mick mccorcle
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I had a good chance to get up close to the TU trailer and photograph it during the “On the Rise” visit to the Guadalupe in December. A little known fact is that host Frank Smethurst does not live in the trailer on the road. It’s just used as a prop. The inside is really a storage area, loaded with rods, waders, boots and TV equipment.
The film crew spent a fair amount of time while they were here driving the trailer around so they could get scenic shots of the area with the trailer in the foreground. It was almost like the trailer was a supporting actor in the cast. It’s certainly a great sales tool for Airstream and TU.
You were able to photograph it in Missoula because that’s where Barrett Productions, the show’s production company, is based.
Andy likes them best in a size 26, so any photo large enough to see on the screen will be greatly magnified.
Not silk, but Coats and Clark’s Double Duty Plus, in Summer Brown (his favorite color for the midge).
I use standard sewing thread (Coats & Clark’s Double Duty Plus) for tying some thread midges, but otherwise stick with specialized fly tying threads for all other tying.
I’ve been shooting Nikons for action sports for a decade now, following our kids through the various stages of league and school team sports. I’d strongly encourage your brother to look for a used Nikon 80-200/2.8 lens. There have been several versions made over the years, each with it’s strengths and weaknesses, and varying price points. Since the current lens from Nikon in that range is the 70-200 VR, the 80-200s are selling at about half what you’d pay for the latest lens.
When I look back over the years at my best shots, whether action sports or family portraits or candids, it’s not surprising that many of them came with one of those lenses.
Small Cypert mylar minnows in chartreuse or white, Clousers, Naked Ladies (Clousers tied only with sparse flash, no bucktail), Cat’s Whiskers, Borski deerhair sliders, Foxee Clousers, all tied in baitfish colors with small tails, since white bass are notorious short strikers.
Since some of you guys are also Nikon shooters, you should consider this little item:
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Miscellaneous/25396/GP-1-GPS-Unit.html
That way, you can attach it to your camera with an MC-35 GPS cable and have the exact location of each photo you have taken as you get lost with Neal and Zach in the rhododendrons.
I have a dozen bamboo rods of various lengths, weights, and vintages and find that each one has its own personality and requires its own line and casting style to match. Lines that have worked for me on my rods include the following: Cortland Peach 444 DT, Royal Wulff TT, Rio First Start (heavier head, though shorter), Rio Windcutter. I’ve not had good luck with the Sylk lines — they seem to get sticky when wet and adhere to the rod instead of shooting through the guides.
In terms of casting, slow down and minimize your wrist break. If necessary, wear a long-sleeved shirt or jacket and slide the butt of the rod inside the sleeve, so breaking your wrist is difficult. Then, just take your time. Start with short casts and get used to feeling the rod load in close, then gradually lengthen your line. If you get the urge to try to throw the whole line, put the bamboo away and pull out your Z-Axis for that.
