Neal Osborn
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Cameron –
You are a master at telling a fishing story through pictures. You captured the entire mood of trip brilliantly. Thanks for sharing not only pictures but the memories.
BTW, you guys have some of the nicest looking gear out there.
Thanks again, Zach. That was a great day . . . what a long 2 days this has been. That was some technical fishing. Seriously, my knees are bruised and that damn splinter won’t come out. We need to hit that place again, maybe in the spring when we have a better chance at the brookies.
Cameron, the fiberglass rod got a very respectable workout today.
Here is a link to most of the SFF classic Smokey Mountain flies http://www.southeastflyfishingforum.com/flypatterns/index-6.html.
Thanks again, Ben. So here’s the deal (. . . and now for the rest of the story, ha). My wife is usually pretty cool my purchases but for some reason she is not buying in to this need for flash. However, once I told her it would help take better house pictures for her clients she was all over the idea. So I need to throw a bone to her so to speak. Would the R1C1 setup (without additional SB-600) work as a flash system with our 18-200 lens as applied to house pictures for a real-estate webpage? In other words, I love the idea of the macro flash setup but I also need to please the goddess.
Could I use the SC-28 flash cord and attach it to a SB-800 off camera and then employ a second SB-600 flash as slave? Seems like this setup would work but I don’t have much experience with the SC-28 flash cord.
What I like about this idea is having two flashes that could also be used for everyday shots. When I upgrade my D50 it will go to my wife who takes pictures as a realtor and then I would also have a flash for my new camera. Seems to be more “practical” in the long run.
Thanks all, I now have enough information for at least a week of reading. I appreciate the seriously detailed replies.
Ben, that link to the ring flash system is great. Seriously good deal if you do the math, that’s a lot of equipment for the money. I am going to look in to this.
Bob, one of the “classic” dry flies for the GSMNP is the Thunderhead. There is also a Thunderhead nymph http://www.smokymountainflyguide.com/images/nymph_2/Thunderhead%20nymph.jpg. I am going to tie up a bunch to bring along just for the nostalgia effect. Otherwise, the patterns mentioned above are great.
I had to many beers trying to figure out what pattern to tie
Hahahaha, Mark, please don’t drink and tie.
Bob, if you make the trip after recovering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome I will personally carry you to the river to fish each day!!!
Dusty, the hooks are Eagle Claw 410-413 (fresh-salt respectively). They are 60 degree hooks. See link below. It actually does make a difference which degree you use. The 90 degree hooks are more traditional jig hooks for weighted lures and will not give the same movement underwater as the 60 degree hooks.
Order a few and experiment – they are dirt cheap and come in 100.
