RBF: Hawaiian Bones and Marlin
Here are a couple links from a recent Vacation....Enjoy!!BonesStriped Marlin[b]Reply to topic here http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=29013[/b] |
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Striper Decline
Kudos to Nightheron for operating his business on a sustainable basis. Wish there were more out there like him.
I agree that a moratorium is a necessary, but the only way it will work this time arou |
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Fly Ides for April in the Keys
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Thanks Kudu, the Keys are an annual pilgrimage for me. This year I'm going a month earlier than normal and do |
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Second Annual Evolution Swap
I'm thinking something like a bright blue marlin popper on tandem 10/0's...
Let me tinker a bit and I'll have an ending for us ASAP |
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8wt set up. Help Please!
Fly reels are like any other reel, there's wide range of types & prices. As Capt Bob has stated, there are many within your price range that will do what you need. If you need a reel that can |
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RBF: A light surf rod from WA
Hi All. Love the detail and perfectionism you guys put into your fly rods, even if fur and feathers isn't really my thing Here in Western Australia, beach fishing in the surf is my thing and most of |
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Bucket List Trips or Species
I turn 42 on the 23rd and I guess that has me thinking. Where do I want to hunt or fish next (I love trips). So what are the bucket lists for you folks? I plan on doing Mongolia with my son for tai |
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RBF: 1st build - Bushido 500g 5' 5"
Hi Guys,Brand new to the forum and rod building. So far I've done a couple and this is the 1st. There is a lot of valuable info and I and I hope to keep learning as I go. I do all saltwater fishing |
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0.10 Mylar Question
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Hey guys thanks for all of the help. I did make a mistake in my original post I put the decimal in the wrong place I |
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Chuck'n'duck Special
Here's a rod I recently finished up that someone ordered as a Christmas present. Here in the Great Lakes region a very popular and effective method for steelhead and salmon fishing is what is known he |
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Costa Rican trip
Are you going to the east or west coast?? West coast will be offshore for sails, marlin and roosterfish etc. The east coast will be tarpon and snook. It edpends on which coast you go to will determine |
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New to Tying
G'Day all Pat Butler here from South East Queensland,Australia.I'm new to this forum having only "discovered" it late last night.I've been fly fishing and fly tying on and off no |
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Going to try something new...
QUOTE (saltydancindave @ Apr 21 2010, 08:49 PM) Probably a Homer Rhode Loop Knot, as it's the standard for most of the tarpon fly fishers in the harbor with #60 or #80 lb bite tippet beca |
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FENWICK FIBERGLASS FLY ROD BLANKS
HELLO! I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SEVERAL HUNDRED ROD BLANKS I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS AND FOUND THREE OF THE VINTAGE DARK BROWN FENWICKS. THE TWO FLY ROD BLANKS ARE FL108-2'S AND THE STEELHEAD |
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Three ends of the spectrum...
After a few months away I thought I had better finish a few projects I had in mind.First was a christmas gift for a friend, he is a professional hunter who needed a packable rod to keep in the kit all |
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New guy to the Saltwater Journal
QUOTE (Peterjay @ Mar 25 2010, 01:36 PM) Welcome - I hope you realize that your freshwater fishing is probably gonna be screwed up forever. You didn't mention where you live, but we'r |
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Peak Rotary Vise
I bought a peak and Im happy with it(when I adjust it correctly. lol) I bought the salt jaws but I think their geared more towards "big A" flies for fish like jacks of marlin. I am happy wit |
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First build Sage xi2 13 wgt
Hello,Fell in love with fly fishing this year, joined a local club and I've been a fishing fool ever since. Had the opportunity to do a couple guided days in the everglades and I'm addicted to the bri |
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Fighting Butt Length
Good day all. I am a total newb to fly fishing. I actually caught my first fish on a fly rod last night. So ya....newb. I have decided to build myself a 10wt saltwater rod and almost have all the part |
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Your Most Obnoxious Encounter In The Field?
You ever run into someone while fishing that just "burned you up?My encounter was in Glacier National Park about 1982 or 3. I had hiked 5+ miles into a remote lake. It was packed with crusing rai |
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Anyone want to host a swap?
I can't host a swap yet as I am new to this board. I would love to get into one, and I have an Idea for one, But......If someone would like to host, Why don't we do a regional swap? What I mea |
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Looking for help
QUOTE (Old Hat @ Dec 4 2008, 10:16 PM) That all depends on the fly and what your trying to accomplish with it. As a beginner I would say most often it doesn't matter as long as you can g |
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rod Smashers!
Speak softly and carry a big stick. I tried to play the light tackle card on a 20lb False Albacore with a 6wt. It won. Broke my hand built in three places. Took an 8wt for what was supposed to be baby |
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Lucky Shot Kayaking
John,Nice pics. I especially like the looks of the mangrove forest. I would think the fishing would be great in those shaddy tunnels on a hot day.What are do you live in and how oftern do ou fish fr |
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Best place to live?
Without a doubt the absolute #1 fishing paradise in the U.S. is South Florida (notable exception being Alaska). TarponSnookRedfishBonefishPermitBarracudaJack CrevalleDoradoSailfishMarlinTunaPeacock Ba |
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Hmmm...
Thank you guys, I feel like I have such close friends here, seriously, it's a good feeling reading your posts.I will look into this further, and see what the relationship is between the publisher |
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Anyone know any inexpensive Amazon River trips?
what about rooster fishing in Mexico could be cheap if you do a search but some of the best fishing marlin ,roosters, red snappers tuna , etc... any ways good luck and tight lines rhino.............h |
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No Name Yet
Hey WataugaFishin: "Would you fish this fly for bass?" I sure would...Sunnies, bream, bass and trout all the way up to Wahoo and Marlin. With a dressing as static as this (not alot of movi |
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Jamie Daly
Jamie,I tried sending you a PM but it bounced because , according to the computers, your mail is full or turned off. Below is the letter I was sending. Thought I'd go ahead and post it here so yo |
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favorite summer flies
QUOTE(7wt @ Jul 8 2007, 10:43 PM) [snapback]245681[/snapback]I would love to be able to tell you but the truth of the matter is I went fishing only once this summer and all I caught was a sha |
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GOLDEN DEMON
QUOTE(Randy Taylor @ May 13 2007, 10:22 PM) [snapback]238133[/snapback]thanks ,i really like the n.vice.and i use the automatic bobbin.....by the way you have soom awesom flies.RandyThanks fo |
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Weipa, Australia March/ April fishing report 2007
Weipa Fishing Report March / April 2007Barramundi where on the bite as the weather began to clear, from another northern wet season. Eating to replenished spent energy used while in the breeding mode |
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Striper Fly
Nice fly, two days ago I had a bit of time to try out a few patterns, that I recently tied, one was a purple Disco Leech that is in the database. I am positive that I had a striper hit it. I saw a sho |
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My first flies
look good to me great first effort id fish themtight lines mcfluffchucker----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------mar |
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any artists here
anyone any good with a pencil i want a picture of a pikes head front on with mabey a fly near it kinda cartoon like for some buisness cards and compliments slips when i send out flies to people in r |
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my first 2 flies ive tied
No you do not need a nother cape......... you really need 4 more[/quote]too late i just bought another six i need mcfluffchucker the mad a cave in scotland============================================ |
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baitfish
I was lucky enough to bag a couple of their close relatives, the wily andouillette, which are still fairly numerous in the North of France. (andouillettes have learned to drink only from springs and a |
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Fly fishing South africa
Hello to all from here in South Africa. I'm not sure if there are any other members here form SA, so here is a brief intro as to what we get up to here in South AfricaOn the freshwater side we al |
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What are some of the hardest fighting fish?
Lets see, Salt water (Only seen them caught) would be IMO Sail fish, Marlin and Tarpon. Fresh water would be Salmon and striped bass, all of which come from the ocean. Striped bass are like trying to |
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Anyone fished in Puerto Vallarta?
While I can't help you with a guide, I can give you some guidance!There is excellent largemouth bass fishing in some of the rivers and reserviors in the mountains around Puerto Vallarta. If y |
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Lifters/Snaggers
This happens in Erie all the time. I've never personally seen it but you ask anyone who's been to "The Wall" and they'll tell you about it. The thing that really gets me is that |
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It's about the reel.
to me stop a truck drags just are not needed to many people put way to much drag in these reels. when you are only useing 20%of the tippets breaking strength the most you will use on a large fish like |
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Octopus
so let me get this straight. if i tie a pattern ( realistic) of say, a clown shrimp which by realistic standards should look like a clown shrimp. and by realistic standards should have the eyes, legs. |
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Hello Y'all
I will let you Know, I have a buddy who was in the Big Rock Marlin tournament, he says the blues and spanish are there. I will let you know how I do. |
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Wriggling legs
I quit using alka-seltzer because if swallowed it can kill fish. Fish are attracted to the bubbles. This all started years ago after trolling lures in Mexico for tuna and marlin and the hot lure le |
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Bopper's here!
Hi Folks! I'm in Catonsville, MD My occupation is EMT-Paramedic with a local Fire Dept. In my former life I was a player for the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team. |
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update
Hey yall. I know I havnt been on in a while and Im at school right now. We had PSATS today so I got some free time to wait to change classes so I figured Id check up on yall and give yall an update |
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Hey Guys!!
BW,Come on up any time! Since my schedule is wide open, I work wide open, all kinds of shifts with a solid 40hr week. The worst though is a few days of working from 2-10 and the next morning havi |
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Increased Striper Mortality Blamed on Too Many fis
I just think its the same old problem of people looking more for simple solutions than for what exactly the problem is.I firmly believe that the trouble with Striper populations is D. All of the Abov |
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What kind of fishing do you like best?
I actually like freshwater. But I fish fly and gear/bait. Plus, can't catch that many sturgeon on a fly rod (at least where I fish). Nothing like a 400# (probably more, this one was 15' lo |
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OffShore report- yesterday- Nantucket
I will be in Chatham this coming week and hope to post some "inshore' reports, but I am making plans to head out offshore as well. A fly tyer you might know about, Rich Murrphy, (Well publis |
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Solo Offshore trip- Read this!
On another board there was a discussion on a book by Carlos Bentos, who trolled for Marlin off the Maryland coast. This was without Crew or other help and is called "A Crew Of One".... now |
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Backing
There is only one reason to use gel-spun backing and that is to pack max yardage on your reel. Now, who actually needs this stuff? I have only once come close to being spooled, by a very large cobi |
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New from North Carolina
I'm originally from the eastern part of North Carolina, specifically from a town called New Bern. I grew up on a large creek (big enough for boat traffic) and spent most of my childhood fishing |
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Midnight Tarpon...
I was reading my log books the other day from when I was a guide on the inshore waters of eastern NC, namely the Pamlico Sound, Pamlico and Neuse rivers, and bays/creeks on the back side of OBX and t |
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Sharks on the Fly
Yes Chris, makos are terrific fighters and have been known to jump like marlin at times when hooked.Look out below!?! |
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Canoe Fly Fishin
A bad feature to any floater is it's sail surface or wind resistance. I'm sure there are guys out there who'll bitch about canoes and pontoons both, how they blow around and are uncontrol |
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Rod Action Preferences
I use 4 different rods for different flies and fish. My designed 5' 0wt is for tiny streams and little trout. It has a med-fast action. I actually used a small spinning rod blank but it turned ou |
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