bryan hulse
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I just read a thread on the VFS board, posted by John Wilson, and about some of the things he picked up while in Portugal at the flyfishing championships–that some of the competitors boiled their leaders to increase the elasticity. Anyone here tried that; I’d never heard of it.
Also, I’m trying to find the tying instructions for the One knot. I read about it and used it a few years ago. It is an extremely easy knot to tie, has 100% breaking strength, doesn’t require adjusting the number of wraps to the size of material used, and works with mono and fluoro. I had tried to convert to it, but the clinch knot is so ingrained in my mind I had lost track.
Bryan
Hey, if I sent you a script. . . . ::)The last couple of days here have been like a meet and greet without the benefit of alchyhol.
By the way, Zach, you should have been fishing a spinner fall–or something–at the time you posted yesterday. Everyone is fine here. Enjoy Yellowstone.
Splitshot
Glad to have you, Flats Dude. My best buddy from college lives in Palm Beach Gardens, I hope to get down there next year to fish the Indian River with him.
Splitshot
Zach,
I read last week that Soda Butte, Slough, and the Lamar are all fishing very well. Have a great time there, and good luck setting up house in ATL.
Drifter,
Did you settle on which lenses to take to AK? Much of my family lives or has lived in AK for extended periods of time over the last 20 years. Depending on where you are the residents can be almost xenophobic.
I’ve never done a “back country” trip, but one doesn’t have to go far to get lost–or mauled by a bear. I’ll be curious to hear if you actually get tired of catching fish. My brothers and I can usually only take a few hours of salmon fishing because they get to be a pain in the ass. After a while we will hoof it to a high lake and fish for trout and char to give us a break.
Enjoy yourself and don’t leave any parts up there.
Bryan
The ones I’ve admired and handled were elegant, highly functional, and definitely artsy. However, I recently did a search and I guess saw what you have, that they are sold under the Dutch Reel Co. moniker and what’s more have taken on something of a Jasper Parnevik like style.
Hart did a couple of reels for Reddington during the early ’00’s. They were pretty plain and lacked a lot of the character as his namesake creations, but still commanded a big chunk of a paycheck.
Eric,
What a happy looking baby and wonderful pictures, too. I really liked the Baaaah photo a lot. How long were you in New Zealand? That has been one of my dream destinations, even before learning to fly fish.
Also, have you been using the
In answer to rule 1 try an Albright knot. There aren’t a lot of instances when one would want to connect materials of such dissimalar sizes, shock/bite tippets being the most obvious, but an Albright is very secure and takes less time and material than something like a bimini twist.
Flybum,
Your photos have me excited. I’m fishing the Rio Grande near Creede in Sept. I’m as excited about the terrain and the experience as the fishing. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Splitshot
Ah, Zach,
I was getting so close to becoming a “silver king”, or whatever the next rung on the piscatorial ladder was, but this new board has slung me back to being a mere “fledgling” or “junior”. 😉
Actually, I’ve got to hand it to all of you who maintain your own websites. I’ve only recently attempted to tackle home networking and have concluded that it is a lot like getting pregnant: it looks and sounds pretty easy, but for a lot of folks it is a major ordeal (not intended to be insensitive).
Bryan
Bill,
I started tying my own leaders about seven years ago. Since then I’ve worked through two kits. I think that hand built leaders turn over a little better than an extracted one because the butt section can be fashioned to match a specific line diameter rather than buying one that roughly matches two or three line weights. I think it reduces hinging, but that difference alone wouldn’t be a good reason to spend $50 – 90 to get started.
The biggest advantage is that you can customize them to fit any fishing situation, nymph leaders, dry fly leaders, streamer leaders, etc. I usually carry a wallet of leaders, each intended to be fished on a specific rod with a specific range of fly sizes in mind. I also carry a couple of all-purpose leaders in case the fish don’t have the same vision.
It requires a little work. It takes me from 20 – 30 minutes, depending on the number of sections, to measure the material and make the blood knot connections. I’ve bought a couple of knot tools and haven’t found one to be any better than another, or any better than doing it by hand. A couple of things that I use to make the connections a little snugger are two pieces of bike innertube (they allow me to grip the mono without tearing up my hands–they also act as a straightner) and a bottle of kids soap bubbles to lubricate the knots.
I use Rio products for most all applications. However, for really fine dry fly leaders I’ll switch to Orivis
With all do respect, and it isn’t my intention to start a camera company debate, but in Canon’s defense they already have three double digit MP bodies in their lineup and nearly 30% of their lenses boast image stabilization. They offer a 16.7, 12.5, and 11.1MP full frame sensor bodies capable of shooting up to 40 frame bursts at 4fps, shutter speed settings of 30 secs. to 1/8000th of a second, 55 millisecond lag times, ISO settings adjustable from 100-1600 (50–3200 manipulated via custom settings), and a laundry list of other features.
Nikon may be gearing up to take the lead in the moderately priced advanced amerature/entry level professional market, but they have been playing catch up with Canon at a strictly professional price point–with the exceptions that Nikon’s top model has a faster motor, and clearly a superior dedicated flash system. Canon, too , has the advantage of designing and building their own components–isn’t Nikon still outsourcing their sensors?
Anyway, all of this is the equivalent of a Ford v Chevy debate after a Dodge
I’ve completed all but four of mine. I decided on a picket pen. It is an old forgotten pattern that one might liken to a crackle back in that it can be fished as a streamer, wet fly, or dressed and skated across the surface. It is a consistent producer, despite its
