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3 coats of Hellman's spar varnish (satin). I apply the last coat while turning the grip on my rod turner, to ensure the finish levels out.

Thanks Mike, I picked up some dried ctnwwd bark chunks and ripped them into 1/2" thick slabs (with the grain. I then used a 1 1/4" hole saw to cut into rings. I glued (Titebond III) them onto a stainless steel mandrill (slightly larger dia than rod it is going on..to reduce reaming), clamped for...

It depends how many fucks you give.....more than one: #1....only one: #2

I think that would look great on a bamboo rod.....Go for it !

Just finished this 7'6" 3 wt glass build, with cottonwood bark/black striped cork grip, bright aluminum seat. I kept the wraps fairly neutral to keep the grip as the highlight. I think it pairs nicely with a Gray Wolf model 2 pillar reel. I have a local stream, full of rainbows, in mind for this...

Cayo Coco, Cuba...guided wading for bonefish. Vancouver Island, BC, flyfishing for salmon.....wait a minute...I live here....never mind.....:unsure:

Definitely a new "twist" I hadn't thought of.....

Covid Memories: I came across one of my old FB posts from my wild covid social distancing days.... Day 45 of social distancing..Drove into town today lookin for trouble...Parked right in front of this sign and drank our coffee....and we're not even into yoga....OH Yeah...We're REBELS !!... (...

I was into fish right away with rootbeer body, red wire rib, white bead (or gill).

Ditto re Nutella's advice about shallows at far end. sz 10-12 root beer coloured chronies work well.

I think you've got a fisherman there...... (y) Here's a pic a friend just sent me, showing his new grandson (with a little help from Ai)........(I blanked the face out) on the river. ...Pretty cute !

I didn't know him personally, but appreciated his "good sense of strange humour" posts as well...I'm sure: a creative outlet for him as well. RIP Capt !

Me......(Hope they make it in time)

Definitely a learning curve. My wife loves to tell all who'll listen about sitting on the beach, watching me trying shake the pinchers loose from my finger tip. It's like slamming your finger a car door (which, oddly, I've done)..and it's very similar.

I think "changing it up" is key to refreshing interest. Half the interest for me is exploring new facets, imagining/building new stuff, etc. These past 2 months I've taken an interest in (don't laugh) wading for dungeness crabs, which is still "fishing" in my usual haunts, but using a DIY...

It's the only mammal pic I had (other than me)...and I didn't want to come empty-handed.....

Love it! If I saw this I would definitely take part.

Speakin' a bigfoot....I seen him feeding an apple to a bearcub alongside our local river.....take that you doubters !

Astronomers estimate there billions (20 sextillion?) of planets in the universe. To think ours is the only one that is inhabited would seem, to me, pretty naive. I don't know if any ET's have arrived here, but, if they have, they're more advanced than we are.