Lancer09

Trigg has the right of it.

That's about the same sauce I make. pretty good. I'm a big fan of blackened grilled fish. awful tasty.

Yak hair will get that long and carries some of that translucence. The problem with those synthetics is they are so limp in the water you don't always get movement out the the material. A good bucktail can give you some crazy long hair. Try reverse tying some in on a jig head and you'll get a big profile that will just pulse like crazy in the water.

Leaning towards Closing this for people who want to join around Aug. 15, and try to have flies to me by Sep. 15. It always runs a bit long, but we can get them to everyone for streamer season this fall. Links to previous swaps: #1 #2

At first, I thought you were Jason Statham. Great fish!

Those willing to put forth the effort to locate, hike in, and catch these fish are the anglers that deserve the effort.

Your both in!

Better an ugly fly that catches fish than pretty that doesn't.

This. We were down there floating with my family three weeks ago and there weren't many MO people it seemed like. LOT of Arkansas and Kansas people.

I like this fly. If I ever unpack my tying stuff I may tie one.

I fun floated the current two days ago with my girlfriend's family. We were in tubes, and a couple times we had jets cutting between us and the bank (small, small spaces) multiple times, Weaving in and out of tubes, stupid. My thing was, it was the same guys ALL DAY LONG. They were literally just running the river to piss us floaters off. Some guys we saw go by 6 or 7 times, looking like they were running an obstacle course between tubes and canoes. For those that jet boat, cool, but it was those we were seeing that give jet boaters a bad name, and the reason so many people don't like them. They weren't fishing, they weren't pulled up on a gravel bar hanging out. They just wanted to run a 5 mile stretch of river to make people mad. I was amazed we didn't see anyone get hit that day, and it wasn't even that busy on the river.

It's about that time of year again to see who is interested in taking part in the third year of the Summer Streamer/ Brown Trout swap. We have seen some pretty killer flies the last two years and I'd like to keep this thing going again. Limit it to 12 tyers, you tie 11. Due date is up for debate, I'm in no hurry though. 1. Lancer09 2. Mike H. 3. troutnut69 4. Ruthead 5.BBT 6. DaddyO 7. Troutdoorsman 8.Trigg 9. 10. 11. 12.

Now if I could figure out how to actually tie it.

I know the spots. Our neighbors have said they have been on fire busting the surface. It makes me sad I was right there a few days ago and didn't get a shot at some of them.

They work. I seem to get the best when I use a size 1 b10. Sparser tails give them more action too. I like slinky fiber or some sort of synthetic.

And belts a homer today.

I just think a lot of it has to do with the scud population. Even the browns are able to eat a LOT of those scuds without having to go as predatory as they might on the white. Also, the white has more room for them to grow, on top of that there is some natural reproduction there + protected spawning grounds so I think that the number of Browns is greater in relationship to the other trout. I know there are a LOT of big browns in taney, Someone would just need to put in the time and effort to find them.

Good good stuff. I'm slowly bring my pop around to the way of the fly pole.

I don't have THAT big of a problem with the call per se, however. There should have never been an official from the same federation doing the game. Robben had 2 earlier in the game that were the same or worse that were not called. What that does for Mexico is let them think that is an acceptable play in the game if it already has not been called twice. If they had been called all game long for the guy I wouldn't have had a problem with the call and it probably would not have even been close. But you can't wait until extra time to then decide that a penalty should be called for something you have been letting go all game. Robben even admitted to flopping earlier in the game. The defender however, based on general soccer principles should not have stuck a foot in there, in the box, when he had three other defenders there to help him if need be, poor fundamentals. Herrera got out coached. After Mexico's goal he subbed and took the team's foot off the gas. He played not to lose, and lost instead of playing to win the game. I was rooting for Mexico, but the coaching, and poor fundamentals lost them the game. Unfortunately officiating had a hand in it as well, but that's why you play within the rules to the best of your ability and take the game out of the ref's hands. Granted Herrera was right, they never seemed to get the benefit of the doubt all tournament long and FIFA should be looking into it. I do have a rule change though for BATCAB. How is it that when their is a foul in the box the guy who got fouled doesn't have to take the PK? I mean, at least make the guy who flopped his team's way to a win take the shot instead of the best shooter on the team. I don't see how that is any different than taking a free throw in basketball.

I knew there was more to diving than what I knew, but I don't do it so I wasn't aware. Good to know all of that.

I don't know. I know there is are things about diving I don't know. But wouldn't you think when she got lost she could just swim up? I know you have to take it slow but shouldn't 20 minutes be more than enough time? I wonder if she just lost track of her air.

No real time clock? Yes there is they are 45 minute halves with added time depending on how much the head official felt was wasted. Ten years ago if someone talked about replays in baseball they would have been bashed on. No one wanted it a while back. Soccer doesn't need cleaned up, It works as is, and it's a great game that we just haven't paid attention too.

I know walmart carries 100yd spools of trilene flouro that I have started using. They are just slightly bigger than tippet spools, so I can keep them on a tippet holder, and have them from 10 to 2 lb test. All for $5 a piece. Sure it's probably not the best flouro but when I'm only using 2-3 foot sections for each piece of a leader I'm not too concerned with it and it has held up great, and caught a lot of fish so far.

I've never really done well on anything larger than a 6. At least for me throwing big stuff is a running water, from a boat kind of deal. smaller streamers have always given me numbers and size.

I think if we hang as tough with belgium as we did with Germany we will be ok and have a chance. Sure belgium is good but they never seem to live up to their potential.