Wes,
It was a horror the last time it happened. I almost joined PETA.
Mike
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Wes Wada wrote:
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> Michael Bliss wrote:
>>
>> The one time you forget to pinch the barb down on your hook is the
>> time that when extracting the fly from the mouth of the trout he
>>
Michael Bliss wrote:
>
> The one time you forget to pinch the barb down on your hook is the
> time that when extracting the fly from the mouth of the trout he
> returns the favor imbedding it deeply in your hand leaving you with a
> decision - do I rip it out or push it through and then pinch dow
I could add:
The one time you forget to pinch the barb down on your hook is the
time that when extracting the fly from the mouth of the trout he
returns the favor imbedding it deeply in your hand leaving you with a
decision - do I rip it out or push it through and then pinch down the
barb before
I have also used arctic fox for Chili Pepper tails. (In fact, for the Secret
Chili Pepper Swap 2006, I made one with both tail and hackle out of arctic
fox - http://www.swedneckflyfishing.com/rwchili.htm). The arctic fox tail
has worked for me. In rabbit I see "softer than arctic fox, but still mor
"What I had mastered was Fly Fishing Rule # 1:'Remove all hooks from soft
tissue under water, where near-freezing temperatures anesthetize exposed nerve
endings and you can't hear your fellow anglers' hysterical laughter'."
"I Can't Believe I Swallowed the Fly" by Jessica Maxwell
**
Thanks, Gary. I live in St Louis and was actually in there talking w/
Bob Story last weekend. Great shop. He gave me some guide ideas, but
I'm hoping for some local knowledge for other resources.
On May 12, 2:57 pm, glw...@gundluth.org wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> I'm sure some or several list me
Kevin,
I'm sure some or several list members can give you tons of advice.
But I think I remember seeing something in the Feather Craft catalog about
the owner(s) fishing in and around the Destin area.
http://www.feather-craft.com/
Can't hurt to contact them.
Gary
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Very nice Nick
You may want to try some Artic Fox in Burnt Orange if you are starting to get
away from Marabou. Artic Fox really is soft, strong and has lots of movement. I
made a couple size 6 and 8 plus a couple 1/80 oz mini-jig. All worked. In fact
the jig with a gold head was hit super har
Hi, everyone. Been a while for me posting - new kids, new job, etc.
been keeping me busy.
Anyway, I'll be heading to Destin, FL in the near future so wondered
if there were any advice on do it yourself fishing there. Is it do-
able and are there any local fly shops you'd recommend I stop by for
Ashley et al,
I think you can post your photos right here without getting water-boarded.
With the 'rich' format, there's an 'insert picture' icon in the mail toolbar.
It works great, too. If your photo is too large once inserted, just click on
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