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Nice – getting me fired up for a trip down there in 2 weeks.

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Dave’s got so many boats he doesn’t know what to do with them.

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I know you picked the 17-55 but I’ll throw my 2 cents in for the 24-70.

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Looks great Dave.

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Good stuff

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Neal your tutorials are some of the best out there.

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That dude better give you an A.

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Nice fish and report, good to see folks are still making it down to NOLA to fish after the spill.

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Greg’s right, the Savage is not a floatable river in a drift boat.

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Andrew,

There are a bunch out this way that are floatable, flows depending of course.

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First picture is at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – it’s a piece that’s street side consisting of about 200 light poles.

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I hear good things about Instagram and Hipsamatic for the iPhone.  I have an Android and use the FxCamera app which is pretty well done (and free).

These are all good for more processed looks which kick out a vintage feel.  Couple shots:

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I’ve used Canon Photo Stitch, which came with a couple of my cameras, and it seems to work pretty well.

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I know I’ll be there this season.  

Let’s do it up.

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Beautiful stuff Ben – I just spent a week out that way and drove down past Big Sur.

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Nice podcast Zach and TP.

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Now looking at Rio’s website (they seem to do the most with Skagit) it looks like I need a running line, shooting head, and an interchangeable sinking tip. Am I reading this right?

Yes, this is how my setup goes.

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Peter, I’ve found that tube flies would certainly work fine, I just don’t have a setup on my vise to tie them (nor enough time to get into it).  I know a couple guys that do mess with them here who I think are on the board.  Fly selection really wouldn’t change for us – I’ve fished my two hander for stripers, smallmouth as well as shad here in town.

My suggestion would be to find a rod that would fit your needs then match the type of line you want to that.  Skagit is arguably easier to learn on a two-handed rod than a traditional spey and in my experience, if you want to get a lot of line out quick, skagit has worked for me.

In terms of a reel, as long as all your line fits, it’ll work.

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Peter, this is a technique we use quite a bit up here near DC for schoolie stripers.

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What Doug didn’t mention was that Mark was standing in 4 feet of water.

Looks like a fun trip – love that shot into the sun.

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