Zach Matthews
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I’ve never had any problem flying with rods, reels, or flies, anywhere both domestically or internationally.
Hey Allan –
I’m one of those insurance lawyers who defend businesses like yours from liability claims.
This is some very good stuff, Morsie, and moreover it shows great potential for jumping fish shots down the line.
Zach
Matt, I am not qualified to critique your shots, but they do look sweet. Any chance you could post a picture of your setup?
Adam –
You will need to embed using the tags here on the board, rather than the one supplied by YouTube.
Jay –
I’d suggest that for tailwater trout, you look into tying Trout Crack, a John Wilson pattern (there’s a video here in the Video section).
Based on the photos Steve has shared here on the board in the past, I am betting fear of bears is not as big an issue for him as it might be for some of the rest of us (myself included).
Guys –
We recorded the show last night. I am still editing Gary Loomis’s podcast, so it will be a bit before I get this one hosted. I may release these two and a couple more around Christmas/New Years and in the weeks following, as I get them edited. Both Gary and Phil’s shows clocked in at over an hour so I need to do some cutting.
Zach
Hey Henry –
Any chance you could post those cover images again in a larger resolution, or just send them to my email address at ZachMatthews@gmail.com?
Hey Simon –
I am using the “unskilled labor” wage as a benchmark, which I think would equate to slightly above the average minimum wage (I would guess the current average unskilled wage in the US is around $8-10US.)
Hey John –
You’re certainly right – I was making a joke earlier and like I said, I don’t really know the rationale.
Hey Will –
I’m with you on not being sure what to think of that blog post. Maybe it’s my inherent skepticism, my legal training, or the writer’s complete lack of citation or sourcing, but I’m fairly dubious. And I’ve talked to the same people. If Orvis is selling product out the back door via eBay (and I’m talking Orvis corporate, not someone with an Orvis logo over their door), I’ll eat a dog bed. The internet can be a great place to uncover legitimate scams, sneaky dealings, and nefarious activity, but it’s also full of paranoid, unfounded speculation, and man, sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which.
Zach
I’d say these prices are confirming my thesis that fly rods have always been in roughly the same window.
Again based on the value of unskilled wages, that 1935 Double L would cost about $530 today. This was presumably LL Bean’s sort of ordinary, middle-of-the road rod?
The cheapest Orvis rod would cost $269 by the same measure today. The most expensive Orvis rod would be $1600. That was getting into the final years of bamboo, though, when a handcrafted bamboo rod had begun to be marketed by its builder’s name and when fiberglass was available as a cheaper alternative. So, I think by 1970, a bamboo rod was already becoming a niche, specialty product and the price had begun to inflate to reflect that. (I’m sure the quality was also starting to climb well above production levels, too.)
Zach