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LEADER TO SILK ATTACHMENT

Last post by jhuskey « 01/24/25 20:42
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by WYETHUNDER » 06/11/24 04:14
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I have just dived into the world of silk having fished plastic all my days. I bought aPeche soie 1/2 line which has a loop on one end. They say this...
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Last post by jhuskey
01/24/25 20:42
Refinishing silk lines

Last post by HauteThomale « 01/24/25 17:16
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by kevinhaney1 » 10/15/21 17:30

I've read the instructions on overmywaders about refinishing silk fly lines. For my first time, I have one that I'm going to use boiled linseed oil...

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Last post by HauteThomale
01/24/25 17:16
Surviving January

Last post by Dwight « 01/24/25 15:00
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by lloyd3 » 01/22/25 10:46
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OK, Christmas is over, New Year's is over, the Election is over (I was hung-over yesterday), I've paid my quarterly taxes, now what? I've got new (to...
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Last post by Dwight
01/24/25 15:00
Fly Line Question

Last post by BigTJ « 01/24/25 08:07
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by Bam Boo » 01/24/25 04:29

Hi All

I'm new to the forum, and new to the delights of fishing classic gear. I currently have two splitcane rods, being a Hardy The Phantom 6'10 #5...

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Last post by BigTJ
01/24/25 08:07
Strange Meeting with a Rodbuilder

Last post by Pete Collin « 01/22/25 19:30
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by Pete Collin » 01/17/25 13:41
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Hello All,
In the late 1990s I was among those swept up in the modern bamboo fly rod movement. I bought a copy of Everett Garrison's book, and read...
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Last post by Pete Collin
01/22/25 19:30
Au Sable

Last post by Random Casts « 01/21/25 09:29
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by Random Casts » 09/22/24 08:32

Hi All,

My wife and I have never fished in Michigan let alone the Au Sable. So, we’re planning a trip for this coming May or June and hoping to stay...

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Last post by Random Casts
01/21/25 09:29
First Outing for Bristol/Edwards F5

Last post by red 1 « 01/20/25 16:46
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by Big Sky Dave » 08/11/13 22:19

Took the $55 Bristol/Edwards 9' F5 over to the Yellowstone this afternoon. A dark, gloomy, threatening afternoon it was, a little thunder and...

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Last post by red 1
01/20/25 16:46
Otter Butter

Last post by bob2935 « 01/20/25 12:30
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by mtn » 01/08/25 06:53
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Anyone have a source for Otter Butter dressing for my silk line?
Thanks, Mike
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Last post by bob2935
01/20/25 12:30
Rod thoughts for smallmouth bass

Last post by Srock « 01/19/25 10:36
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by walk_in_the_park » 01/08/25 20:09
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I have an opportunity this Spring to fish for smallmouth bass in the James River in VA. What rods do you like to use when you pursue smallies? and...
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Last post by Srock
01/19/25 10:36
Armstrong's Spring Creek - SI - 1958 - Any Experiences there to Share?

Last post by winstondryfly « 01/18/25 17:00
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by nativebrownie » 01/14/25 22:04

It is the dead of Winter - so, I work on a fine rod and dream on. Certain waters and individuals carry my imagination onward and I can only wonder at...

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01/18/25 17:00
What are you fishing this week?

Last post by teter « 01/18/25 16:34
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by teter » 11/10/17 14:42
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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 teter
01/18/25 16:34
What do you say when asked about bamboo?

Last post by Brooks « 01/17/25 13:08
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by lloyd3 » 12/30/24 14:41
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Inevitably, when I pull an ancient rod from an ancient tube streamside ( ancient being determined by the age of the questioner, but usually a rod of...
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Last post by Brooks
01/17/25 13:08
Egg patterns

Last post by driftless angler « 01/15/25 21:08
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by kevinhaney1 » 01/11/25 09:58
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I've never fish egg patterns, and I was wondering if they are only effective during spawning season?
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Last post by driftless angler
01/15/25 21:08
Catching trout in the winter

Last post by teter « 01/14/25 02:44
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by kevinhaney1 » 12/14/24 09:00
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I've heard that once the water temperature gets below 40 degrees, most trout feeding activity stops and thus they are very hard to catch. Have you...
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Last post by teter
01/14/25 02:44
Loop to loop connectors?

Last post by lloyd3 « 01/13/25 21:06
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by lloyd3 » 01/13/25 11:41

Who makes the least obtrusive loop to loop connectors? Nail knots are fine too, but the option of turning things around (after the front half gets...

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Last post by lloyd3
01/13/25 21:06
Question about Old Leonard rods? Specifically M66 and M50 1/2

Last post by lloyd3 « 01/13/25 17:38
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by lloyd3 » 01/10/25 12:46

Our wonderful postal system informs me today that yet another Leonard fly rod will be carried-up my driveway sometime tomorrow. It's another older...

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01/13/25 17:38
Light furled leaders and polyleaders

Last post by mtn « 01/13/25 17:03
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by mtn » 01/13/25 13:51

As I'm looking thru one of many junk boxes on a cold day I ran across several furled leaders and Airflo Light Trout Polyleaders. The furled ones...

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Last post by mtn
01/13/25 17:03
Phillipson Dry Fly Special: how do you tell?

Last post by walk_in_the_park « 01/12/25 20:10
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by ozarkwater » 12/23/24 08:32

Phillipson Dry Fly Special: how do you tell whether or not the rod is a DFS or a regular model?

Are the DFS always marked as such? Or do you have to...

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Last post by walk_in_the_park
01/12/25 20:10
Storing bamboo rods and cold weather

Last post by NewUtahCaneAngler « 01/11/25 10:59
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by kevinhaney1 » 01/10/25 17:54

I was just wondering if there would be any danger in storing a dry bamboo rod in cold weather for a long period of time if the temperature were say,...

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Last post by NewUtahCaneAngler
01/11/25 10:59
Favorite Brook Trout Flies

Last post by mer « 01/10/25 12:44
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by rudyc » 12/30/24 09:40
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Hello,

I'm planning on getting out for some Brook Trout outings this Spring in Northern WI. and want to tie up a few different flies. Both dry and...
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01/10/25 12:44

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