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  1. Last year I bought a new airflo river and stream, the same taper as the sixth sense UK line. This was meant to be primarily a stillwater line and it replaced my old airflo delta taper that had a mono core and a serious coiling problem. Even with the new lower stretch core I was surprised by how much memory the line has. On stillwater I also fish the the Rio single hand Spey, which is built on their low stretch ConnectCore core. While fishing these lines side by side I quickly noticed that the airflo line had lots of "squiggles" in it, while the Rio line lays perfectly straight on the water, and I mean perfectly straight. What a difference this makes. That airflo line is now on a spare spool and I doubt I'll use it again except maybe in some river situations.
  2. The 909 series is a specialty rod, I'd call the Meiser shop and talk to Bob himself. Tell him what type of fishing you intend to do and he'll give you a line recommendation for that rod. You also have the option of Steve Godshall, who shares shop space with Meiser. He's a custom line builder who builds lines for all the Meiser rods, or any other two hander for that matter. Both guys are great to talk to, full of valuable info, and will give you the best rod/line pairing for your rod. I have several of Steve's lines, they're great, and arrive quickly in the mail for no more than a line you'd buy at the fly shop.
  3. I'm hoping to be in Pacifica in June for a couple days. I've been there many times and have seen a few stripers caught off the beaches there, although I never brought my gear, we usually surf. If I bring my gear this time maybe I'll hit you up for some intel.
  4. Ouch, you must be getting some serious line speed! Middle photo reminds me I've got friends in Pismo who keep asking me to visit. Do stripers wander that far south?
  5. If you always reel your line in under tension like S&S described this will never happen, even if you reel your leader all the way into the reel.
  6. He's going to be a long way from the ocean and the Manauska is full of glacial silt so salmon will probably be off the agenda. Most of the fishing in that area will be on smaller creeks or lakes, fishing for grayling and trout. That 5/6 will probably do just fine, that's what I've used in AK. Bring goid rain gear.
  7. I like drop shot rigs, but I also fish more standard nymph setups with either a heavy tool fly on top or shot above my fly/flies. Either way I set my indi 1.5-2 times the depth of the water, measured from my shot or my tool fly. I also prefer airlocks, although I carry yarn for technical situations.
  8. My braided leaders are from Orvis. They are hollow braided mono, that's why they stretch and soak up and spray a lot of water. Furled and twisted leaders are a different thing altogether, although the concept is similar.
  9. I've used them for trout off and on for years. They turn over very nicely, stretch to protect light tippets, but they hold water and spray droplets when they turn over. I would think their usefulness in the salt would be limited, but for some trout situations they're pretty nice.
  10. I'm spending the winter just a little south of Scottsdale. I've been fooling around with largemouth and yellow bass on the neighborhood lakes in my area. There's also carp around in the ponds and the canals, but I have been using a 4 weight and the carp I've seen have been a bit much for that rod, so I haven't even cast at one. They stock the salt in town, but I'm not a fan of stocked trout so I haven't checked it out. If you're up for driving check out Oak Creek in Sedona or lee's ferry on the Colorado, both have wild trout and are beautiful places well worth the drive just for the scenery. Stop by the Desert Sportsman there in scottsdale, maybe they can point you in a good direction.
  11. My daughter lives on Oahu, and winter is the worst time of year for bones there. The weather is more unsettled in winter and the bones like the water a tad warmer and the weather more stable. You'll still see plenty of bones in winter, they're just a whole lot spookier.
  12. I absolutely love fishing tiny dries, and there's several things I do to increase my ability to see a fish take my fly, use a wing post I can see (I like white best) and keep my casts as short as I can. Most useful to me is that I almost always use the same (roughly) length leader. I don't watch my fly as I cast, I look at my target, and find my fly as it lands. If I don't see my fly after it lands I'll look for the tip of my fly line and I'll know within a foot or so where my fly most likely is. Knowing where my fly probably is I can oftentimes pick it up on the surface or if I see a fish rise close to that I can set on it. I usually fish with a 7 to 8 foot leader, and if you want to see me struggle to hook fish in tough visibility conditions just lengthen my leader to 10 feet.
  13. That BVK factory seat is awful, I'd change it out too. I've changed out the handle setups on several rods, including a couple TFO rods (their cork is awful). On the TFO's the hot water trick didn't work, although it worked with several other rods. I had to cut the seat off with a cutting wheel, which was actually very quick and easy. Just a couple lengthwise cuts, a little heat to soften the epoxy, and the pieces could be popped apart. I've always stripped each rod down totally and replaced the whole handle assembly, thread wraps, hook keeper, and epoxy. To me it's just easier to start over with a cleaned up blank than just to replace the seat and whatever cork you have to remove, and you will have to remove cork either above or below (or both) the seat.
  14. Beautiful fish Philly. I'm out of OR right now, but returning soon, and can't wait to have a redside show me my backing.
  15. Peter, we ARE talking about the lower "D" in OR, and you wouldn't recognize the fishery today, it's in a very different condition than just 5 or 6 years ago. The new water release tower and policy has changed the water chemistry and many of the insects have disappeared and algae coats the rocks. The reliable dry fly fishing, with the exception of a few hatches, has all but disappeared and catch rates are down. Luckily the the native redsides are just as spunky, although many have black spot disease and some are quite skinny. The only nice thing in all of this is that there seems to be more big fish than in the past, and I've seen photos of legit 20+ inch redsides the last couple years. I've never landed one over 20, but I no longer totally doubt a claim of a 22 inch redside. Big fish aside I am saddened about the sudden deterioration of the lower Deschutes and hope the Deschutes River Alliance suit against PG&E is successful and has positive results on the river.
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