old f--ts with flyrods

[KingPerch]

Hey!! I was wondering where all my bobbers went!!  LOL!! Nice grand slam Trap!!

[trapper2000]

my official  report today   5 crappies  and 72 rock bass!
rod ...9 ft  5 wt  st  croix  line aircell rocket taper 
location .....super secert  hiden spot!

the  day  starts out with me  tieing on a  clouser ...2x  size 8 mustad with a strike  indicator



this is what it looks like after about  50 rock bass


wasn't long  until  we had  a bend in the  rod 


really was a  wonderful  morning  and i  even  got to use  my red neck live well 

fish fry tonight

[rgfixit]

Fun stuff Trapper!

Here's the Orvis;








RG

[KingPerch]

TRAPPER SMACKIN' THE DUKES!!!!  Good stuff Trap!! I know that hidden secret spot......

[trapper2000]

sweet  RG  !!!!  i'd  be  afraid  to  fish  with it  myself  ! 

KP  noooooo  it's  a  super  secret  spot  hiden  from  view  few people have  ever seen it .....well except  during harbor fest  maybe 

RG  i decided  i like  catching alot  more then fishing  and  the  dukes  are more then willing to play  i must  have caught  500  in the past week  i did   toss a muddler  at a gar pike and had him chase it a few times  ! 

well  i that a  new  recipe  for  rock bass  ...fry daddy  on grill   corn roastin  coffee in  hand   and  bocephus on  the  cd player

life  is  good

[rgfixit]

Kindred spirits, we are Trap

Sausage on the grill, Keb Mo' on the player + a little Absolut and Ruby red in the Mason Jar

I'm gonna go pester the bass and drum on the canal in the AM. My backyard stream was a total bust today. 4 hours of nothing.......nothing!

I think they all got swept downstream with the last big flood.

RG

[rgfixit]

I forgot about my "New Potato Salad".

MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm

RG

[trapper2000]

RG  think i'm  going  to  ty up  a  few  of  these   

http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/tabou-daddy/

looks simple  yet effective  with lots of  room to change things

[rgfixit]

I like it. Simple, and as you said....lots of room for variations. I'd skip the mono eyes though. Those are for the fisherman, not the fish.

RG

[trapper2000]

yup .........but they look cool 

[fishnmachine]

Hey RG. . . Last night at an auction I scored a Shakespeare Presidential Wonderod FY-920 7'-0 with the tube (label still on tube, too) for 17.50.  The sock is missing, but overall I'd have to give it a "Very Good" condition.  I've got a couple of questions for you.  Where might I find a replacement sock, or what material would it have been made from?  And how would you clean it (the rod) to maybe make it white (it's a little cream colored now) again?

I can't wait to match it up to a reel and line and try it.  It's light as a feather!      

[trapper2000]

very nice  find and  price  ...and they are  light at  3 1/2  oz  thats  good  for a  50 year old rod! 

http://antiquerodandreels.com/mfg_s/shakespeare.html#

sweet rod  ...wanna  double your  money on it!   oh the  sock  for that was a  blue  colored cloth

[rgfixit]

Had some fun with the bass on the fly this morning...






And then....this thing hit the clouser. I believe it to be the extremely rare "Rhinopikesaurus"



Never seen anything like it.

How would I clean that glass rod???
Very carefully!

Start with 50% Isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. Stay away from the wraps, they'll turn milky if they come in contact with the alcohol. Use a soft cloth to start and go to paper towel if more abrasion is needed. Step up to 91% if necessary. Dawn and hot water should clean up the grip. Alcohol will get out any deep stains.

Just go slowly!

RG

[Raquettedacker]

Way to go RG...  I'm heading out now....

[rgfixit]

Have fun Dom. They're very cooperative right now

RG