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StandsOnLine

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About StandsOnLine

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    Central Indiana - White River
  1. Fishy, I'd be happy to show you around the river, feel free to contact me via e-mail as I only occaisionally check this board. Would love to head to northern Ind for steel - been traveling to Erie but the long drive gets old. I live in the Fishers area - contact; riversedgedesign at insightbb dot com Oh & welcome to Indy, Kevin
  2. Geeez, meant to post in TFF, ....... typical. S.H. - you must understand, see I have this 'system', it keeps my boxes stocked without having to go to the trouble of actually tying the flies. Many of my fishing buds are new to smallmouth fishing, or steelhead for that matter, they come from a trout backround and are adept at tying all sorts of flies. Being the generous sort, I take them bass or steelhead fishing, show them how and where, & in return I am showered with an assortment of offerings - works for me. Last spring, I took a new aquaintance wiper fishing - a 6lb wiper literally yanked the rod from his hands, I grabbed it as it was disappearing from view - I now have a lifetime supply of shad patterns. So I guess what is holding me back is that .......... I'm not out of flies yet. I'll re-post intro on TFF as intended .
  3. Hi all, a re-into of sorts, registered @ FTF some time back but since my fly tying methodology doesn't actually include ...... tying flies, always felt like a third wheel. This board looks like fun. Mostly fish smallies on the central Indiana river I live on, but also travel to Erie, Montana & the Keys, chasing the usual suspects. Seldom need much of an excuse to drop everything, load up & go fishing. Looking forward to some lively conversation & hoping to learn a thing or two.
  4. SmallieHunter, I plan on being out on the river from friday on chasin brown fish - sure wish we had gotten a little rain though, gets the big ones moving. Don't let those cross-dressing trout guys get to you - we both know that if one were to tie a smallmouth and a trout tail-to-tail, the bass would pull that trout all the way to the state line and then try and swallow it ! Invite still stands ......... SOL
  5. Improved clinch for bigger / heavier stuff. STD clinch for dry's and tiny stuff.
  6. Ted, I bought on of those Sage triangular cases that will hold 3 - 3pc rod tubes. Been traveling with it for 3 years or so, haven't had any problems yet. Best of luck ............ SOL
  7. Big Daddy, I would certainly be 'game' for a trip to B-ville, thanks for the invite. I don't know a lot about the smallmouth streams in S. Indiana, I usually fish the White, Tippecanoe, St joe, et al. in my 'devil boat', but I'd be more than willing to go stomp around in S. Indiana. BTW - is Hoggswaller, really the name of a town ?
  8. SmallieHunter, never tried the tailwaters, but I would welcome the opportunity. When do they stock the tailwaters? April, May? Having just recently registered, I've been looking around the site - quite a circus. The Erie report made me think I'd better do some rescheduling - gotta get up there before it's "over" till fall. If you ever want to try my home water, I'm easy to find & you won't have to wade or paddle.
  9. BF - 15 , usually I'm stomping 3 or 5wt lines in fresh water - 8 or 12 wt in salt. Managing line was/is way harder than learning to cast. Iv'e pretty much mastered stepping on the line at juuuuust the right moment to eliminate any chance of delivering the fly far enough / close enough / soft enough - now I'm working on shooting knotted flyline through the guides - I'll keep practicing till I get it right ! I've asked my wife never to serve spaggetti
  10. flyfishenvy - I live just north of Indianapolis in Fishers, Ind along the White river. Boat is usually docked & ready, so if your'e ever in the neighborhood, feel free to contact me ......... I don't need much of an excuse to go fishing !
  11. D.W. - wipers are a cross between striped bass & white bass. They were initially developed as a method to control shad populations on large lakes. Because they are hybridized, they have a fast growth rate, don't reproduce & live only 6 - 8 years. I think the state record is just south of 20 LBS. As a game fish, they hit like a bolt of lightning & are very strong fighters and willing biters. They are available to flyrodders mostly in the spring & fall, as they tend to stay deep in the summer months. One of the few big fish opportunities available to me in central Indiana without driving half a day or more. ........... nurse Ratchet never lets us have any fun.
  12. Hello, linked over from another board & like what I see. I fish for smallmouth mostly, (geography) but have begun to chase steelhead & wipers. I do the trout thing out west for a couple of weeks a year, but find it hard to concentrate amongst the picture postcard settings. love to fish the flats in the Florida Keys - tarpon, bonefish & permit, well maybe not permit, they've stymied me for years, I think their eyes are too big - I'm sticking with that excuse too. Anyway, looking forward to discovering new flyfishing opportunities in the mid-west & hopefully making some new friends.
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