old f--ts with flyrods

[rgfixit]

I'm heading to the stream this afternoon. Gotta finish the leaf spring shackle and hanger on the little red truck first. Heard some clunking yesterday when I was towing the boat. Took a look to find the leaf spring was resting on the bottom of the truck bed. Shackle and hanger were gone. PITA job. Got the remnants of the old one out yesterday after grinding off the rivets. Now I have to get the bolt and bushing out of the leaf spring. Ain't gonna be fun.

But....I did have walleye on the grill for dinner

Rg

[trapper2000]

whole  month  has  been  filled  with  jobs  like that RG  I  had  to  drill out  2  bolts   for  my trailer  hitch  cut a access  hole  for  new  fram   nuts  and  reattach  everything  .....  take  your  time  no sence in a hurry  you'll get it

[rgfixit]

Oh I got it. Only took an hour or so. Much easier with a clear head. Now I have to do the other side. That one's broken too. OYE!. At lease that side will be easier. No exhaust in the way. I'll get to it next week.

Rg

[WANNAKETCHUM]

I'm heading to the stream this afternoon. Gotta finish the leaf spring shackle and hanger on the little red truck first. Heard some clunking yesterday when I was towing the boat. Took a look to find the leaf spring was resting on the bottom of the truck bed. Shackle and hanger were gone. PITA job. Got the remnants of the old one out yesterday after grinding off the rivets. Now I have to get the bolt and bushing out of the leaf spring. Ain't gonna be fun.

But....I did have walleye on the grill for dinner

Rg

Guess there was a silver lining to that cloud after all Rg!!

WK

[rgfixit]

Yeah, and a nice one to boot. I only managed one walleye but it was just shy of 26" and a nice meal with more in the freezer. I also caught what I think was my personal best perch. 15 1/4" measured and no idea what it weighed. Also made some nice fillets
Rg

[fishnmachine]

Yum   

[rgfixit]

I did a test mission to my backyard stream with the little spinning rod last evening. Caught one smallie on a rooster tail. Saw several more. No gills yet which surprised me. Water was warm enough to go without waders. I'll be getting the fly chaser out this afternoon  . Got a little gardening to do this morning while it's cool.

Rg

[trapper2000]

I got 2 mini spinning rods  4 foot I guess ...they suck .....cast aweful ...feel funny.....and hook setting is  less then desired ....I got a couple okma 6 ft ultras from snagger  best panfish spinning rod I ever had

[rgfixit]

My favorite little spinning rod is a 6', 2pc UL Lamiglas blank I built in 1982. There's no counting the fish that little rod has caught. I finally had to replace the Penn reel I had on it for all those years. Put a Pfleuger President on it.

Rg

[filetandrelease]

I have 2 , both 5.0 and one piece , each has its own designated job ,one is a very old Berkley lighting rod ul and the other is a shimano - Clarus ul with med fast action ,  both with trion  ul reels ,

[KingPerch]

I got 2 mini spinning rods  4 foot I guess ...they suck .....cast aweful ...feel funny.....and hook setting is  less then desired ....I got a couple okma 6 ft ultras from snagger  best panfish spinning rod I ever had

I picked up a couple of those rods from Shane. ...great rods!

[rgfixit]

I built myself a set of small stream rods last year from 2pc 6'-6" 2wt IM-6 blanks. They're a ton of fun . The 2wt fly rod is a real giggle with a nice gill on it. I put Recoil Titanium guides on it and a sweet little Bauer reel.  The spinning rod is a great little trout rod.




Rg

[filetandrelease]

RG those are sweet

[rp dog]

Very nice . My favorite is a 9' lamiglass slow action rod it goes in the truck when i go fishing whether its steelhead or bluegill.
Can't remember when I built it and try to build 1 or 2 rods a year always 2 piece design . I try them all but somehow the 9' is the one is the one i can't leave home without. Lets me keep it spooled with 4 pound test and can fish for anything around here.

[rgfixit]

Got tied up gardening again this morning. Made my bride smile though. That's always good.

 So I'm grabbing the fly chaser and hitting the evening hatch. Very warm today but now the breeze has switched to the north. Very nice

Rg