fishinwrench

Yeah that's BS! Stop it, please.

I call a preacher before I even set out to catch a mess for the table to make sure he is available to perform the ulegys. Then as soon as I catch one I say a prayer and then have my CCW buddy shoot him in the head point blank and put the corpse on ice. Then after separating the meat I hire my neighbor to dig a 6ft. deep hole with his backhoe and place each individual fish in its own little casket.....and lower it gently into the earth as I play Amazing grace on the bagpipes. Yeah Fishfrys are a major PIA around here.

Depending on where you are swingin' alot of your misses may just be chubs or the like. When a game fish eats a compact fly like a soft hackle on a tight line it usually gets hooked. Broken tippets are usually more common than missed strikes but if the trout are truly just half-heartedly nipping at it as it goes by I'd try changing patterns or sizes. Or maybe add a little bit of weight to the leader or try a beaded SH to get the fly a little further below the surface. You could also try "kirbing" the hook in the downstream direction (slightly offset the bend).

This is great, even the fails have me riveted. Call in sick and do it some more! It's gonna happen next time out.

Boil them. Machine tapered leaders will behave for quite a while (a week or two) after a minute or so in a pan of hot water, and it won't effect the strength noticeably if at all. Leave them in the steaming/slightly boiling water until bubbles form over the entire length, then take it out and give it a stretch. Good to go.

Alot depends on what kinda bite you're on. If your pitching shallow dense cover and the guy running the TM is making a bunch of racket or otherwise not controlling the boat well then BOTH are at a disadvantage. But if you are slinging C-rigs or crankbaits / topwater stuff on points, or vertically fishing spoons ect. then the angler in the rear may have an advantage because he only has to concentrate on catching fish. That being said, I'll admit that it drives me nuts to fish the back.....I'm always wishing that the boat angle was different.

Voltage regulator fire. Has your tach been acting up lately?

That bird biz might work for offshore stripers and for locating baitfish on very large bodies of water, but on our lakes where shad are basically everywhere the location of those birds don't mean squat. Actually most freshwater gamefish are hardwired to spook when a bird flys over their head. The last thing I want is a flock of gulls circling an area where I'm fishing.

Looking good! That shad colored one is gonna get hammered. I threw some of those Sunday for the first time, big as a 1/2 chicken. Crazy incredible action and not as hard to sling on a 9wt. as I expected. We were actually getting them to skip up under docks and stuff and I was anticipating a BIG bite at any moment. What a fun fly to fish!

Alright then, so much for peacemakers.....Time to lawyer up.

Well that was really cool of ya but there's still a big difference between a skid loader and transit, and a 12 pack and a doob so I'm not too surprised that it failed to bond the two of ya properly.

Go down there with a 12 pack and a doobie and get to know the guy, he's prolly a good ol'dude and a good neighbor to have. Once y'all are buddies and he does stuff that offends you and your other pissy neighbors them you can stick your head out the door and holler "Hey Asshole, Knock it off "! And he will.

rps, I've seen nothing of the sort. Must be a cookie from whatever you we're surfin' before you came here. LMAO!

Excellent attitude.....you'll get'em. Looking forward to hearing about it when you do.

Any bites or swipes today?

Probably the biggest high I get from nymphing is when I stick a fish and while I'm fighting it I realize that I have no idea why I even decided to set. I Love that instinctual zen feeling, it's a major confidence booster.

Stop it! This is an addiction I do not need. Yoda rocks! Hope you get another stuck tomorrow. What kinda retrieve is getting attention ?

No limitations on distance. Everyone seems to think that it's strictly a short-line thing. The only time it won't work very well is if you are fishing straight up or straight down stream....and actually you can still do it, it's just requires more skill (which I don't have BTW, so don't get me wrong, I try to avoid straight up or straight down if I can). Once the drift is set up right anything that stops the fly (even for a mili-second) causes things to immediately tighten up. I can definately detect THAT happening at a distance way easier than I can see a bobber twitch at lets say 35-40+ feet away. The hook is usually already in flesh so all you have to do is finish the job. Your focus remains on the angle of the line between the rod tip and the water surface....instead of the little orange ball.

Y'all and your bobbers.… (pffft) LOL Hell, why not just cast your 3/4" thingamabobber with a UL spinning rig ? I was taught way back in the early 80's how to execute what is (or was) known as a "tension drift", and once I got the hang of it I shitcanned "indicators" for good (except for suspending midges in frog-water). I am really surprised that more guys don't use that method for their nymphing type presentations. It flat out works. You set up your drift and you are basically setting a fish trap. To me it's way more effective and versatile than indicator nymphing....but to each their own I guess. And Justin, 6 flys/hr.? My God man, ya freaking litterbug! You could just go ahead and toss your beer cans in the stream and not trash the waterway as bad.

I took it in on trade, the 50 Merc that was on it got put on a pontoon because the guys wife wears the pants.....so as of right now it is less outboard, but does have a MG 12v trolling motor that goes with it, Hummingbird LCR (that I assume works ok but cant swear to it), a trailer, and canvas trailering cover. It's all in really great condition, just needs a 40-75hp outboard. Beings as it's near the end of my season I probably won't be putting money out for a motor for it until next Spring....but I'd sell it as/is now and you can put a motor on it yourself if you wanna get into it at a bargain. Holler if interested and we can discuss it. 573-372-3304

Oh yeah, those elastic net cords ! You haven't lived until you've been drilled in the back of your skull while walking down a brushy trail. Chuck Tryon warned of it in his first book but I didn't listen. I found out that there's a pressure point about 3/4" below the base of your skull that takes your knees out. Do yourself a favor and get one of those magnetic net thingys, they are the bomb. Plus they come in real handy when you drop flys or fumble your forceps or keys in the stream.

Patrick M, I have a 1994 Tracker TX 175 and trailer for sale....less motor. EG, Tinboats is a great site, I have gotten some great ideas from there. I've done a bunch of specialty jon mods and would be glad to offer up some ideas/tips. What kinda fishing do you do? (Flyfishing or Gear, Crappie, Cat, Temperates) Or do you need it to be a versatile do-it-all kinda rig?

Two things came to mind today and prompted me to resurrect this thread from a year ago.... 1. I am on the lake every day and haven't seen a single zebra mussel on anything all season (Where'd they go? ). 2. Saw a contributor to this thread below Bagnell today... How would you rate that water quality, Jack? Just curious.

What do they call the old dairy farm now, didn't MDC take that over? Used to be HUGE bluegill in there. Ditto with McCreedy outside of Kingdom city.

I fish what is considered to be "fast" rods, and what I gain from lines like Grand and GPX is the ability to shoot further. If shortening you load-up strokes is more desirable to you than being able to pick up a long cast or doing lengthy mends then I believe you'll benefit from Grand/GPX quite a bit. To have the best of both worlds would be to have a heavier line in the air...but a lighter line once it hits the water.