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by islander
Tue Jan 04, 2011 7:57 pm
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: 2mp love.
Replies: 0
Views: 1106

2mp love.

Went fishing today. Waded the oyster beds and pitched flies into the mullet schools. I know, it's frowned up here, but, that's what I did. It was too nice to sit around the house. I hooked and lost the 2nd REALLY nice Red this year. Fortunately, this one stayed on long enough to fully test my recent...
by islander
Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:11 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Favorite music while fly tying?
Replies: 26
Views: 10197

Re: Favorite music while fly tying?

Radiohead, for the most part. Like Gil, however, I too am a tv casualty. The dvr playing Judge Judy on the tube is usually in the background.

Last session was Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon". Call me lame, but that's a pretty good record. It had just arrived in the mail that day.
by islander
Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:39 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: 2011 News Years Resolutions
Replies: 18
Views: 5772

Re: 2011 News Years Resolutions

To go an entire year without breaking a forking rod.
by islander
Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Who's going out in 2011?
Replies: 16
Views: 6573

Re: Who's going out in 2011?

Went.
by islander
Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:09 pm
Forum: Rod Building
Topic: Short light surf rod
Replies: 1
Views: 3153

Re: Short light surf rod

Skills!
by islander
Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:22 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Targeting snook during the cold months
Replies: 19
Views: 6677

Re: Targeting snook during the cold months

Left them alone last winter for obvious reasons. I do fish for them only if it's been "warm" for a period of time... I do try to get them in as quick as possible, leave them in the water during release. Barbless since birth...
by islander
Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Renzetti Clouser arms on clearance
Replies: 1
Views: 1882

Renzetti Clouser arms on clearance

http://www.feather-craft.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has thumbscrew style Clouser arms for the Traveller $19.95... Just scroll down to clearance. Its located in the fly tying materials section...
by islander
Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:57 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Closing out the year...
Replies: 22
Views: 8643

Re: Closing out the year...

Wow. It's been a year of ups and downs. All I have is a cheap camera and a 2mp cell phone to tell the story. Sorry I don't have a pretty collage... The spring started out promising. Fishing was really good. Then came the summer. I was laid off in mid July. I don't want any sympathy. I was miserable ...
by islander
Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:25 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Today's Strange Fish
Replies: 8
Views: 3638

Re: Today's Strange Fish

Dont get near the mouth. They bite. Not hard, but they dont let go when they do... Trust me!
by islander
Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:18 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Croc attacks kayaker
Replies: 15
Views: 4714

Re: Croc attacks kayaker

Unfortunately, from time to time, crocs attack this forum as well...

Those things are sooo g....
by islander
Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:48 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Finally
Replies: 11
Views: 3609

Re: Finally

GILs_GONE_WILD wrote:
1okbyme2 wrote:Movin' on up..... :cool:
To the "west" side. :mrgreen:
to deluxe waders for my thi i ighs...
by islander
Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:04 am
Forum: Rod Building
Topic: Wisdom through experience...
Replies: 1
Views: 3212

Wisdom through experience...

When using gold thread on an olive blank, make sure to erase ALL those little china marker marks. That one you forgot WILL show through once the finish is applied...

Oops!!
by islander
Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:27 am
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Mullet on a gulp
Replies: 4
Views: 2067

Re: Mullet on a gulp

I got one on a top water fly once! So cool!
by islander
Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Leader question
Replies: 19
Views: 8129

Re: Leader question

The butt section is half the entire length of the leader 40 lb. test (I use 12 ft. leader, so in this case 6ft. Of 40lb.). -Half the length of the butt section 30lb. (3 feet). -Half the length if section 2, 20 lb. (1.5 feet). -Tippet. And then you tye on a 20 # tippet why not just add a longer last...
by islander
Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:46 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: When I grow up....
Replies: 32
Views: 13038

Re: When I grow up....

Wow... Smack talk, pretty pics from a boat and conversation about pie. Viva La Drake!