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    Stillwater indicator line

    I'm not much help. I'm using Phil's indicator line on a fast action 9.5' six weight, it's been working fine for me. I run a lot of Rio lines
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    NFR Owens Brothers in Cle elum

    I didn't know the smoking process pre cooked them, doesn't take much heat wise to prepare them
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    NFR Owens Brothers in Cle elum

    I slightly over cooked em. Have 2 more, so get another crack @ it
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    NFR Owens Brothers in Cle elum

    Their thick cut smoked pork chops on the grill tonight. Oh my goodness 😍
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    Single Hand not Spey

    That's it, the original Sage lighting bolt TCR for a few years then to the TCX aka death star
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    "Icewater Lake", 11 August 2026

    Always enjoy your detailed reports. Or very own in-house Botanist / Naturalist Look forward to your upcoming trips 🥳
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    Single Hand not Spey

    Correct me if I'm wrong but believe the CPX was the replacement rod for the universaly loved CPS line up. Knock on the newer CPX was it's stiffness or if you will a lack of feel or soul as CF Burkheimer users like to say. Perhaps I'm just a hack or completely soulless myself but I quite enjoy...
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    Single Hand not Spey

    skyriver, yes I've used a number of 7 weight lines on this 6 wt CPX it will definitely throw them. Used different integrated slow sink heads on some WF saltwater Beach lines as well like the Coastal Quickshooter & an Airflo 40+ I'd have used a OBS 6 wt floater if I had one, but this 5 was the...
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    Single Hand not Spey

    Always liked the look of the classic Coal Car. Asked member @Bongoman to tie some up Spey style for me. Then we consulted on adding extra flash into the wing. The one I fished was the smaller size AJ #7 in their dark blue hook color. It had the peacock green underwing, looked perfect in the...
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    Single Hand not Spey

    My combo of a weight forward 5 wt floater on a 6 wt that thinks it's a 7 wt might seem odd to some. I lawn cast it a bit by itself to see if it would load the rod, it casting feel was acceptable & I realized adding the weighted poly leader would be a casting amplifier. My clunky approach...
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    SFR "Premium" purchases you found to be "worth it"

    Made me think of my seldom used stereo a set of Speakerlab 3's - the trusty Yamaha solid state CR-1000 receiver manufactured back in 1974. If you can believe it they sold for $1000 back in 1974, talk about a premium purchase! 🤕
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    SFR "Premium" purchases you found to be "worth it"

    I've got 4 premium purchases that I still enjoy 1. Sage CR 290 love at 1st sight. Picked this Ferrari of a baitcaster up at Teds in Lynnwood it was a 9' 8-15 test fast action rod, Sroffe has it now. I sold it & the Sage 296 as I was moving away from the PNW as my steelhead & salmon days were...
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    Kodachrome 64

    Who remembers this old school slide film? Man, like my father before me I burned a lot of this type up in the mountains. Dad liked the 25 speed. I went for the higher contrast 64. The high elevation sky/lake blues against the North Cascade greens was simply unbeatable. c/22
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    Smoked Salmon Recipe

    Nice responses. I always use a mix of Alder & Apple chips, nice mild smokey flavor suites me This farmed steelhead has a unique buttery flavor to it, kinda different The Coho & Kings I use on my Fall batch have there own flavor profiles the King is superior of course. But getting harder to...
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    Smoked Salmon Recipe

    Going to do up a 6 lb batch over the next few days. I've been using this recipe. Smoking Salmon Simplified!!! | The Outdoor Line Blog https://share.google/onvN3hIIDObLY4XuX Got Costco farmed steelhead from a Norwegian vendor. Not my personal favorite fish type but the price was right &...
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    Kodachrome to Digital

    Took them down to Glazers, they offer a high rez scan it's about $6 per slide
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    Kodachrome to Digital

    Have some old slide images I'd like to use. What's the best process if I'd need bigger prints? Like 11x14 size
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    Single Hand not Spey

    I really don't know where to start this thread, so I'll begin it here. Was playing around with swinging a wet fly on my local river. There's this one riffle I see from the highway as I'm coming & going that looks especially fishy to me. So I devised a plan, take the Watermaster on a float...
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    Back-Country Route Making back in the day

    I could never get my old external frame backpack under 45 lbs, 55 was kinda the norm. Was young & stronger than smart for sure. Remember throwing big cans of Dinty Moore beef stew in for dinner, a smallish cast iron skillet for trout. I used to pack in my SLR with a push pull 70-210mm zoom for...
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