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More bullshit ads
Link to the thread that is apparently in limbo, not public and not bumped with new posts. Hold VS accountable. It’s not about the ads. Charging members for premium “ad free service” and still spamming them with ads masked as surveys. Rerouting us to malicious websites and asking if we have blockers to cast doubt. Their dishonest business practices are killing our community slowly. If I didn’t respect and admire our community I’d just walk away. VS didn’t build this community, they bought it.
More bullshit ads
Is anyone getting popups that take them to a site saying that their device is corrupted and needs to pay for services to correct that? Total scams are being advertised on this website. The scams are likely resulting in elder abuse. This site has become a complete ****ed up scam. @Admin this is unacceptable. I think I’m about done here.
Ode to Scott GS rods
I was out today, a beautiful day in Waterloo, IL., fishing for bluegill and crappie. I caught several including some dandies. All on my Scott GS 884 fly rod. What a rod. It is smooth casting, it casts straight and can cast distance. Has amazing flex. I own several G series rods: 844 and 886. I own an original 3 pc G rod. in 886. These are wonderful rods. For me, the Scott GS have earned their great reputation.
The Cross Post thing .........
I just responded to a Reported post that was about nothing but politics and being rude. That's the second in roughly 16 hours. Do yourselves a favor and ignore the thread completely because it will only feed more divisiveness into this membership base. I do not view the content on these threads myself and will not. I'll do what I've done for nearly 2 decades which is to talk about fishing and fishing related topics.
Shocking !
My first model build were ships, then tanks, then plane, then cars. The neat fitted case from my seventh grade dissection kit became my modeling tools. When I turned 18, I had about 18 completed cars and several big boxes of parts, probably enough to build 20 more. I never built a car with just the kit parts, rather I added the best parts from other kits. This midset shows up in my tying. I can barely stay interested beyond about six flies. Then I changes the recipe.
Wrap ?
How is this wrap done? Is it standard thread wrap and then some kind of chopped colored fiber strand embedded? How is fiber poke through prevented and how do you prevent the fiber from making the epoxy more proud over the fiber? #1 · How is this wrap done? Is it standard thread wrap and then some kind of chopped colored fiber strand embedded? How is fiber poke through prevented and how do you prevent the fiber from making the epoxy more proud over the fiber?
Cripples
I’ve talked about Rene before. His patterns are highly regarded for trout. Bob Quigley wasn’t too shabby either. An excerpt from over at Pegasus Productions…. "Bob Quigley is widely considered the guru of West Coast spring creek fly design. His patterns including such standards as the Quigley Cripple, Paranymph, and Loopwing Parachute, have proven to be... pegasusvideo.weebly.com A few cripples from this weekend.
No Place for this stuff on my tying bench!
Freaking Zap a Gap aka Crazy Glue! I've said in posts that I don't use it and I don't but that doesn't mean I didn't have a bottle of it. I've been using lacquer based head cement ever since I got a fly tying kit some sixty one years ago and the few times I tried to adapt 'Crazy Glue' to my craft it always ended badly. What the hell made me think that today would be different I have no clue.
Rod tube oxides
Anyone else had an issue with the rod tube cap seizing in the tube due to oxidation? Had an old Orvis recon aluminum tube seize solid. Needed a couple of heat/cool cycles and a set of stilsons to get the cap off. Its never been anywhere near salt water so was a bit of a surprise. It had only been a couple of months since last use, much longer and it might have been an angle grinder job.
If you ride a bike....
Please consider using paths that are not used by cars. A very close friend and longtime fishing partner was killed yesterday morning when his carbon fiber bicycle tangled with a dump truck. It's left family and friends in an emotional wreck. #1 · Please consider using paths that are not used by cars. A very close friend and longtime fishing partner was killed yesterday morning when his carbon fiber bicycle tangled with a dump truck. It's left family and friends in an emotional wreck.
Is the Taylor Dynamix THAT much better?
I am in the market for a 4wt rod, optimally between the 8 and 9 ft range so I can use for smaller creeks around MO and IA. I have been looking between the Echo Carbon XL, Redington Classic Trout, TFO Blue Ribbon, Orvis Clearwater and Taylor Dynamix. Essentially anywhere in that 2-300 budget. I have noticed this forum has a bit more presence of folks that have used Taylor rods as compared to Facebook and Reddit threads.
Loud full screen video ads
Any one else get hit with these today? If this is the new norm, I think a lot of members here aren’t going to last long. Full screen pop up video ad, with loud unmuted audio (and tiny little x to close it out) popped up while I was trying to make a post.
Wool Vs. Deer Hair for Streamer Heads
How does a stacked or spun deer hair perform vs a stacked or spun wool head? If tied on the same pattern, will the flies swim or jig in similar manners? An example might be a mini dungeon with a wool head vs deer hair head.
Zero Turn vs Riding vs Push Mower
Well this turns out (pun intended) to be a hot subject Here's a question: When we say my yard is .65 acres does that mean .65 in lawn or .65 total lot size? If it's total lot size then we have the footprint of the house and out buildings along with driveway and any sidewalks to subtract from the overall area of the lot. Here for instance there are 3.5 acres however that is not the size of the lawn. The Cub Cadet riding mower we got about ten years ago has a 42 or 44" cut I forget which.
37 years today
I married the best that life could offer. Always let me be me, has dealt with all my quirks and stood by me. Put up with my multiple extended trips fishing or climbing. Never questions my authenticity. Can't ask for more than that. Catered low country boil on tonight's menu. Her favorite. Older picture but it's what I have Cheers to the BEST! #1 · I married the best that life could offer. Always let me be me, has dealt with all my quirks and stood by me.
You know you love fly fishing when……
The word "love" is kinda funny. I do have moments where I do really have that feeling of "i really love this" but it has little to do with the actual fishing. It has to do with being in a special spot at a great time. I'm just as happy watching a 20 inch trout feeding as much as fishing for it.. or better yet watching/ coaching someone into such a fish. I have little in the way of affection for actually fishing i do it because it's a big part of who I am.
New boots wanted
My Simms Freestone boots purchased in the last few years have worn fast. Simms has declined to warranty them even after a year, calling the separations normal wear and tear. Responses asking them what part of the damage is normal went unanswered. I don't have many choices, though. Trying to find size 16 wading boots other than Simms is pretty much impossible so far. My wife's Orvis boots have held up for around 5 years so far with very minimal wear. We fish the same amount. Charlie
Euro rod help
I started tight line nymping last year with a all mono system. I bought the new Redington strike 2 in a 10' 2#. I don't really have any complaints with it, I've caught a lot of fish with it. But everywhere I look I keep seeing People talking about Diamondback nymph rods. My question, I'm sure it's a better rod, but being a novice will I notice a big difference? Is it really worth justifying the cost of it? What will it do that my strike won't?
Influencers & Endorsement
I've recently written a couple of online reviews on my own fly fishing website for some gear I use and like. Like Tacky fly storage that I paid full retail for. In New Zealand we have to flag whether it was provided for free or not as this might flavour the reader's perception of the review. I flag it either way. Whether it's for blogs, social media, or forums. I see that the FTC requires this in the US also.
Is winter fishing worth it?
I live in Southeast Idaho. I have been trying to master winter fishing on the South Fork of the Snake River.
Honest Destination Travel Experiences.
I would like this to be a thread where we describe our actual fishing experiences with destination fly fishing travel, so that we can learn from each other outside of the pretty brochures and slick websites and their one in a million pictures which frankly omit damn near every thing that would describe your actual experience to come. Such trips are usually expensive and require several days travel.
Ice Fishing
I’ve been ice fishing almost as long as I’ve been fly fishing. Anymore I avoid the shanty towns you describe. They usually signal good fishing but not always. I’ve learned a lot from swapping intel in those settings, most of which has proved directly transferable to fly fishing lakes when the ice is gone, but these days I value solitude more. That lake in your post looks perfect. I agree that the last fish is a splake. Lack of red dots with blue halos is as telling as the slightly forked tail.
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