riverhugger

You guys are heartless saying you have no sympathy for a guy who died and happened to be drunk. 

 

 

I will call out almost every person who said that in this thread as having done something that potentially could have killed them had they been drinking or not,.. it's not like he was driving his car while drunk...

I think pictures and measurements even suffice for having a mount made these days.

I am very partial to the 7' Fenwick HMX medium power. Pair it with a nice Shimano Sahara and you really cant go wrong.

 

Salmon are always in range... 

If snagged point the rod tip directly at the snag and pull straight back, no stress on rod it pops out 95% of the time.

 

I have to ask though is 20lb mono really necessary for this type of fishing? At that range mono starts to get fairly thick in diameter which has to effect the action of your offering.

 

I have yet to fish anything above 8lb mono (mainly 6lb) and have never had any problems with breaking off. Just curious if you fear breaking off or if there is another reason behind using such strong line.

A sport fishing licence generally allows you to keep more fish then a conservation licence would.

Did you miss my post on the fly tying course at Wilson's?.....lol. No matter, the first fly to tie in a kit's manual is the bugger. Tying your own is not cheaper. It all depends on the type of tool guy you are, like do you buy Bosch or Black and Decker. If you're a Bosch guy, tying will take alot more flies to make it economical. Not much point for B&D guys to tie their own.

I have to kindly disagree with you on this. I recently tied up a batch of buggers (as a beginner) and well it did take me some time to get the hang of it I took my time and really made sure to make them properly (I used the same procedure CC showed here).

I spent in materials for 3 colours and two packs of hooks about the same as if I had bought all the buggers I tied. The thing is I still have a lot of material left over from my original purchase. Now if you account time into the equation well... not economical at all but late night with some albums spinning in the background might as well be tying.

The initial tools/vise purchase can be done pretty cheap to get you started. No need for a 300 dollar vise for a beginner.

I'll give you sympathy, that second fine is just plain theft.

The whole forum should be viewable by members only... imo of course. Most skimmers aren't going to take the time to make an account to look for info they will just move on to other sites naming tribs.. XD

I like the east/west/gb idea as far as naming spots goes, more specific questions can be handled via PM. If you frequent the forum even a bit you know who is in it for the community and not just looking for a quick tip.

That would be a reel (okuma) I beleive. I am new to this centerpin reel game so I can't really help you other then to say I will pick up that Sheffield off you if you end up replacing it.

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