Agreed. lets just put a lid on it.
2023 Bamboo Fling?
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Agreed. lets just put a lid on it.
I can make the 4th work.
Mike
Mike
I am also good with the 4th. After missing the last two years I'll look forward to it very much.
Ron
Ron
This means we'll have some great pictures.
OK, it's June 4th at 11AM at Cascade View Neighborhood Park in Redmond.
Is the group OK with offering a few items for sale at the gathering? I have an 8' 2/2 5/6 wt Payne 102 finished by Dick Hedges that is a nice caster but no longer needed now that I finished my Payne 201 clone, a 7' 5wt 2pc blank I bought from Dick Hedges that I mounted a seat and cork on but won't finish and a new 2-3/4" Iwana Retro Trout fly reel that I'd like to sell. Ron
I think it's a great idea to bring anything you want to sell. It allows a buyer to test cast before they buy.
If I had some stuff I wanted to sell I would certainly bring it.
I think it would be fine. This could be the beginning of a new aspect to the Bamboo Fling.
Did you look at the CFO ? Originally designed and prototyped by Stan Bogdan and it hasn't changed too much from a functional standpoint. Its the only reel sold by Orvis with a true classic heritage.
This is not to say the Battenkill isn't a nice enough reel. Just sayin.
History of the Orvis C.F.O.
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If you're there in the third week of june fish size 8-10 dry olive sedge flies off the sunken island in the middle of the lake from 10 to 2. I did many years ago and caught a 24" 5 pound kamloops.
The shops I frequent didn't have any CFO reels. Maybe for my next bamboo rod. They do look good though. For bamboo rods I like the simple classic look. I have several old Pflueger Medalist and Progress reels for my ventage bamboo rods that I have worked on.Did you look at the CFO ? Originally designed and prototyped by Stan Bogdan and it hasn't changed too much from a functional standpoint. Its the only reel sold by Orvis with a true classic heritage.
This is not to say the Battenkill isn't a nice enough reel. Just sayin.
History of the Orvis C.F.O.
All that follows has been published as part of a website I put together many years ago. I've been playing with the idea of closing down that...
The third week of June is the time we will be there. Thanks for the heads up on the fly.
Nothing has been posted in a couple of weeks. I hope no one has lost interest in coming to the Bamboo Fling. I know I have been looking forward to wiggling a couple of rods and some discussion about bamboo. I am looking forward to showing off my new to me, my 130 year old Hardy rod.
I think everyone is still planning on it. I'll be there with my Sharpes family. Will send out a reminder post with address next week.
I'm looking forward to the fling!
I'll be there! I'll probably bring three rods, but which ones....? Probably...
7-1/2' Heddon #14 1-1/2f which is the lightest taper Heddon made and a sweet 4 wt.
8' clone I built to replicate a Payne 201 on a blank by Spokane's Jeff Pope, a very capable yet smooth 6 wt. Even though its not a real Payne its taper is worth trying.
8-1/2' Chris Carlin LL, a hollow-built rod that is happy on the Yakima River and sends a 6 wt a long ways. This was a custom build for me by Chris and my favorite Carlin taper I've ever cast.
But is anyone bringing a Granger??? Those round out my collection...a GA7633, an GV8040 and a GF8642. History AND function with these. ???
7-1/2' Heddon #14 1-1/2f which is the lightest taper Heddon made and a sweet 4 wt.
8' clone I built to replicate a Payne 201 on a blank by Spokane's Jeff Pope, a very capable yet smooth 6 wt. Even though its not a real Payne its taper is worth trying.
8-1/2' Chris Carlin LL, a hollow-built rod that is happy on the Yakima River and sends a 6 wt a long ways. This was a custom build for me by Chris and my favorite Carlin taper I've ever cast.
But is anyone bringing a Granger??? Those round out my collection...a GA7633, an GV8040 and a GF8642. History AND function with these. ???
Dave, safe travels to Iceland. Are you going before or after the local gathering?
