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by rusty
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 ...
by rusty
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
by rusty
Wed May 08, 2024 2:32 am
Forum: Tackle
Topic: Buy two
Replies: 0
Views: 66

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,
:)
by rusty
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 ...
by rusty
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 ...
by rusty
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 🤔
by rusty
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???
by rusty
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”

🙂🙃😉
by rusty
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
by rusty
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...

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