dcabarle
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I'm not sure about you guys, but this years show was pretty good. Unfortunately, I just about emptied the bank account purchasing stuff. It's an addiction, I'm tellin you.
Yesterday (Saturday) I had the opportunity to meet a few of you at the show. Nice talking with you guys. It's a small world too. I met up with one of the guys I play hockey with, and would have never known he fly fished unless I saw him at the show.
I tried out a few rods. The first is a 9' 5wt T&T Vector. I already own the same rod in an 8 1/2 foot, but this rod was a different monster, so I purchased one. I now own 3 5 weight rods. I'm going to have to get rid of one, so it's going to be a SAGE XP 4pc 5wt. Too bad, because it's easy to place in a bag and bring on a plane with me. T&T in my opinion has the nicest casting rods on the market. Just for kicks, I tried a Bamboo Elk Horn rod. What a piece of crap! Sorry, but the rod was just too rubber bandy for my taste. Winston has a new rod out, the Boron LTX. This was a beautiful graphite rod. It's their fast action rod, but it was a little slow. That's actually a good thing with this rod. Very enoyable to cast, and I wouldn't mind adding one of them to my collection. This was a 9' 5wt rod. I tried a bunch of Loomis's new line of rods, and didn't like any of them. They didn't even come close to the Winston or T&T rods.
I purchased a pair of Korkers. What a deal, 109+tx + a free pair of soles to go with them. You've gotta mail in a certificate to get the free pair, but it is a $30.00 value. The boots are extremely comfortable too.
We went around looking for some trips to Montana and came across a few different vendors. One of them offered a 6day 7night stay on the Henry's Fork for 1350. This includes lodging, guide service for all 6 days, and lunch each day. Nice deal. We booked for 2005, but I'm thinking of maybe going this year too.
I'm a stickler for gimmicks. One gimmick I think I'm going to like is the 'Magic Tool'. I was going to buy one at the Fly Tying show last month but opted out. I did some research on it and it seems like many people out there really like this tool. I can't wait to give it a try.
Another gimmick I purchased were fly's. I must have purchased 150 flys, and have absolutely nowhere to put them. Guess I should have purchased a new box to go with them too!
Anyone in the market for a home built Sage XP 4pc 9' 5wt rod?
Anything stick out to anyone else? How about the Frogs Hair tippet material challenge? I fell for it. I've been using Orvis Fluoro for a while now, but this stuff just seems to be much better. I can't wait to put it through the real test.
I walked around for the past 2 days and had a great time. Wish I would have bumped into more of you, but I'm sure we'll meet up soon enough, spring time is only around the corner.
Yesterday (Saturday) I had the opportunity to meet a few of you at the show. Nice talking with you guys. It's a small world too. I met up with one of the guys I play hockey with, and would have never known he fly fished unless I saw him at the show.
I tried out a few rods. The first is a 9' 5wt T&T Vector. I already own the same rod in an 8 1/2 foot, but this rod was a different monster, so I purchased one. I now own 3 5 weight rods. I'm going to have to get rid of one, so it's going to be a SAGE XP 4pc 5wt. Too bad, because it's easy to place in a bag and bring on a plane with me. T&T in my opinion has the nicest casting rods on the market. Just for kicks, I tried a Bamboo Elk Horn rod. What a piece of crap! Sorry, but the rod was just too rubber bandy for my taste. Winston has a new rod out, the Boron LTX. This was a beautiful graphite rod. It's their fast action rod, but it was a little slow. That's actually a good thing with this rod. Very enoyable to cast, and I wouldn't mind adding one of them to my collection. This was a 9' 5wt rod. I tried a bunch of Loomis's new line of rods, and didn't like any of them. They didn't even come close to the Winston or T&T rods.
I purchased a pair of Korkers. What a deal, 109+tx + a free pair of soles to go with them. You've gotta mail in a certificate to get the free pair, but it is a $30.00 value. The boots are extremely comfortable too.
We went around looking for some trips to Montana and came across a few different vendors. One of them offered a 6day 7night stay on the Henry's Fork for 1350. This includes lodging, guide service for all 6 days, and lunch each day. Nice deal. We booked for 2005, but I'm thinking of maybe going this year too.
I'm a stickler for gimmicks. One gimmick I think I'm going to like is the 'Magic Tool'. I was going to buy one at the Fly Tying show last month but opted out. I did some research on it and it seems like many people out there really like this tool. I can't wait to give it a try.
Another gimmick I purchased were fly's. I must have purchased 150 flys, and have absolutely nowhere to put them. Guess I should have purchased a new box to go with them too!
Anyone in the market for a home built Sage XP 4pc 9' 5wt rod?
Anything stick out to anyone else? How about the Frogs Hair tippet material challenge? I fell for it. I've been using Orvis Fluoro for a while now, but this stuff just seems to be much better. I can't wait to put it through the real test.
I walked around for the past 2 days and had a great time. Wish I would have bumped into more of you, but I'm sure we'll meet up soon enough, spring time is only around the corner.