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Flybill, I'll be interested in what you decide as to bamboo spey. I've got JS Sharpes impregnated bamboo 10', 12', 13' and 14' fly rods. They are amazing values and are spey casting machines. Some people say they are too heavy but I don't find that to be the case, especially with the 12' and...

I tie lots of Bull trout flies and some steelhead flies on classic long shank new england streamer hooks. Allows me to fish a larger fly with a reasonable sized hook gape to minimize mortality and damage to the mouth... And no, I've had no trouble with fish coming off due to the leverage...

Way cheaper to simply ship youself as opposed to using a small flat rate box. I buy first USPS first class labels from Pirate Ship and use my own small box. I've mailed two 3.5" sharpes in the past two weeks. $5.71 Washington to Montana and $5.49 within Washington.

Another Sharpes of Aberdeen Gordon fly reel (the last of three which I am selling here). $40 plus shipping (which I'm guessing will be $5-6). 3.5" wide and 1.25" wide. Weighs 6.1 ounces. This reel was made in Aberdeen Scotland by Sharpes of Aberdeen. Non-adjustable two way drag which can be used...

I want to figure out how to catch the spooky cutts in this slough...

Sold Pending Payment. Another Sharpes of Aberdeen Gordon fly reel (the second of three which I will sell here). $40 plus shipping (which I'm guessing will be $5-6). 3.5" wide and 1.25" wide. Weighs 6.2 ounces. This reel was made in Aberdeen Scotland by Sharpes of Aberdeen. Non-adjustable...

My biggest change over the years was acquiring a Granger Champion 9050 bamboo fly rod maybe 10 years ago. Started down the bamboo path. Today 25 of my 28 fly rods are bamboo. I don't think I've fished anything but bamboo for the past three years and that includes winter spey fishing.

Claimed by MGM. Salt water hooks. Size 1/0 TMC 800S, Size 2 Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp and Size 4 Orvis salt water hooks.

Plenty of Arctic Char in Iceland... We had char ceviche, grilled char and smoked char at the lodge. Delicious...

Sold. 3.5 inch Sharpes Gordon fly reel made by Sharpes of Aberdeen. Non-adjustable two way drag which can be used left or right handed. Reel is perfect with 5 weight or 6 weight line. Reel is in decent used condition with normal wear and tear from fishing. See pictures below and a...

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Here are pics of the inside of a 4' grenaby, 3.5" grenaby and 3" grenaby. Very simple clicker systems which work for left or right hand wind. The drag on the Grenabys is not adjustable. The Ambassador and President reels have an adjustable drag which is controlled by a knob. If you are...

I’ve been expanding my collection of classic farlows reels. Well made, great clickers, heavy enough to balance bamboo rods and cheaper than the equivalent Hardy. The 3” Grenabys are nice with a 4-5 weight line. The 3.5” Grenabys are great with a 6 weight line. The 3.75 and 4” narrow...

Phil, I'll take the Perrine 90 and the hook threaders if they are still available. Will barter you some wet flies. :)

They can but are surprisingly resilient. I've used them to top wings on magog smelt streamers and supervisor streamers and the peacock herl lasts about as long as the wings. It's way easier to get it to sit on top of a hairwing as opposed to the very narrow top of a hackle wing.

When the snow hits Whitehorse Mountain it's time to grab my 9' 7 weight Phillipson, Farlows President reel, a 15' sink tip line and a streamer wallet and start looking for bull trout. Hard work busting the brush to the river.. A very slow day but I managed to land one bull trout in a soft...

Used Patagonia fly fishing wader/boot bag. Well worn from trips to Alaska, BC and the Driftless but a great way to transport waders and boots in the car. Free if you pick up in Kirkland.

Am a huge Fan of the JW Young Martin Thistles. The line ring gives them some extra weight which helps balance my big sharpes bamboo spey rods...

I bought up a bunch of scientific anglers plain vanilla 15' type III and Type VI spey tips which were on sale and they work great with my 12-14' Sharpes bamboo spey rods. Don't think they are made any more. Scientific anglers now sells a 12' integrated spey tip which I haven't fished. The...

I'm a 15' Type VI guy as well with the exception that I may fish a 15' Type III on certain shallow runs on the Cowlitz to avoid constantly hanging up.