RBF: Good thing I checked.......
Building a spinning rod for a friend and he wanted it done in the team colors for the Cincinnati Reds.So.....I proceded to do the main wrap in Cherry Red and then put a Gunmetal Gray trim band below i |
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Greetings from NW OH
Welcome, Jason. You've come to the right place. Folks here from absolute newbies to World class tyers. Everybody more than willing to share tips and techniques. All you gotta do is ask. Don't |
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Back to Our Roots
Got started with a cane pole and a worm. At eight years I got a bait caster that did not have a free spool (didn't know there was such a thing) mounted on a steel casting rod, fishing was a two da |
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Kayaks & Flyfishing
I fish mainly lakes, ponds, and larger rivers, so I love my kayak. It's the single best investment I have ever made for fishing. I can take it anywhere, don't need a boat ramp to put in, I c |
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Question about streamer fishing for bass
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Hello from South West Michigan
Welcome! You'll find plenty of help and ideas here.
Even though I'm in Ohio (barely - Toledo), I'm still a Michigander by birth and the first 30+ years of my life, and still consider i |
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Accessories??
Pretty similar to JSz. Depends on where you are fishing. I fish small streams in a State Forest, and usually don't see anyone else. I normally fish alone also. So I take a compass (and the knowled |
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Best online supplier?
I'm from the south. We like a little conversation when we buy "sumpin" and I'll give you who I like. Mad river outfitters in Ohio (ask for Lou) he is great. Little River Outfitte |
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Favorite bass/pike fly?
Nice looking fly! Should work fine for Pike or bass. Red & white is an old, but productive combination.
One suggestion, use more hackle in the tail. At least 3 pairs. This gives you a better |
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fly fishing for Asian Carp?
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Heavynets have you done any reading/viewing/research [i]at all[/i] on on the effect that Asian carp have had on |
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Bird pics
Backyard Birds NW Ohio
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Orvis Access Mid-Arbor Reel??
I have been using the Access on my 7wt for a while, I got it shortly after it came out. So far I love it. I use it for bass, steelhead, and carp fishing. The drag performs great on carp and steelhe |
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Deer Hair for spinning
I was wondering if anyone could recommend a online shop or and fly shop that takes orders that might have quality hair for spinning in a bigger patch than 2"x2"?
Any info here would be very |
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steelhead / egg pattern question
I fish in Michigan, Ohio, and Pa, Smaller eggs in low water 14's, and larger in dark, Dirty,green water. I like Clow eggs in high water, the biggest I tie on are 10's and I use scud hooks ligh |
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Fly Tying Chicago
For those of you in the Chicago area, the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance (ISA) with a little help from the DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers (DRiFT) has organized a fly tying gathering scheduled for January 21st. |
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black damsel.
Can't say that I have.....90% of what I see in SW Ohio are blue with the occasional orange or cinnamon colored.......
Mike |
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Olive Baitfish
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Have my first order of Congo Hair set to arrive today. Hope I can make mine half as nice as yours! Any tips??
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Ohio Trout Stamp?
I do not live in Ohio, but I fish in Minnesota and Wisconsin, both of which require a trout stamp. It is so inexpensive, 10-15 dollars a year, that I support the idea fully. A state wide fee for trout |
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Favorite trout nymph swap
I am in if you will have me. I will do a fullback, I use it on the Mad River here in Ohio, mostly for brown trout, there are some rainbows in it but mostly browns. |
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Intruder with April Vokey
I first became aware of April Vokey on fly-fishing magazine covers. Her infectious smile made you feel her excitement while she was in the grip and grin pose holding the fishingporn of the day!
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RBF: How's this for a 1wt!
My dad and his friend took a trip to rockwell springs trout club close to Sandusky Ohio a week or so ago. They took a few rods that I had made over the last year and my dads friend pulled in this bea |
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Mibi EP Minnow
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I was needing to sit down at the vise this evening, but with nothing spe |
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hooks
I tie mine on size 4, 6, and 8 Daiichi 2220, with large, medium and small silver beadchain eyes(respectively). I also do some with medium, small and x-small sunken barbell eyes to go deeper when the |
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December 2011: Flies from the Vise
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Well, you all know me and how my flies mostly use the K.I.S.S. format. This month I've been tying up lots of Cyp |
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A few flies I tied
I finally got in the rest of my fly tying materials the other day, a little bit that will cover everything in the Fly Tying Made Clear and Simple book. I figured that would be a good place to start f |
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Also new from Ohio
Welcome! I think you'll like it here - plenty of information and ideas. Tiers here feom absolute beginners to World class, and everything in between. Don't be shy about asking questions, w |
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RBF: 2) 9' Colorado Pontoons w/ 5'X10" trailer
Up for sale are 2) 9' Classic Accessories Colorado one man pontoon boats with a 2005 Barlow 5' X 10' utility trailer. Everything is in excellent condition and in perfect working order.The boats have |
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At least it put a bend in the 3wt
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Finished these 2 bodies last night
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Pretty cool Brown Trout! So, are you going to use it in a cold water stream in hopes of calling up a big r |
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Share a special technique?
I'm 100% positive I'm not the only one to think of this, but I use the black binder clips like you can get at any office supply store (or in your office if you have one ) as sort of a poor ma |
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Donations to help out kids
A good friend of mine on our sister site RBF has a program where he helps out somewhat underprivlidged kids and right now they are trying to get these kids into fly fishing/fly tying. Basically what h |
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FTF Fly Pattern - Petros - Intruder
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Popper question
The popper you quoted is a Rainy's Frog body, size L. I am using the tube version a la Curtis Fry's post in the Warmwater section a week or so back. The photo above is just the painted body. |
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RBF: Ohio Rod Builders, Time is near!
The time is drawing near for the best rod building gathering in Ohio! Well, at least I think it is.There is still room for a couple more builders. There currently are 20 builders signed up. I would li |
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My overwhelming flop of a trip
It was a perfect storm (literally and figuratively) that pretty much killed my saltwater week last week in SC. I felt like I was well-prepared, I tied 5 boxes worth of saltwater patterns and got some |
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RBF: Need several favors...
As some of you are aware, I have a couple websites. IRC is dedicated to my rodbuilding endeavors, but you many not know about the other which is Float Fishing Connection, an educational resource dedi |
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experimenting
Here are some surf candy type flies I tied for pan fish. These are tied on a size 6 Fly Masters hook that is equivalent of a Mustad 3366. The Bass and crappy are fish I caught on these while testing t |
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Some Pics of WV
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spray on attractant
Never tried it for bass, trout, or panfish, but I can tell you I do it for carp in muddy water and it does help. Some people can carp fish in clean, clear flowing water where getting the fish to see |
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Ready to go to battle
I leave Ohio on Friday for a vacation in SC. I'll be in the general vicinity of Murrells Inlet/Garden City. This will be my first time in the area in almost 10 years, and my first try at fly fis |
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Lake Erie Steelhead
I'd stay away from NC flyshop
In Erie, there is lake Erie ultimate angler
There are other options in Ohio, New York, or Pittsburgh... Depending on which way you are traveling. |
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RBF: Ohio Rod Builders Gathering
We are now coming up on just two months until our next Ohio Rod Builders Gathering. The event is planned for November 5, 2011 from 9:00AM-6:00PM at the Ramada Inn in Canton, Ohio 4914 Everhard Rd. NW. |
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Ya got'ta have a hat to fly fish!!!
I don't have a picture of my hat, but it's just a camo baseball cap that says Team Realtree and it has a few flies stuck in it along with a couple of my old Fish Ohio Master Angler pins. |
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Gray fox tail
I don't believe I've ever tied w/gray fox, however, I would think that if you substituted it for the red fox fur in the "Foxee clouser", it would look like a typical Ohio "softs |
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RBF: Gift for a Teacher
My sister works as a special education teacher at a less than reputable/accedited high school in eastern ohio. over the past year she has recieved help from this rods recipiant that words cannot desc |
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8-3-2011 Private Pond action
I went out to the ponds today determined to break my losing streak and I certainly did. Even though I had some issues with the neighbor's dog, it was still a blast. I landed my umpteenth Fish Ohio |
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Check this strike out
I was on a private pond in Ohio, throwing a double-rattle 1/0 topwater foam bug on my 9wt, when this happened:
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Interesting day on the ponds...
Bass and bluegill were hitting like there's no tomorrow on the ponds yesterday afternoon. I caught around 15 fish in about an hour or so. They were going nuts for the chartreuse/hot pink woolly wo |
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Got a new cat. Any ideas for names?
I just got a cat and we named it Chessie, after the kitty from the Chesapeake and Ohio/Chessie System railroad. She looks just like the cat mascot they had! |
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What a lucky day!
Well, yesterday I had one of the luckiest days I've had in a while! It's about time! I had to run to the gas station down the road to get a few things. I thought, "Oh what the hec |
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LAKE MUSKIE
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Any tips on tippet materials, knots would be much appreciated.
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I'll diverge again from "mainstre |
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vice
[url="http://www.flyfishohio.com/Vise%20Review%201/Fly_Tying_Vise_Shoot-Out.htm"]Fly Fish Ohio Vise Reviews[/url]
Start out by reading the reviews here. So far, the vises mentioned, are fi |
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Who's fishing this weekend?
So, any of you guys venturing out this holiday weekend for some fly fishing? If so, where ya going? I plan on hitting up a few ponds and lakes around the area. I would have fished the rivers, but we&# |
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Modified one of my go-to topwaters
The weeds are coming in big time at my favorite local Ohio lake, and that means one thing: fishing the mats for bass! This is one of my favorite patterns for fishing the thick weeds:
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Thanks ODNR
My friend and I came upon a horrible sight today. The smaller lake where we fish was GONE! The whole lake drained. Dead. Nothing. A puddle. I knew the lake had some water issues and the water leve |
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Fishing Report 5-5-11
I'm a firm believer that the crappie is the most underrated fish to chase on the fly. Usually by this point I'd be in double digits for Fish Ohio crappies, but the weather in SE Ohio royally |
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Fishing report 5/5
I decided that it was absolutely necessary to go fishing because it was around 70 degrees and beautiful outside. The fishing was pretty slow today though. I only caught two fish. But, I managed to get |
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Fishing Report 5-4-11
Oh yeah, there some "bullgills" in there. They don't look that big in the pictures, but I got Godzilla hands so even the bigger ones look kinda small lol! I already have a few " |
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Fishing Report 5-2-11
Air temp: 57 degreesWater temp: Low 50'sWeather: OvercastWind: LightPopular flies: Yellow/Pink wooly worm, Bead-Head Pheasant tail nymphFish caught: 20+Equipment: 6wt Shakespeare Sigmasupra rod, S |
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First topwater bass of the spring
Here in SE Ohio, the weather has been crazy the last few weeks. The temps have been warm, but we have been belted by rain day after day. For the better part of 10 days straight, I was unable to reac |
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Bass streamers question
That is an awesome bass! We don't have many that size in Ohio.I tried my first articulated Deceiver last night. I dressed it heavier than I typicall do and the articulation let me add about |
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Crappie Crunch
A general rule of thumb in Ohio where I fish for crappies a lot is that any color will work, as long as it's white. That should entice some strawberry bass! |
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A.R.E. 10' 3pc 3/4wt to Float Rod Conversion
This is the rod I built superfast in the span of 36 hours (including sleep/tightbond drying, epoxy curing, guide finishing, etc) in preparation of an upcoming trip to Pennsylvania. It's a gift for a |
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