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Nice article. Congratulations, Steve.
steve
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Wow!. I can see where the wraps would take a lot of time. It's beautiful, Steve.
steve
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Yep- when you're going in the wrong direction- take a break. So....woolly bugger fan. I've never had much luck fishing them yet others swear by them. What colors do you prefer? What hook sizes? How do you fish them? Cast upstream and drift, swing "down and across? Short line type nymphing?
Classic colors are olive body with black marabou tail and black hackle. I have reversed that, and have also tied them all olive or all black. I met a fellow on the stream once who was using a black body and hackle with a red marabou tail and doing it succesfully, so who knows? My small streams generally call for a size 12-14. I like to strip them across current or through a pocket.
Good luck
steve
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This winter has been really good for my business, been building tons of rods and staying busy 10-12hrs per day 7 days a week. Problem with that is you get so busy with work stuff you just have to take a day and do nothing but something that relaxes you. So I finally had to take a day off yesterday and used some relaxing time making a new Bonsai forest. Took about 15 hrs of planting pruning and wiring but I'm happy with the result. Will make a nice addition to the backyard Bonsai garden.
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It's a positive problem, but I understand about taking a breath. Glad the business is doing well.
steve
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Look on the bright side. You could have been at work.
Steve
Good attitude.
So, does blood on the fly make the it illegal for fly-only water?
steve
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I thought I would replenish my supply of wooly buggers for my Wyoming/Colorado trip this summer. Like most tiers, I've tied woolly buggers for years, so I decided I didn't need to refer back to the recipe. Well, it was a disaster. The first fly off the vise was a mess; everything was wrong. While tearing it apart, and cursing myself for a fool, I bumped my trash box and everything went flying ...feathers, yarn, marabou, lead wire, thread. As I started cleaning that up, something got in my nose and I started sneezing. Couldn't stop for several minutes. Finally began to retie the fly, using the recipe this time, and immediately stabbed myself with the hook. Then I stabbed myself with my scissors. I think I'm finished for today.
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Congratulations, Steve.
I am also now smoke-free, and I too quit cold turkey.
Good for you!
steve
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Catfish of any kind.
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I use this http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/go2_glue/overview/Go2-Glue.htm and put the fly in a cork for the (quick) drying process.
Don't judge the product by the skill of the tier:
Plus one on the wine cork. Holds 3-4 at a time, and they come free with a bottle of wine.
steve
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for me as a kid, it was, the "Consumer's Distributing". catalog.I have always been a catalog (Paper) junkie. As a kid, I would leaf through the Sears Roebuck catalog, circling the things I wanted. That's right; Sears & ROEBUCK. And now you know how old I am.
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I looked up Consumer Dist. We had something similar with a showroom in front and whse behind, but for the life of me, I can't remember the name.
steve
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I have always been a catalog (Paper) junkie. As a kid, I would leaf through the Sears Roebuck catalog, circling the things I wanted. That's right; Sears & ROEBUCK. And now you know how old I am.
steve
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"I am not prejudiced ... I hate everybody?" I think M_Grieb said that, no?
I don't think the "link" to "like" is properly "linked" to "liking" so you can't "like" anything until the "link" link works.
Ha! Good one, Mike. Say that ten times real fast.
steve
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Welcome from Missouri, USA. Lots of people willing to help on here.
steve, aka spm
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Welcome from MO. Lots of good information and helpful people here.
steve, aka spm
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Not being a salmon fisherman, I can't speak to the design, but it is a good looking fly, and looks to be well-tied.
steve
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Welcome from Columbia, MO Lots of helpful people on here.
steve, aka spm
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I was fishing a pond that was close to the side of the road and with an ill timed back cast hooked the bumper of a ford pickup truck doing 45mph.
it quickly spun me around and spooled me into the backing in a fraction of a second before finally breaking off. never saw that line again!
Great story, flytire. I'm still laughing out loud.
I may have told this story before.
There was this really cute conservation officer driving by the gravel bar just as I was wading in. I turned to give her a wave and my most charming smile, tripped over my own feet and went face first into the drink. She just smiled and waved as she drove on by.
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Beautiful rod. Your father should be proud.
steve
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Hello, HoosierCricks from a former Hoosier. I grew up in Lafayette IN, fishing the Wildcat and Wea "Cricks". Now live in mid-Missouri.
Welcome to the forum.
steve, aka spm
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Merry Christmas to you, too, Terje. And to everyone here.
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Very nice, Steve. I like it almost as much as the glass rod you built for me. heh, heh.
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Welcome from Missouri, flyman23.
This is a good place for information. I know; they have helped me a lot.
steve, aka spm
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Hi Steve,
Welcome from Mid-MO; almost neighbors. Lots of good people on here.
steve, aka spm
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I like the blue on the steel grey, as well, and the gold really pops. Beautiful, as always, Steve.
steve
7'6" 3wt 2pc Matrix
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I agree with Mike; I like the titanium reel seat. I didn't like them at first. Being more old-school, I liked wood, and exotic wood was even better. But the high-tech look is growing on me. Nice looking rod, Steve.
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