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by birddog December 15th, 2007, 11:59 am
With all this peer pressure and flyfishing, I bought a flyrod a couple a months ago. I got an Orvis Zero Gravity 8wt. and a large arbor Battenkill reel. I've been practicing in the yard for a while now. This morning I went over to the bass pond to see how the rod felt in the water.
Tied on a small Chart./white clouser and after just a couple of casts this little fellow decided he wanted to chew on it.
I have a long way to go yet, but the journey has begun.
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by Reel Slow December 15th, 2007, 12:10 pm
Atta way BD
Damn nice rod too
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by Tom Keels December 15th, 2007, 12:34 pm
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by birddog December 15th, 2007, 12:51 pm
GULP! free since 1970.
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by Chalk December 15th, 2007, 1:07 pm
Fishing over corn
It's all downhill from here ;-p
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by Eerman December 15th, 2007, 1:33 pm
Alright, I gotta try to catch something other than the neighbors cat...she pulls good though
Way to go BD.
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by RodBow December 15th, 2007, 1:39 pm
BD, When you get ready to let your conventional gear go, just let me know - I'll take it off your hands.
use your opportunities ...
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by What a mess December 15th, 2007, 1:52 pm
In a technical way it is not cheating the fly didn't look the floating fish food.
I bet you could kill them with a little brown wad of yarn!
Yesterday it was taboo today it is normal what the heck will they be doing tomorrow?
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by Reel Cowboy December 15th, 2007, 2:17 pm
WTG Birddog
In the words of the great Doc Holliday, "I'll be your huckleberry"
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by Barhopr December 15th, 2007, 2:53 pm
nice going BD, even though you were useing chum.
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by yellow dog December 15th, 2007, 6:55 pm
glad u r figuring it out so i can stop by one afternoon and u can show me how to use mine all i am catching is lab puppies
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by tin can December 15th, 2007, 7:08 pm
So, are ya gonna mount a feeder on your boat?
Congrats on drawing first blood.
What was I supposed to do today?
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by What a mess December 15th, 2007, 8:43 pm
tin can wrote: So, are ya gonna mount a feeder on your boat?
Congrats on drawing first blood.
Dang the weather ain't the only thing getting cold around here.
Cold but funny, how you gonna build the mount?
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by Reel Cowboy December 15th, 2007, 11:55 pm
What a mess wrote: tin can wrote: So, are ya gonna mount a feeder on your boat?
Congrats on drawing first blood.
Dang the weather ain't the only thing getting cold around here.
Cold but funny, how you gonna build the mount?
You could always put either it on a casting platform up front or on the poling platform.
Seriously, congrats BD. As soon as I figure out how to catch fish with conventional gear, fly rodding it maybe next.
In the words of the great Doc Holliday, "I'll be your huckleberry"
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