old f--ts with flyrods

[trapper2000]

low  nice  fish  man  ...hey  if  your  having  trouble hooking  up  nymphing  try  this  ...think of  bass  fishing  top water  you  see  the  splash  and  wait  till ya feel him them lift  .... do the  same  slow  down  don't  set the hook  rather  lift  small  sharp hooks  don't  need  much  force just a  lift with the  wrist .......  keep posting  pictures  that's a  pretty  fish ......

rg  you ever  try that sheet wing material ??  not  sure  how  it  would  work on dragons  but looks  awesome on bees

[lowaccord66]

RG I wanted to use him as an anchor after he landed this:

http://swww.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/index.php?topic=68721.0

Thanks for the suggestion trapper Ill give it a go.

[rgfixit]

Yeah, I saw that one. Big fish! Talk about salt in the wound

I've got a bunch of wing sheet material Trapper. Looks good, but I think the buck tail floats better and casts better. A little more wind resistance, but it keeps its shape very well.

Rg

[Gump]

The collection grew today...










Nice one to stumble upon.  condition is excellent.  Worth 100.00-150.00 in some circles

[WANNAKETCHUM]

Nice score Gump.. Congrats!! 

WK

[rgfixit]

They sure used enough thread on those old rods. That grip will clean up nicely with some isopropyl alcohol and a toothbrush.  Put a light coat of spar varnish on the rod with a soft cloth and it'll look like brand new

Nice find!

Rg

[trapper2000]

nice find  ......

[fishnmachine]

Nice! 

[rgfixit]

Carp on the fly



Took a little beady eye and headed for the next town. About 30"....maybe 15 lbs. Fun stuff in the stream with my 6'6" 7 wt. I must have thrown 200 casts to get this one to hit.

Rg

[WANNAKETCHUM]

Carp on the fly



Took a little beady eye and headed for the next town. About 30"....maybe 15 lbs. Fun stuff in the stream with my 6'6" 7 wt. I must have thrown 200 casts to get this one to hit.

Rg

I'll bet that was a hoot!! They don't call em' "freight trains with lips" for no reason! 

WK

[rgfixit]

Went 4 for 6 this morning. They liked the corn fly. The 2 I broke off were unstoppable . Two others I had to chase a pretty long ways. They're hot right now.

Rg

[trapper2000]

carp fry  RG's house

[rgfixit]

All released with a pat on the head and a thankyou

Rg

[Gump]

Went 4 for 6 this morning. They liked the corn fly. The 2 I broke off were unstoppable . Two others I had to chase a pretty long ways. They're hot right now.

That is awesome.  May I ask if this is the canal again?  Or a stream?

...and is that a strike indicator in the one pic?

[rgfixit]

Stream, no strike indicator. One of my corn flies.

Yes I cheat sometimes. Do a little chumming and then toss a corn fly. They're definitely on vegetation right now. Went 2 for 2 yesterday. I've been using an old Lamiglas 7 wt I built by hand back in the early 80's. I remember running thread through a phone book with the spool rolling around on my bench. I had a cardboard box for a rod rack and a timer so I knew when to turn the rod so the finish wouldn't sag.

Things sure have changed on my bench

Rg