Forum: Fly Fishing Tying
January 10th, 2010, 12:50 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,571
Lessons
On Jan 9, 3:26*pm, scubadiva wrote:
I love fishing, but after buying second house in Oregon, all my
friends up there said I should learn fly fishing. *I live in Camarillo
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 14th, 2009, 03:47 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,993
Dubbing
On Oct 13, 4:44*pm, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 13th, 2009, 02:17 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,993
Dubbing
Found something else. Wapsi is selling something called "Palmer
Chenille." Essentially chenille with half inch fibers coming off of
it. Go to the fabric store and find "eyelash yarn." Exact...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 13th, 2009, 02:12 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,993
Dubbing
Uh, guys, I think we need an intervention here. I just counted up the
total amount of different dubbing and colors I have on my desk. I've
become an addict. If you count the special "frank blends"...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 13th, 2009, 12:04 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,816
A ishing thread
Another thing you can try is something totally different. Float the
Buffalo River in Arkansas for world class smallies. Kings? Michigan
or NY. Just a thought.
Frank Reid
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 11th, 2009, 08:23 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,351
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 11th, 2009, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,967
Singed hair and broken eardrums
On Oct 10, 8:17*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Frank Reid wrote:
No need for a snow blower around here yet, but the next home game
is the Michigan game on...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 11th, 2009, 01:37 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,967
Singed hair and broken eardrums
No need for a snow blower around here yet, but the next home game
is the Michigan game on Halloween. Maybe you could arrange for the
Air Force to send some F-16s to blow all the leaves on my...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 11th, 2009, 12:01 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,967
Singed hair and broken eardrums
Hell, when I saw how close to the ground they were I thought they
were going to land in my yard.
They make great snow blowers. Could have used them this a.m. We were
supposed to get 1/2" of...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 10th, 2009, 11:47 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,967
Singed hair and broken eardrums
The announcer said they were Texas Air National Guard out of
Lackland AFB in Texas. *TEXAS* for chrissake. What in the hell
is a goddamn plane from *TEXAS* doing in central Illinois
singeing...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 9th, 2009, 12:13 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,879
I've looked at the White from both sides now
Okay, I'm down to Mountain Home for the FFF Southern Council
Conclave. This event is close to, if not exceeding the national
convention. I had some classes (i.e. spey casting in case...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 9th, 2009, 12:11 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,879
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 8th, 2009, 10:45 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,879
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 29th, 2009, 02:41 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
Awesome language. There is a bar contest to see who can cuss the
longest without repeating themselves. Some have gone for over a half
an hour. Spent a week of language school (6 hours in class a...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 28th, 2009, 07:40 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,925
worst ff thing to lose
On Sep 28, 1:33*pm, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:
"David LaCourse" wrote
Dave ( who was NOT a diver in the Navy)
tales of the weird: *about 30 years...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 28th, 2009, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,925
worst ff thing to lose
I lost was a bunch of flies in one of my favorite fly boxes, a
Myran eight compartment. Thing is it was in my shirt pocket and if
I had just had the pocket flap buttoned I wouldn't have lost...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 28th, 2009, 02:55 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
On Sep 27, 10:57*pm, Charlie S wrote:
http://www.eliznik.org.uk/RomaniaPortul/photos/hat_feather.htm
Now, THAT would be fun to wear on a bonefish flat in a...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 28th, 2009, 02:53 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,925
worst ff thing to lose
I'm hearing a bunch of whiners here. How 'bout your life. You know
how that can screw up a weekend? Trust me, been there done that. It
means... that... Hold on. Yeah, I did die. So how the...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 27th, 2009, 04:11 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
A lot of Shriners...?
A lot of turks.
Frank Reid
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 27th, 2009, 02:58 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
Don't the Hungarians (Magyar folk wear Shackos )sp?)
That is the "national" dress, so yes. The word shacko comes from the
Magyar word csako which is a peaked cap. There are differing...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 27th, 2009, 01:03 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
On Sep 26, 2:58*pm, Bill Grey wrote:
In message
,
Frank Reid ...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 26th, 2009, 07:39 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
My new toy. The rod in the header and also at the bottom of the page
is Tri-Hex #2 and its mine, all mine. Bwahahahahaha!
http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html
Seems like...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 26th, 2009, 05:27 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,031
New Toy
My new toy. The rod in the header and also at the bottom of the page
is Tri-Hex #2 and its mine, all mine. Bwahahahahaha!
http://www.almightyrod.com/Tri-Hex_Rods.html
Seems like a nice...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 24th, 2009, 03:35 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,491
OT- Semper Paratus
Oh, good god! *Another shallow water sailor!
Hmm, brown water, blue water... its all squidly types.
Congrats.
Frank
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 23rd, 2009, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,306
Single Malts
"Teach a man to fish and he'll learn how to drink."
POTM!!! I think that's my new sig line!
Frank Reid
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