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Cleaning your ferrules
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Don Andersen »
08/12/20 15:20
If your ferrules are getting tight to mount or dismount, a cleaning of the female may help a lot.
Two drops of WD 40 on a Qtip resulted in this:...
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Last post by dlturp
12/29/23 21:17
Costa Rica
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czkid »
12/01/23 10:56
Any recent data on trout fishing in Costa Rica? I had researched the area years back and thought it had potential. Available stream at that time was...
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Last post by ibookje
12/29/23 15:30
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Last post by ozarkwater
12/29/23 09:44
Veroqua Wisconsin
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bamboo rodley »
09/30/23 18:19
Hoping to spend a few days the week of October 9th fishing some of the streams around Veroqua WI. If anyone has suggestions, I would greatly...
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Last post by piscator71
12/26/23 23:20
Fly Rods for the Farm
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Astropath12 »
12/14/23 19:44
Last July I was diagnosed with cancer of the throat and from then until mid September I underwent radiation and chemotherapy. I am now recovering...
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Last post by Astropath12
12/21/23 14:31
Line for SB 59-9
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Merkexpress »
12/16/23 14:16
Just want to see what line those who have actually fished the 59-9. I am in the process of refinishing one and plan to fish it ALOT. Looking for line...
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Last post by Bud
12/21/23 14:21
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Last post by ozarkwater
12/16/23 12:34
3Wt Bamboo Fly Rods
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Astropath12 »
11/04/23 15:23
Hello,
I've been looking around as is my normal habit and seeing a fair number of 3 wt rods. Somewhere along the way I thought I read that a 3 wt rod...
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Last post by joep
12/15/23 09:15
Mike Clark rod for Christmas!
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Astropath12 »
12/09/23 19:03
I've wanted a Mike Clark South Creek ltd rod for a while but only in the past few months have I been actively looking. I thought I found a rod but...
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Last post by GerardH
12/14/23 11:36
The fly Shack
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Bamboo Don »
11/15/23 09:02
Has any one bought any flies from the The Fly Shack, the price is like .85 cents per fly
They look good but don't know any thing about them.
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Last post by Drossi
12/14/23 10:29
Some of our current members rod output
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I just wanted to take a second to praise a couple of our members Munsey W and Jan96. I have two rods from both, and they are as good fishing...
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Last post by PYochim
12/13/23 18:07
CDC floatant comparisons
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tiptop »
12/12/23 09:54
I've always used Frog's Fanny or generic equivalent on CDC instead of conventional floatants. But I've read recently that there are oils that can be...
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Last post by tiptop
12/13/23 17:05
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Last post by kakaryan
12/12/23 23:53
tippet rings questions
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Jim Curlee »
07/24/23 12:31
I've had some leader questions lately, and I'm getting the help I need, butt my reading brings up another topic: tippet rings
Do you use them if so,...
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Last post by BambooNut
12/12/23 14:16
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Last post by Brooks
12/12/23 09:34
Bet you never saw one of these!
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Jaimec »
07/15/23 09:53
I've been wondering for some time why I've never seen a blue silk fly line, so I just decided to make one! I really like it. I completely changed the...
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Last post by henkverhaar
12/11/23 17:35
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Last post by North28
12/11/23 17:30
barbless hooks/not pinch downs.
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billems »
12/05/23 22:47
I have used Tiemco hooks for the past two decades. Fine hooks, though expensive. But I always bought the barbed hooks that I'd pinch down at the...
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Last post by chugbug
12/10/23 20:18
Southbend Rod for fishing
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Lovetofly »
12/10/23 08:17
Ok group, I bought a new to me rod for fishing, and am kind of excited. Southbend is new to me. I have been fishing a Heddon I have not received the...
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Last post by Doug K
01/09/24 19:19
Rosalynn Carter, Fly Fisher
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NEKexpat »
11/29/23 12:31
From WAPO article on her memorial service:
“She told me her adventures led her to 120 countries” her son Chip Carter told the Tuesday crowd. “She...
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Last post by Gene L
12/06/23 18:30
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