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  • Mar 15, 2008 at 11:36 am in reply to: Ross now making rods #23953
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    I have a few of these rods on order I’ll let you know what the guys say about them. They put Mel Kreiger (?) on the design team for what ever that might be worth. I think they are trying to keep up with TFO and others who offer complete packages.

    Mar 15, 2008 at 11:27 am in reply to: home waters fly swap… #55900
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    Patrick…
    Did I put the details page and the home waters page in the package or is this one I just found a copy.

    Mar 11, 2008 at 8:27 pm in reply to: Cold Michigan Steel #23926
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    Sounds like a typical winter steelhead trip, nice fish.

    It’s hard to beat the ice when it’s 20F but I have had good success with Stanley’s ice off paste. Also some sticks like Beulah and Teeny have a larger tip top than some others.

    Mar 9, 2008 at 5:04 pm in reply to: cleaning out the gear room #8891
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    Spencer…

    How about enough to cover the shipping and you buy me a beer next time I’m in your area.

    MS

    Mar 9, 2008 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Anyone using Sulky Holoshimmer in their flies? #55813
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    Lots of materials at the local craft/fabric store have found there way to my table great place for tying and indicator foam. How does it hold up, do you have some photos.

    Mar 9, 2008 at 3:15 pm in reply to: cleaning out the gear room #8889
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    I still haven’t got the hang of

    Mar 8, 2008 at 5:50 pm in reply to: New stick – Z-Axis 5wt #23955
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    Abe,

    Just happen to have a new in the box Rhythm 3.5 copper. Send ma a PM if your interested.

    Mar 6, 2008 at 1:35 pm in reply to: home waters fly swap… #55889
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    Patrick..

    It appears that the fly swap gods are against us all.

    Mar 5, 2008 at 5:18 pm in reply to: home waters fly swap… #55885
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    leonard,

    You aren’t the only one, my wife tells me this morning that the package I sent her to the PO with fell off the seat and she forgot about it so it will not go out till tomorrow. Not a good showing for my first swap.

    Mark

    Mar 4, 2008 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Welded loops on line #25009
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    Before I started to pull the tubing off I lightly scored it with an exato knife

    Mar 4, 2008 at 7:22 pm in reply to: Welded loops on line #25008
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    Patrick

    I put some tubing in the pack of flies

    Mar 1, 2008 at 1:31 pm in reply to: What does it say about a man… #55808
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    Seems perfectly normal to me. You wouldn’t believe

    Mar 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm in reply to: Welded loops on line #25000
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    I started using a candle, having 2 hands to rotate the line helps.

    Makes sense about the strength and direction of pull but some real world testing is still in order

    Mar 1, 2008 at 2:09 am in reply to: Welded loops on line #24996
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    I tried this technique and it works great, there is a learning curve it took me about a foot of fly line to finally get a good one. I couldn’t find clear shrink tubing so I used some 1/8 inch black tubing that I had on hand. Go slow and keep the flame away from the fly line loop and it works well. I’m also a bit skeptical of the holding power and I will try against a steelhead over the weekend and let you know what happens.

    Feb 29, 2008 at 11:19 pm in reply to: Welded loops on line #24993
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    Ok, I figured out the link Damn AOL !!! That is exactly what I have been trying to do.

    Feb 29, 2008 at 10:09 pm in reply to: Best #9 Fly Rod? #23771
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    Beulah 8/9 Blue Water with a Ross Momentum 4

    http://www.beulahusa.com

    Feb 29, 2008 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Welded loops on line #24991
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    Eric

    I can’t get the link to work what topic area is it under on the salmon fishing forum.

    Mark

    Feb 28, 2008 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Replacement thread for Gudebrod #55797
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    I’ve been using UTC (Ultra Thread Company) 140 denier

    Feb 27, 2008 at 12:27 am in reply to: home waters fly swap… #55877
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    Ok, I’m to understand that we tie a minimum of 10 flies (1 extra to send to Zach) then we ship them to Patrick in whatever manner we want to get the others back in , with enough return postage for the trip and a little extra for good measure. Does that about cover it.

    I almost forget… toe tags and a brief what and where.

    Feb 25, 2008 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Dammit – The Creel Closed #24377
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    If I were as smart as all the people that give me advice on how to run my businesses I would never have done it.

    I was going to weigh in on the above comments but the answers truly dwarf the questions.

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