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No issues at all. Not trying to push you, but I go out of town tomorrow afternoon for two weeks of work. If you want it soon, I'll need to ship it tomorrow ( Monday) or it will be two weeks Jay
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Sold Please close Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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@ Cast Yes I take Paypal Jay Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Here is what I have for sale Reddington DFR 12 wt 3 piece in great condition $175 Reddington Wayfarer 9 wt 5 piece that has never seen the water $125 Scott STS 10 wt 3 piece. This was a blank that I bought used as a backup. It is a great rod, but it's not pretty $150 I have a new in box Courtland PE Crystal 10 wt line $40 Plus shipping up to $10 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I have one like new and one used Rio Clouser floating lines. The used line is in very good condition. $20 each plus $6 shipping $43 shipped for both Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Thanks, and so far the BVK has been great!!!! The BVK 12 weight arrived yesterday, and the Mangrove 12 wt too. Can't weight to try these out I work in the television business, never had anything to do with the fishing industry besides buying too much stuff in my wife's opinion Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Quote: Originally Posted by JrzFlyGuy Good job Jay. That's a helluva fish. That's definitely on my bucket list. Thanks, it was certainly the catch of a lifetime. I've been Tarpon fishing since the early 90's, and get down a few days a week nearly every week during the season. I even caught a nice one in January this year Make sure you do it, don't put if off, it is a physical endeavor, and at 51 now I feel it at the end of every day on the water chasing Poons.
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Quote: Originally Posted by thaistick An APP? Okaaay. Yes, the BTT App has a fish weight calculator in it, you input the length and girth then it gives you the weight. The free version gives you 5 calculations, the upgraded version is unlimited and has a catch log.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Storch @JayT (nice fly in your nor-vise) If you so good that you can get a woman fly-fishing, than you easily land and measure a 187 lbs Tarpon in 15 Minutes. That´s than a piece of cake! My mother always told me a way to catch doves. She said, it´s easy: "You just have to spread salt on their tails." I was unbelievable gullible as a kid. I trusted! (In God and Mama we trust!) These crazy doves just would not sit still so I could have spread salt on their tails. My solution was to use a whole bunch of salt and spread it on them when they were busy feeding, but even that approach caught me a dove. Since that time I´m a little sceptically about things people tell me :-( Like the store of Sam who cut of the hand of an Arab-Soldier to get a silver Medallion in the six days war. Asked by a friend why he did not cut his enemies head off, to get a golden Medallion he answered: "Well! he did not have one anymore" ;-) NIce Post It's not my fly, I just liked the looks of it I said to the boat in 15, maybe you need to read the thread more carefully or go back to putting salt on Doves tails
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Herb I was very concerned about my rod tip, and my leader was so long I had it on the reel several times, AND.... Lost a big chunk of skin when the flyline / leader knot went through my fingers on a surge close to the boat. It was all worth it though as it was the catch of a lifetime! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I am using the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust App, it has a fish calculator on it. The say it is more accurate than the old method of length x girth2 / 800. BTTbsays that the old method actually under calculated. JT Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Just to clarify, to the boat in 15 minutes, released in about 30, sorry for the confusion.
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Quote: Originally Posted by mkdeceiver You landed a 187lb Tarpon in 15 mins with a 10 weight? I would think that would be next to impossible. Perhaps to the boat, but landed and measured? Did you motor up to it and gaff it??? Yes, I did use a trolling motor to get the fly line on the reel, and no I did not use a gaff. Released unharmed. Fighting fish is all about the rod angle and using the butt rather than the tip and mid-section of the rod. I often use a 9 weight on slick calm days, but was using the BVK 10 on a windy day as it was new and wanted to check it out. Of course I did not expect to hook into such a monster, but it was my lucky day. As a side note, the really big fish tend to not make long runs, and this one was so large it never entirely cleared the water on any of it's 3 or 4 jumps.