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First attempt at bass flies
Gavin replied to tangledup's topic in Fly Tying Discussions & Entymology
The ugly fly box gets donated to some fly fishing organizations every couple of years...Don't show to your friends though..Some of their flies might be in the box! That has happened before! -
First attempt at bass flies
Gavin replied to tangledup's topic in Fly Tying Discussions & Entymology
If you want to get “Good” tie 100 and try to make them all the same. Rarely tie under 2 dozen, and tend to pitch the first few into the Grave Yard (cigar box full of ugly flies I never want to see again). -
First attempt at bass flies
Gavin replied to tangledup's topic in Fly Tying Discussions & Entymology
If it takes 15 minutes to tie, it’s not one I’d tie these days. Did some classic Salmon flies years ago, 3-4 hours each, and a month or more to source and get the materials. It is just winding thread clockwise mostly. -
Remington is going down the tubes. Sad really. Bennelli or a Franchi, or a Berretta if you want a gas gun.
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Just buy a SBE3, and get on with it. Mine has performed perfectly with light loads from day 1.
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Don’t underestimate the power of the cricket. Folks think Hoppers and ignore the crickets. Need to wind up some Malcolm, Skunk, and October X’s.
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Patterns come and go, and can be recycled every couple years. Fish that see 500 drifts a day can get picky. Always did better with my home made stuff. Michigan flies rock out there. Fish have never seen one.
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Canadian guide I fished with loved to vertical jig a pink fluke on a white or chartreuse ball head jig.
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The old school patterns tend to float a little lower, and it makes a difference at times. I would not go out west without a big box full of Madame X’s, PMX’s, and Pookie’s.
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The trout program is pretty darn good considering the limited habitat that will support trout in this state. Better than allot of more famous trout states. Better than it was 20 years ago on the Current. Used to be a 3 fish > 15” limit and you could fish live bait. The “Minnow Days” are long gone, and the fishing is better for it. The Niangua & Meramec have always been 2nd class trout rivers. Marginal habitat and to much pressure on both.
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Our state is an incredibly cheap state to poach in, and the Republicans in our state legislature refuse to do anything about it. Think she mis-identified her target, and panicked. A dead elk shouldn't warrant a felony charge, or jail time though. It's just a dead elk.
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There are waterfowl restrictions at Mingo. Teal is open now, ends on the 27th I think. S/B clear of shotgun fire between then and Early November.
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The Trump tax plan screwed me big time. My tax rate jumped a ton because I can’t deduct all of my state & local taxes. Big number. Need to evaluate the Biden tax plan more rigorously, but do not like it at first glance. Change in the tax code always makes me more revenue, and it is silly as hell. I am a Master of Tax Code Stupidity!
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To much schedule conflict, with another annual trip...or would be there. Have fun guys!
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No huge stretch, you are talking about killing “useless” people or forcing them to sell their organs! Astonishingly amoral. No empathy!
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Insert black, jew, catholic, mental disability, etc in the place of poor, and your goose stepping with Adolf, Stalin, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Amin, and other mass murdering dictators.
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Hate to think that we would start euthanizing the poor.
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I hardly ever see a jet boat on the Big Piney. I'd avoid the 6x to Ross Bridge stretch, that is the party float for the folks using Rich's Last Resort & Wilderness Ridge. Only two other outfitters on the Big Piney. One is at Boiling Springs near Houston, MO. Then there is Route 66 Canoe, about a mile from the Gasconade Confluence.
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Just made myself a grilled cheese with ham. There is some magic in Muenster cheese. Makes a grilled sandwich great! Perfect melt and pull.
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Small treble trouble
Gavin replied to MNtransplant's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
Just little rainbows...they hit the tail hook 95% of the time and flop off. Not the fish you want to catch unless you want a few to fry. A brown will crush a bait and hit the front hook 95% of the time. -
Sweet! Huge upgrade from your old boat! Lets go scratch it up!
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Drove over it a few times on the way to go ski. Never fished it. Beautiful part of the country!
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Tin foil hat stuff right here. When an aircraft hits the ground you find very little.after it burns. Small parts of metal and people. Fingertips, teeth maybe.
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I was sitting on the 20th floor of a high rise, waiting for an eye exam. Saw the second plane hit just after I signed at sat down to wait, knew it was on at that point, but by whom?
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First 40 Seconds of this was really funny. Can't get wait to get back to normal.
