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Tried to fight the insomnia battle. Fckit. Been up since 0400. Started cleaning. Saw the sun come up.

morning all!

 

Morning all. Make it a good day.

 

good noon all....cause it is noon!! Lunch break. The kids are now counting down the days till the end of school...and I am too!!

 

Well
After like 5 years of pain and suffering after my Exxon Valdez spill on my Carpet in the boat
And trying everything I could think of to try and at least make it more presentable, I finally Hit on the right product and procedure to make it look so much better.


The only problem now is after it dries I think the rest of the boat will look like shit.. lol
That’s ok, better than 2 1/2 X 2 foot black stain..

 

I would just cover it with a nice white shag

 

All of them. The bamboo gave me chest pains.

 

Ahhh pimp boat..
Maybe @MTgirl would do her bikini on the bow thing.

 

You can always grab a stick from the riverbank….

 

Good Afternoon Y'all!

Stormin' all day here in the ATL

Good day to be at work.....

 

Good Afternoon

 

That would be the tenkara method!

 

Afternoon, all

 

Afternoon everyone, nice day 58* and sun.
I have had a few looks from my wife.

 

Had it restored, 9’ Shakespeare 6WT, 1959 model year. Blank was made in the Heddon factory in Dowagiac,Mi. Rod was finished in the Shakespeare factory in Kalamazoo, Mi. It’s fun to use, got an old Shakespeare fly reel to go with it.

 

What line are you using I had someone tell me they used silk back in the day and I would need a special line.

 

It’s Rio I think, its a weight forward 5wt. The fly shop recommended it, 6wt rod, 5wt line, casts pretty easy. It’s a heavy rod compared to modern gear.
Yes silk line was used back in the day, you can still buy it $, you have to dry it after use or it will rot.

 

It’s not that valuable, now if it was a 59 RL Winston in mint condition, big money.

 

been raining a couple of hours and storming. Thankfully no tornados in my area... 2+ inches of rain

evening all