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The ProSpec is good. Thinner than Catfish, and a different plastic / feel. I recommend testing a few different knots. When I tested it, a perfection loop tested stronger than a surgeons loop. This is not the first copolymer line that’s exhibited this trait. Just make some loops in a short...

For practical purposes, LC13 cast and sinks a lot like T-14. LC13 is not used much anymore because it holds it’s shape somewhat (bends and kinks) whereas T-14 is fully flexible. I fish 24’ shooting heads of T-14 for salmon in deep tidewater that at times is nearly stillwater. 9 wt rod...

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Exceptions are granted by use of “often” and “of sorts” language … but it is worth a mention that one-third of naturally produced O.mykiss in Willamette River tribs that have hatchery plants are hybrids

If you don’t want to feed yourself, feed the river. Squeeze and release

Mercury may have laid off employees, but it is still quite possible that they’re the largest outboard seller in the US (whereas Yamaha sells the most globally)

Well-used fly lines do not weld well. Though PU lines (like Airflo) fare better than PVC, all well-used lines struggle to adhere when reheated. Better off knotting.

great real-time app with desktop option www.watchduty.org

Folks interested in climate trends in the PNW can look here, interactive map-based tool. One can select the year range, measurement interval (annual vs specific months or seasons), and min/max/average https://climate.washington.edu/climate-data/trendanalysisapp/ For example: Summer (JJA)...

The heat dome that occurred in 2021 and again just recently are unprecedented in modern instrumented temperature records of the PNW. They’re complete statistical anomalies, so it is hard to even know just how rare they are. Best guess (based on a lot of data) is they’d historically occur from...

I find the handle on the trout size Danielsson reels too small. It’s fine on the 7/10, 8/12, and up. I asked about getting a big handle on a small reel and they can’t make it fit.

No telling if they’ll have the ducats to bring them all back, but the makings of a dynasty if they can

Them’s fighting words :LOL: I share Charles Barkley’s opinion on the Lakers. I like to watch well-contested, interesting games. These finals ain’t that. There had potential, though. If Boston would just choke a bit, and if the Dallas team that beat Minnesota’s formidable defense for the...

Through 3 games, Tatum has been shooting 36% overall and 30% from three. Pretty poor, but lucky for them, he knows that pressure isn’t his thing and has developed enough sense to pass. Pretty boring series though, IMO and IOPO, too

I used to fish for stripers regularly when my (now) wife lived a block from the ocean in New England. I knew they’d been planted various places, but wasn’t aware they’d been planted in Alabama. Looked it up. What the what...

Yes, the numbering system is weird. I go by the lower numbers (e.g., the 8-12 and 9-13 reels are good for 8,9,10 lines … wouldn’t want to squeeze a full 11 wt line on considering most 11 wt fish can run very far, very fast). The backing capacities listed online are realistic. The drags are...

Danielsson 8-12 or 9-13, they’re the same size, the 9-13 has a little beefier frame (which is not needed for stripers or salmon). These are my 9 and 10 wt reels. The USD SEK exchange rate is good right now. Ordering reel + spool = free shipping. I just got a Danielsson delivery couple days...

the W channel was stuffed with shad last week

Blueness comes from biliverdin in bile and serum. Blueness is far more prevalent in females. Blueness is related to poor dietary condition. However, only in males also expressed as higher parasite loads (males have weaker immune systems than females)...

With Boston favored by many to win it, it’d be vastly more interesting if they didn’t. (sorry) Wolves are surgically good, but for me OKC’s ball movement makes them the most fun to watch