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After reading through this thread and looking up the truck you're buying; get a trailer for the boat. My two bits worth; I don't think you're a youngster anymore, hoisting that boat on flat ground into the bed (bed extender or not) won't be too hard but what about at a sloped launch or a rough...

Anyone going to fish for tarpon, GT's, albacore........... make an offer.

I'm not sure the following two flies qualify as "awesome" (they don't qualify) but the black, soft hackled "wooly worm" was the first fly that I used when I first started targeting carp. A stout streamer hook, .020 fuse wire, black thread, black chenille and soft grizzly hackle (the red tag was...

I'm not sure if it's an awesome capr fly, or not. Wednesday looks bright and sunny - have pram, will float.

me too

Happy birthday, Steve! Only 70? ;-)

What's the reason for an actual jig hook? I'm going to second @clarkman's "I just like to tinker". ;-) I started going through my carp box looking at the hybrids and only found two more tied on the 5220. Most of my hybrids are tied on a combination of hooks including Owner 4306-091 #2 (No...

I have to wonder about Stacy's rationale ;-) I'm a strike-2 sort of angler. Years ago I got the less than brilliant idea of (gasp - perfection) loop to loop Maxima Chameleon tippets (6# for steelhead? = dumbass) for my 8-weight steelhead rod. My good friend Chuck and I had run his jet boat...

Interesting to see what shakes out when SpaceX goes public, today's successful launch will help.

Fascinating watching the launch today and very cool seeing the amazing (AMAZING) live shots from Starship from launch to controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean. I have to hand it to SpaceX and the incredible leaps they've made in such a short time...

That's a Saber 5220 size 4 with a 4 mm tungsten bead. I liked these hooks until today; that's the second hook that's broken. I'm in the market now for a better (stronger) hook.

My 86 year old friend Jerry came over to the Basin yesterday to fly fish for caprs. He called me on his way home and told me he'd see a lot of carp but they weren't feeding: cruising fast and in groups. I asked if there were fish spawning in the reeds and cattails, he said they weren't...

Newton's Law helps with the approach, old age and working against gravity on the departure might not be overstated ;-)

In the last two pictures I thought "Oh my, how did he get that pontoon boat back up the trail let alone down it". - I had to do a double-back to your first pictures before I realized you had two boats on your trip, nicely done!! I'm fishing that lake vicariously through posts like yours.

I'll bite! One of my wife's favorites!

I'm not sure that I should say "I'll bite" but............ what am I lookin' at?

I just heard the sad news that Darrel Martin passed away last week. Darrel authored several books including "Micropatterns - Tying and Fishing the Small Fly" and "The Flyfisher's Companion".

TTT

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