OK, Gang! Below is the compilation of all our favorites. Thanks to the 24 of you who responded to my survey. Thought I'd send this first so you could appreciate the wide range of our favorites. Will send the Most Popular Choice for each a little later.
Have a Great Day !
JIMMY
VFB FAVORITE FISHING STUFF SURVEY
Favorite flies
Wet - Chamois Caddis - Patridge & Orange - Copper John w/kicker - Olive Damsel nymph - Copper John - Olive BH - Jim's Special - Patridge wooly hackle - Carey Special - Teeny Nymph - Peacock soft hackle - Pilgaard Special - Alexandria - Red Snow cone - Gold bead PTN - PTN - Chapman Herron fly
Dry- CDC & Elk - Parachute Adams - CDC & Elk w/kicker - Black Gnat - BWO - Adams - Parachute Adams - Parachute Adams - Parachute Adams - Tentwing Caddis
Royal Wulf - Mini-Hopper - Grey Magnus - CDC - CDC - Elk Hair Caddis - BWO - EHC - CDC
Salt - Deceiver - Clouser, Gotcha - Peanut Bunker - Clouser - Clouser - Bass - Clouser - Sneaky Pete - Muddler - Deer hair frog popper - Popper - Popper -Bluegill - Gill Getter - Breaminator - Muddler Other - Schenk's Streamer, Muddler
Favorite Rod
Small streams - Sage LL 8' 3" 4 wt, Restored 8 � ft bamboo 5 wt - 7' 4" Sage DS - HL Leonard Diamondback 7 �' 3 wt - 2 pc - Custom built (self) 3 wt - Cabela's 3 wt - Sage XP 4 wt - Orvis Trident 3 wt - Orvis Trident 3 wt - Pac Bay 3 wt - Orvis T3 8 � ft 5 wt - fisher 8 � ft 3 wt - Sciera 9' 7 wt - Homemade 3 wt - Loomis 5 IMX 8' Thomas & Thomas Custom 8' 4 wt - St. Croix Imperial 8 � ft 5 wt - 2 wt I built - Cortland 5 wt
Large streams - Winston LT 5 pc 5 wt - 8' 6" Loomis GL3 4 wt - Sage IV SPL , 8' 9" 4 wt 5 pc - Scott Eclipse 9' 5 wt, Scott Alpha 9' 6 wt - Orvis 6 wt - Loomis GL3 6 wt - Reddington (made it myself) 5 wt - Lamiglas 9' 4 wt - St Croix Legend 9' 6 wt - Sage VPS 9' 8 wt - Orvis T3 9' 8 wt - Scott 9' 8 wt - Homemade 11 wt - Rainshadow XCEL IM-8 9' 9wt - Gloomis Rainbrook 9' 7 wt - Sci Ang 9' 6 wt - Reddington 7 wt
Salt - Loomis IMX 9' 6" 8 wt 2 pc - 9' 9wt Sage RPLXI - Powell 9' 8wt, 2 pc - Loomis 9' 8 wt -
Favorite vice - Regal Medallion, Thompson Model A - Renzetti Traveler - LAW, Renzetti Traveler - Loop - Dyna King Kingfisher - Renzetti - Renzetti Traveler - A K Best - Renzetti Traveler - Griffin Patriot - Renzetti Presentation - Norvise - Regal - Norvise - Danvice - Thompson Cobra, Regal - Regal - Renzetti Traveler - Gordon Griffith - Integra - Apex Anvil - Thompson Pro Pedestal - Renzetti Traveler
Favorite waders - Simms Guides, breathable - Red Ball Chest - Bare breathables - Dan Bailey Breathables - LOOP - breathable chest - Simms Chest (Guidelight) - Cabelas stockingfoot - Cabelas Chest - Cheapies from Price Club - Gilly's - Simms Breathables - Dan Bailey breathables - Hodgemann Hippers - Cabelas Neoprene - Hodgemanns made for G. I. Joes - Cabelas Waist - Simms Chest breathable - Cabelas breathable
Favorite Wading boots - Simms Lightweights, don't use - Simms Freestone - Chota - LOOP - Orvis - Simms Freestone - Hodgeman bantam weight - Cabelas Ultra light -Rockports - Caddis Fly 10" - Simms Guide boot - ABU - Simms - Patagonia - Hodgemann Bantam Weight - Old sneakers in summer - Simms - Hodgemann
Favorite fishing cap/hat - BYU ball cap - Hackberry Rod & Gun Cap - Old ratty TU cap - VFB Cap - Sports cap - Ping Golf cap - Umpqua Cool Max - baseball cap - wide brim slouch hat - Cabelas Camo Fedora - Aussie leather hat - VFB - Foreign Legion look-a-like - VFB - VFB - Felt Stetson - Wide brim felt - VFB - Scarlet Ibis Fly Shop - San Diego Fly Shop - Indiana Jones felt - Eagle GPS cap - Ball cap - Black Aussie Cowboy hat
Favorite vest - Filson Strap Vest, don't use - Bass Pro Chest/waist pack - Orvis Chest Pack - Columbia - Lanyard - Columbia - Orvis Super Tac-L-pak - Field & Stream - Orvis Steelheader - Simms - Scierra - Orvis - Columbia Henry's Fork II - Arrapaho Chest Pak - White River Fly Shops vest - Lanyard
Favorite jacket - need a new one, don't use - don't use - LL Bean breathable - R. Thompson - Stearns - Old Navy performance fleece - Cabelas Gortex - Aussie Outback waxed - Hodgemann - Gortex Ski jacket - Hodgeman "Summer or winter" - hooded sweatshirt
Favorite tube, kickboat, pontoon, etc. - Buck's Bag - 10 ft flat bottom Jon boat - 15' Wenonah Canoe - 20' Grand Laker - Canoe - Swift Dumoine - Caddis float tube - Canoe - TU Togiak - Grumann 17' canoe - Sea Eagle Kayak - Old Towne 169 canoe -
Creek Co. ODC 816 Pontoon boat - 6 ton sailboat (6 beds - diesel) - Coleman 16' canoe - Discovery 174 canoe - Grumann 17' canoe - Old Towne 17' canoe - Caddis U-Boat
Favorite fishing car/truck - Blazer - whatever - 77 Ford F150 - full size Toyota 4X4 w/cap - 1990 Mazda 323 - 2002 Aztek - Subaru Impreza wagon - 1976 Ford F150 - 1980 Datsun 4X4 pick up - 83 Dodge Ram - Dodge � XL cab 4X4 - 1990 Ford F150
Toyota Previa - Rental - not necessary to clean up ( this guy is a rich German) - Suzuki Vitera - Toyota RAV 4X4 - Ford Ranger 4X4 -Ford 4 DR F350 Diesel - Ford Expedition - Toyota 4 Runner
Favorite streamside snack - Powerbar - cold meat & cheese Sand. - Apples 7 Cheese - Smoked Salmon/New England Cheddar - Sausage - Payday candy bar - granola bar - cheetos - brownies, fig newtons - summer sausage and crackers - my homemade beef jerky - Cliff bar - smoked char or grayling - Altoids mints or Mixed nuts - water - Vienna Sausage & crackers - Homemade beef jerky - Hershey bar - Slim Jims - Skor bar
Favorite beverage/fishing - water - caffeinated diet cola - Bud Light - Mount Gay on ice w/twist - Heineken - coffee boiled over a fire or Beer, water then beer - Poweraid - cold Coca-cola - coffee - ice cold coke - water or Chesterfield Ale - water - Frosty canned beer - water - Lagavulin 1984 (Double matured) - Red Wine - Coffee - Pepsi - Mountain Dew - Coke - water - Dewars on the rocks, (after fishing of course)
Anything else - Driving to stream music - Bob Dylan's "Mississippi" - Rolling Stones
Driving to the stream tape - Hank the Cow Dog
Favorite other - Group- VFB, TV show "New Flyfisher", Red Neck - "Two chose Jimmy D", one chose Willie Nelson, Movie - Matrix, bug repellant - sweet cigar, Pipe smoking (Pibe and Jock Scott Tobacco), favorite folks to share flies with VFB, WWFF, Favorite color - Green




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