Popper question

[Flysmallie]

1 minute ago, fishinwrench said:

I toyed with the idea of an articulated Crease fly, but never actually created one.   

 

It was a last second decision. If I hadn't have ran across some perfectly sized shanks while looking through hooks it wouldn't have happened. 

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4 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

Finally finished one of the yellow ones. First time using that much UV resin to coat a body and I don't think I will do that again. 

Of course now I have effed up my arm and will not attempt to cast this. 

 

That looks deadly!

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6 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

Of course now I have effed up my arm and will not attempt to cast this. 

Mine’s fine.  Shame to let it just sit and collect dust.  

[Flysmallie]

25 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Mine’s fine.  Shame to let it just sit and collect dust.  

Send me an address and it will be along shortly. 

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15 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

Send me an address and it will be along shortly. 

I was just kidding.  It is an awesome looking fly though!!  I did actually put a fly rod in my truck for smallie fishing last week.  However it stayed there on my last trip. 

I grew up fly fishing.  Literally ran around the house with a car antenna with string on it when I was like 2 years old.   I'm 63.  I guess about 10 years ago I really lost my fire for it.  Honestly, I got tired of 5 and 6x tippets and the delicate nature of fly fishing for trout.  

[Flysmallie]

55 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I was just kidding. 

I wasn’t. 
 

But I get all that. I regularly carry both and don’t fish a fly rod as much. But I don’t try very hard anymore. I grew up tournament fishing and I’m content just relaxing now. I’ll catch some how I want to fish on that day, or I won’t. 
 

Offer still stands. 

[tjm]

There are fly fishers that never go smaller than 3X for trout and my 5X at 5# test isn't as delicate as most spin fishers using 3# test for trout. Although trout aren't my favorite fly rod fish. 

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46 minutes ago, tjm said:

There are fly fishers that never go smaller than 3X for trout and my 5X at 5# test isn't as delicate as most spin fishers using 3# test for trout. Although trout aren't my favorite fly rod fish. 

On the Colorado River we used 10 pound mono tippet with size 12 - 16 flies.  Trout didn't care at all.

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I was just kidding.  It is an awesome looking fly though!!  I did actually put a fly rod in my truck for smallie fishing last week.  However it stayed there on my last trip. 

I grew up fly fishing.  Literally ran around the house with a car antenna with string on it when I was like 2 years old.   I'm 63.  I guess about 10 years ago I really lost my fire for it.  Honestly, I got tired of 5 and 6x tippets and the delicate nature of fly fishing for trout.  

              Then go into beast mode and forget what bored you about tossing delicate stuff for trout. I don't care if it is three inches or three foot or better fish. I just like throwing flies especially chucking big stuff. Do what you like and like what you do Pete 😉. I know you can do it.

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27 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

              Then go into beast mode and forget what bored you about tossing delicate stuff for trout. I don't care if it is three inches or three foot or better fish. I just like throwing flies especially chucking big stuff. Do what you like and like what you do Pete 😉. I know you can do it.

The buggy whip made it to the truck at least😆