Greetings from Minneapolis
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Greetings from Minneapolis
#1I’m new to this board and to cane rods, having just bought a 7 1/2 foot Heddon 14 with 1 1/2 ferrules. I’ve got several of the green Heddon 300 series reels, so I plan to use one of those on the rod. I mostly fish Southeast MN, but sometimes get over to Wisconsin or down to Iowa. I tie a lot of my own flies, and have enough materials for several lifetimes. I also fish fiberglass rods, especially a 7 1/2 foot Orvis superfine. I’m looking forward to learning from you folks!
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#2Welcome! I live in Lakeland (right across the border from Hudson, WI) and therefore fish the Kinni, Rush, and all the rivers in between. I tie flies and have been wrapping my own fiberglass rods. You came to the right place!
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#4Welcome Blackdog! Good to have you here.
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#5Welcome to the forum. BTW: You have a wonderful resource in your area. Dave Norling, a maker of bamboo rods, lives in Minneapolis and is a great guy. So is his son, Dave Jr. Both are great gentlemen.
I don't know how many rods Dave Sr. still makes, but he is a wonderful man to ask questions and he will never quit learning about bamboo rods.
Pat
I don't know how many rods Dave Sr. still makes, but he is a wonderful man to ask questions and he will never quit learning about bamboo rods.
Pat
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#8Welcome. You have some nice places to fish. I used to live in Como Park near the zoo. I used to fish those areas too.
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#9Welcome to the forum. I got a chuckle about the fly tying materials. I have the same problem. Many lifetimes worth of materials, and I never seem to stop adding to them......
Looking forward to your posts.
Jim
Looking forward to your posts.
Jim
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#10Oh hey! Good to see you made it.
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#11I actually saw a Dave Sr. last Saturday. He’s a fine man, very generous with his time. He is only building a few rods these days, as fund raisers for TU and other organizations.flyfishingpastor wrote:Welcome to the forum. BTW: You have a wonderful resource in your area. Dave Norling, a maker of bamboo rods, lives in Minneapolis and is a great guy. So is his son, Dave Jr. Both are great gentlemen.
I don't know how many rods Dave Sr. still makes, but he is a wonderful man to ask questions and he will never quit learning about bamboo rods.
Pat
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#13Welcome!
I’m in western suburbs
You’ll learn a lot from this group-I know I have!
I’m in western suburbs
You’ll learn a lot from this group-I know I have!
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#14Hey Warren, longtime lurker here! Lovin' your Heddon collection you've been acquiring of late, hope to see some more stream pics with your rods in action.
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#15Welcome blackdog! Also, the rod builder, Bill Critchfield, is in the Twin Cities, too.