On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:59:23 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

wading boots are less like bricks and tippet material is much better.
Hackle is outstanding. Fly boxes have improved as has the selection of
flies, I mean, one can choose, online no less, from of over 185
flies, just for the Madison... the mind boggles :-)
Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

Yes, but has no one miniturized the fly boxes so I can carry 185 differing
types of flies (okay, I need six of each size in 3 different sizes, that
comes out to 3330 flies)?
Frank Reid


and this is a bad thing ? ;-)
Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

Danl wrote:
"George Cleveland" wrote in message
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Can anyone think of anything else?

Well, not being old enough to have been there 20 years ago, I can
only guess at what must have been available tackle-wise. I would
propose that the internet is one of the largest innovations in our
sport. It is the way I met all of the folks here and through you
folks, I restarted down the only true and righteous path of fly
fishing enlightenment.

Ahhhhh, thinking outside the box - I LIKE IT! I'll second this one.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

"bones" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:59:23 -0500, "Frank Reid"
moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote:

wading boots are less like bricks and tippet material is much better.
Hackle is outstanding. Fly boxes have improved as has the selection of
flies, I mean, one can choose, online no less, from of over 185
flies, just for the Madison... the mind boggles :-)
Harry Mason
www.Troutflies.com

Yes, but has no one miniturized the fly boxes so I can carry 185 differing
types of flies (okay, I need six of each size in 3 different sizes, that
comes out to 3330 flies)?
Frank Reid


and this is a bad thing ? ;-)

It is if the water is in excess of about 5' 8" deep. :)

Wolfgang
who knows that the "too much of a good thing " principle is applicable to
ballast.

George Cleveland wrote:
Today I was looking for info on a discontinued reel (Lamson DCA). I
went upstatirs to my closet and poked through what Jacci calls my
"cardboard library". I've got fly fishing magazines and catalogues in
there dating back to the late 70s. I was soon sitting on the bed and
flipping through their pages. One thing that became very noticeable in
a very short time is how little has changed in our sport in the last
20 years. 20 years ago the reels looked pretty much the same as did
the rods. Most were produced by the same companies. The only two
things that I can think of that are somewhat innovative (i.e. not in
the pages of those old mags) are CDC flies and Large Arbor reels.


Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.


Who still didn't find anything about the DCAs, like what kind of drag
they have, quality, etc.


The literature of the sport is much more vast and diverse. The
photography has gotten much glossier and artsy.

"George Cleveland" wrote


Can anyone think of anything else?




comfort stuff

.... Supplex shirts with the vented back, for instance ... I started
wearing these for dog training in Californias hot summers before ever trying
them fish, but they are a fishing product. I own a ton of these shirts and
Supplex pants and they are all I wear 6 months out of the year .... they are
a huge improvement over other hot weather clothing. Poly Fleece and Goretex
has as big an inprovement for the other 6 months .... I've worked outside
daily regardless of the weather and modern fabrics and clothing are a HUGE
improvement.

breathable waders. .... I propose a new law that states that all new fly
fishermen must wear old boot foot rubber Hodgmens for their first three
seasons ... Seal-Dris at the best ... I bet we'd cut down on the number of
new FFers a lot G

George Cleveland wrote:
...
Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.

All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors. Now with the heart
related side effects, and my recent bout with heart failure, well, I'm
f*cked. Looking forward to lots more time in my canoe from now on.

Light weight boots are a close second. Made a huge difference in the amount
of time I could stay on the water (back when I could).
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

The Orvis model Jeep Grand Cherokee. :-)

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"Allen" wrote:

If we're to step out into the accessories I'd have to say quality
breathable waders have made big difference for the fishing I do. Maybe
they're older than 20 years but my intro to them was more recent.

I dug through my pile of old magazines, and neoprene waders weren't even
popular twenty years ago. I remember them being considered pretty
"newfangled" when I bought my first pair in 1988, and it seems that
breathables had only been around for a short while when I acquired my first
pair of them in 1995. All I had prior to 1988 was a pair of Red Ball canvas
hippers, they were so ruggedly made that I still have them (and they still
make my feet blister).

Stan Gula wrote:
George Cleveland wrote:
...
Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.

All that equipment stuff is cool, but the thing that made the most
difference in my flyfishing was Cox-2 inhibitors. Now with the heart
related side effects, and my recent bout with heart failure, well,
I'm
f*cked. Looking forward to lots more time in my canoe from now on.

Light weight boots are a close second. Made a huge difference in the
amount
of time I could stay on the water (back when I could).
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

Apparently, they've determined that it was the Cox-2 that caused your
problem?
As an aside, my wife was taking Vioxx, then switched to Celebrex after
Vioxx was pulled from the market. About three months ago, she developed
a blood clot in her left eye, which has caused a permanent loss of
about 25% of the vision in that eye. She has had a number of tests,
including the one where you swallow a tube so they can look at your
heart, and they found no reason she should have developed the clot.
They have put her on Lipitor, Aspirin, and Plavix as a precautionary
measure. None of the doctors, (especally the one that prescribed it),
will implicate Vioxx as a possible cause.

FWIW, she was taking Vioxx because of arthritic knees. For a while
after the clot incident, she was off all pain meds, and was in agony.
She is now taking Voltaren, (an NSAID), and Glucosomine, and is getting
about the same relief as she did from Vioxx.

I hope you can find some combination of meds that wll allow you to
regain more mobility....but fishing from the canoe ain't all that bad.
{:-)

B J Conner wrote:
How long have rotary vices been around?

"George Cleveland" wrote in message
...
Today I was looking for info on a discontinued reel (Lamson DCA). I
went upstatirs to my closet and poked through what Jacci calls my
"cardboard library". I've got fly fishing magazines and catalogues
in
there dating back to the late 70s. I was soon sitting on the bed
and
flipping through their pages. One thing that became very noticeable
in
a very short time is how little has changed in our sport in the
last
20 years. 20 years ago the reels looked pretty much the same as did
the rods. Most were produced by the same companies. The only two
things that I can think of that are somewhat innovative (i.e. not
in
the pages of those old mags) are CDC flies and Large Arbor reels.


Can anyone think of anything else?


g.c.


Who still didn't find anything about the DCAs, like what kind of
drag
they have, quality, etc.

I have a Universal Vise #1 Rotary that was made in the late fifties, so
they've been around at least that long.