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  1. PhilR

    High End Coolers vs. E-Coolers

    Adding to the low tech, I keep it in the shade and drape a wet towel over it for some evaporative cooling. I tried dry ice once on a 90 degree grand ronde trip. Thought I was clever but it froze everything.
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    How do you figure out what line weight mystery fly lines are?

    I shove it in a toilet paper tube to contain it on the scale I have some rods that don’t like the lines that they’re supposed to, so I’ve tested matchups. The trick is to write it down somewhere so you don’t have to do it at the start of each season.
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    Hilariously overpriced used item listings around the internet

    It's like the elephant's graveyard back there.
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    2025 Tuna and Exotics

    Looks like an awesome day.
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    Can you spot AI photos?

    jinx. You owe me a coke
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    Can you spot AI photos?

    Like the other Phil, they just seem too clean, too real. I have two other fears 1. These games are being used as crowdsourced Turing tests to improve AI 2. While some will fall for the deepfakes, for many others of us it will create doubt about anything we see. We'll be more likely to accept...
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    Finally got out and fished some bamboo I picked up.

    Those trico hatches..... I remember the first time I saw those, from a viewpoint on the road above the river. I thought it was steam from hot springs, which was weird.
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    Westport Tuna, 15 September 2025

    Sounds like you guys had a great trip. When we were out on Saturday, there was a lot of chatter on the radio about an engine spraying oil, and did anyone have spare oil and filter. Needing hydraulic fluid due to a shark bite is next level.
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    What are you listening to?

    Bucket list for me. Got to see Gary Numan at the Crystal last night. Completely blown away.
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    Westport Tuna, 11 September 2025

    That looks like them! I had a popper rod rigged and ready to go. Maybe next year
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    Westport Tuna, 11 September 2025

    @Cabezon we saw some smaller gull-like birds, slightly built with long pointy wings, white with a black head. Were those Bonaparte gulls? Dave, say more about that flying fish in your last pic.
  12. PhilR

    George

    That valley between just old and vintage traps us all
  13. PhilR

    Friggin musky

    Friggin musky says it all
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    2025 Tuna and Exotics

    I have a really stout 12 + one piece rod that is built as a loaner if anyone needs it. I’m bringing it along on Saturday.
  15. PhilR

    What's in your vise?

    I tied a few for tuna
  16. PhilR

    2025 Tuna and Exotics

    I got a little carried away, even though I already have a box of flies
  17. PhilR

    The good boat deal thread

    Do you not worry about the hull being that old?
  18. PhilR

    Fly Shop Life as a Dad

    Absolutely. The minutes can drag but the years fly past. Congratulations
  19. PhilR

    New Study: Deschutes River

    I'd encourage everyone to support the Deschutes River Alliance. They do some amazing citizen science in support of their advocacy. I'm not sure I'm willing to concede it, because I remember something about the day/night flow regimes not matching the day/night timing for smolt outmigration. I'm...
  20. PhilR

    Stripping baskets

    I use this basket. Added a belt, and added zip ties to prevent tangles. If I get a chance I'll add a pic https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/foersiktig-childrens-stool-white-turquoise-10591318/
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