Recent content by Stimson

My first fly fishing trip to df was with a friend back in the 90's. Fished a green wolly bugger in a round tube all day on sci ang type 3 and caught a dozen. I was amazed. Original boat launch. At one point I brought a 1977 porsche 911, drove it slowly and made it into dry falls. It was all I...

Mud Hole rod building supplies looks like they might have your replacement. Clean up the end of the rod, ream the new cork fighting butt to fit if necessary, and glue that thing onto the rod. DIY. As a friend of mine says, "make it happen".

This is a funny side note. I used to be a receiving Mgr for a big box store. Young employees entering the building would walk in and ask what time it was. We would point up on the wall behind the desk is a 2' diameter wall clock. They would look confused, then pull their cell phone out to tell...

Apologies accepted Robert. I appreciate your integrity. I am by no means an expert at spey casting. Not even close. Yeah I can chuck line now that I've figured out a few things, but I've mainly experimented with skagit/rage heads and mono running line. Scary how far one can cast with the...

Wattaya got? Best casting,longest casting,least coiling. Skagit or scandi. Pros/cons in any direction appreciated.

Just throwing this out there. Airflo scout 510/540gr are both 18.4'. Great for when your back is up against trees and brush. Easy to throw with zero room behind you.

By the way the fly club guy "announced" he was president as he was getting out of the water, of the b'ham fly club. Doushbag.

I'm not trying to be a I'm better than you guy, but when you're standing on shore knowing what's gonna happen in the next 15 minutes, and the president of a fly club exits the lake absolutely clueless to what's going on in the next 15 minutes, ya gotta wonder if fly clubs are worthy.

Many moons ago I was at the wookie lake when the water was this low. Myself and my buddy realized you could walk along the "shoreline" and be below the reeds. We were there in late may. Funny thing is a couple guys from a fly club asked us why we were standing on shore while nothing was going...

OK highbridge boat launch on the lower snoq has been my home launch for years. I haven't been there in several years due to disability. I see on Google earth the lower sky has punched through the snoq just below the 2 stumps. Has anyone run through there since it changed, and is there any...

OK curious question. How to cast a bamboo spey rod on grass. I'm interested in attending, but from a spey rod standpoint.

Mop fly material. One is mottled natural? Not sure of the exact fly fishing name. The other has 3 different colors. Each has 220 yards/$9.99. Considering at a fly shop this is? $4,$5 for one or two yards? A bunch of different colors, but these 2 looked fishy. Wattaya think?

Ok I'm old school. Zippo 12hr handwarmer. Gotta keep it in the pouch or it's too hot to handle. Thermometer inside the pouch reads 120°. In the pouch it doesn't feel that warm from the outside. Once lit it can be positioned at any angle, meaning you can throw it in any pocket and you'll be good...

5 gold stars for that one surf. The previous owner was even older than I am, and a dedicated dead head. He was so passionate speaking about it when I bought the boat from him I told him I would leave it as a tribute. Yes Jerry would be proud.

Aluminum CC- here ya go. RH pro-v 18 CC. It's actually 20' long. Got a Bimini top for it. 2x scotty 2106B. Ace brutus put puller. Yes I run a jet in saltwater. Kicker motor only when slow rolling in eel grass while retrieving pots. Clogged the intake on my old jet twice before learning my...