Forum: Fly Fishing
November 17th, 2007, 01:23 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,099
Truth
Mike wrote:
All things must die, just as you and I, ...
His Loony Mikeness must have got his welfare check today
because it sounds like he's hitting the booze again.
--
Ken Fortenberry
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 16th, 2007, 12:21 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,931
Winter trout flyfishing
flyfisher322 wrote:
Yeah i am new to fly fishing and i just put my fly gear away and started
tying when my friend said lets go fishing and i went and got 3 on a
nymph but i dident know i could...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 15th, 2007, 02:40 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,967
straightening leaders
rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:
My philosophy is empiricism and utilitarianism. IOW, check it out and
whatever works.
To that end, I searched out the gnarliest old...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 15th, 2007, 01:04 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,967
straightening leaders
rw wrote:
My philosophy is empiricism and utilitarianism. IOW, check it out and
whatever works.
To that end, I searched out the gnarliest old Rio leader I could find,
took it from the...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 09:02 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,068
Albie
ezflyfisher wrote:
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again, long time fellahs.... hope all is well with all you surly bastids ;-)
Good to "see" ya, Walt. I hope your new shop is working
out well for you.
--
Ken...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
Mike wrote:
rw wrote:
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Therefore,
3. The newbie can safely soak the leader in hot water, straighten it
out, cut off the tippet up to about 3x, tie on new tippet, and he has...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 06:30 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
Mike wrote:
I did not say that was the only way to straighten it LaCourse, I said
it was the easiest and most effective, which it is.
Well, that much we can agree on. Placing a leader in...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 05:25 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
mdk77 wrote:
wrote:
I'd suggest exchanging them, or if that isn't possible, and you wish to
use them, I'd suggest checking them out _carefully_ (break test,...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 05:20 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
Mike wrote:
All nylon has memory, it is an intrinsic property of thermoplastics.
One can not remove it, one can merely program the nylon memory to
another shape. The melting point of nylon is...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 14th, 2007, 03:45 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
mdk77 wrote:
"Tom Nakashima" wrote:
"Scott Seidman" wrote:
Of course, one could just draw the leader through one's fingers.
Agree with Scott, what most anglers do when on location.
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 13th, 2007, 03:35 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,011
OT Happy Birthday...
Frank Reid wrote:
There were four officers that I met in my Air Force career that I told
"any time, any place," i.e. I would gladly serve under them anywhere.
I met four backup singers who...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 12th, 2007, 10:52 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,141
The Mayfly
Tim J. wrote:
Please, Mike, leave me out of your example category. The last thing I need
is for you to point at me as sensible. ...
Anything that anyone posts which isn't a direct attack on...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 12th, 2007, 09:52 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,762
Sandy?
salmobytes wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Larry L wrote:
As I scroll and delete I notice that Sandy hasn't posted here or to the
tying forum lately.
Pittendrigh left in a snit after...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 12th, 2007, 09:30 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,141
The Mayfly
Mike wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Mike wrote:
Why should I do that? ...
Why should you do what ? Post your private correspondence to
roff ? My guess is that it's a pitiful and...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 12th, 2007, 08:21 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,141
The Mayfly
Mike wrote:
Why should I do that? ...
Why should you do what ? Post your private correspondence to
roff ? My guess is that it's a pitiful and pathetic effort on
your part to convince roff you...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 11th, 2007, 08:59 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
OT WHOOOOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Zimbo wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
OSKEEE FRIGGIN' WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My eight year old son and I went to the UNC-NSCU game (NCSU is his
favorite team, sorry Wayno) and...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 11th, 2007, 03:57 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
OT WHOOOOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
wrote:
rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
OSKEEE FRIGGIN' WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I kind of hate to ask, but what's OSKEEE?
...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 11th, 2007, 01:09 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
OT WHOOOOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
rw wrote:
I don't give a **** whether Illinois won or not, ...
such nastiness snipped
I'm guessing from the time stamp that your usual keyboard
bravado is being fueled with some liquid...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 11th, 2007, 12:03 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
OT WHOOOOOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
OSKEEE FRIGGIN' WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I kind of hate to ask, but what's OSKEEE?
And why does it matter, except to you?
LOL !!! That's...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 10th, 2007, 11:33 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,484
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 10th, 2007, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 114
Views: 10,875
Newbie leader question
Tim Lysyk wrote:
rw wrote:
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I primarily use Rio 7.5' leaders, but I usually buy them in 3x size
and then tie on smaller tippet (typically 5x). ...
This is good advice. I also use...
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Forum: Bass Fishing
November 10th, 2007, 01:05 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.bass
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,647
Good news,, I think
Rodney Long wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Rodney Long wrote:
... I just got off the phone, with The New Yorker Magazine's editor
They have chosen my "Wiggle Rig" as the "top" gift for...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 10th, 2007, 03:09 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,141
The Mayfly
Mike wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...
Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 10th, 2007, 02:53 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,141
The Mayfly
Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...
Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.
--
Ken Fortenberry
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Forum: Fly Fishing
November 9th, 2007, 10:08 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,205
Why is that ...
rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
One of the movies screened for our annual Insect Fear Film Festival
had a very young Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) battling giant
radioactive...
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