craig phillips
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Steve,
We can always hope that smallies are the first step on your road to true fly fishing enlightenment – carp fishing in Kansas with me and Captain Sodie!
Outstanding fish Mike! Haven’t yet been out, but had to go look at one of the lakes on the Army post where I work today, and saw lots of fish engaged in spawning behavior, so now that the weather is decent for fishing the fish won’t be interested!
Oh well, I’m heading to LA next week (that’s Louisiana, not Lower Alabama) for the Gulf Coast Council FFF Conclave in Lake Charles to do some seminars, and hopefully we’ll get into some reds. That will get me by until our carp start biting.
One of these days I want to come fish Lake Michigan. It looks like a great place with lots of good fish.
Just joined the forum today, and saw this post on Guidelines.
I was in Belize last month, and took along three pair of Guidelines glasses. I LOVED the Mantis bifocals.
If you’re over 40 like me, even the eye on a size 6 Kwan is too small to see well enough to tie on. The Mantis bifocals made it easy.
Like I told Kevin when I returned, they let in plenty of light, but kept away sun-induced eyestrain, and the magnifier doesn’t get in the way. I highly recommend them.
I also had the opportunity to fish the new TFO Axiom rod and Prism reel on the trip. The first time I tried the Axiom at the Southern Council FFF Conclave, I wasn’t sure I really liked it, but we took a 6 and 8 to Belize, and loved it. We didn’t get to fish the 6 due to wind, but the 8 was perfect for the wind. Very fast, but with enough tip action to make for good control on short casts when a fish popped up close.
The Prism may not yet be out there in many markets, but it is to be a reel in the $150 range and it handled the screaming run of a pretty good bone with ease. With the Axiom, it made a good rig.
I look forward to warmer water here at home to try the Axiom 6 on some carp. And I will be wearing my Guideline Mantis bifocals, too!