Newbe Intro

Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to germinate.
I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a fair amount of
reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and have been doing a bit of
lurking, mining the archives. Figured it was time to introduce myself.

Name's Bill. I'm a semi-retired federal beaurocrat living in western
Michigan. I sail, ski, and tour by motorcycle. Been an on again/off again
fisher since childhood - Bass, walleye, perch - mostly on inland lakes.

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross Cimarron
Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward, floating line, 75' of
braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered leader w/ 4X tippet. I have a
short laundry list of flies with which to start.

The little bit of knowledge I've got stored in my DNA, gleaned from the web
and from reading Jerry Dennis' books suggests that hatches in this area are
imminent. My aunt and cousin are avid fly fishers, and I'm hoping to get
out on the river with one of them in the near term.

Looking forward to participating in the discussions in here.

--
BG

BGhouse typed:
Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to
germinate. I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a fair
amount of reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and have been
doing a bit of lurking, mining the archives. Figured it was time to
introduce myself.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

Welcome to the kinder, gentler side of life, Bill.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj/

"Tim J." sed:


BGhouse typed:
Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to
germinate. I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a fair
amount of reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and have been
doing a bit of lurking, mining the archives. Figured it was time to
introduce myself.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

So, are you the Abe Lincoln charector? Or the beaver?

Welcome to the kinder, gentler side of life, Bill.

Thanks. Looking forward to telling stories

--
BG

BGhouse typed:
"Tim J." sed:


BGhouse typed:
Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to
germinate. I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a
fair amount of reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and
have been doing a bit of lurking, mining the archives. Figured it
was time to introduce myself.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

So, are you the Abe Lincoln charector? Or the beaver?

I prefer the diver - doesn't say much, keeps to his work, and provides
background amusement.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Tim J." sed:

BGhouse typed:
"Tim J." sed:
BGhouse typed:

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to
germinate. I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a
fair amount of reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and
have been doing a bit of lurking, mining the archives. Figured it
was time to introduce myself.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

So, are you the Abe Lincoln charector? Or the beaver?

I prefer the diver - doesn't say much, keeps to his work, and provides
background amusement.

Hey, I know you. Didn't recognize you with your waders on.


--
BG - The full-bodied acolyte.
Wrapped a bit too tight,
but earthy with a long finish.

"BGhouse" wrote in message
.. .
Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to germinate.
I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a fair amount of
reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and have been doing a bit of
lurking, mining the archives. Figured it was time to introduce myself.

Name's Bill. I'm a semi-retired federal beaurocrat living in western
Michigan. I sail, ski, and tour by motorcycle. Been an on again/off
again
fisher since childhood - Bass, walleye, perch - mostly on inland lakes.

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross Cimarron
Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward, floating line, 75' of
braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered leader w/ 4X tippet. I have a
short laundry list of flies with which to start.

The little bit of knowledge I've got stored in my DNA, gleaned from the
web
and from reading Jerry Dennis' books suggests that hatches in this area
are
imminent. My aunt and cousin are avid fly fishers, and I'm hoping to get
out on the river with one of them in the near term.

Looking forward to participating in the discussions in here.

--
BG

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or what?

john...'05 HD road King

"asadi" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross
Cimarron Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward, floating
line, 75' of braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered leader w/ 4X
tippet. I have a short laundry list of flies with which to start.

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or
what?

I understand that's the solution for those of us who don't have money to
burn ... Or who choose to burn it elswhere.G

john...'05 HD road King

--
BG
04 Electra Glide Classic
82 Super Glide II

That's what I do...with care a leader can last a season...now, we gonna ride
or what?

john

"asadi" sed:

That's what I do...with care a leader can last a season...now, we
gonna ride or what?

john

May be a few weeks ... I got hit nearly head-on a couple of weeks ago in a
spring snow storm. Both my feet are beat up. Today was a local Blessing
of the Bikes and the wx was perfect. Lots of bikes on the road. It's
killing me.

Where do you live?

--
BG

On Apr 29, 11:33 pm, BGhouse wrote:
"asadi" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross
Cimarron Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward, floating
line, 75' of braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered leader w/ 4X
tippet. I have a short laundry list of flies with which to start.

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or
what?

I understand that's the solution for those of us who don't have money to
burn ... Or who choose to burn it elswhere.G


I'd suggest adding a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to your list. There's
a whole conversation circling around the question of 'what material',
but I think 4x is a bit on the heavy side for an all-purpose tippet.

--riverman
(Got a DOD number?)