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Yesterday, 10:33 PM

ddb replied to a thread Something to consider in General Discussion

This discussion saddens me profoundly particularly because of more serious harbringers of imminent serious declines in our sport lurking behind it....

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Yesterday, 06:47 AM

ddb replied to a thread The Rods That Got Away..... in Fly Rods

Not really a full scale regret but... Back a while I looked at the clutter and decided I needed to thin the mass so I opted to get rid of the...

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01-15-2019, 11:19 AM

ddb replied to a thread wullf ambush anyone in Spey Fly Lines, Reels and other Spey Tackle

For the record, in skagit casting with Commando type -- short bulky -- heads you want some 'overhang' of running line outside the rod tip with the...

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01-09-2019, 03:44 AM

ddb replied to a thread Where do they go? in General Discussion

I the heat of summer trout will seek out colder, more highly oxygenated water around springs and faster flowing minor tributaries. In winter, they...

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01-05-2019, 08:02 PM

ddb replied to a thread Which rod to make into single handed Switch in Spey Rods and Switch Rods - Fly Fishing Tackle Talk!

Do you mean three different "tips" of varying weights to attach to the Skagit scout head? ddb

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01-05-2019, 08:12 AM

ddb replied to a thread Which rod to make into single handed Switch in Spey Rods and Switch Rods - Fly Fishing Tackle Talk!

Try an OPST Smooth line with a short -- 5' or 7.5' -- head. It softens the line splash down. To get flies down use the split shot below the fly...

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12-29-2018, 06:00 PM

ddb replied to a thread Fly Fishing around Detroit... in Great Lakes Region

In your shoes I'd forego any solitary fly fishing explorations in a downtown urban area like Detroit with high crime and over taxed law enforcement. ...

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12-27-2018, 12:21 PM

ddb started a thread Order out of Chaos in General Fly Tying Discussions

Some here might have seen -- and remember -- a recent post of mine about creating a database to put in order my fly rods, lines, and reels...

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12-25-2018, 10:15 AM

ddb replied to a thread wullf ambush anyone in Spey Fly Lines, Reels and other Spey Tackle

As a spey/slkagit line for a switch rod the Ambush should be upsized 3xs over the line weight called for to properly load the rod. I use 5/6...

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12-25-2018, 07:22 AM

ddb replied to a thread wullf ambush anyone in Spey Fly Lines, Reels and other Spey Tackle

Also, single hand or two handed? ddb

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12-21-2018, 07:04 AM

ddb replied to a thread Fly Rods from the Vault in Fly Rods

I just came across a 9' 9wt I built 40 years ago! Fiberglass yet! Reincorporated it into my ready to use inventory. Irs a grat bass rod i thick...

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