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Circle hooks and trout flies.
Posted: August 5th, 2002, 3:47 pm
by Cranfield
Has anyone any experience of trout flies tied on circle hooks ?
Posted: August 5th, 2002, 6:27 pm
by Cranfield
Thanks CaptRon, are they available commercially ? I would like to try them for rainbows and browns.
I do not possess a Spey rod.
I used one once, it was the most exhausting 2 hours I have spent in my entire life.
Its pretty to watch, but you can fish the same water far easier with a worm, prawn or lure AND catch fish.
Are the Tarpon all gone by the Autumn ?
Posted: August 6th, 2002, 4:38 am
by Cranfield
Capt Ron, thanks for the website, a nice selection.
I would like to SEE a Tarpon, catching one would be a miracle.
If you have a spare 15 foot of Telegraph pole laying about, I will be quite happy to show you how to spey cast.
Note: "show" not demonstrate.
Quickest way to get a hernia that I know.
Do we get to wear white sports socks with our tweeds ?
I,ve got a drawer full that have suddenly become obsolete.

Posted: August 6th, 2002, 7:14 am
by dewyafish
CF, Are you coming back this fall?
Posted: August 6th, 2002, 4:10 pm
by Cranfield
Dewey, having sold all the refrigerator magnets, that I brought back with me from the Spring, we will indeed be making a shorter excursion to St Georges Island in October.
I only confirmed flights, accommodation, etc this afternoon.
Posted: August 7th, 2002, 11:23 am
by dewyafish
Excellent.
I'll try to get down there, if you and the wife can put up with me for a while.
Posted: August 7th, 2002, 1:00 pm
by Blue Dolphin
Cranfield.....if coming back to Florida in October maybe we could try to hook again as well.......let me know if I need to send you my phone number again......Cindy and I are talking about making a weekend up their in St George anyway...........
Posted: August 7th, 2002, 6:18 pm
by Cranfield
Blue Dolphin ? thats Jere

How are you ?
I wondered where you were, I still have your phone number.
Why don,t you try to get to the NW Forum Bash on 19th October at Carrabelle ?
There will be loads of people there you know and there is every chance we will make it as well.
I didn,t realise you had changed your Forum name.......very sneaky.

Posted: August 7th, 2002, 7:45 pm
by Blue Dolphin
Just trying something new sneeaking well thats one way to put it

......I will check with Cindy for the weekend of the 19th......... but it sounds great to me.....maybe she will let me bring the boat along I bin wanting to do some fishing up their........as far as the get to gether goes she makes killer bake beans and a sugar cookies that melts in your mouth but we can bring what ever is needed.......ask Grouper Sandwitch and Tom and of course Sneaky about them cookies I think they all enjoyed the goodies from the last time we were up to the Panhandle.........
PS...I am going to check and see if I can find them trout hooks that you are looking for......
Posted: August 8th, 2002, 5:45 am
by Sea Legs
Cran, if you come in October perhaps we can meet this time. hope to see you soon
Posted: August 8th, 2002, 3:22 pm
by Cranfield
Sea Legs, Col Tom from Tennessee will be down as well and I know we intend to come by C Quarters to hopefully see you.
Col Tom is coming for a beer and I want to know what " P......I......G" means.

Posted: August 13th, 2002, 3:40 pm
by ferris1248
Cran, Why don't you just go ahead and take the citizenship quiz while you're here.

Posted: August 13th, 2002, 4:47 pm
by Cranfield
ferris, there are few things, that would please me more.
Every time my wife sees one of those "You know you,re a Redneck" lists, she says that it applies to me, mostly before we were married.
