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Barbless hooks
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kevinhaney1 »
09/18/24 17:58
In Maryland, where I live, you were now required to use barbless hooks for all the catch and release trout fishing, which is just about everything I...
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Last post by PT48
09/20/24 19:32
Good Video
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PYochim »
08/28/24 08:14
I stumbled on to this video on casting bamboo vs. graphite rods, the differences in the materials and how it affects the casting stroke.
Comments?
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Last post by PYochim
09/20/24 19:25
What are you fishing this week?
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teter »
11/10/17 14:42
Show us the rods you're currently (or recently) fishing. Here are the three I have had on the water this week:
Orvis 1856
Leonard 40 Catskill...
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Last post by pgwulf
09/20/24 16:50
Back to experimenting with leaders
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MtBrittany »
09/19/24 17:49
Haven’t posted about leaders for some time now. Felt I had the leader problem solved. For the last few years I had been fishing a leader with no...
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Last post by carl otto
09/20/24 11:00
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Last post by BigTJ
09/19/24 17:23
Float Fishing "The Stone"
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Hellmtflies »
09/18/24 13:27
My better half and I were treated to a trip down The Stone yesterday. Terrible weather, rain, wind and cold. Welcome to fall in Mt. Anyway, we put...
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Last post by Hellmtflies
09/19/24 17:12
Where does one start with Leonards?
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lloyd3 »
07/30/24 13:28
Allright, the pix of that Model 76 tipped me over.
I'm willing to (slightly) abandon my blue-collar roots for this one-time exception. Where should...
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Last post by lloyd3
09/19/24 14:29
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Last post by Webfly
09/19/24 11:44
Proving it is all relative
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I mostly fish for trout, usually with either solid 8 foot rods, or hollow built 8-3s. I have said that I have not found a solid rod over 8 feet that...
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Last post by BigTJ
09/18/24 19:06
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Last post by roycestearns
09/18/24 17:50
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Last post by Mister Bill
09/18/24 15:59
SB Comficient grip
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checch »
09/16/24 10:12
Hey,just got my first South Bend 323. It’s a 9’ but for $75 in nice shape unfortunately no original tube,but I’m not a collector. The 9’ is a bit...
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Last post by Skimpole
09/18/24 08:35
Tippet lagging when casting
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MrBojangles »
09/15/24 08:40
I had a leader that was getting increasingly shorter and so I tied a 9’ tippet to it to which I tied a fly. I don’t know what the leader line size...
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Last post by cappy
09/17/24 14:13
Fishing 9' rods or longer...
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jan96 »
07/28/24 01:26
I noticed that not many fishermen use long bamboo rods for (normal)trout fishing. Most probably because of their relatively heavy weight... That's...
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Last post by Dwight
09/16/24 13:29
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Last post by scarlet>fire
09/16/24 09:55
Scotland In April
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Hellmtflies »
09/09/24 12:52
OK As much as I absolutely hate to fly, my better half has convinced me to fly to Scotland in April of next year. We are going to Edinburgh to visit...
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Last post by Paul Rouse
09/15/24 00:50
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Last post by KaukoP
09/14/24 06:00
impregnated rods
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murmsk »
08/27/24 09:08
what does impregnating bamboo bring to the table? water resistance?
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Last post by moregrayling
09/11/24 04:24
Lighter weight Sinking Lines
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I've been fishing some smaller rivers lately and in nearly all my outings this summer I've noticed a trend. There are rarely hatches going off and...
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Last post by jhuskey
09/08/24 19:43
Summer Cutthroats on Cane
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cutthroattroutnm »
09/03/24 17:54
I had some good opportunities this summer in the high country of Colorado and Wyoming to hook up with some fine cutthroat trout. A few different...
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Last post by Jim T
09/08/24 19:03
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