Sparse Grey Matter

On e-bay there is a seller named Brite Beads. Nice materials, reasonably priced.

Here on the Battenkill, it is Shadbush and Hendricksons. Hasn't been wrong in 44 years!

LMAO!

Much better than the Larry Decker picture!

Sweet! One of my favorite flies to tie, although can't say I ever caught anything on one! It is just a beautiful fly, and you have done a beautiful job on this one!

Fish turns straight down, I set straight up????????????????

It seems to me this happens more when I am fishing downstream or down and across.

Great picture! :) Once managed to hook a large lemon shark that ate a bonefish I had on on a size 2 Simran. Somehow the fly embedded itself in the corner of the sharks mouth, and it took off. I suggested to my guide that we follow, all I got back was a, "No, Mon!" After taking most of my backing the...

Ted

Turns out Hartzell was my friends fishing partner and also mentored him on rod building. I sent you an e-mail with his contact info on it, he says give him a nod!

Best,
Rich

Ted

All I know is his name, Ed Hartzell, and he was from Oregon. Very well respected. Made less that one hundred rods. Will ask a friend from Oregon if he has anymore info. Anything specific you are looking for?

Rich

OK, if you promise not to tell anyone, I stock up with a couple of 9' to 4x store bought leaders, and a couple of 12' to 5x leaders, cut them back a foot or two and just play with tippet. But don't tell anyone!!!!!!!!

I have used the 60-20 part of the equation for, I hate to admit it, 50 years, but the tippet has always been a function of the water I'm fishing. In fast water, riffles or pockets where I am looking for accuracy, it might be 10%, on a spring creek it might be 40% or more. So for a 12' foot leader I ...