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  1. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    No comment on Joe’s river, but great minds think alike I guess… I drove up the canyon on this cold, windy and rainy morning for a few hours of trout spey. I was swinging my 12’6” Meiser 5wt. I hooked in to one of my personal best fish on this river. My boat net doesn’t do it justice, I bet it...
  2. Bob Rankin

    The "How was your weekend?" thread...

    Spent the weekend with my family in the woods at my Great Aunts cabin. Also cut some wood😬
  3. Bob Rankin

    Fillet Knife Recommendations?

    This is my Grampas Imperial fillet knife. It’s worked for me for many, many years on fish, game and game birds. I’m sure there are better knifes out there, but they weren’t from my Grandpa. He’s been gone over 20 years. I truly love this knife.
  4. Bob Rankin

    Basin Lake; left my lunch at home

    Nicely done done Pat!
  5. Bob Rankin

    NFR Government shutdown

    The trash part is pretty simple, it’s just astronaut food and beer cans😂 easy clean up.
  6. Bob Rankin

    NFR Government shutdown

    I’m with you, I always have a six pack of TP in the truck. You never know… it sucks having to go Commando after donating the undies to the cause.
  7. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    I saw that on the Gram..! Looks legit, you meant business!!
  8. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    I’ve got a Godshall Scandi at 34’ that’s 410gr, it’s ok with a mono leader. I also use a rage head at 360 grains that I can use 50 grain sonar leaders with, I really like this line. For winter work I use a Skagit max short 375 grain with some T8 and unweighted fly’s. I’m really trying to find a...
  9. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    My thoughts exactly on keeping the rod backwards. This rod is a 12’6” 4-6 Meiser. It’s all I use anymore for trout spey. It punches through the wind on the yakima really well using a Scandi line and the action has the feel of an old Sage brownie. It’s got plenty of poop to get fish in quickly...
  10. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    I just like it better that way. I also don’t want to smack the top two sections of the rod with an oar by accident.
  11. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    Gave the Yak a float today, what a beauty of a day!! The fishing is good😬
  12. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    This is my little box, I’ll probably add a few more streamers to it.
  13. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    Oh boy… that’s a tuff one. I’ve got a box full of soft hackles and then some bigger stuff in white, olive and black. Today I was using a jig style bait fish fly and a jig style black leech with tungsten beads and a floating line.
  14. Bob Rankin

    Let’s start a trout spey thread

    I figured I’d keep this alive by saying the Yak is swinging real nice! Had a hell of a morning just walking, wading and swinging😬 give those shoulders a break and swing some flys! Bob
  15. Bob Rankin

    Hunting pictures

    Another beautiful morning.
  16. Bob Rankin

    Weird things in the woods

    I was backpacking in the Cascades with my Mom about 10 years ago. We had a hell of a long hike into a lake that the trail crew hadn’t cleared in what looked like in years. So we were crossing creeks climbing over blowdowns and huffing and puffing. Anyway, we make it and get our camp setup and...
  17. Bob Rankin

    Not seeing any dove hunt postings…

    I used to religiously Dove hunt every September, I’m not sure why I ever stopped…? I may just have to give it a go one of these evenings, I’ve seen lots of them around.
  18. Bob Rankin

    How many steelhead flies do you really need?

    I usually bring 1 or 2 slim Wheatley box’s and only carry one. I mess around switching flys back and forth at camp in the evening when I’m bored. Like most have said, out of all the Steelhead patterns I might fish like 4 of them😂
  19. Bob Rankin

    Lower D shuttle help?

    I sure would, but I’m still a few weeks out from being able to go. Good luck!
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