Fly Fishing BS thread

So I'm not the only one with that problem.

 

New to me Southbend cane 47-9’. 7w bass rod. Plan to fish it this weekend.

 

Flies I tied for fly tying competition.

 

A legend & classic (at least here in Maine) that still consistently produces.

I was recently up at Carrie Stevens former property/homestead along the Rapid River.

 

Another classic that's killer in fall. Shang's Special

 

“New” rod. Still biting in spite of mid 20s nights here recently. Just gotta fish a little deeper.

 

Nice find

 

Thanks. Yes it was. Bought two more since then. Man can’t stop with just one. The pics from yesterday were with a model 346 8 1/2’ trout, 5wt. Those gills bent it to the handle and you can feel every head shake.

 

Any TW members interested in going to Chilean Patagonia in March? TW discount on the trip. Hit me up for info.

 

Interesting. I would have thought 3wt was about right for gills. I've only caught them on spinners though so my experience with ff for them is lacking.

 

You can catch them on a one weight if you want. A slab on a three weight is a handful. I usually use a sage 9’ 5wt graphite in my pond for them. About right for sitting in a Jon boat and for casting distance. Will handle dries, sliders, bead head stuff and small streamers. Again, that just a preference. New to bamboo but from what I am reading is that back in the day a 5wt was the lower end of the scale in rods, most used 6 & 7 weights “D” & “C” lines for most fishing. Lighter weight bamboo rods more of a modern thing. Again, just what I’ve read. I own and have used 0-9wts in graphite. Bamboo is for cigar smoking fishing for me.

 

Got out for a bit the other day

 

Nice way to start the New Year

 

Annual 1/1 Tradition to get on the water. Got into a few LL Salmon. Rainy & windy with temps in upper 30's. Good times always.

 

Got a 3D printer. Working on improving my photography skills.

 

Oh that’s genius! I was going to buy a little light box but I have a 3d printer so I might just print one too!

 

I have a rod tube/tonneau cover question for you fly anglers. It's becoming a bit difficult for me to carry fully-rigged fly rods w/out breaking them down and putting them in the bed. I did make a PVC rod tube for inside the bed. (see pic) It works pretty well and I'm glad I have it for certain trips. The issue is that my 5' bed doesn't allow for a broken-down rod over 10' within this system. So all my longer rods are out. This leads me deeper into the envy pool of full length rod tubes. My questions:

• Does anyone have a tonneau cover with a over-bed rack that holds a full-length rod tube on their taco?
• Do rod tubes on tacos absolutely require a roof rack on the cabin or can they work with just a bed rack (and the tubes just extend over the cabin)?

Any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.