responsible flyfisherman?

Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--

You get more strikes on the red, or the black?

Do you put a caramel on the end of the leader to keep 'em from spitting the
fly?

--
Stev Lenon

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Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--

You get more strikes on the red, or the black?

Do you put a caramel on the end of the leader to keep 'em from spitting
the
fly?

--
Stev Lenon


It's never really mattered. While liquorice is a great cause ya don't have
to tie knots (just mash leader ends together, they'll stick for a while),
limp candy seems to degrade immediately upon contact with water. Go figure?
Flyz are another problem. Findin' liquorice sting small enuff to go through
the eye of a #18 parachute Adams has been some what problematic.

Not to worry though, I'm workin' with a very fine Angel-hair pasta,
presently. Of course, ya gotta cook it first and there is seldom a kitchen
wall to throw it at, to see that it is properly done, but I'm always willin'
to try new wayz of combinin' my favorite activities: eatin' and fishin'!

Op --does anyone know, if cat gut degrades fairly rapidly, and what's it
taste like?--

"slenon" wrote in message
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Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--

You get more strikes on the red, or the black?

Ij offers---try catgut--we use it for tennis strings but sometimes when
you sort of cut the ball rather than get a solid hit you sort of hear a
whinning noise
also my neighbors are always out in the neighborhood looking for their cats

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Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--


Take it to the baitfishin' group then.

Totally unethical.

Kevin

"Kevin Vang" wrote in message
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Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--


Take it to the baitfishin' group then.

Totally unethical.

Kevin

ELITIST!

Op

mark - speaking of stuff that never degrades...received the package
today. i'm gonna have to return it as i can't get it open. is there any
duct tape left in lenoir? g

btw...thanks...

jeff

Guyz-N-Flyz wrote:

"steve" wrote in message
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*BUT* one of the places I buy from carries ONE brand of flourocarbin in
the bulk for 3 cents a yard (y line) and I am thinking of switching


I wouldn't, if I were you! Ya know that stuff NEVER degrades, I've heard.

Op --who only uses black or red liquorice string--

"Jeff Miller" wrote in message
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mark - speaking of stuff that never degrades...received the package
today. i'm gonna have to return it as i can't get it open. is there any
duct tape left in lenoir? g

btw...thanks...

jeff

You couldn't have! I lied, when I said that I had sent it the other day.
Besides, I didn't secure it with duct tape, so there!

Op --you owe me a "back to the falls" fishin' trip--

steve wrote in
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Fly fisherman usually pride themselves on their environmental
responsibility. Yet flourocarbin will basically NEVER
decompose. It seems preety environmentally irresponsible to
use.

What are people's opinions on this?

Varied.

Steve (this could get confusing

Realistically, we shouldn't even use normal monofiliment, because it has a
pretty long life expectancy as well. How many fish have we caught or seen
that have run afoul of mono of any type? Each sport comes with its' own set
of environmental risks which change as technology changes. I suppose we
should all go back to gut leaders, but then PETA will be chaining themselves
to cats and whatever else we may use, it is a no win situation. I pick up
alot of lost mono etc. on the water while I am out, I figure it more than
makes up for the little that I lose. So perhaps that is a fair trade-off,
pick up more than you leave behind?
"steve" wrote in message
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Fly fisherman usually pride themselves on their environmental
responsibility. Yet flourocarbin will basically NEVER decompose. It
seems preety environmentally irresponsible to use.

What are people's opinions on this?