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I seached with a different phrase and found it Cabela's> Are there any others?

Does anyone know of a source for just the foam inserts for fly boxes? I did a search and checked my catalogs and didn't find anything.

I'm thinking of buying a pair of Smith's. I had some 10 years ago that I got on sale at BPS for $40. Some SOB stole them out of my truck one night. But I have bought 2-3 pair a year because the frames break. If Smith has a lifetime frame warranty at $15-$25 a pair the Smith's will be cheaper in the long run.

Michael, What happened to Fly Fish America? I was in on Thursday on my way to Stockton and you didn't have any. I thought it was a decent magazine and the the price was excellent.

How far is it to go there from Nixa? Is there anything else in the area or just a fishing destination?

My wife is due June 12th. We wanted to conceive on a cruise (you know, like the Disney commercial where the little girl says "mommy calls him a little sovenir".). How about Dustin Rhoades? Or my Aunt's last name is Green and her husband is a hunter so they teased about Hunter Green.

Thanks Dano that is exactly what I was looking for.

I've looked everywhere and I can't find nice reel seats like they have for fly rods. I found the REC metal ones that look nicer than the black composite ones. Does anyone know if someone makes them?

That's it, bluefish. It was a bluefish or a ladyfish. We looked them up when he got back and I don't remember which one he decided it looked like.

Swellcat, Is there another fish similar to the lady fish that has long teeth? My father-in-law told someone down there about what it was and they said it was one of 2 things. It jumped when caught and was jumping on the surface while it was feeding. He said they caught them as fast as they could cast back out for 6 hours and had raw armpits from the rod butt. They only got action for the 1 day due to weather on the other days.

Thanks Tim, If I do get a new rod I am thinking about building one. That is if we even go. We have a baby due in June so that would add another air fair so we might have to drive. I will have to do someting though whether it be a fly rod or a spinning rod.

It would be a graphite blank from Dorber or Hook and Hackle. It sounds like a fun project and some of those blnks are pretty inexpensive. Are there some that I should stay away from? I'm a begining fly fisherman so I only have one rod as it stands.

When you "finish" a rod do you apply it to the whole blank or just where you wrapped the guides?

My in-laws go on a trip to Florida every year and invited us for next year. My father-in-law fishes every weekend and then some. They saw some fish jumping out off the beach last year and couldn't stand it so the all went to Bass Pro down there and bought the biggest spoons they could find (for maximum casting distance) and a rod and reel. They think it was a ladyfish. Well I'm thinking about giving it a try with a fly rod. So my questions are, will I be able to cast very far with one, and what weight of rod do I need?

Has anyone used crayfish flies in the local rivers and streams?