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Spenser, I have the original Coolpix 5000 – 5megpixels.
The optics on the old one were great. Very sharp images but the ISO only went to 800 and was grainy.
It was (is) slow to record in jpeg. Tiff image and RAW recording was not acceptable to me–processor took forever, but that was true of most point and shoots then. The new version looks like a needed upgrade. The one thing I did like about it was the swivel screen, but I’ve had some problems with the catch button that turns the screen on when you pop it out. The new fixed screen looks larger. It took great macro shots, and I hope it still has that capability.
If the read/write times are fast then it should be fine. I see they changed to a sd card now.
Will be interested to here reports on the new one.
Scott
I,ve been using Moly Grease ( left over from my slot car racing days:)). Nice and light . My reels are mainly click and pawl English and Redington AS and AL “s
Will
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Ty -glad you enjoyed them- cam is a now discontinued Sony DSCR1- APS size sensor with a Zeiss lens 10.3 mpixel cam.
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It may depend on what kind of Sturgeon you have White or Lake.
On the Canadian west coast the White’s feed on the post salmon spawn carnage/debris and the Smelt run. From what I understand Whites are far more aggressive than Lake Sturg.
I,ve talked with some of the folks out there . From what I,ve been told there is a very definate pecking order in pool alignment/placement- big fish having the prime spots( nothing new there:), but it does make a difference on how a holding spot/pool is fished.
Lake Sturgeon is what we have here. Big gobs of worms is the bait of choice. Here they are found in numbers below Hydro Dam Tailwaters re- big flows /heavy current. From talking to the folks who know- a couple of feet either way off the feeding lane = no action.
Both the West Coast Whites and the local Lake Sturg. are being chased with big weight( 2-6 and ++++oz ) rigs.
Bit of a fly fishing challenge, to find a system that would gain entry:))
Will
Dunbar Creek! I spent quite a few days on that creek when I should have been in class! Definitely a fun little freestoner to run to for a day trip. It’s a shame that the locals have turned some of the areas into what seems like a circus.
“Opening Day” is truly a spectacle here in PA…where else can you hear commercials on the radio talking about stocking up opening day of trout season? Thanks to the special regs areas and steelhead fishing, trout season never truly closes. But the second Saturday in April is definitely steeped in tradition and sometimes total chaos. I’m off to Ohio for the last hurrah of steelhead season, and to escape the madness here.
Good luck, and don’t forget to take the little ones along!
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Eric- I agree on the “grip and grin” being tired . I’ll preface all that is to come with- I have no where near the experience or skill of
Zach. Have not seen that particular pattern, but it sure looks like a modified stimulator to me :-). There seem to be quite a few foam bodied stonefly patterns that are take offs of other flies.
We currently have a giant black stonefly hatch coming off on the White. The cold spell has killed it but it should last for the rest of April. Unfortunately, they do not come off in the number the western species do. But the fish are aware of them.
Great!!! send a chill across the web don’t ya!!!. I just had a vision of all those guys with Cell phones with rechargables whipping them out of their pants pockets—- your exploding toothbrush— pales in comparison to the possibility
I have some “hang-ups” about pay-to-fish streams and/or private “clubs”. I do fish a stretch of private water here in Virginia, Escatawba Farms, I know the owner and he runs a nice operation, although $100 a rod aint cheap! It seems to be quite the “fad” here in Virginia – if you’re rich you buy some property with a steam on it, run some piano wire or cow fencing at either end, over stock it with HUGE Rainbow and charge people to fish it. I spend a lot of time on the Jackson, catch nice fish and do it all for free!
Judging by a few of the responses on this thread, this is where I’m supposed to apologize for having the temerity to suggest that
Thanks for not getting defensive, fffffg. Whenever possible I leave my fish in the water while removing the hook. Haven’t posed for a picture in a long time … but with a fish like that, I’d probably pick it up too … maybe even hold it by my face! But I’d try to keep my thumb out of the gill plate. With practice I’ve gotten better at fish handling, but I still fumble sometimes after lo these many years.
Got to say I like your attitude. Hope you hook many more.
WBM
A photo is worth a thousand lies … but a thumb in the gill (or what certainly looks like one) is worth avoiding. Fish handling skills too often go unappreciated. That said, gorgeous fish.
WBM
Seth. That’s a beautiful rainbow and a quality fish. Is that the South Platte above Eleven Point? That’s one of my favorite pieces of water in CO. I’ve only ever fished it in September during the Tricos. I’ve hooked some large trout there, but never gotten one in cause they run like hell and I can’t ever keep up around the bends.
