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Tim McCoy
ParticipantI have machine cleaned my waders for years, about once a year. Gentle cycle, cold water, powder detergent, Oxyclean. Do not machine dry or use fabric softener. It is beneficial, opens the pores and helps keep the waders pliable.
Check out cleaning waders on You Tube.
Tim McCoy
ParticipantThanks Kenny,
Kenny,
Great minds think alike. I read this same post early this morning. I was going to change my wording from vintage to old. Like you most of my lures were bought in my youth, and I have a lot of them. I have looked on ebay trying to calculate the value. Time consuming when you have around a hundred lures. Manufactures include Heddon, South Bend, Creek Chub, Burke, Arbogast, Bomber and Kautzky. A few of these are made of wood with glass eyes. Some are in their original boxes, most are not. Not sure of the best way to go in trying to sell.
Like always, Kenny, thank you for your help and input.
Tim
ParticipantJim,
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I was sorta hoping for close counts like in grenades. Then you are such a great friend that you wanted to keep my frustration down by appeasing me with the science of leader making. After all there is the physics of the fly cast, entomology of bugs, and veterinarian needs for raising trout in a hatchery. Just to name a few. So, in order not to continue pissing on each others foot, lets just say there is a lot of science behind our ART of fly fishing.
I just completed my Jason Randall leader. I am pretty proud of it. Most bloods knots and length came out dead nuts right on. I missed by a quarter inch long between the 10lb and 8lb section. Close, watch out for those stinken grenades!
Next problem. I do not own a SA 5wt Trout Creek fly line that Jason recommended. I do have a SA GPX WF 5wt. Looking at the profile of these two lines, it appears the GPX may be loaded a bit more than the Trout Creek on the front end. Hard to determine for sure looking at the profiles. Guarded secretes and all.
My plan of attack, head out to Bush Wild Life next week and cast the Jason leader with the GPX fly line and get a read on it.
I really do appreciate your input on this. We need to get together and let me buy a few of those Cow beers.
Thanks
Tim
ParticipantJim,
You got it.
I am going to follow Jasons formula for the traditional nymph leader that Devin Olsen developed.
20-15-10-8-5-4-tippet.
Tim
ParticipantLooking forward to this event. I will be celebrating my 77th birthday on the 5th. I have a few items to sell, 5 fly boxes, Two rods, a Winston Nexus 4wt, a Moonshine 3wt Euro rod, Allen chest and back pack maybe some books and more. Looking to add gear.
It is my birthday, not interested in cake but we could lighten a bottle of Buffalo Trace!
ParticipantThe nymph flies I listed last night, there are videos on line, they are all tungsten bead heads, here they are: Soft Hackle Carrot, Sexy Walt’s worm, Iron Lotus, Tungsten Rainbow Warrior, Silver bullet Baetis, Frenchie (my favorite), Tinsel Perdigon, Blow Torch (another favorite), Red Dart, and Tungsten Surveyor. I tie these on competition hooks Hanak and Fire Hole mostly, and their line of jig hooks. Jig hooks swim point up, they snag less on the bottom.
ParticipantJim,
Here is a list of tungsten bead head nymph that I tie: Soft Hackle Carrot, Sexy Walt’s Worm, Iron Lotus Tinsel Rainbow Warrior, Silver Bullet Baetis, Red Dart, Tungsten Surveyor, Frenchie, Tinsel Perdigon, Blow Torch. There a few more, but this should hold you. Search for the video’s on line. These are competition style nymph’s tied by Devin Olsen and Lance Egan. They also have produced a video, title “Modern Nymphing.” Great watching.
Also take a look at the book, “Dynamic Nymphing” by George Daniel. He has included about 60 nymph patterns with recipes in the book.
Tim
ParticipantHere is a list of nymphs I tie: Tungsten Surveyor, Pliva Perdigon, Rainbow warrior, BWO Iron Lotus, Frenchie, Red Dart, Soft Hackle Carrot, Silver Bullet Baetis, Sexy Walts Worm, Blow Torch, and Squirmy Worm. You can find videos of these nymphs being tied on line, just do a search.
There are many more. This is a few of Lance Egan’s and Devin Olsen’s nymphs. if you don’t recognize these names they represent the U.S. Fly Fishing Team. They have a video out titled,”Modern Nymphing.” It is 90 minutes long and very detailed about Euro Nymphing no fly tying. They also have a second video coming out soon, I don’t have a time.
Also, If I may, I recommend the book, “Dynamic Nymphing” by George Daniel. It has 60 fly patterns with recipes.
I have been Euro Nymph fishing for most of the summer. Chat me up.
ParticipantAfter some digging it is a Maccaffertium, no common name found.
ParticipantCould this possible be a dragon fly?
ParticipantI can’t wait to be able to join you. It has been a long time coming.
ParticipantKenny, it is your teaching, move, move, tie them knots faster and mend, mend, mend. I hear it in my sleep at night. Of course you yell this in that drill sergeant voice of yours.
Been waiting a long time for system like this. I just didn’t know what I was waiting for.
ParticipantHay Mike, One of the best sites I found for learning the euro method is Troutbitten, if you haven’t looked at Troutbitten take a peek. Kenny mentioned this site Thursday night. It is an in depth look at euro nymphing. Actually, the administrator Domenick Swentosky of Trourbitten, refers to Euro Nymphing as the Mono Rig. The first post of his that I read was, Why Fly Line Sucks. Got my attention. Take a look. If you are really interested in a new method of catching fish you will spend a week or more reading his stuff.
I hate split shot.
ParticipantThanks Mo, these were the video’s I referenced. I am computer inept.
ParticipantOkay, okay, The Moorish mouse fly pattern. I watched two video’s on this fly pattern. The result was my going to my fly tying room and inventorying my Elk hair. I have about 20 pounds long Elk hair are enough for 1 fly.
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