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seems to be such a co-incidence it cracks up when they put their new home page up Rob sig always 99p bargains going here nike , next , m+s , leather jacket 99p http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=…

EBay’s PayPal Hit by Glitches in Online Payments Mon Oct 11, 8:30 PM ET   Technology – Internet Report By Lisa Baertlein

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041012/wr_nm/tech_ebay_… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc.’s online payment service PayPal has suffered intermittent glitches since late last week, locking some users out of their accounts for long stretches and making it difficult for some online sellers to complete deals, the company and users said on Monday. The online payment problem came at the start of eBay’s (Nasdaq:EBAY – news) seasonally biggest quarter for revenues and roughly four months after the company apologized for a run of billing and search snafus that disrupted some of the auction site’s most dedicated sellers. EBay on Monday said it was working to fix the recent PayPal problems, which have affected payments, log-ins and account creation. "We are working furiously. … We have all resources dedicated to getting it fixed as soon as possible," PayPal spokeswoman Amanda Pires told Reuters. "We haven’t found the ultimate cause," said Pires, who added that the problem appeared to be related to a coding update late on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how widespread the problems were, although eBay’s message boards were filled with postings about the PayPal glitches. Michael Bokan, of West Charlton, New York, told Reuters PayPal usually processes 5 to 10 payments a day on orders from his fly-fishing equipment Web site FlyShack.com. Bokan, who said he can see payment requests being sent to PayPal, said no payments came through on Friday, less than half than normal were processed over the weekend and just one was processed on Monday. "It’s messing things up," said one San Francisco-based PayPal user who spoke on condition he not be named. He said payments were "trickling in" to his account, although confirmation e-mails from PayPal were not. Users also complained they were unable to withdraw money from their PayPal accounts or to use their PayPal debit cards. "I can’t get paid, can’t ship and can’t get to my own money," a PayPal user wrote in a posting on eBay’s message boards. EBay has been integrating PayPal tightly into its site since it purchased the company in 2002. For example, the company added a feature to its popular "Buy It Now" function that allows sellers to accept immediate payment only through PayPal. PayPal boasted 50.4 million accounts at the end of the second quarter, during which it processed $4.4 billion in payments. Shares in eBay closed $1.14 higher at $93.73 on Monday on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

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| seems to be such a co-incidence it cracks up when they put their new home | page up That shouldn’t have changed much but apparently they changed the back end at the same time and screwed everything up. Bloody idiots. GW

In all fairness, I would love to know of any programmer out there that could make even the slightest change to a system the size of eBay’s or PayPal’s, serving over 100 million pages per day, without some glitches. My hat is off to both eBay and PayPal. They did a fantastic job. SB

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| seems to be such a co-incidence it cracks up when they put their new home | page up That shouldn’t have changed much but apparently they changed the back end at the same time and screwed everything up. Bloody idiots. GW

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – | seems to be such a co-incidence it cracks up when they put their new home | page up That shouldn’t have changed much but apparently they changed the back end at the same time and screwed everything up. Bloody idiots. GW probably got some bodger in with a pirate copy of dreamweaver.

Of course not a PIRATE copy. A HONG KONG copy…bought on eBay of course =)

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The author made it sound as though anybody with an ounce of sense could catch trout on a fly rod, and it was with that optimism that I had my brother’s rod tip repaired, borrowed a pair of rubber waders from my company’s field dept., and gave it a try.   The author was correct, and I did in fact catch a trout that day, following his advice. . . .  This sound familiar to anybody?

I cannot help with author or title, but run parallel except that I still have the book. 1.  In or before 1967, browsing as usual among second-hand books, I was attracted by Ray Bergman’s Trout (even though I fished seldom, after a summer in northern Ontario) so bought it. 2.  In or about 1970 a girlfriend bought a new car and on delivery wanted a longish trip:  so we drove from Ottawa towards Lake Placid, which I had heard of as a tourist destination: and stopped at a pretty waterfall just beyond the village.  A bronze plaque told us this was the Ausable River and I remembered reading about it in Bergman as famous for trout. 3.  Before the end of the year I got a $9.99 Japanese bamboo rod at the local Canadian Tire store, we borrowed a camping outfit (i.e. squashed an 8×12 ft. canvas tent into the back of a Beetle) and I had landed my first trout on a #14 BWO about 100 ft. upstream of the Hwy. 86 bridge. I could show you the spot to within two feet. I still treasure the book. — Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

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I can’t remember what it was, so I thought I’d tap the remaining memories of this crowd to see if my description shakes out a title & author.   See, I’d been a spin fisherman for a long time; but when my younger brother left town, he sort of bequeathed to me an old HI glass fly rod.   In some coming together of the cosmos, I picked up a copy of a book on fly fishing one day and began reading.   The author made it sound as though anybody with an ounce of sense could catch trout on a fly rod, and it was with that optimism that I had my brother’s rod tip repaired, borrowed a pair of rubber waders from my company’s field dept., and gave it a try.   The author was correct, and I did in fact catch a trout that day, following his advice. The book itself was not a long or excessively technical book IIRC, and one feature about the book that stands out in my mind was his opinion that streamers were the ticket to make any newbie successful.  (My first was on a little rainbow trout streamer.)   I’ll be darned if I can remember the name of either the book or the author, though. This sound familiar to anybody? Joe F.

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Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you? Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones. Best regards, K

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Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp.

Yup…same ol’, same ol’…. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you?

No, he and Ginkles (Gehrke) ran off together, and are running a combination guide service, rod factory, and Dale Carnegie franchise in Bangkok.  Last they posted here, Tim was "deliriously happy with his life choice, the cuts on his ass have healed, and he finally got the whore piss smell out of his eyebrows and hair" and Ginkles said, "Berzie manngy candelazorp FUCK YOU DAVE CHOCOLETBURY!! semmeldug zoom-zoom lefty loves me trignomomitry giometry and we was a enginner until someone took our gloves.  Me go fly plane now…I’m cold, timmy….can I have a baht for some hooch…." Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones.

Likely as not… TC, R – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Best regards, K

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I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you?

Timmy’s still around, check alt.flyfishing. — Charlie…

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you? Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones. Best regards, K

Tim? Is that you? Talk to me. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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rw asks: Tim? Is that you? Talk to me.

He’s out back, pickling radishes. — Rusty Hook Laramie, Wyoming

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Why not just carry a PVC tube and break your rod down with line, leader, and fly still attached.  place in PVC when movin’ from place to place. — Opie  –Planning for the Past–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone still make "telescoping" fly rods, or is there anywhere I can get one of those old steel ones? I don’t expect it to be a great rod — just barely serviceable would do. A web search shows that Gatti makes a telescoping line of graphite rods, but they cost a fortune. The reason I want one is that I frequently travel on horseback when I’m fishing. I can ride in waders with no problem, but I don’t want to ride with an assembled rod (my horse is afraid of them, for one thing), and the prospect of rigging up my fly rod makes me pass up spots I’d like to try. Unless I’m willing to spend at least an hour at a spot, it just doesn’t seem worth it. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Does anyone still make "telescoping" fly rods, or is there anywhere I can get one of those old steel ones? I don’t expect it to be a great rod — just barely serviceable would do. A web search shows that Gatti makes a telescoping line of graphite rods, but they cost a fortune. The reason I want one is that I frequently travel on horseback when I’m fishing. I can ride in waders with no problem, but I don’t want to ride with an assembled rod (my horse is afraid of them, for one thing), and the prospect of rigging up my fly rod makes me pass up spots I’d like to try. Unless I’m willing to spend at least an hour at a spot, it just doesn’t seem worth it. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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and the prospect of rigging up my fly rod makes me pass up spots I’d like to try. Unless I’m willing to spend at least an hour at a spot, it just doesn’t seem worth it.

I use a DB Dun rod/reel case and leave my rod rigged up. A 3 or 4 piece model should fit on a saddle like a scabbard. — Charlie…

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Why not just carry a PVC tube and break your rod down with line, leader, and fly still attached.  place in PVC when movin’ from place to place.

I normally carry a five-piece 8.5-foot pack rod, Opie. That sounds like a real mess. I want something I can put in my saddle bags, and I’d like it to be at least seven feet long. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Does anyone still make "telescoping" fly rods, or is there anywhere I can get one of those old steel ones? I don’t expect it to be a great rod

Shakespeare makes some excellent telescoping fly rods, as do a number of other companies. I handled a couple of quite nice Korean ones as well recently. They cost less than fifty dollars, and felt very nice indeed.  No idea about long term quality, but a friend of mine brought his old Shakespeare telescopic for me to repair last year ( he had shattered the butt by running over it with his car ), and I repaired it. It was then as good as new, although over fifteen years old and heavily used. He uses it for fishing in the salt as well ! He asked me to order him a new one as well if possible, as a spare, as the only suppliers I knew of are in England, ( Good old Mullarkeys strikes again ! ), and my friend speaks no English, I did so.   Quite remarkably good for the price I thought. TL MC

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A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you. TL MC

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A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you.

I can find Shakespeare telescoping spinning rods, but not fly rods. I get the impression they don’t make them any more. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you.

I followed one of the links on the search results page you posted. http://www.summerlands.co.uk/newfolder/page503.htm Pretty neat looking little thing. Steve, if you get one of these, a report on how it casts (and holds up) would be welcome.   JR

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you. I followed one of the links on the search results page you posted. http://www.summerlands.co.uk/newfolder/page503.htm Pretty neat looking little thing. Steve, if you get one of these, a report on how it casts (and holds up) would be welcome.

That’s odd. I can’t find this model on Shakespears’s web site: http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/index.shtml The only telescoping rods I can find there are spinning rods. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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I bought three from Mullarkeys at the end of last year for various friends who did not want to use conventional multi-piece rods.  It does appear that these rods are only available in the UK.  Whatever, if you have trouble getting one, get back to me with as exact specifications as possible, and I will get you one.   There are some nice Korean and Chinese telescopics available, and they are dirt cheap.   No big risk. Gattis are supposedly very good, ( I was once asked to join the pro-staff of Gatti, and I tried quite a few of their rods, very nice, but far too expensive ) the only telescopic of theirs which I tried was last year, and I did not like it.  I can not remember the model number, but it was the "adjustable length" model. TL MC – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you. I can find Shakespeare telescoping spinning rods, but not fly rods. I get the impression they don’t make them any more. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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A search produced the following: http://www.google.de/search?q=Shakespeare+Telescopic+fly-rods&hl=de&csr= One of them should be somewhere near you. I can find Shakespeare telescoping spinning rods, but not fly rods. I get the impression they don’t make them any more.

I’ve picked up a few UK magazines of late and they get stuff from Daiwa etc. that we don’t see here either.  Probably more of the same. Order it direct from the UK instead. Peter Visit The Streamer Page at http://members.home.net/pcharles/streamers/index.html

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Yeah, that’s a Shakespeare USA site.  They might only have what they know they can market here.  Try http://www.shakespeare-fishing.co.uk/ You might have to order from UK by credit card and have them ship it to you. JR – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – http://www.summerlands.co.uk/newfolder/page503.htm Pretty neat looking little thing. Steve, if you get one of these, a report on how it casts (and holds up) would be welcome. That’s odd. I can’t find this model on Shakespears’s web site: http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/index.shtml The only telescoping rods I can find there are spinning rods.

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Yeah, that’s a Shakespeare USA site.  They might only have what they know they can market here.  Try http://www.shakespeare-fishing.co.uk/ You might have to order from UK by credit card and have them ship it to you.

Hmmm. I can’t find telescoping fly rods there, either. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Hmmm. I can’t find telescoping fly rods there, either.

It is a plot to get you to train your horse properly.  Bush must have found out that you wanted one and got his oil company cronies together and decided that they would all just make fun of the Californican trying to train a horse.  Further more, your views on the energy crunch pissed them off so they really had it out for you <g Warren (Did that work Dave S.?)

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Yeah, that’s a Shakespeare USA site.  They might only have what they know they can market here.  Try http://www.shakespeare-fishing.co.uk/ You might have to order from UK by credit card and have them ship it to you. Hmmm. I can’t find telescoping fly rods there, either.

Check the link that JR recommended; http://www.summerlands.co.uk/newfolder/page503.htm The first two rods under telescoping are a 6/7 and a 7/8 wt. Peter Visit The Streamer Page at http://members.home.net/pcharles/streamers/index.html

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Try this site rw.  A dutch auction of something you might be interested in: http://www.bidland.com/AX/Bidland/items/sports_and_recreation/210885/… .html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I can find Shakespeare telescoping spinning rods, but not fly rods. I get the impression they don’t make them any more.

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Just down the road from Big Lake.  This one is a DAM which is German I believe. http://www.gapen.com/rodstelescoping.html#telescopingflyrod – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone still make "telescoping" fly rods, or is there anywhere I can get one of those old steel ones? I don’t expect it to be a great rod — just barely serviceable would do. A web search shows that Gatti makes a telescoping line of graphite rods, but they cost a fortune. The reason I want one is that I frequently travel on horseback when I’m fishing. I can ride in waders with no problem, but I don’t want to ride with an assembled rod (my horse is afraid of them, for one thing), and the prospect of rigging up my fly rod makes me pass up spots I’d like to try. Unless I’m willing to spend at least an hour at a spot, it just doesn’t seem worth it. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Just down the road from Big Lake.  This one is a DAM which is German I believe. http://www.gapen.com/rodstelescoping.html#telescopingflyrod

Yes it is the DAM  ( Deutsche Angel Manufaktur) quite a nice rod actually, but it is far too expensive. It only costs about fifty dollars here. Somebody must be making good money on this stuff. TL MC

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I have a Palu’ telescoping fly rod. This is a quite expensive piece of gear (a present, actually). It can be locked in 4 different lengths.  It can be used with lines from 3 to 5. I have mixed feelings about it, although I have used it quite a lot in the recent past, more than my favorite 2 weight … It is a heavy sucker. When at full length (something like 12") it takes the wind out of you. When locked in the 2 shortest positions, it does not feel that heavy. I had problems with the guides, which are somewhat fragile. When used at its shortest length, it has the feel of a full-flex rod. When used at its longest length, it feels like a super-fast tip-flex rod. Its pros: the control on the line is amazing: mending, really high sticking etc. … super rod on spring creeks ! With a 5 weight line, it is a real shotgun. You can choose the length that is most appropriate for the current fishing conditions. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone still make "telescoping" fly rods, or is there anywhere I can get one of those old steel ones? I don’t expect it to be a great rod — just barely serviceable would do. A web search shows that Gatti makes a telescoping line of graphite rods, but they cost a fortune. The reason I want one is that I frequently travel on horseback when I’m fishing. I can ride in waders with no problem, but I don’t want to ride with an assembled rod (my horse is afraid of them, for one thing), and the prospect of rigging up my fly rod makes me pass up spots I’d like to try. Unless I’m willing to spend at least an hour at a spot, it just doesn’t seem worth it. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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I can find Shakespeare telescoping spinning rods, but not fly rods. I get the impression they don’t make them any more.

Maybe you need some dapping rods?  I don’t know where he got them but my father-in-law has two telescopic rods that he claims are carp rods but they have gossamer tips which seem like the equivalent to a 2 wt fly rod. They are about 20" when stowed and 14′ when extended.  They have no guides.  It’s like a giant cane pole.   Mu

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Maybe you need some dapping rods?  I don’t know where he got them but my father-in-law has two telescopic rods that he claims are carp rods but they have gossamer tips which seem like the equivalent to a 2 wt fly rod. They are about 20" when stowed and 14′ when extended.  They have no guides.  It’s like a giant cane pole.

Funny you should mention that. I’m buying a 17′ telescoping dapping rod from Mike Connor. Mike was also kind enough to order a German-made telescoping fly rod for me. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Still think you need to just train the damn horse…. <g Warren

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Maybe you need some dapping rods?  I don’t know where he got them but my father-in-law has two telescopic rods that he claims are carp rods but they have gossamer tips which seem like the equivalent to a 2 wt fly rod. They are about 20" when stowed and 14′ when extended.  They have no guides.  It’s like a giant cane pole. Funny you should mention that. I’m buying a 17′ telescoping dapping rod from Mike Connor. Mike was also kind enough to order a German-made telescoping fly rod for me. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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What do you guys think of the Orvis Clearwater floating line? I just bought a 6 WF and I’ll tell you, I like it a lot, but since my only other line I ever used was a $15 Scientific Angler line I started out with from KMart.

Once any initial spools coils have straightened out, ALL new lines are going to cast nicely, compared with old ones. That’s why some of us spend some time and effort in trying to keep our old lines feeling like new lines! Anyways, I’ll tell you, it makes a huge difference not having any strike indicator or split shot on the leader when casting! I could cast the dry fly about 30-40 feet with ease and pretty accurately (I did have to false cast twice each cast though). The Orvis line just shot out, but when I have split shot on there and some strike indicator putty when I fish nymphs I’m lucky to get out 10 feet without splashing all over the place.

ANYTHING on the leader that affects the balance of the set up; the turnover; the air resistance (such as heavy flies; fat, air-resistant flies; multiple flies; very long leaders; strike indicators, etc., etc.) will have an adverse effect on the cast. The better the caster you become, the better you will cope with these impediments. Another question: I;m a little tired of seeing my Orvis Strike Putty (green stuff) not staying afloat in running water. For those of you that use indicators, which type/brand do you recommend? Thanks

If you’re using really heavy flies, or attached split shot, strike putty or a bit of proofed fluff just ain’t going to be buoyant enough to stay up. You will have to go to a more buoyant indicator. There are some purpose made foam indicators on the market. A tip taught me by Hans van Klinken (ace Dutch FFer) is to use the self-adhesive polyethylene foam sheet used for lining fly boxes. He cuts this into little narrow rectangles of varying sizes. These are scored, part through, down the centre line of the rectangle wit a sharp blade. When you want to attach the indicator, just peel off the backing paper and fold over wherever you want it on the leader. Works very well and cheap too! Tight Lines, Tony Deacon

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Recently stocked fish often behave differently to wild fish. It takes time for them to recognise fly hatches as food for instance.  If you want to catch such fish a largish attractor fly is usually better.  After they have "settled" in, you can then go back to "matching the hatch".

I agree, except I look at it sort of opposite – seems to me it takes awhile for stocked fish to recognize half of what they go for is NOT food.  My strike indicator, for instance. Regards, Jeff

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Recently stocked fish often behave differently to wild fish. It takes time for them to recognise fly hatches as food for instance.  If you want to catch such fish a largish attractor fly is usually better.  After they have "settled" in, you can then go back to "matching the hatch". Try using a weighted nymph instead of the split shot, and use a longer piece of thin tippet to make sure it sinks well. You might try using a piece of polypropylene yarn.   One thing you can do is to mark the end of your line with a bright orange marker or similar, and watch this. It works as well as an indicator, and does not affect your casting. TL MC — "In order to achieve what is possible, one must constantly attempt the impossible" http://www.mikeconnor.de

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What do you guys think of the Orvis Clearwater floating line? I just bought a 6 WF and I’ll tell you, I like it a lot, but since my only other line I ever used was a $15 Scientific Angler line I started out with from KMart. I’ve been nymphing exclusively since starting flyfishing last September. Today, for the first time, I tried a dry fly (BWO). There was a BWO hatch on my local stream that had recently been stocked, but not a single rise anywhere. Anyways, I’ll tell you, it makes a huge difference not having any strike indicator or split shot on the leader when casting! I could cast the dry fly about 30-40 feet with ease and pretty accurately (I did have to false cast twice each cast though). The Orvis line just shot out, but when I have split shot on there and some strike indicator putty when I fish nymphs I’m lucky to get out 10 feet without splashing all over the place. Another question: I;m a little tired of seeing my Orvis Strike Putty (green stuff) not staying afloat in running water. For those of you that use indicators, which type/brand do you recommend? Thanks

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Does anyone know an e-mail address for Gary or Jason Borger? I would like to ask one of them a question about fly lines.

Don’t know an e-mail address, but if you look on the back of one of his videos you will find a phone number for his company.  I called them one time regarding availability of one of their titles and Gary answered the phone.  Worth a shot.  You can probably also reach him (although in a round about way) through Thomas & Thomas rods.                                                Dan Dan Gracia Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools

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Borger don’t post… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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Borger don’t post… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

Who can blame him! Ralph H

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Jasons E-mail is listed at www.Flyfishamerica.com

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Borger don’t post… — TimW Halfordian Golfer Who can blame him!

all of us that do…for starters… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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Does anyone know an e-mail address for Gary or Jason Borger? I would like to ask one of them a question about fly lines. Thanks! Steve Rosenblum

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  Does anyone know an e-mail address for Gary or Jason Borger? I would   like to ask one of them a question about fly lines.   Thanks!   Steve Rosenblum  Both can be reached through Flyfishers Online at www.flyfishers.com PFY

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Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! Randy

 I came by this by accident, when my nephew shut the car door on the tip of a flyrod of mine. It lopped off about 8 inches and made it tough to use as a flyrod again. During the big snow storms we had tthis winter I was messing around in the basement and found two old spinning reels Wasn’t using anymore and cleaned them up. Looking around, I spotted the old flyrod and decided what the hell and taped one on. I took it out two days ago and it acts like a 7 1/2 foot long ultralight. It’ll sling the smallest rebel minow a pretty far distance . Haven’t caught anything on it yet but I think it will do great for crappie and other small fish, and a small mouth will probably be something else. The rod seems to load itself, so the weight of the lure doesn’t matter as much. Bill C.

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: to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn : thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   : I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but : that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! : A very light, longish rod can help (spinning, of course…).  Or a flyrod… More practically, use a small bobber for weight. … greg pavlov

And I have heard of this baitfisherman’s trick: use an ice cube or a sugar cube as a "sinker".  You wrap the line around your ice cube in a double hitch and pull for a moment – the line is supposed to cut in a bit. Then you cast and the extra weight melts/dissolves. It sounds like it might work for baits that sit there for a while. I haven’t tried it myself…

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! Randy — Randy: The simplest solution is to attach a bobber about 36" above the lure. The bobber provides plenty of wieght for casting, but won’t sink your floating lure. If you’re concerned about the bobber spooking the fish, use one of the small clear plastic jobs. Good fishing…. Robert Maxwell

There are bobbers made specifically for this purpose, like the clear plastic ones Robert mentions.  They hamper your ability to control the lure, like for small poppers.  But, they do allow you to cast a very light lure without learning to use a fly rod. Of course, the other option is to buy a fly rod/reel and start practicing.   That’s something I can do when I retire. 8-] Richard

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Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated!

I’d try the same technique for casting a fly (with a spinning rod) long distance.  Try a clear plastic bubble.  You can control the depth by changing the amount of water you put in it.  Fill it about halfway and it won’t sink.  Using an ultralight rod and reel with 2# test line (max) will make it much easier as well. — John Fereira Isis Distributed Systems – Ithaca, NY

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: Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting : to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn : thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   : I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but : that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! : Randy : — : Randy: : The simplest solution is to attach a bobber about 36" above the lure. You can also use a lighter test line.  Next, start fooling around with rod/reel combos, but that’s more expensive. — Jeff Smith                                     Graduate student http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~jeffs         Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! Randy —

Randy: The simplest solution is to attach a bobber about 36" above the lure. The bobber provides plenty of wieght for casting, but won’t sink your floating lure. If you’re concerned about the bobber spooking the fish, use one of the small clear plastic jobs. Good fishing…. Robert Maxwell

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Simple question–  is there any way to overcome the problem of wanting to cast a small, light floating lure out onto a lake–when the durn thing is too light to cast farther than the closest tule?   I’ve used split shot and put the lure on a real long leader, but that only works to a certain depth.  Any thoughts or tips appreciated! Randy —

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Seeking fishing experiences on the private waters of Oasis Springs, CA. Specifically: type of water, cost, lodge accomodations,  and maximum number permitted daily. Thanks, Norm Norm Hanami

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Yes, I’ve fished Oasis Springs Ranch.  It was the dumbest trout

experience I have nothing good to say about this place. I didn’t like dealing with the people, to the point of feeling cheated. And, I’ve heard from others (I never actually got there, and lost my deposit) exactly what the other posts said. That is, there’s one decent stretch, it’s hatchery fish, and the brochure is full of bull. Jack Formerly

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Went there the first year to check it out.  Beautiful lodge.  Nice location.  Huge "native" fish with very rubbed noses and fins.  Oh well. Varied stretches of water, from deep pool to riffles & runs.  Also great fishing below PGE transfer pipe up one of the arms.  Struck me as an odd combination. . . Since then i’ve had several friends go there and have a great time.  They have all sorts of other distractions, tennis court, i think horse riding as well.  Good location for a weekend get away with a non-fishing SO or something.  There have been some intro classes up there for new fishers, also. just my #22 –jim *                                                     *

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Norm, I get a flyer from these folks about twice a year. Never tried ‘em, but it seems like a nice outfit. Try calling ‘em (800) 642-4150 or (916) 474-1943.

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Yes, I’ve fished Oasis Springs Ranch.  It was the dumbest trout experience I’ve ever had.  Caught endless numbers of of 4-6 lb. football shaped rainbows….straight out of some brood hatchery around Redding.  The waters? The brochure says "5 1/2 miles of prime stream.  It’s more like 400 yards of prime, since a PGE flume is a short distance above the lodge, which removes most of the water from the upper stream and shoots it back into the lower stream. (There is a dam just below the lodge, which is where the football shaped big ones hang out.  Give them anything black and ugly on a sinking line…they are stupid trout, and will apparently eat anything coming near the dam that looks like food.) The lodge itself is prime, and the grounds are pleasant, food better than average. My advice?  Take your signifigant other, have a restful time, but don’t expect a quality flyfishing experience.

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   I am seeking information on wet flies and their overall effectiveness.  I used them quite a bit last summer and found them productive when both dry flies and nymphs were not.  I would be interested in other people’s opinions and experiences with this category of flies; what conditions, patterns etc. Thank you in advance Craig Horning

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   I am seeking information on wet flies and their overall effectiveness.  I used them quite a bit last summer and found them productive when both dry flies and nymphs were not.  I would be interested in other people’s opinions and experiences with this category of flies; what conditions, patterns etc. Thank you in advance Craig Horning

I have always enjoyed using soft hackled flies, especially as tied in Sylvester Nemes book, The Soft Hackled Fly Addict. Although I can’t give up my parachutes, wulfs and GR hares ears, I do enjoy little yelow soft hackles and variations tied with peacock herl and others with Hares Ear. I must admit, I generally use leftover partridge, grouse, sparrow or even mottled inexpensive capes instead of using some of the harder to find or expensive bird feathers used in Nemes’ book.(but then I’m kinda cheap) I find they work well fished like a dry, or fish them like a nymph. Depending on the situation and lie, I find they sometimes work well during a hatch, maybe taken as emergers. Anyway, I always have some with me in 18-14 sizes, and some Hares ear soft hackles, tied with a longer body on a 9672 in up to size 10, unweighted, to use when GR hares ears are too heavy for shallow water. Kevin Williams, Indianapolis, IN

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Hello All         Well in reference to wet flies…a wet fly man/woman will catch more day in and day out than any dry fly man/woman can hope for.  At least that is what the late great Charles Brooks said…and I agree.  I have a pattern I have varied off a dark spruce.  I call it a little bow’.  I don’t know anything else to call it.  It is tyed on a size 10-14 9671 mustad…it has a dark olive tail…a peacock herl body…and have way up the thorax…so to speak…put in a couple wraps of red floss.  Then continue wrapping up the body with the peacock herl and tye off.  Then put on a couple wraps of grizzly colored pattridge…at the head.  It works wonderful…try a few different thread colors…6/0 is the size I like or 8/0 unithread. I found dark olive and red threads work real well…and yes it can make a difference.  It is a faster water fly…but I have caught 10 fish in half hour with this fly…and have yet to find a place it doesn’t work. From montana…to southern Idaho…and that is alot of water.         Enjoy and let me know how it works

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Are they any better than flies with hackle? Is it not difficult to get them to float? Regards Knut Uleberg.

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: Are they any better than flies with hackle? : Is it not difficult to get them to float? Hi Knut, My application of no-hackle dry-flies is almost always stillwater, or slow-water fishing and almost always with the deer-hair comparaduns. The rivers here in the rockies will drown a no hackle, but unless you are a strict halfordian, this is no great thing anyway. For the swift waters, I’ll sometimes use 3 or more premium hackles per fly. Happy Holidays, Tim Walker

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writes: No hackle flies are especially good on calm water. Trout seem to examine body length and color more in calm water, and no-hackle flies ride better in the surface film to allow trout a longer and better look. Matching size and color of the naturals is especially critical with no-hackle flies. Hope this helps. Cordially, Bob Elliott

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Would the guy that posted about the Saltwater flyfishing trip for rockfish in the kelp beds off of Santa Cruz please followup with a valid email address?  I tried responding via email but it bounced.  I’m interested in the Livermore Flyfishers group that was mentioned. — John Fereira Pleasanton, CA

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That’s a numeral one after my name. Kent McCammon Lightwave Systems Engineer Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Just another crash dummy on the information superhighway

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