It’s “that” time …

gfenlikestolosepasswords said:
I presume that means George Maciag no longer does their fly tying classes, either, then?

I don't recall Ed working there. Stopping by often, but not working. I thought Shane was doing casting lesso ns but maybe I have that backwards.
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I really don't know, the last time I was there was two or three years ago for something else and I was hard pressed to find any tackle when I walked by the area where it USED to be located.

But I know Ed was working there, part time because he mentioned it more than a few times on PAFF. He & I were also going back & forth via email because he exploring the possibility of getting me an L.L. Bean bamboo rod at a discount that I believe were being made by Gary Lacy at the time.

The rod deal never happened. I don't remember the exact reason, but it might have been because he gave up the job.

The reality is, I used to live very close to the Promenade Shops and Bean's was always someplace I stopped, but these days I only go to Fresh Market or the Wine & Spirits store and I drive right past L.L. Bean.
 
6xAdams(Jones) said:
...I cleaned a pair of waders for the first time this past fall, thinking the patch/repair will adhere better...
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The next time you clean your waders, if you haven't done so already, replace the "Durable Water Repellant" (DWR) finish on the fabric with an after-market product like Revivex from Gear Aid or one of the Nikwax products.

You'll be PLEASANTLY surprised how much better your waders will perform.

6xAdams(Jones) said:
...My collapsible wading stick is always allowed to dry completely and is stored in the extended position, so the bungee doesn't wear prematurely...
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I have a rather off topic fly line question ,
Hypothetically .... you snag a fly high in a tree and your fly line is in the air , (not that any of you would do that). And it's a good day and you made a dandy knot. So to get it to break you are drawing serious tension on the fly line as you can't reach the leader to get a hold of it to break it , is that stretch seriously hurting the fly line.
What is the correct procedure , (tree climbers need not apply). Thanks .
 
I'm not an expert but some people (not me) stretch fly lines to remove curling and I guess "real" fly anglers 😉 who fish for fish that actually put up a fight experience line stretch so I don't think it's a death sentence.

However, I TRY and avoid excessive stretching because my brain makes me think it can't be great for the coating. For that reason, I always carry a Swiss Army knife with a saw blade and have done my share of pruning to liberate snagged flies.

Other old tricks IF the fly isn't a mile high are to invert your rod and try and hook the offending branch with the front of your reel at the foot and pull it down so it can be grabbed.

There were/are also gizmos with an attached cord that you put on your tip top so you can to hook the branch and pull it down with the cord. I used to carry one with a blade that was supposed to allow you to cut off the branch, but it wasn't sharp enough.

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Fly Retriever

When fly fishing we get our flies hung in trees and that is when you need the Fly Retriever.
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There is one out there that is more of a lure/fly retriever that attaches to your rod tip and is supposed to cut off & retrieve the snagged item. Using it looks like a broken rod tip waiting to happen so I wouldn't touch that option for a million bucks.

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Catch-A-Lure Fly Retriever

Every angler has lost numerous flies to streamside brush. At $3 dollars or more a fly, that can add up, not to mention the grief of loosing the one fly that is working for you! Now you can get most of them back! This tool attaches harmlessly to the tip of your fly rod to cut line & retrieve...
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Also Orvis sells/sold a wading staff made for them by REC that has a hook "attachment" that screws in place of the point that you can use to pull down branches.

If you must pull the line, just remember to NOT use the rod to jerk, yank or pull. Grab the fly line out past the tip top and pull straight until something gives which SHOULD be your leader unless the line itself is wrapped around a branch.
 
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Streammagic237 said:
I have a rather off topic fly line question ,
Hypothetically .... you snag a fly high in a tree and your fly line is in the air , (not that any of you would do that). And it's a good day and you made a dandy knot. So to get it to break you are drawing serious tension on the fly line as you can't reach the leader to get a hold of it to break it , is that stretch seriously hurting the fly line.
What is the correct procedure , (tree climbers need not apply). Thanks .
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I've gone to extremes to retrieve flies in the past to avoid stretching my line. Seriously, good question though.

Footnote: That was actually me 15 years ago. 🙂
 

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Streammagic237 said:
I have a rather off topic fly line question ,
Hypothetically .... you snag a fly high in a tree and your fly line is in the air , (not that any of you would do that). And it's a good day and you made a dandy knot. So to get it to break you are drawing serious tension on the fly line as you can't reach the leader to get a hold of it to break it , is that stretch seriously hurting the fly line.
What is the correct procedure , (tree climbers need not apply). Thanks .
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I think you'll have zero functional damage to your fly line by pulling and stretching it to get your fly/tippet to break.
 
Good to hear , its funny as it just always seems for me to coincide with that once a season knot you could hang a ford ranger on in this predicament with a SA line I paid more then I wanted to for . But good to know it's ready for those line stretching fish.
 
Streammagic237 said:
Good to hear , its funny as it just always seems for me to coincide with that once a season knot you could hang a ford ranger on...
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It's one of the reasons I love a tippet ring. Where your tippet is tied to the ring, it becomes the weak link in the chain when put under excessive pressure. So, when it breaks, always below the ring, you're only replacing x number of feet of tippet, instead of having to replace an entire leader. It's a one leader per season thing.
 
Streammagic237 said:
I have a rather off topic fly line question ,
Hypothetically .... you snag a fly high in a tree and your fly line is in the air , (not that any of you would do that). And it's a good day and you made a dandy knot. So to get it to break you are drawing serious tension on the fly line as you can't reach the leader to get a hold of it to break it , is that stretch seriously hurting the fly line.
What is the correct procedure , (tree climbers need not apply). Thanks .
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Don’t do what I did in November.

My nymph got stuck on the stream bottom. I was able to free it, but it popped up in the tree above me. The fly was out of reach, but the branch it was on was within reach near the trunk. I pulled down on the branch with my left arm fully extended, worked my way over to the fly and grabbed it with my right hand.

All good … until the ground beneath me suddenly gave in about a foot to 18 inches. I went straight down on my feet while holding onto the branch. My bicep tendon popped off the muscle. I had surgery 12 days later and now in PT (my recovery is going well and I’ll be fishing again in the Spring; I’ll be fine).

FWIW…I got the fly, AND, I fished three more hours (also got two other fishing lines out of trees that other fishermen didn’t bother with).
 
GoldenRfly said:
Don’t do what I did in November.

My nymph got stuck on the stream bottom. I was able to free it, but it popped up in the tree above me. The fly was out of reach, but the branch it was on was within reach near the trunk. I pulled down on the branch with my left arm fully extended, worked my way over to the fly and grabbed it with my right hand.

All good … until the ground beneath me suddenly gave in about a foot to 18 inches. I went straight down on my feet while holding onto the branch. My bicep tendon popped off the muscle. I had surgery 12 days later and now in PT (my recovery is going well and I’ll be fishing again in the Spring; I’ll be fine).

FWIW…I got the fly, AND, I fished three more hours (also got two other fishing lines out of trees that other fishermen didn’t bother with).
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I wish you a speedy recovery , pt can be bummer but it's so important to take it seriously ( I had a serious hand /wrist injury few years ago and was it not for one hard noes physical therapist I probably would not have full use of my right hand .
 
Streammagic237 said:
I wish you a speedy recovery , pt can be bummer but it's so important to take it seriously ( I had a serious hand /wrist injury few years ago and was it not for one hard noes physical therapist I probably would not have full use of my right hand .
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Thank you! I’m getting great care. I’ve had a lot of orthopedic PT over the years and appreciate its value. There’s many worse injuries than this one. My surgeon says I’ll have a full recovery by Spring. The funny part is the surgeon is my daughter’s age.
 
I thought that was a bottle of hoppes gun barrel cleaner, and I said not yet we have 2 more Saturday, lol
 
GoldenRfly said:
Thank you! I’m getting great care. I’ve had a lot of orthopedic PT over the years and appreciate its value. There’s many worse injuries than this one. My surgeon says I’ll have a full recovery by Spring. The funny part is the surgeon is my daughter’s age.
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Regarding @JG63’s OP.
Since I can’t fish right now, I’ll clean my lines. It’s not something I do and seems like a good idea.
 
Nymph-wristed said:
Based on the packaging font, I would have thought you dug those out of a dollar bin at a sportsman's show 😆 I see they are still sold at fine retailers nationwide.

Do they work, Larry?
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i really haven't used them, give them as gifts, but they seem to be pretty much like the fly line cleaner pads that used to come with cortland fly lines. i haven't bought a cortland line in years, but i've had a few...

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