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Your Favorite Grips
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Oxbow »
04/27/24 10:48
Just wondering what are others favorite grips and why. Like a lot of you I have used many grip shapes over the years and have settled on a couple of...
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Last post by mcflyfish
04/28/24 18:23
Rod Advice Needed
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I have an incredible itch to get an Orvis impregnated rod for fishing small streams but I am struggling to figure out what oz rod I should be looking...
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Last post by driftless angler
04/28/24 11:29
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 blackdog
04/27/24 21:50
First Fish of the Season
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by
owenscaddis »
03/31/24 12:07
Please share photos of your first fish of the 2024 season.
My first outing this year was Friday March 29 on the upper Gallatin River where I picked...
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Last post by Mpheckler
04/27/24 06:06
Reading the hatch
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by
MrBojangles »
04/16/24 16:05
I was out fly fishing today and made a conscientious effort to try and read the hatch. It is early spring in southeastern Pennsylvania, but all I saw...
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Last post by jeffkn1
04/26/24 16:19
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Last post by Dukejb
04/26/24 10:35
Otter butter questions
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kevinhaney1 »
04/25/24 08:39
OK, so I have my brand new Phoenix silk line in my tin of otter butter. Before I use it, is there any reason to dress the whole line as opposed to...
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Last post by JFL
04/26/24 07:46
TERENZIO SILK FLY LINES
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by
Bugtussel »
04/13/24 11:28
Am looking for source of Terenzio silk lines here but am striking out so far. Swift River has none in stock and did not say they would be getting...
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Last post by Bugtussel
04/25/24 18:11
First bamboo rod
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by
partsman »
04/11/24 15:38
Well, I went north yesterday and committed myself to fishing my first bamboo fly rod. First, that was a good commitment I thoroughly enjoyed this...
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Last post by davidk
04/24/24 07:50
Vintage Bamboo match rods to reels
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oxbowjohn »
04/03/24 12:54
I am fortunate to have several vintage bamboo fly rods and a couple dozen vintage reels I need help matching the reels to the rods and in a couple...
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Last post by clhanso
04/24/24 01:12
Definition of "parabolic"?
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by
rkybob »
01/08/24 15:38
Having had a background in engineering, math, and tool and die work for 50+ years, I am curious about the term parabolic as applied to a fly rod...
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Last post by penta-spey
04/23/24 09:44
Underhand casting
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Last post by BigTJ
04/22/24 15:20
Classic reel with proper drag?
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kakaryan »
04/08/24 22:27
I sometimes fish my 5/6wt bamboo rod for light saltwater species, which requires reel with proper drag. (I once fished with my 3 1/4 Saracione Trout...
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Last post by ParkerDHE
04/20/24 18:37
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Last post by Jim T
04/18/24 09:05
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Last post by ibookje
04/17/24 00:57
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Last post by owenscaddis
04/16/24 22:38
Rods that you’ve made multiple times.
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Phil13 »
04/01/24 14:06
I’m curious about the number of times anyone has made the same rod? I find myself thinking about “the next rod I will make is…”
I don’t fish much...
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Last post by Lew f b
04/16/24 06:34
Favorite 8 Foot 4 Weight
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by
labvis »
02/26/21 10:33
Hello all. I am hoping that those that own and more importantly, fish this configuration would be willing to share photographs and why they have...
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Last post by Shrimpman
04/15/24 19:39
Cortland Finesse Trout 2 line
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by
bob2935 »
04/09/24 08:24
If you are like me I am always playing around with different fly lines for my cane rods. Always a big fan of Cortland lines and they now have a light...
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Last post by billems
04/14/24 14:06
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Last post by clhanso
04/12/24 23:22
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