Recent content by bekko

They look surprised to see you there.

L.L. Bean still sells fatlighter. Deja vu. Didn't Orvis reorganize to get back to their roots in year 2000.

There is a 442nd Veteran's Association, another group called the Sons and Daughters of the 442nd and also the Japanese American Veteran Association.

Tungsten eyes are a better choice from a design point of view and environmental point of view. You get more weight in a smaller package. If you are tying for yourself it is worth the extra expense.

Very nice! I used to work for the Department at Ft. Johnson when the red drum project was in its infancy fifty years ago. Prior to about 1980 nobody knew that spot-tail bass ever ventured up into the marsh and fly fishing for them was unheard of.

I drift with the wind to slowly sneak up on known spots in three to six feet of water.. A drogue/sea anchor/chute is usually enough to let me thoroughly fish a spot before drifting out of it. I occasionally anchor to stick tight to a spot but it's just a three-prong grapple hook made of #3...

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The best bamboo for a whole-cane (versus split-cane) rods is the old standby Calcutta cane. It was first imported into Britain and America for fishing poles in the 1700's. The small diameter with relatively thick walls make them as unbreakable as modern materials; albeit, heavier. The amount...

You mean you stole it from someone's yard? The sets are all in one plane, So, if you orient the zig-zags straight up and down you'll hardly notice them. That also gives you more backbone than orienting the zig-zags horizontally.

We did that. It was a piece of dry scrubland that we couldn't sell with ridiculous California property taxes Nature Conservancy will send you a contract. It will be long but won't take a lawyer to understand it. Since they're getting something for nothing, they will be sure to address any...