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    Fishing license for 2026.

    Yes, but this was not on a fly.
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    Fishing license for 2026.

    Picked up my new license at Wall Mart, I was handed at least 3 11. by 8 1/2, pieces of printer paper and was on my way. I fold the pages together and put them in my pocket and forgot about it until it was time to mark my catch. As I understand you must have your license and a writing pin on...
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    Changes

    So how is the salmon season looking for our trip?
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    Changes

    I’ll be seeing you on July 7th at 0400hr not going albacore on the fly this year, but looking forward to fishing with you at the helm.
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    Looking for advice on two handed beach rods for Baja

    The best two handed overhead casting rod I’ve found is the Beulah opal. Paired with a sage outbound short, or CQS 2 to 3 weights over the rod weight. I’m thinking you will be looking at a 9/10 weight rod. Which I happen to just have one that I would be willing to let you give it a ride if you wish.
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    Looking for advice on two handed beach rods for Baja

    Send me a PM and we can talk about which rods and what lines I have found work for me.
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    Looking for advice on two handed beach rods for Baja

    I hope I’m not too late to add my 2cents to this I will give it a try. Sage hat a web site the would give you the line best to try on your new rod as it turned out for the type of fishing I was doing the most of was in the salt some times good beach break. For what are looking for a rod the...
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    NFR Humor (No political jokes)

    True story. I had a friend who got some solvent in his eyes. He kept trying to stop the water from getting into his eyes. As I was holding his head down alowing the water to remove as much of the solvent, while I was fighting to hold his eyes in the water. Turns out the person that installed the...
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    Drill some holes in stripping basket or not.

    I’m a no holes type. Because the berries would fall through.
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    got the trigger finger

    My problem is what my Dr calls the “I’m mad at you finger on my right hand”. I woke up one morning with my right hand in a fist and couldn’t straighten out my index finger on my right hand. I have been splintering at night and doing some stretching exercises for the past few weeks. While it seem...
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    Trigger finger

    My GP set me up with a referral but the two hr drive plus the bridge fare, and on top of that the told me this first visit, was only a consultation and I would need to make another trip based on what the orthopedic decides on as a treatments. So I tried a splint last night and this looks promising.
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    Trigger finger

    About a month ago I woke up with a trigger finger on my middle finger on my right hand, I have had this kind of thing happen of the years but this time it is very painful, and just aches all this time. My worry’s being I can’t grip my fly rod without it being a sharp pain. Anyone out there have...
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    Puget Sound

    Sorry to hear of the skunking. My morning started at 0400 hr, I had laid out my fishing gear and got dressed to head out to MA9. I had all my gear in the van but did a check on my waders and boot, that I had in a container in the van but the container extra clothes and towels. No waders or...
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    Puget Sound

    Sash weights were used to give the person lifting the window, or closing the window, an advance in lifting whe weight as well and over coming the friction of the wood on wood. The weights are hooked to the window with a rope that ran through a pulley, the weights were hanging between the outer...
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    What Are You Eating?

    My wife picked up a roasted chicken from Costco so I had to figure out what to make with it. This is from the wings and both hind quarters bolted with skin on tell fall apart tender. Add to that potato corn and peas with carrots, thickened then baked with a can of biscuits on top.
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