Gary Sundin
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Frickin’ amazing. I could fish a different one on every trip and still not use them all in a year (let me know if you’re interested in letting me do that, by the way). Nice collection.
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Come on man, anyone stupid enough to pay $50,000 for a Bigfoot frozen like a popsicle in a chest freezer,, from some dudes in Georgia,, gets what he deserves..
Haha. I couldn’t agree more. This whole story has provided some of the most amusing reading/viewing I’ve had in a while. From the first 5 minutes of the initial press conference, it was pretty evident that Tom Biscardi (the suit buyer) was a real ass. Perhaps he really believed the story, or perhaps he simply hoped to popularize his own ridiculous shenanigans. Whichever way the winds blow for the parties involved, I’ll be a winner, entertainment-wise.
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Carp in little ponds like that are sometimes grass carp. I’ve had takes from grassies on berry patterns, green poppers, and “grass flies”. I’ve found them spookier than common carp, but I think carp behavior varies considerably among populations. I read a website claiming that grassies were quite willing to eat large streamer patterns?
For common carp, I’ve had some success recently on a simple pattern called “Mike’s Carp Candy Fly” tied in natural brown rabbit. I second the desiriability of having a fly that rides point up. I’ve also been using a 2-fly rig with something bright white or yellow as a 2nd fly. Sometimes these local carp will eat it; even when they don’t it works as an indicator
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That’s very cool. I really dig on ditch fishing and unusual species. I’m guessing they’ve been introduced there? I have a friend in south Texas that makes a trip to the Guadalupe every year where he catches “Texas cichlids” (same fish I’m pretty sure).
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Nice rosysides. Here are a few other fly-caught natives.
Warpaint shiner
Bluehead chub
Yellowfing shiner
Pinfish for the salty types
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In a lifetime of fishing and 14 years of fly fishing, I’ve never been on a true “destination” fly fishing trip, never hired a guide, never fished out west. (Although I have hit a few exotic places while going about other business.) By choice, I live a modest life doing a job I like for not much money. Now I work part-time to be at home with my daughter, and we’re about as poor as we’ve ever been (which is not very poor by world standards).
“Serious” fishing is a state of mind. I consider myself as hardcore as most non-professional anglers, and that’s why I can’t get too jealous of the globetrotters. It’s rare for me to go 7 days without casting a line. Instead of destination fishing, I try to find success in every sport fishery within a 2-hour drive of the house. When I hit a good one, I stick with it until I know something about it. When I can’t fish, I peruse Google maps, read message boards and online articles. I compile files with maps and notes. If I live here a lifetime I’ll never explore all the possibilities available to the intrepid angler with a canoe and 2 fly rods. I got a second-hand baby backpack—while we slide into poverty, Miranda and I are hitting every local flow in town. I feel your pain and all, I just didn’t want you to think we were all rich playboys (no offense to the rich playboys).
I wanted to get back to this thread last night, but a few phone calls happened. And what looks like a new transmission in my truck >:(.
Sorry about this. We picked up our newly transied SUV last night to the tune of $2500. I only mention this to make you feel better–surely your truck will be cheaper than this.
I learned a lot looking at that site. That bottle does indeed claim to remove just about everything. I also checked out the claims for the filter I’ve been using for years–PUR Voyager (now the Katadyn Hiker). I recalled correctly–my filter only makes a hard claim to physically remove organisms from the water. But it does claim to “reduce” chemicals. The bottle seems pretty interesting.
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I fish with two guys that use the filter bottles and they swear by them. I would trust them on mountain streams for sure, where the risk is low. But man, I would be nervous on the Hooch. Especially in the summer the coliform load is crazy and the risk is very, very high. Counts have been over 1000 at least once in July.
http://ga2.er.usgs.gov/bacteria/default.cfmI’m no expert, but I have always understood that filters will not take out contaminants like heavy metals, PCBs, etc. Those molecules are many times smaller than whole organisms like e coli or giardia. One of the issues looming for fisheries management is the growing load of human pharmaceuticals in the environment. Things like birth control are widely used, are not changed much by water treatment facilities, and end up in receiving streams like the Hooch. So keep that in mind if you drink Hooch water 😮
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For short stuff I’ll carry a small bottle in a waist pack, but for all-day hike-in type of fishing, you just can’t beat a backpack bladder system, IMO.
