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Re: Casting to the other Side [by FiveWeight]

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:46:21 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Casting to the other Side
Quote:

dryflyguy wrote:
I don't know about in lakes.
But in the larger streams I fish, it's pretty much a given that most of the fish will be rising on the opposite side of where I happen to be. And I have to try to figure out a way to cross over to reach them. And often I can't

I'll tell you what else is a given... The distance one can cast and the depth of the...

Re: Emergency Fix For Peeled-Off Wading Boot Sole [by FiveWeight]

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:33:28 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Emergency Fix For Peeled-Off Wading Boot Sole
Rubber roof adhesive. But I maybe one of the few that usually has some of that in the truck. Small bottle of contact sement would do the same. Great save for the day by the way.

Re: good tutorial on how to repair or make welded loops on fly line. [by rrt]

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:36:08 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: good tutorial on how to repair or make welded loops on fly line.
I could never do any of this. But, I nail knotted a looped end of a commercial leader to my fly line recently, and I can now loop a leader to that loop. I am not sure, however, that this is totally satisfactory, as I seem to catch my fly in this loop to loop mono occasionally (bad casting, I guess). But, it did give me an easy loop.

Re: Green Weenie [by Gone_Phishin]

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:03:21 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Green Weenie
Let me start by saying i have very little FF experience, much less with the GW.

Was fishing this weekend with little luck and a veteran of the stream I was fishing told me to try the weenie. I put it on and the first two casts I landed two suckers. After that I took it off and went back to the gold stones. The trout wanted nothing to do with it.

Re: Caddis dry tactic [by osprey]

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:56:16 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Caddis dry tactic
barbless.......they DO get their attention don't they?

Re: Sunglasses anyone [by Paulson]

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:54:45 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Sunglasses anyone
Quote:

PennypackFlyer wrote:
Paulson wrote: I agree with the above about not being able to see through a fast current or ripples with glasses.

I have to ask - can you see thru the ripples and fast current without glasses?

Not usually! Sometimes you'll get lucky, but the rest to me is understanding the structure of the part you are fishing. My glasses...

Re: Knot for fly-to-bend [by Phish_On]

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:58:34 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Knot for fly-to-bend
Quote:

jagger wrote:
Davy knot

I used to use this knot. Until I started losing fish because of it. Good knot fast and easy to tie but i dont trust it anymore. Lost a big brown 'cause that knot failed. Never tied it again after that.

Re: That Side Arm Cast [by Cornholio]

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:28:27 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: That Side Arm Cast
This guy who degraded the side arm cast clearly hasn't spent much time in Pennsylvania.... He sounds like on of those "By The Book" idiots. For example; the casting that works in Montana doesn't work here and the casting that works here doesn't work in Montana (for the most part). My point is that there are many, many, many schools of Fly-Fishing and they all have their own unique tactics.

Re: Tips for fighting/landing big trout [by geebee]

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:09:47 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Tips for fighting/landing big trout
Quote:

Fishidiot wrote:
Always have a landing net.

When fighting the fish, as he gets closer and tries to run, fight him with your rod low and to the side - swing you rod so you are pulling him the opposite direction that he's trying swim. As he turns, then swing your rod to the opposite side. This is how tarpon guys "break" a big fish - by constantly turning his head. It wo...

Re: wading safety [by Hook_Jaw]

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:06:44 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: wading safety
timmy It fishes unreal at high levels for sure. I saw a guy fall in way down below last night tried not to chuckle but it was funny lol

Re: Good rods for chucking big meat? [by Fredrick]

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:38:41 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Good rods for chucking big meat?
Quote:

jdaddy wrote:
Quote:

Fredrick wrote:
I love the loomis NRX for chucking sinking lines with half of a chicken on the end

Those hideous cannons are on sale right now for 25-50% off. Do you put 950 grain line on 6wt nr...

Re: high dirty water nymphing [by hof52]

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:15:21 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: high dirty water nymphing
i no it could tempt me back to my ways of a number 10 hook and redworm lol

Re: furled leaders [by The_Sasquatch]

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:52:19 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: furled leaders
Sounds good, Sandy! I'll be usin' my 7'6" 6wt Fenwick most of the weekend if that matters! I wouldn't mind seeing how you put one together, either. I'll call you this weekend.

Re: Knots [by GenCon]

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:48:41 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Knots
As far as tying a nail knot. I use a fly tying bobbin. It works just fine and you don't need another tool to do it. On smaller fly lines such as 4wt to 9 wt. I prefer to use a needle knot. Do a google search I am sure you will find it. A needle knot is just a modified nail knot. It's really not hard to do. I have been using this method for more years than I can count. Just add a pc. of heavy mono with a loop on the end, loop on leader and fish.

Just m...

Re: Switch rod leader formula [by dano]

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:47:32 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Switch rod leader formula
For those with rainshdow switch blanks, Batson has come up with a line for these... Scandi style welded to a running line.
the 7wt (IF-1087) line is LN1087= 27 foot/335 grains.
This line would allow you to use light poly leaders or standard length mono leaders up to 15 ft.

Re: Small Soft Hackles [by outsider]

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:28:55 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Small Soft Hackles
Quote:

gfen wrote:

Weighting the line causes a grossly unatural speed up as the weight begins to swing and the fry has to race to catch up with it.

A sinking line, a sinking leader, or a weighted fly is the appropriate way to do this.

I use weight (typically micro shot) on a regular basis when fishing/swinging wet flies, especially in fast moving water.

Re: Curly Q Indicator [by PennKev]

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:13:27 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Curly Q Indicator
Quote:

mario66pens wrote:
I was wondering if you only put two or three loops in it, if it would make it more sensitive, I feel like I dont need 17 loops riding on the surface.

In my experience you see the strike by means of all the coils. They all just start spreading apart. I would imagine that this movement would be harder to see with less coils.

Re: Hook finder [by mario66pens]

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:36:19 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Hook finder
Quote:

Magnet from microwave oven. Large, powerful, with hole in the middle for suspending from string. Also, place vise on light colored, magnetic pad when tying.

I did the same thing

Re: Fixing up my flies [by JackM]

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:55:50 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Fixing up my flies
Do not overheat. Depending on what was used to secure the thread wraps, you can accidentally loosen the wraps and unwind the fly. That said steaming is a good revival technique, just go a little at a time, like maybe 10-15 seconds at most. And do them in small groups so that those which respond promptly can be taken out of the steam earlier.

Re: Storing Tandem Rigs [by springer1]

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:35:20 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Storing Tandem Rigs
Quote:

Watching is not wasted time in my experience

Re: Hook pulling 101 [by lv2nymph]

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:46:20 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Hook pulling 101
I've been lucky, the worst I've ever gotten stung was I had a hook from a six inch broken back rapela just past the barb in my thumb when I lipped the bass and it thrashed. Freakin hurt pullin that out.

Re: Spooky Sighter? [by OldLefty]

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:51:22 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Spooky Sighter?
I've been fishing with what we now call sighters since the mid-70's and I can honestly say I can't remember any trout being spooked by the sighter. I've sight-fished to larger trout in skinny water and never had a problem.

Re: Winter Fishing advice [by Chaz]

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:34:23 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Winter Fishing advice
Early black stone flies #14 nymph and #18 dries.

Re: Google Map Trick [by Phish_On]

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:54:44 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: Google Map Trick
Very nice. Thanks, helps a lot. I'm new there had to be away todo that.

Re: removing a reel seat? [by k-bob]

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:09:52 -0000

Tips and Tricks:: removing a reel seat?
you're right, it would be better to wait for water to boil!...

I was considering lightening the reel seat of my new elkhorn 1w, but since it will balance with a 2.75 oz loaded reel, I just took some weight off the reel and some backing off the line instead.

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