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40% believe the earth is less than 10,000 years old. 26% believe the sun orbits the earth. Without another enlightenment period, there’s really no hope of our species being able to address anything of magnitude.

- 6ft 6in 4wt White River (Cabela's) CGR rod - 4wt White River click pawl reel - Unknown 4wt line (probably Cortland 444) - Never actually used - Pickup in Sammamish area or post at buyers expense - $125

That definitely won’t happen. I promise. 😶 I thought you had the rod already. If you haven’t purchased a rod yet, there’s better options. See below. The Troutbitten guys are big on “do everything” rods, not euro rods. https://troutbitten.com/recommended-gear/recommended-gear-fly-rods-and-reels/

The video series that Devin Olsen and Lance Egan did together is amazing. I would go as far as saying it is mandatory for anyone getting into euro nymphing. I recommend the final video, Adaptive Fly Fishing, for anyone that owns a fly rod. Seeing experts pick apart a river and explain every step...

I tried it. I was trying to find an easy way for my daughter to catch fish, so I was invested in it working. A euro set up is much better IMO. You need a very long spinning rod, because you hold it at the reel foot and lose at least 12” just from the hand position. 7’ is way too short to keep...

Using a mono rig is my favorite way to fish streamers. You have so much control. You can do things that you cannot achieve any other way. Two really notable examples… 1. Fishing the opposite side of some very fast water, with no line on the water at 30ft. 2. Literally stalling the streamer...

It is so chill it might be the only video game that improves your sleep hygiene. I play it in bed and nod off the whole time.

Never cut down a Skagit head but I have chopped down a 8wt fly line into an ultra light Skagit head for a 3wt. Worked well. I just used a piece of mono, nail knot and loop knot on the rear end.

I just caught a 33” rainbow in my fishing game. Just thought you should all know. This game is so good even the indoor humans at work are playing it now.

I discovered the best video game ever made. The reviews are all great. It is extremely addictive. It reminds me of the River King games I used to play on Gameboy as a kid.

There’s some online services that will print stuff, for folks that want to try this but don’t want to buy a printer. I’ve used Shapeways a bunch of times, for small tools or parts. It is very slow though, particularly if you need to iterate on your design many times.

A lot of people hate Moonshine, for various reasons. Some of those reasons are valid, but a lot of them are nonsense. For example, a lot of people online say they are "rebranded Chinese garbage". However, they are actually made in Korea, like (most) rods from Echo, Hardy, Redington, etc. The...

There are more proven rods at this price, so why take the risk? On the positive side, it has modern design features, so it’s probably a decent rod. - Down locking reel seat - Stripping guide closer to cork - Second stripping guide - Snake guides near tip Moonshine Epiphany gives you all that...

Favorite to tie is a royal wulff. I haven’t caught many fish on them though. I haven’t used one in probably 15 years. Favorite productive fly would be a Woolly Bugger. I’m convinced that grizzly marabou and hen hackle works better than solid colors.

I have one of the original inReach Mini connected to my fishing pack at all times. I recall @J Watrous having one too. I'm happy with mine. Beyond the occasional test message, though, I haven't actually used it.

The butt on those rods is as strong as any 5wt that I've owned. I think folks are just not used to putting that much bend in a rod and it freaks them out, so a conventional 5wt feels stronger. I think I've had my Carbon XL for over 5 years and I've pushed it harder than any rod I've ever owned...

I do the same with the 10ft 3wt Carbon XL, but I feel like 150gr is a bit too much. 10ft 4wt would be better for that kind of thing IMO.

You could get one rod that covers all of this, but you often won't be fishing effectively. A 10ft 4wt could cover most of it reasonably well, but I wouldn't be jazzed about it. A 10ft 3wt and a 9ft 6wt covers almost all trout fishing, without compromise.

I’ve mentioned it a few times, but I don’t believe the risk to trades is robots. I believe the risk to trades is over supply, resulting in low pay. All the indicators are already there, such as gatekeeping of apprenticeships. Ironically, this reduces the likelihood of robots being used for any...

I appreciate all the well meaning career advice, but that was never the purpose of this thread. I have skills that I can deploy, if I need to continue doing something. Reducing our expenses reduces how long I will need to do that though, which is why I was curious to hear everyone’s thoughts...