year too. Should be great.

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How much would you charge to make one of those reels for me?

It is still under development. Besides, the plastic I used would soften in Florida's heat.

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I'm sure home made tippet de greaser has been covered here before but it's what I worked on this weekend.

 

On the calmer water I have been struggling to find a way to get the 24" of tippet to sink in front of a dry fly making the tippet less visible to the fish. From what I've read the grease from your fingers while handling tippet and other properties of the material are what causes it to want to float. After a little internet research I decided to make some de greaser from the old and well known recipe of Bentonite clay, aka "Fullers earth", dish soap and glycerin. Bentonite clay is available in several household products. The easiest for me was at the market in natural clay unscented kitty litter. To be a useful ingredient it must be powdered it with a mortar and pestle. I found the glycerin at Michael's in the cake decorating isle. After mixing the ingredients to the consistency of tooth paste I loaded roughly a teaspoon of the stuff into a small plastic cup with a press and seal lid. It worked perfectly. Take a small dab between your fingers and rub it up and down any part of the tippet/leader you don't want to float and it will submerge. It also last for good while. I caught several fish over a half hour and did not have to reapply. I read that it also removes the reflective gloss from the tippet.

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DFoster, I actually rub my leader with floatant to keep it on top!! My theory is that it helps keep the fly up.

 

As for an answer to what you are looking for, isn't that what this stuff is for

 

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DFoster, I actually rub my leader with floatant to keep it on top!! My theory is that it helps keep the fly up.

 

As for an answer to what you are looking for, isn't that what this stuff is for

 

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I have Xink, It works great when applied to the fly - sunk it like a stone. However when applied to tippet it seemed to make little difference. It's very thin, the same consistency as water and seemed to just wash away.

As you said a floating tippet/leader will help keep a dry fly on top. On fast riffles that's OK because of the speed of the water. The fish don't get a good long look at it. I fish a lot of small fast water streams that at points flow into slow pools. In these relatively calm, clear water pools (moving but flat, no riffles) the tippet is very visible when floating. If I can see it the fish can too. In that situation I prefer the tippet be submerged so only the fly is floating. The de greaser recipe above works perfectly, literally sinking the tippet right to the eye of the hook and it doesn't wash away after a cast or two.

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Just got back from six weeks on the road, Africa, two fly fishing trips and the Blade Show in Atlanta. Now, I have some catching up to do around here.

 

Glad to be back, Hi everybody.

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DF, I use a small package of bentonite from the wine making supply store and don't bother with the glycerine. No bulk buying, grinding and proportioning. The wine store package is fine ground and just the right amount for a 35mm film canister. Stays pliable for a season or two without glycerine.

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