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The Gods and the WSF system willing I'll bring a couple of bamboo rods and a couple glass ones as well. Phillipson Paramount '51' 8 1/2 ft 6wt Gene Edwards #63 Dry Fly Special 8 1/2 ft 5 wt glass Steffen Bros S-glass 7'9" 4 wt Fred Paddock Lemon Drop 7'9" 4 wt

Beauty is in the eye of the doughball holding the rod, something a crotchety old guide once told me. The old SA lines were white, Cortand were pink, my first intermediate was light blue, sinkers were brown, lead core gray, etc. etc. Don't even get me started on silk lines... or sylk. Now it's...

Bought my driftboat from Ray in 1985 when he was working out of his garage. Found him thru an ad in Salmon Trout Steelheader. A 16 foot Rogue model, still have it today. Damn, we were both lot younger back then.

David Crosby on tambourine! :sneaky:

Ive got the Cortland clear camo in 4, 5, & 6 wt. It's by far my favorite line for lake fishing with no issues.

Several years ago, in early May, I capsized an 8 foot jon boat in Coldwater lake. I pulled the cord on my inflatable vest and made it to shore. I always wear the vest now, in a boat or a float tube. And no cotton clothing. I was hypothermic but the synthetics did dry out once I made the bank...

You noticed the thumb? I didn't notice the thumb. I don't feel so out of it now. :cool:

Not sure about the rod(s), much less so about the reel setup. HEY! Wait one darn tootin minute... why am I even noticing the rods and reel? DANG! must be gittin old...

Currently I'm using a Mongoose. Prior to that I had a Dyna King Barracuda which I came to hate and despise. Before that an original Regal which I liked but no rotary function. The Mongoose just plain works, especially after lubing it with some silicone grease. I do lust after the Renzetti Master...

Oh hell... Way too many, way too many. Every time I get this cockeyed notion in my head that I'm somehow gifted in fooling the wily trout and decide to create a new fly to slay and fillet the viscous fishes reality rears her nay saying head and bites me in the nether regions. Yougcth! Don't even...

Now, that's a kick! I like it! I've got a rod that the builder claimed to have been made from a shortened 7' 70's Phillipson rod kit. It's 6' and as I recall it has a Phillipson ferrule and translucent glass in one or both sections. I'd have to dig it out to refresh my memory. Very nice with a 4...

You ain't seen no heavier Bigfoot activity than Bigfoot's lonely daughter, especially when you're wearing a brown hat, brown vest, and neoprenes... I ran as fast as I could, lept over three foot fallen timber, climbed the tallest tree I could find. Did you know Bigfoots can climb trees? Oh, the...

I used to fish the streams in the Dark Divide in the Gifford Pinchot. Best Bigfoot territory in Washington. I know whats out there. I could take Bigfoot, no problemo, any time , any day... But not his daughter, oh no no no no, not his daughter! No no no no no...

I've used a Teeny Invisi-Tip for several years. It has a 3 clear tip section. I don't use it very often as an intermediate line or floating line with a long fluoro leader does the trick in most cases. I'd say just rig your multifly leaders as you normally do.

CINCPAC... the cocktail Chester Nimitz used to serve to his staff...

Very Nice!

This was about 1980 or so. I bought a VW Westphalia camper from Riviera Motors in Portland and took delivery in Antwerp where I had friends. We were supposed to travel around together but when I arrived, they were initiating divorce proceedings. I decided to drive to Salzburg where I knew an...

I keep one in every vehicle I own. Saved my bacon several times. (2016 Outbacks have parasitic battery drain issues along with charging issues)

Hate Turkey, love ham, love clams more.. this year I believe my wife has planned prime rib.

You could try to epoxy it (JB Weld), but I’m not sure how long that would hold up. There is a lot of flex action around the guides as you well know. You could have a jeweler re-solder it, but you’d need to remove the guide from the rod, remove the agate from its carrier, re-solder the carrier...