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- Sun May 12, 2024 4:26 am
- Forum: FP Discussions
- Topic: Fly tickers & knuckle busters
- Replies: 0
- Views: 67
Fly tickers & knuckle busters
The D-loop, ——Here again another mind bending comment on an untraditional approach the reverse tapered leader, if this was true then we would all do it. Why not turnover a pattern on a flyrod fifteen in length because I don’t know… If I’m not mistaken the tarpon rod will handle a fifty-yard flyline ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Tackle
- Topic: Low Stretch cores, are they another marketing scam?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 130
Re: Low Stretch cores, are they another marketing scam?
If silk was for carbon fiber and spectra is bamboo then maybe dacron means fiberglass…
In all fairness Snowbee makes some really nice stuff in less than size 4-weight
In all fairness Snowbee makes some really nice stuff in less than size 4-weight
Buy two
This and that,
—-If you swap out the handle sections from your two favorite carbon fiber 690-4 then wouldn’t it work better?
Anyway,
—-If you swap out the handle sections from your two favorite carbon fiber 690-4 then wouldn’t it work better?
Anyway,
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: Saltwater
- Topic: Power pro braid fails
- Replies: 17
- Views: 458
Re: Power pro braid fails
A:) gaucho uses gel spun and a camouflage tippet for leader material Saltwater conditions could be suitable for a fluorocarbon line to monofilament leader or, vise versa? ~ &;) gaucho only knows how to three turn uni-knot or two turn double-barrel knot ~ The power pro spectra is best compatible ...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:31 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Fly casting paradox (number 1)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 427
Re: Fly casting paradox (number 1)
When making sense, —-The flyline might have some artistic value to the air but, there are a number of variations on the expression of freewill; your’re right though if a flyline was 50-yards in length then it would only casts 150’ or, be named the fifty yard line A flyline matrix probably isn’t for ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:00 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: glass vs graphite
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1667
Re: glass vs graphite
Would the fiberglass manifesto an be and explanation for why there is little option for a fiberglass Spey rod? Or, is boron the purpose of a #4 rod that handles flyline two sizes up…
Also, St. Croix now has carbon fiber rods of less than 9’ in leverage
Also, St. Croix now has carbon fiber rods of less than 9’ in leverage
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:45 pm
- Forum: Flyfishing
- Topic: The Lost World of Mr Hardy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 242
Re: The Lost World of Mr Hardy
I had an impulse purchase from purefishing.com a little while back which was made in Bangladesh? And, some BLACK Stetson to go with it but, I’ll mention this just because it was kind of a special item and I don’t know very much about what it was???
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:35 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: glass vs graphite
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1667
Re: glass vs graphite
-Why not add more character to the discussion???
“Sage vs Winston”
“Sage vs Winston”
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: Terms and Acronyms on the Board
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5770
Re: Terms and Acronyms on the Board
ABC - the alphabet
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:37 am
- Forum: Flycasting
- Topic: 170
- Replies: 13
- Views: 554
Re: 170
👋Vinny, If I’m not mistaken the 170 is an acute term for a flat backcast and a smashing forward cast and if I remember right this involves false casting with more than the weight forward section of flyline. It could be fun to distance cast for a warm up exercise with the double haul but, save some f...