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Steve Baker
ParticipantWhat an inspiration, Thank you John for sharing and to Jim for passing it on. Kenny this exactly what you have been preaching to us all along. Every time I go fly fishing, I find myself more worried about how many fish I catch and if I’m doing it right or if there is anything that I could do to catch more fish, I find it much more rewarding to be able to stop look around and enjoy my surroundings. I would like to commit myself to enjoying the experience and not worry about comparing myself to anyone else. The number of fish caught or the size of the fish has nothing to do with why we’re out there. Enjoying everything that God provides for us is much more important.
ParticipantWhat a great refresher course. I need to reread this every time I go fishing.
Thanks KennyParticipantHi Kenny, I am copying off of Dave Rodecap and planning a trip to Yellowstone in September. Fortunately my wife will be joining me so it’s not just a fishing trip. If you have time for a phone call or better yet I could buy you a cup a coffee and pick your brain about our trip plans.
Thanks Bakes
ParticipantBob , I’ve been using the Folstaf wading staff for about 4 or 5 years and had the same problem. I found a rubber chair leg cap that fit the end of the shaft just right. It really cut down on the noise made by the tip dragging on the bottom. I was afraid it would come off while using so I wrapped some plastic electric tape around it and up the shaft an inch or two. It works well.
ParticipantDon, I have the same boots and wanted to install rock treads but they were not available at the time. I went with the Sims Hardbite system. They come in a set of 10 so you will need two sets unless you skimp like I did and just install 5 per boot. The price at the time was $50 a set but has come down to $35. They do work pretty well even with only 5 per boot. They are easy to install and you don’t need to drill a hole through the sole. I will probably buy another set just to have a little more grip.
ParticipantJohn, I am listening to the audiobook,” Get Your Life Back “ and as you say we must break out of our plastic bubble and make ourselves live in the world that God has provided for us. We all have the ability to make choices, so I like to choose to do things outdoors with fresh air, blue sky’s and all the wonders of God’s creation. It’s amazing how much better I feel when choosing to get outside versus sitting on the couch and watching television or taking my afternoon nap’s. The first few minutes I might feel sluggish but the more I move the more energy I gain and the more productive I feel. I’m learning that if I make myself active my anxiety levels decrease and I feel much happier. I’ll take that feeling over being sluggish and lazy anytime.
ParticipantJohn, as I read your post on the FATC forum I find myself thinking that you are speaking directly at me. You help me to understand that digging deeper into our souls is a never ending task. Even in our golden years it’s easy to be so complacent with what we have accomplished in our lives and just retire from living. I have found that after becoming interest in Fly Fishing and joining the FATC fellowship it is leading me down the path to becoming a better Christian, a better person and it has allowed me to develop many new friendships along the way. Most importantly I have the opportunity to participate in some community service events that I would never have known anything about.
I am going to continue down this path and take the journey outside the harbor with Jesus as my captain and grow my faith and see where it takes me in life. Worst case scenario is I get to spend more time with nature and become a better fly fisherman.
ParticipantDon’t know anything about that River but it looks like it would be a great place to travel to. Please share your experience when you get back. Safe travels and God Bless your family.
Steve aka, double double.
ParticipantDave you didn’t say what length of hook you were using. I’d try a 4x long before giving up.
ParticipantBob, I have heard of doing this with waders but unless they are really dirty I think it’s overkill. I just soak mine in a laundry sink in warm water and just a touch of Dawn. After a couple of hours and swishing around a bit I will rinse them really well and then hang them to dry. I only turn them inside out after a number of trips. That seems to do the job for me.
Steve Baker
ParticipantThanks Bob, I find that the honesty thing for the most part flows through the fly fishing community and especially in the FATC fellowship. I only saw your fly box because another gentleman pointed it out to me and mentioned that there was a name on it. I’m a firm believer in the do the right thing policy.
Steve BakerParticipantDave here I am trying to give advice when I’m still fairly new at the fly fishing game. I have been working on Dry droppers and and other tandem rigs most of this year. I think tying off the bend of the hook works great but I do have problems with the dropper sliding off of a barbless hook. One solution is to carry a small tube of super glue and put a small amount at the tie in point in the bend. This works pretty good but does require that extra step. I’ve found that I can prepare tandem rigs at home with the right tippet so that all I need to do is attach the top fly to my tippet from the tippet ring and I’m good to go. These rigs can be wound on to a sheet or spool of foam and tucked into your vest. The problem there is not knowing what flies you will want to start with when you get to the stream.
I’ve also tied on tippet off of the eye of the top fly and dropped down below by 8 -24 inches depending on what and how you are fishing. I found this to be prone to tangles more so than other ways. The third way is to tie in a dropper tag above your bottom fly so the line come off of the upper part of the tag line at an upper angle. This will hold your dropper line out a ways from the main leader helping to prevent tangles.
Like I said I’m still a new-be and I’m sure you could get a lot more and better ideas form more experienced FATC members or from on line articles from Orvis, Troutbitten and so many other sources.
Just remember, experience on the water will be your best teacher.
Good Luck Steve Baker
Participant- Bob I am having the same issues with foul hooking fish. I don’t know if it’s due to the fish taking a run at the fly and quickly rejecting or spitting it out or turning away at the last second or if they are just in the wrong place at the wrong time and they bump into the tippet causing you to set the hook. I’ve even hooked them in the tail which makes for a nice little tug of war. Hopefully we’ll hear from the more experienced guys for the answer to this.
Steve Baker
ParticipantJust to shine a little light on Kenny’s volunteerism post, I would like to invite all of are FATC members to take a close look at what is going on in our world. It’s time for all of us to pull our collective heads out of the sand and get back to being charitable citizens. Since Covid struck, our fellowship has been stalled. We are now to the point that we will be asking all our brothers to step up and as the opportunity arises jump on board and do your part to help out in any way you can.
Most of you are not familar with me. My name is Steve Baker and Kenny appointed me community serices chairman at our 2020 annual dinner. At that time it was easy to take over what Jim Craig had going with Ranken Jordan. Taking the kids fishing at Forest Park. It was very fun and rewarding. just ask anyone who participated. There were other opportunities that we were involved in with Missouri Conservation Department at Winter in the park, and working with the Boyscotts for their merrit badges. I’m sure there were other opportunities that I wasn’t even aware of. Well this all came to a screaming halt when Covid hit. It has been nearly 2 1/2 years now and things are starting to open up more and more. I will be visiting with Childrens Hopitals in the area to see if there are any opportunities for us to help out with patient activities, as this evolves I will be calling on our members to get involved. I look forward to the challenge and know it will be exciting to meet more of our membership as we help out our communities.
If anyone has or knows of any opportunities please contact me at [email protected] or 314-799-6113
With much respect for our place in life
Your Community Service Chairman
Steve Baker
ParticipantDave, I was in the same boat in early 2021 with a pair of White River waders from Bass Pro. They had lasted about 2 years before developing a seam leak which I was never able to repair. I opted to upgrade to Simms Freestone waders. They were the middle of the line waders at about $300. I have used them for a year and half now and they are great. I’ve probably fished 3 times more since buying these waders and they are holding up very well. Depending on your price point I highly recommend these SIMMS Freestone Stocking-foot waders. Don’t forget you can get a 10% discount at Feathercraft with our FATC membership.
Steve Baker
- Bob I am having the same issues with foul hooking fish. I don’t know if it’s due to the fish taking a run at the fly and quickly rejecting or spitting it out or turning away at the last second or if they are just in the wrong place at the wrong time and they bump into the tippet causing you to set the hook. I’ve even hooked them in the tail which makes for a nice little tug of war. Hopefully we’ll hear from the more experienced guys for the answer to this.
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