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So Cricket, with his, logic it would be better for everyone if I just stay home. What if the fish I catch are not keeper size, may I continue at that point? And if the answer is yes, aren't I still education them? I kind of see the logic, but it makes no sense. Look at it this way. And I will use bass for an example because they make more trout everyday. I get limited time to fish, so I'm only able to go 1 day per month. Bill Babler on the other hand is on the lake almost everyday. So what you guys are suggesting is that I should be limited to my 6 per month while Bill is able to catch 180. Yeah that makes perfect sense. I think I will go and catch as many as I desire. I wouldn't keep catching fish if I felt that they were suffering in anyway but I don't think they are in Capps Creek in January. With this logic they should close the trout parks to C&R fishing in the winter. Don't want to wise them up so much that they won't eat those little trout worms later on.

Finishing up some flies tonight that I'll drop in the mail Monday. You can let me know how it works.

Looks like a great time Phil. I have to throw down the cash and make a trip like that sometime. Great pictures too, but I want to see some video from this guy.

Nice attachment yaknar. It says that Shadow bass can be found in the White River drainage and that's exactly what the James River is. But it doesn't really matter and you can't go wrong with just calling them goggle eye.

What a dork. I bet that fish wasn't much to look at after that much time in the freezer.

Thanks Buzz. The hook is a Mustad 34011 2/0

The SA Textured is something new that came after Sharkskin. And they are creating a lot of new offerings off of it. Scientific Anglers Unveils Five New Lines, Three "Transfers" Submitted by Zach Matthews on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 09:40. Gear Scientific Anglers always has a slew of new lines, but this year we're seeing something slightly different. Many of the popular tapers in the Sharkskin series are switching over to the even more popular Mastery Textured lineup. SA's chief line designer Tim Pommer explains: "The Textured lines offer 80% of the shooting advantages of the Sharkskin but none of the disadvantages of wear and tear on fingers. Initially, the Textured technology wasn't available, but as we developed our manufacturing abilities, it made sense to switch some of the lines over to Textured." Specifically, lines meant to be stripped back through fingers make more sense in the Textured lineup (which has golf ball-like embossed divots) as opposed to the wedge-shaped Sharkskin texturing. The lines making the switch from Sharkskin to Textured are all in the Mastery series: the Tarpon, Streamer Express, and Saltwater Clear Tip will all be transferred over. Meanwhile, Scientific Anglers is also offering five all-new lines. The Skagit Extreme Intermediate Head is the first fully intermediate Skagit head on the market. The idea is to allow the fly to track at a slower speed through water. "It drives steelhead bonkers," says Pommer. Inland spey fishers might also want to try the line for stripers. The Mastery Textured Series is also getting a pair of new lines, the Titan taper and the Trout Stalker. These lines are sort of polar opposites: the Titan is an integrated all-floating shooting line which works equally well for bombing huge casts with a one-hander or with a Switch rod. Meanwhile, the Trout Stalker was "tweaked from the Expert Distance line, but made to be more fishy." Fans of the popular light-line XPS series might appreciate the Trout Stalker's longer reach, without compromising the soft presentation. In the "regular" Mastery series, SA is introducing the Mastery VPT, which is similar to the GPX but more delicate and able to handle single-hand spey casting. It is primarily targeted at the European market. Finally SA will be adding the Distance Spey, which is intended to allow even a novice spey caster to handle a longbelly line. "It'll bomb the opposite bank of the Thompson no matter how much time you've got with the Spey rod," says Pommer.

I have seen them spawning a lot later in the year in the streams around the Springfield, Branson area. Mid to late June. But I have no idea if that's the majority of the fish in the streams. Might just be late bloomers.

Great pics. I'm jealous. Nice lens hood in pic #2!!

Even though I have never been there I would agree with Dano. Steve is a very entertaining guy and he knows what he's doing. Make sure you get a chance to talk to him, it will be hilarious and you will learn a few things.

Well to me that's a good distance. I'm not sure I can go around the block without needing to stop and use a defibrillator at least a couple of times. The flips are neat little cameras, can't believe that they are quitting. Phil has one and it seems to work well for him. They do/did make a waterproof case for them. Might be able to pick one up cheap on ebay.

That was great. Nicely done. Nice fish too. But if I had to ride my bike 12.5 miles to the river there had better be a ER right freaking there.

Uhhhh......that one's a boy frog!!!! Furry foam or fuzzy foam???? Bought it a Bass Pro.

Not everyone can afford a mani and pedi each week like you. Not coated with anything just shiny from the water.

This is a fly I have been playing with. It's landed a couple of fish the short time I have been able to put it in the water. Supplies. I have no idea, sitting here in my office, what that hook is but I will check tonight and let ya know. Gonna need some rubber legs. And some eyes. General tying supplies. The q-bond is just super glue. Put a little base of thread back from the eye a little. Whip finish and cut the thread. Cut off a section of a foam cylinder about a half inch long. And impale that upon your hook. Add some super glue to that thread base and slide the foam over it. Make sure it's straight!! Start your thread again behind the foam. Cut you a section of furry foam and tie that to the bottom of the hook. Now cut the same size section of regular foam and attach it to the top. Time to add some legs. Make sure you split them evenly on both sides. I like multiple colors. Now it's time to form the body. Fold the top foam over and measure for the cut. You will need to make a hole for the hook eye to go through and you will want to taper it a bit on the end. Glue the tag end of the top foam to the cylinder on the bottom. And even though it shows it in the photo, you should have whip finished and removed the thread by now. We are all done with that. Now we are going to do the same basic steps with the furry foam. Cut a nice taper and glue it to the top foam. Now we are going to have to do something about that hole in the side. Drop a little super glue in that gap on the black foam and squeeze the top and bottom of the foam together. Do one side at a time to make it easier. At this point your fingers are probably glued to the fly and you are mad at me. Remember I said a little glue. Cut your legs to the desired length. Add some eyes. and presto!

Fishinwrench is your cork guy. He buys some premade bodies. You can take a dremel or drill and use it like a lathe to create some nice bodies, works with foam too. I like foam better than anything, but it's what I have used the most. 2 part epoxy is a good choice of coating on either material. You will have to find a way to turn the fly after coating with epoxy to get a smooth sag free finish. And yes I buy most of my foam sheets at Hobby Lobby or similar.

I have a question? Since that fish was caught from stillwater, did it just roll over and make it easy like Drew said it would?

Holy cow guys there are smallmouth all over that lake. The main lake up around the dam has been the best for me.

Those don't look like they would get very good traction. I would just stick with regular wading boots if that was my choice. But it's like everything else, just a personal preference, what ever works for you.

Your right on the sandals, the gravel does move in and OUT. Key word being out. Water shoes suck for every reason. No Traction, no support and when gravel gets in you have to take them off to remove it. With the sandal you can just swish it around in the water and the problem is solved. The best thing in my opinion is a felt wading boot with studs or cleats. Not very comfortable in the heat of the summer though and it leaves some weird tan lines!! I've tried everything out there and besides the wading boots, good sandals are the best option available.

Something like this works well for wading.

See there. I can be helpful.

Hey you need to quieten down while I derail your thread.