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I don’t think this guy was seeing things…
A guy I work with swears that he had a very large black cat stalking him when he was putting up his deer stand last year. He had no long gun with him, only a .38 snubby…there have since been several reports of sightings in that area. I have heard both the black cat version and the mountain lion version. One rumor going around is that a farmer shot a large cat and it had a NY state DEC tag. The conspiracy theory goes that the DEC secretly released some lions to control the deer population and won’t admit it. Why they would tag what would have to later be denied is beyond me.
I would have them replaced but, new ones are $50.00. I might just get the same ones with studs for $60.00…
How long are your boots lasting?
I would have them replaced but, new ones are $50.00. I might just get the same ones with studs for $60.00…
How long are your boots lasting?
Split, There is all kinds of U.A. stuff. The original was the sausage making compression fit. I absolutely rely on it under body armor in the summer and also for general wear in hot weather under regular shirts.
Paul, I have always heard the same thing about our fish. I believe there are so many different strains mixed together that our local strain is only identifiable by it’s un-identifiability.
I always assumed that the blackening of the jaws was just part of the process of the fish darkening up as they stay longer in the streams. In a normal year most of the fish you would be seeing are looking horrible. They get almost black and look like stale salmon, have huge sores and tattered fins. If these guys are surviving, it really makes me wonder about all the concern with simply touching fish with your hand.
No intellectual leap needed. I understand exactly what you are saying, the point you are making and how things are working. Two surfaces are drawn together by a bolt and nut to create friction. Absolutely the same principal in all in line disk drags. I do not dispute that. It is not so abstract as to be above my intellectual leaping abilities.
Zach, you are saying that it all breaks down to a common principal. I have no doubt that everyone you talked to confirmed that. No dispute. I am sayng that when getting specific the term “draw bar” is reserved for Abel and clones. I have been a reel junkie for a dozen years and have never, ever, heard anyone else call a drum drag a “draw bar”. It might have something you could call a draw bar, but it is not a “draw bar”. The manufacturers don’t call them “draw bar” because they are not draw bar in the specific sense that the term is commonly used. They may be draw bar, but they are not “draw bar”.
I found an article I was looking to reference and just found it buried in my docs. Here is the original link to Blanton’s board.
http://www.danblanton.com/dragsyou.html
Doesn’t Cameron have a Tibor Light?
Zach,
Let me just say that anything with a center line drag adjustment is probably an in-line disk drag. Most in-line disk drags are not true “draw bar” design as it is most commonly used and defined in the fly fishing industry. No one, not a single one, that does not have a system like Tibor, Abel etc…describes their reels as “draw bar”. It is a commonly understood definition for a very specific type of drag that actually draws the spool in to the drag plate to create drag friction. The spool is half the drag. Take any common reel with a quick release spool and a sealed hub and the entire drag is completely independant of the spool. It functions the same with the spool on, or off. The spool is not drawn in. How could a Lamson reel with a conical drag be a draw bar? The spool is held on with an O ring! It is not drawn in.
Saying that all reels with a center line drag all functionsthe same because all have parts that are drawn together in some manner to create drag friction, so we are we are now calling them all “draw bar” drags is confusing and muddling definitions.
Ross, Galvan, Hardy, Teton, Pflueger, Lamson/Waterworks, Old florida Nautilus, S.A. and whoever else you can think of very well may may have drags with some sort of disks, cones, or drums that are in fact drawn together by tightening the drag knob. However, they are not “draw bar” drag reels by the commonly used and understood definition.
If someone says draw bar drag to me I know exactly what they are talking about. It is a drag with a bar that directly draws the spool to a drag plate to create friction. Non of the sealed drum drag reels do that. Draw bar means strength because the spool absolutely can not come off without unscrewing something.
I am not an expert and don’t claim to be. Just my opinion.
Steve
Zach, Don’t forget the sealed clutch/synthetic disc reels that are so popular today. With the caliper disk drag going the way of the DoDo, I think you can bust it all down to 4 general classes of drag. I would have click and pawl, offset gear driven disk, draw bar disk and in-line sealed synthetic disk/clutch drags.
I have always really liked draw bar cork drags and have three of them. Cork is smooth, powerful and proven durable. Steve Abel said that if he could find a better drag material he would be using it. With that said, I am really starting to like some of the sealed synthetic disc reels. I have several that fall into this category, the best being my Danielsson LW. Flawless drag and just as smooth as any cork. How it will hold up is another question that only time and use on big fish will answer. I know my cork drag reels will be around for my kids to have some day. Cork is still king.
I really enjoy my reels and like to keep them ding and scratch free. I long ago developed the habit of putting my hat down and laying the reel on it whenever I need to put the reel on the ground. I would pay for a more durable finish. I am still waiting for a Glock reel finish.
Steve
Bill, I should have said they suck in waders. The package does say that they are supposed to work with limited air and are “ideal for fisherman”, they are not. I have not tried them in regular boots but, they do stay warm for a long time fully exposed to air. I will save a “totaly suck” conviction until I try them further.
That is a cool looking fly. I am with Carter on leaving it alone. Look what happened when KFC came out with extra crispy.
I, I mean they, never did get a reel. Maybe if they are extra double good we, I mean they, will have a shot at it. 🙂
yep, “ghetto Steelhead” (i really wish I had coined that!) is about what it was and you would be shocked at some of the ditches that get fish. I had never fished this particular stretch of stream, mostly due to it’s location and we ended up finding some awesome water in the 1/2 mile that we walked. I will have to remember to take something a little more substantial than a .380 the next time though…
I have to work a few days and will be right back there if the weather holds. Paul pointed out what a freak of a year it has been in this area. Paul, I hope it stays just like this. Might be a good time to pick up a snowmobile very cheap.The Genesee river runs right through Rochester and I have heard that the downtown area there is true crips and bloods ghetto fishing. Bring BIG guns that hold lots of bullets.
Carter, I have been switching back and forth with the black frame and can’t decide which I like better. I am probably going to go back with the black/gold. I tossed the O.F. on my TiCr 7wt for the heck of it last month and now find myself grabbing that combo more than anything else. The TiCr is just an awesome rod and the O.F. blows up the Battenkill mid-arbor I had on it. The gold came with the black knob.
Poudre, I feel for ya. This has been a freak year for us. I am usually in the same boat as you by now. The good thing is that you can be fairly certain of having the water to yourself.
Santa was very, very good to me also…
6 pairs of heavy wool socks
Wind stopper fleece jacket
Sage wind stopper fleece fold over mitts
Sage small back pack
Small Kodak camera for my vest. I love this…about the size of a deck of cards, takes great pictures and very simple to use. I now need to come up with a waterproof case.
Cameron, I got the Benchside Reference a few years ago for my B-day and use it all the time. I treasure and protect it like gold…no bathroom magazine rack for that one 🙂 Enjoy
Steve
