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Hi ROFF people, I heard that there was an article, recently, in here, about a fly to catch mullet. But I can’t find it !! Can anybody please help me. I live in holland and know some places where there are really thousands of big mullets. I can approche them very good, ( and cast my fly betwen them ) but NEVER EVER was able to catch one. I can cleary see, that they are feeding ! Thanks in advance, Hans Bock.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi ROFF people, I heard that there was an article, recently, in here, about a fly to catch mullet. But I can’t find it !! Can anybody please help me. I live in holland and know some places where there are really thousands of big mullets. I can approche them very good, ( and cast my fly betwen them ) but NEVER EVER was able to catch one. I can cleary see, that they are feeding ! Thanks in advance, Hans Bock.

You can try these; http://www.mikeladle.com/tackle/tackle3.html http://globalflyfisher.com/global/denmark/species/mullet.html http://www.hartflyfishing.demon.co.uk/mullet_fishing.html TL MC

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I had this strange vision of you casting for Randy Johnson… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi ROFF people, I heard that there was an article, recently, in here, about a fly to catch mullet. But I can’t find it !! Can anybody please help me. I live in holland and know some places where there are really thousands of big mullets. I can approche them very good, ( and cast my fly betwen them ) but NEVER EVER was able to catch one. I can cleary see, that they are feeding ! Thanks in advance, Hans Bock.

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Try this http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z2C4323F I caught a mullet back in February and hooked several more but could not land them.  I was using 8 lb tippet.  The one I caught was 5 lbs (2.3 kg) and most of the fish that I saw were about the same size.  I was fishing in heavy surf and the fish were using the waves to their advantage.  The fish I managed to land made 15 runs before I finally dragged it onto shore with the help of a big wave.  It is not typical to catch mullet using any sort of means around this area.  However, on that particular day they were actively chasing a school of smelt.  There are many species of small fish that are called smelt so I am quite sure that smelt that you might be familiar with are not the same fish.  However, mullet is a mullet.  Some mullet species are larger than others but all of them (in the literature that I have seen) are closely related.  Although the smelt were silvery and typically 5 inches long, the mullet definitely seemed to like a small brownish fly.  My friend hooked one on a brown marabou fly but the fish broke off.  He couldn’t hook any more after that and he had no more brown flies.  I kept hooking and losing fish so finally I offered him one of my flies (which was a combination of burnt-orange llama and black & red squirrel tail).  So the color definitely seemed to be the trigger (as both of our flies were tied with similar materials and similar styles).  It may be that this color closely imitates the color of seaweed in this area. Even though the mullet were chasing baitfish, I think that a kelp imitation was able to trigger a response while they were in a mood to actively feed.  Good luck. Mu

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http://anglersnet.co.uk/images/articles/leon24.jpg Just to whet your appetite! TL MC

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 I think that it’s also true that you should use the smallest  indicator you can get away with.  The larger it is the more  information it will mask.

I agree. There’s stuff called ’strike putty’ you can get from Orvis. You can put a very little of it on, say, a knot in the leader;  a good guide if you’ve lost sight of what’s going on. Lazarus — Lazarus Cooke

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What about a short length of the bricklayer’s twine you use for running line, or is that too large an inside diameter? — Charlie…

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I may be flying into Asheville, North Carolina and driving to Greeneville, Tennessee, so I would appreciate any suggestions for cold water flyfishing Close to these places. Thanks, Jim Barna

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I may be flying into Asheville, North Carolina and driving to Greeneville, Tennessee, so I would appreciate any suggestions for cold water flyfishing Close to these places. Thanks, Jim Barna

Jim, There is said to be 4000 miles (and I’m doing my darndest to fish every mile) of trout waters in NC…. it’s kinda like take your pick. Here’s a good informational link run by a fishin’ bud. http://www.wnctrout.com Tight lines, Walt — Walter G. Winter Ezflyfish.com:  http://www.ezflyfish.com Blue Ridge Book Gallery: http://www.crosswinds.net/~brbg/books/brbg-2.html

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Thanks Walt! Jim Barna

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I may be flying into Asheville, North Carolina and driving to Greeneville, Tennessee, so I would appreciate any suggestions for cold water flyfishing Close to these places. Thanks, Jim Barna Jim, There is said to be 4000 miles (and I’m doing my darndest to fish every mile) of trout waters in NC…. it’s kinda like take your pick. Here’s a good informational link run by a fishin’ bud. http://www.wnctrout.com Tight lines, Walt — Walter G. Winter Ezflyfish.com:  http://www.ezflyfish.com Blue Ridge Book Gallery: http://www.crosswinds.net/~brbg/books/brbg-2.html

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I’ll be moving to Ann Arbor for a year or two beginning next June. Can someone recommend local lakes, rivers, etc for fishing? tia. Mike

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Contact Mu Young Lee over on rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.  He lives in Ann Frank Church Elkhart, IN USAF RETIRED – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ll be moving to Ann Arbor for a year or two beginning next June. Can someone recommend local lakes, rivers, etc for fishing? tia. Mike

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You are SO LUCKY !  You are going to one of the best fishing areas in the U.S. Having grown up living on Ore Lake, by Hamburg, Mi. ( about 12 miles from Ann Arbor) I can tell you that it’s difficult to turn around without falling into a river or lake.  The Huron River runs through Ann Arbor and their is a chain of lakes on it every couple of miles.  Pick up a map and check out all the lakes in Washtenaw and Livingston Counties ! I’ll be moving to Ann Arbor for a year or two beginning next June. Can someone recommend local lakes, rivers, etc for fishing? tia.

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Mike: I live north off Ann Arbor and do alot of fishing in the area.  Try at Pinckney (just nw of Ann Arbor) and fish the two chains of lakes (halfmoon and strawberry lake chains).  You can also fish the Pinckey Rec. Area lakes. I do well with bass and pike in those two areas.  I also fish alot in Livingston county (just north of ann arbor).  As far as rivers go, the Huron river runs right through Ann Arbor.  Fishing the river around the hospital/medical complex has provided alot of smallmouth for me over the years.  Also, fishing the Huron north of Ann Arbor has been successful for me. Good luck. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ll be moving to Ann Arbor for a year or two beginning next June. Can someone recommend local lakes, rivers, etc for fishing? tia. Mike

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Libler, what do you know about the grand river as it runs through diamondale? — A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing           much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager   anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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How Refreshing!!!!! … an apologetic Spammer! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Okay, if I am posting to the wrong group – I sincerely am sorry – I just am not certain how this Deja thing works and I DO NOT want to intrude

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I don’t know what you are flying but when flying my instructors Turbo Aztec, six full grown american people and topped off I can hold 15,000 on one engine, well, or as long as my leg holds out. cg It is most certainly feasible and is done all the time. Wether done single engine or twin is really no consideration. In some respects, a single may be better than a twin because in a twin you need to carry much more fuel to feed two engines. That second engine does not give you any more chances to remain airborne, if one should fail, until such a time that you are back down to normal weights. During the early phases of the flight you would be so heavy with fuel that one engine could not possibly keep you in the air. Reinhard

First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James The two longest legs are Oakland to Honolulu 2100 NM and from there you have another long leg, either HNL to Majuro, Marshall Islands, or HNL to Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, the latter one being a good stop, but almost again as far as OAK-HNL. After that you can choose your legs more easily and they are considerably shorter.

You could also go up to Alaska, across and down through Russia, over to Japan and then on to the South Pacific.  It is a much longer journey, but no 2000 mile over water legs. (I wonder how far the jump to Palau would be, I’ve always wanted to go there…) Brian

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First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard I only show from OAK to PHNL to be 2089 nm that would only be about 10 hrs in the air.

My rounded off 2100 NM was only a paltry 11 NM off from your very accurate 2089!! well within range 300 gal, 1800 lbs, but you would not be flying  more than 5 hours on one engine. cg

It is quite obvious to me that you are an armchair pilot who has never done anything like this before. Your numbers are all wrong, and I hope for your sake that you never try it. You would most certainly get your feet wet. It took me 13 hours in a Baron 58 and 15 in a Twin Bonanza. Your turbos in that Aztec would most likely do very little if anything for you since westbound to HNL most frequently you need to stay at 10K or below lest you catch the prevailing westerlies which are very strong at altitude. So you would do well to get 150K over the water. Reinhard

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I only show from OAK to PHNL to be 2089 nm that would only be about 10 hrs in the air. well within range 300 gal, 1800 lbs, but you would not be flying  more than 5 hours on one engine.   cg First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard

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First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard

I thought for IFR you only needed 45 min reserve.  – Doug  -  Kingfisher plans are here…Now, about that Garage… …cruising between 150 to 200 miles per hour… Greater cruising speeds are possible, but the size of the earth does not warrent greater speeds. -Igor Sikorsky in 1934

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It doesn’t matter a great deal what the legal reserve is.  Winds over the Pacific on that flight are usually against you.  If you go high at all to minimize fuel consumption the head winds increase.  The Aztec is NOT a fast airplane for its fuel consumption.   To fly that leg without considerably MORE than a 45 minute reserve, is to seriously invite wet feet.  The 3  hour reserve is not bad.  The 14 hours is quite optimistic, in my opinion.  I think I would use something like 18 hours for flight planning purposes in an Aztec.  Then I would add another three hours for reserve.  That looks like about 21 hours of fuel. I think you could get it in, but not without some pretty special ferry tanks!   John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard I thought for IFR you only needed 45 min reserve.  – Doug  -  Kingfisher plans are here…Now, about that Garage… …cruising between 150 to 200 miles per hour… Greater cruising speeds are possible, but the size of the earth does not warrent greater speeds. -Igor Sikorsky in 1934

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OK, so its been done before in factory planes, how about homebuilts?  I am considering the KR2, which has an advertised range of 1600sm, can this be extended with additional tanks to the 2100nm required to fly to HNL? James – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James James, It is most certainly feasible and is done all the time. Wether done single engine or twin is really no consideration. In some respects, a single may be better than a twin because in a twin you need to carry much more fuel to feed two engines. That second engine does not give you any more chances to remain airborne, if one should fail, until such a time that you are back down to normal weights. During the early phases of the flight you would be so heavy with fuel that one engine could not possibly keep you in the air. The two longest legs are Oakland to Honolulu 2100 NM and from there you have another long leg, either HNL to Majuro, Marshall Islands, or HNL to Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, the latter one being a good stop, but almost again as far as OAK-HNL. After that you can choose your legs more easily and they are considerably shorter. Reinhard

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What did you assume that I would try it without any  preflight planning?? cg It is quite obvious to me that you are an armchair pilot who has never done anything like this before. Your numbers are all wrong, and I hope for your sake that you never try it. You would most certainly get your feet wet. It took me 13 hours in a Baron 58 and 15 in a Twin Bonanza. Your turbos in that Aztec would most likely do very little if anything for you since westbound to HNL most frequently you need to stay at 10K or below lest you catch the prevailing westerlies which are very strong at altitude. So you would do well to get 150K over the water. Reinhard

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First off, I would have to see that to believe it. Secondly, to fly OAK-HNL in a Turbo Aztec (14 hrs plus 3 hrs reserve), you would carry a lot more weight in fuel than the load you described here. Reinhard I thought for IFR you only needed 45 min reserve.  – Doug  -  

Surely you jest, Doug. Kidding aside, the special flight permit that you get for the overload condition and he temporary fuel tank installation requires you calculate in a 3 hour reserve on transoceanic flights. Things can happen while on such a long flight; the forecast winds can turn out different, you might have equipment problems that cause you to burn more fuel for less airspeed than you had planned, etc. I have had several a couple of occasions when I was glad for the extra fuel. Remember, there is only one time when you can have too much fuel: when you are on fire. Reinhard

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It doesn’t matter a great deal what the legal reserve is.  Winds over the Pacific on that flight are usually against you.  If you go high at all to minimize fuel consumption the head winds increase.  The Aztec is NOT a fast airplane for its fuel consumption.   To fly that leg without considerably MORE than a 45 minute reserve, is to seriously invite wet feet.  The 3  hour reserve is not bad.  The 14 hours is quite optimistic, in my opinion.  I think I would use something like 18 hours for flight planning purposes in an Aztec.  Then I would add another three hours for reserve.  That looks like about 21 hours of fuel. I think you could get it in, but not without some pretty special ferry tanks!  

How do you get 21 hours of fuel into an Aztec?  I’m not familiar with the type, but at an avg fuel burn of 8-10 GPH – we’re talking about 168-210 gals. Where would you put it all?  Another question springs to mind – how do you add oil in flight? I’ve seen club aircraft burn as much as a 1/2 qt/hr. The sump would be bone dry after 21 hrs with no additional oil.

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I think I would use something like 18 hours for flight planning purposes in an Aztec.  Then I would add another three hours for reserve.  That looks like about 21 hours of fuel. I think you could get it in, but not without some pretty special ferry tanks! How do you get 21 hours of fuel into an Aztec?  I’m not familiar with the type, but at an avg fuel burn of 8-10 GPH – we’re talking about 168-210 gals. Where would you put it all?  Another question springs to mind – how do you add oil in flight? I’ve seen club aircraft burn as much as a 1/2 qt/hr. The sump would be bone dry after 21 hrs with no additional oil.

If you stay below 10k feet, you will frequently find winds that are not too bad. You often find about 10 knots of help down low.. Under no circumstances would I start out with ANY headwind on that leg. Then you could make HNL in about 14-15 hrs in an Aztec. Taking a Baron to Fiji last year, I flew at 6K feet to HNL and did quite well. (13 hrs.) Fitting all that fuel into the plane is really not so difficult. There are professional tanking outfits that install ferry tanks in the cabin in a day. You are certainly correct when you adress the oil issue. It is absolutely essential that you know the oil consumption of your engines. And there is also a way to rig an oil replenishing setup to that you can add oil in flight. Reinhard

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OK, so its been done before in factory planes, how about homebuilts?  I am considering the KR2, which has an advertised range of 1600sm, can this be extended with additional tanks to the 2100nm required to fly to HNL? James

Well Jon Johanson has done it both ways (make that crossed the Pacific … ) in an RV-4 during his round the world trips. Check out his Web site at http://www.mag-net.educ.monash.edu.au/saaa/head.html. He has also published his autobio called "Aiming High", Wakefield Press, South Australia, ISBN 1 86254 424 7. Highly recommended reading for anyone building their own plane. Rgds JD   …… I’d rather be flying ….. John Duncan M.C.N.E.  PPL(A)  J.P.  AOPA(Aust)#42745 EAA#548147 J & J Network Services Pty Ltd P.O. Box 109 Minto N.S.W. 2566 Australia

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My tongue was firmly in cheek.  I don’t fly VFR without at least 1 hour reserve. — Doug  -  Kingfisher plans are here…Now, about that Garage… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It doesn’t matter a great deal what the legal reserve is.  Winds over the Pacific on that flight are usually against you.  If you go high at all to minimize fuel consumption the head winds increase.  The Aztec is NOT a fast airplane for its fuel consumption.   To fly that leg without considerably MORE than a 45 minute reserve, is to seriously invite wet feet.  The 3  hour reserve is not bad.  The 14 hours is quite optimistic, in my opinion.  I think I would use something like 18 hours for flight planning purposes in an Aztec.  Then I would add another three hours for reserve.  That looks like about 21 hours of fuel. I think you could get it in, but not without some pretty special ferry tanks!   John I thought for IFR you only needed 45 min reserve.  – Doug  -  Kingfisher plans are here…Now, about that Garage… …cruising between 150 to 200 miles per hour… Greater cruising speeds are possible, but the size of the earth does not warrent greater speeds. -Igor Sikorsky in 1934

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No idea about a KR2, but you might want to read Sport Aviation (past few issues) and look for the 2 part round the world story by the author and Burt Rutan, who flew their Long EZ’s around the world. Very informative (and nice pictures – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – OK, so its been done before in factory planes, how about homebuilts?  I am considering the KR2, which has an advertised range of 1600sm, can this be extended with additional tanks to the 2100nm required to fly to HNL? James

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – OK, so its been done before in factory planes, how about homebuilts?  I am considering the KR2, which has an advertised range of 1600sm, can this be extended with additional tanks to the 2100nm required to fly to HNL? James Well Jon Johanson has done it both ways (make that crossed the Pacific … ) in an RV-4 during his round the world trips. Check out his Web site at http://www.mag-net.educ.monash.edu.au/saaa/head.html. He has also published his autobio called "Aiming High", Wakefield Press, South Australia, ISBN 1 86254 424 7. Highly recommended reading for anyone building their own plane.

James, You are considering a monumental task here ol chap, this sought of feat requires a hell of a lot of homework and I would suggest you’re really stretching it in a KR-2. With a large amount of retro-fitting you could possibly carry out this adventure, however the stakes are extremely high! I would also endorse the above, ie read Jon Johannson’s book and while your doing that bare a thought for the planning both technically and enroute that goes into these voyages. You may also wish to contact the "Mick & Dick" of "Round the World Friendship Tour":- Sport Aviation Feb edition Pg 76. For a start, unless you’ve got heaps of "Bucks" behind you, just go build your A/C and enjoy flying it around the "States". Whilst I’ll admit, I don’t have an intermit knowledge of the KR-2 and its weight & balance etc, it is only small by any standards. Its payload excess does not go down well with the number crunching required when you consider such additions as fuel, extra redundancy systems req’d, and ESPECIALLY CONSIDER ENGINE RELIABLITY etc, etc. To say the least, 18 plus hours is a long time to spend in the close confines of a KR-2 cockpit, surrounded by custom built ferry tanks around your ears. I have two buddies that were involved in Ferry Flights across the Pacific in their younger days. One of them did get his feet wet mid Pacific (1200 Nm from nowhere & at night) when the nut on the Alternator pulley worked its way loose. Lucky for him he had spotted a fishing boat a couple of hours before and was able to back track and relocate it. All be it, he was now down to torch and compass. That was in a brand new production A/C as well. Glenn now does his long transcontinental flights the same way I do, the only way:-In style at 43,000 ft. James, whilst your challenge is a commendable one, the golden rule is to keep your feet dry. Best way to do that is travel the South Pacific the same way most of us do, In a 747, 767 etc, and don’t forget you can have the added advantage of sipping champagne or other adult beverages!! If you’re considering going on from HNL to other South Pacific destinations, then you have a hole heap more challenges in front of you. Regards Ray (Just my 2 cents worth) J.

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I don’t know what you are flying but when flying my instructors Turbo Aztec, six full grown american people and topped off I can hold 15,000 on one engine, well, or as long as my leg holds out. cg It is most certainly feasible and is done all the time. Wether done single engine or twin is really no consideration. In some respects, a single may be better than a twin because in a twin you need to carry much more fuel to feed two engines. That second engine does not give you any more chances to remain airborne, if one should fail, until such a time that you are back down to normal weights. During the early phases of the flight you would be so heavy with fuel that one engine could not possibly keep you in the air. Reinhard

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How do you get 21 hours of fuel into an Aztec?  I’m not familiar with the type, but at an avg fuel burn of 8-10 GPH – we’re talking about 168-210 gals. Where would you put it all?  Another question springs to mind – how do you add oil in flight? I’ve seen club aircraft burn as much as a 1/2 qt/hr. The sump would be bone dry after 21 hrs with no additional oil.

The Aztec would burn considerably more than 8-10 GPH.  Probably closer to 25 GPH.  So we are talking about over 500 gallons.  The Aztec is a rather slow twin with a pair of 250 HP flat engines.  It is Pipers upscale Apache, just as the Beech Baron is the high power version of the Travelair. John

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What is the availability of av-gas in Russia. I hear that it’s non-existant. D.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I think I would use something like 18 hours for flight planning purposes in an Aztec.  Then I would add another three hours for reserve.  That looks like about 21 hours of fuel. I think you could get it in, but not without some pretty special ferry tanks! How do you get 21 hours of fuel into an Aztec?  I’m not familiar with the type, but at an avg fuel burn of 8-10 GPH – we’re talking about 168-210 gals. Where would you put it all?  Another question springs to mind – how do you add oil in flight? I’ve seen club aircraft burn as much as a 1/2 qt/hr. The sump would be bone dry after 21 hrs with no additional oil. If you stay below 10k feet, you will frequently find winds that are not too bad. You often find about 10 knots of help down low.. Under no circumstances would I start out with ANY headwind on that leg. Then you could make HNL in about 14-15 hrs in an Aztec. Taking a Baron to Fiji last year, I flew at 6K feet to HNL and did quite well. (13 hrs.) Fitting all that fuel into the plane is really not so difficult. There are professional tanking outfits that install ferry tanks in the cabin in a day. You are certainly correct when you adress the oil issue. It is absolutely essential that you know the oil consumption of your engines. And there is also a way to rig an oil replenishing setup to that you can add oil in flight. Reinhard

Reinhard is exactly right.  You notice in the original post that I did mention that it would take some fancy ferry tanks to get the fuel in! When my airplane flew across the Atlantic from Brazil to Cornwall, they added a special fancy ferry tank.  A 50 gallon drum on chocks where the back seat goes, with a wobble pump to pump fuel up into the wing tank. They recommended that you run the wing tank down to less than a quarter full before pumping fuel up to it.  They said watch the gauges so you do not overfill it and pump fuel overboard.   The also recommended the long distance power setting of 1800 RPM and 23 inches of manifold pressure.  That was supposed to get the fuel consumption down to 14.7 gallons per hour.  That gave a little over eight hours in the air.  At that power setting, you get 100 knots! Still wouldn’t make Honolulu! John

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James

James, It is most certainly feasible and is done all the time. Wether done single engine or twin is really no consideration. In some respects, a single may be better than a twin because in a twin you need to carry much more fuel to feed two engines. That second engine does not give you any more chances to remain airborne, if one should fail, until such a time that you are back down to normal weights. During the early phases of the flight you would be so heavy with fuel that one engine could not possibly keep you in the air. The two longest legs are Oakland to Honolulu 2100 NM and from there you have another long leg, either HNL to Majuro, Marshall Islands, or HNL to Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati, the latter one being a good stop, but almost again as far as OAK-HNL. After that you can choose your legs more easily and they are considerably shorter. Reinhard

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James I think someone tried this in a twin.  Her name was Amelia something….. Sorrry, it was too easy to pass on  :-)

Like minds I guess, but I resisted.  Abacus.com has an add-on for MS Flight Simulator that follows her route.    It wasn’t/isn’t an easy flight. John J. Miller

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James

Da Plane, Boss, Da Plane! (sorry, just couldn’t help myself) John Galban====N4BQ (PA28-180)

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James

I think someone tried this in a twin.  Her name was Amelia something….. Sorrry, it was too easy to pass on  :-) Jeff Oslick

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I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James

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Check out http://www.calle.com/aviation/airports.cgi Allows you to specify departure, destination, range and speed, and displays a nice table and map of the results. Lots of material for dream flights… BTW you probably don’t want a totally deserted island; food, water, fuel, runway and women should be minimum requirements (the website allows you to specify 2 out of these 5 Eric – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have this fantasy of flying to one of them deserted SP islands (Robinson Crusoe Syndrome).  Has anyone tried this in a single engine airplane, is this feasible at all?  Which route would one take? Thanks, James

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A mate of mine has an old green heart rod that he has had from childhood in england(about 50 years ago). It has a tip section made from split cane. the rod is a five peice and casts about a size five line. The question is, does any one know if it is a normal thing for such a rod to have a different type of tip or it is a hybrid. He still catches fish on it when he feels nostalgic. Any help would be gratefully received. Neil Grose Tasmania Australia

Hi Neil Day before yesterday I was in the International Fly Fishing Center in Livingston looking at the rod display and observed a green heart rod with a split bamboo tip. I should have paid more attention when reading the information on the rod but I thing this practice was fairly common. Take care & … — Tight Lines ….. Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Catalog,Tips & Tricks, Fishing Reports, & NeverSink at: http://www.btsflyfishing.com

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writes: A mate of mine has an old green heart rod that he has had from childhood in england(about 50 years ago). It has a tip section made from split cane. the rod is a five peice and casts about a size five line. The question is, does any one know if it is a normal thing for such a rod to have a different type of tip or it is a hybrid. He still catches fish on it when he feels nostalgic. Any help would be gratefully received. Neil Grose

Hi Neil, Before Hiram Leonard popularized the 6-strip split cane rod in the 1870’s, almost all of the "bamboo" rods were combinations of a split cane tip with the rest of the rod made from hardwoods such as greenheart, lancewood, monkeywood,etc.  Originally these tips were 3 strip tip sections, then 4, and finally 6 strip pieces.  Although the tips were made out of strips, the edges were rounded off to make it blend in with the rest of the rod. These tips were also made out of Calcutta cane as Tonkin cane was not introduced for rod building until about the turn of the century.  It was not until the 6 strip entire cane rod was popularized that the builders stopped rounding off the edges leaving the hexagonal shape that we are now so familiar with.   If the tip section of your rod has rounded edges or is made from only 3 or 4 strips you may have a much older rod in your possession.                                Hope this helps,                                       Dan Dan Gracia Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools

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A mate of mine has an old green heart rod that he has had from childhood in england(about 50 years ago). It has a tip section made from split cane. the rod is a five peice and casts about a size five line. The question is, does any one know if it is a normal thing for such a rod to have a different type of tip or it is a hybrid. He still catches fish on it when he feels nostalgic. Day before yesterday I was in the International Fly Fishing Center in Livingston looking at the rod display and observed a green heart rod with a split bamboo tip. I should have paid more attention when reading the information on the rod but I thing this practice was fairly common.

This was pretty standard design, greenheart doesn’t behave well in very thin sections whilst well built cane does.  Another common variation was whole cane bottom/built cane top – especially in spinning and worming tackle, bait fishers often used Whole Tonkin cane/Built cane/Whole Spanish reed combinations. Modern composites are not immune from this sort of thing, I still have a rod with glassfibre butt and carbon fibre top. I haven’t used it for a few years, must dig it out sometime and give it a try. As long as the cane is kept well varnished, you inspect it frequently and avoid overloading it, the rod should be good for another 50 years.  Now; does he have a silk line to cast with it? —

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A mate of mine has an old green heart rod that he has had from childhood in england(about 50 years ago). Now; does he have a silk line to cast with it? Derek Moody

How about a horse hair line ? Ernie Harrison

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A mate of mine has an old green heart rod that he has had from childhood in england(about 50 years ago). Now; does he have a silk line to cast with it? Derek Moody How about a horse hair line ? Ernie Harrison

nope, neither. An old buggered cortland D/T #5 is what he casts on it.

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There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for

You have many brothers and they have many faces. The whole C&R issue breeds this type of mentality. Just think for a minute if you had to work real hard just to catch one fish, rather than become jaded by the fact that you catch many and play into the sickness. The other fact is the "O" company portrays the one stop, "Fly Fisherman in a Can" mentality that everyone despises just because of its marketing and distribution. Not real great stuff all the time, just under one roof. What about all the guides that jumped upon train to sell themselves? This issue is becoming inbred. Hey, fishing is the second known profession. Then there’s the asshole that can ruin everybody’s day by one simple deed. Sometimes they don’t even know what their doing or why. Learn to be nice when you are astream and people will respond in kind, try it, it does work. We fly fisher people do tend to be stuffy at times. We’re no different from the other folks, just to cheap to buy bait. . — Doug Knight                           metalfab<atefaxinc.com Junk e-mail, solicitation, sales, products and services gladly accepted at $500.00 per mailing and billed directly to your ISP.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for You have many brothers and they have many faces. The whole C&R issue breeds this type of mentality.

You know I feel much for Spinolio having experienced many of my own dark nights and a sequence of grey years. Flyfishing for me was reason to keep going. It gave me something to look forward to and to dream about. What ticks me off is the posters who take advantage of this to climb on a soap box on one side or the other and blame the whole thing on one aspect of the sport or on one tackle supplier. This applies equally to the fellow who complained that killing a fish that could grow larger is selfish and that most who kill fish don’t eat them (then what prey tell are we doing with them if you know so much!) My best to Spinolio I hope you work this out. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if the darkness widens or seems it can never end. Some journeys are not meant to traversed alone. Ralph H "…      the sabbath rang slowly      in the pebbles of the holy streams!" Dylan Thomas, "Fern Hill"

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: Rick, : I’ve got this paragraph taped to my monitor at work. I regret I don’t : have access to the rest of that post, which to my way of thinking was : one of the classic posts on this ng. OK, can we just occasionally pass along the comment "Speak English or Die" without explanation as a salute that Spinolio once passed this way? — Rick T. Rick Fletcher   –   http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/~fletcher/ Associate professor of chemistry  |  That’s Idaho, not Iowa.    | ad hominem University of Idaho               |  Upper Left Hand Corner.    | ad hominem Moscow, ID 83844-2343             |  No, I don’t grow potatoes. | ad hominem

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Mitch, could you repost the entire thing you saw? I’m serious.  Thanks.

Rick, I’ve got this paragraph taped to my monitor at work. I regret I don’t have access to the rest of that post, which to my way of thinking was one of the classic posts on this ng. Mitch

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: Rick, : I’ve got this paragraph taped to my monitor at work. I regret I don’t : have access to the rest of that post, which to my way of thinking was : one of the classic posts on this ng. OK, can we just occasionally pass along the comment "Speak English or Die" without explanation as a salute that Spinolio once passed this way?

I’ll second that, except perhaps we should use… "Brian Keith on steroids" as a better visual. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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: Suddenly, from out of nowhere, cam George Gehrke, big as life and twice as conservative, carrying a fistfull of Gehrke’s Gink bottles and a rolled up copy of the "American Spectator". He looked like Brian Kieth on steroids, : all red flannel, denim and muscle. A tattoo on his forehead read "Speak : English or die." Damn… I didn’t get to see this part in the post that came my way.  Looks like classic Spinolio stuff.  What else did I miss?  Mitch, could you repost the entire thing you saw? I’m serious.  Thanks.

Search www.dejanews.com on "george gehrke red conservative"… etc in the old usenet database and you will find it. Charlie…

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: Search www.dejanews.com on "george gehrke red conservative"… etc in : the old usenet database and you will find it. Thanks for that reminder.  It’s important to search the"old" list rather than the new. I’ve decided Spinolio is really out fishing rather than reading and writing.  I’m looking forward to doing the same when the season opens here.  Of course, it will be tougher for me, since I don’t have Spinolio’s resources.  I’m sure he is raking in the bucks from his copyrighted works. A fine example is below: ("Fine Fettle" is a copyrited term of Spinolio Enterprises, 1992. All rights reserved.) As in "Tim and Ralph are in fine fettle today."  (Note the quotes after the period.) So… do I owe Steve money? — Rick T. Rick Fletcher   –   http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/~fletcher/ Associate professor of chemistry  |  That’s Idaho, not Iowa.    | ad hominem University of Idaho               |  Upper Left Hand Corner.    | ad hominem Moscow, ID 83844-2343             |  No, I don’t grow potatoes. | ad hominem

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  Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly   I think that we all fish for the enjoyment of spending time in the   outdoors, away from the stress of work and in some cases the HOUSE !   and what resides there-in. The mindless killing of fish that stand a   chance to grow into Trophy sized fish is only selfish.  How many   people actualy eat the fish that they keep ! ….. ?

I certainly understand what you are saying about stress, work etc…, but I don’t get what you are asserting with respect to killing fish etc. I eat ALL the fish that I keep (except for the bits I give to others to eat) – down to usually making stock out of the frames.  Why would you keep a fish if you weren’t going to eat it? It seems to me that if the only reason you toss fish back is so you can catch them when they are bigger – _that_ is probably selfish in many respects as well. -tgades — Tony Gades. Seattle, WA.  USA http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tgades http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tgades/Fishing/fish_page.html NOTICE: DO NOT ADD MY NAME TO _ANY_ MAILING LISTS.  

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It seems to me that if the only reason you toss fish back is so you can catch them when they are bigger – _that_ is probably selfish in many respects as well.

There is a glimmer of hope in this statement.  Thanks Tony.   Nothing selfish about eating, that’s for damned sure. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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We’re no different from the other folks, just to cheap to buy bait.

If we were southern bass fishermen we’d be chucking ‘fly baits’.   [Referring, of course, to spinner baits, crank baits, etc.] — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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: Suddenly, from out of nowhere, cam George Gehrke, big as life and twice as conservative, carrying a fistfull of Gehrke’s Gink bottles and a rolled up copy of the "American Spectator". He looked like Brian Kieth on steroids, : all red flannel, denim and muscle. A tattoo on his forehead read "Speak : English or die." Damn… I didn’t get to see this part in the post that came my way.  Looks like classic Spinolio stuff.  What else did I miss?  Mitch, could you repost the entire thing you saw? I’m serious.  Thanks.

I agree.   Steve is one of the most naturally gifted writers I have ever read. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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I think that we all fish for the enjoyment of spending time in the outdoors , away from the stress of work and in some cases the HOUSE ! and what resides there-in . The mindless killing of fish that stand a chance to grow into Trophy sized fish is only selfish  . How many people actualy eat the fish that they keep ! ….. ?

Don’t frikken’ push me pal… How many people actually eat the fish they keep ?   I don’t know how many people exactly, but I can honestly say that all fishermen do. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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   Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly     It seems to me that if the only reason you toss fish back is so you     can catch them when they are bigger – _that_ is probably selfish in     many respects as well.    There is a glimmer of hope in this statement.  Thanks Tony.      Nothing selfish about eating, that’s for damned sure.    –    TimW These are (and always have been) just my opinions on the matter. Don’t thank me for having an opinion!  There is a time to kill and a time to release.   With apologies to grisham. -tgades — Tony Gades. Seattle, WA.  USA http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tgades http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tgades/Fishing/fish_page.html NOTICE: DO NOT ADD MY NAME TO _ANY_ MAILING LISTS.  

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Steve… Are you the devil ?   If so, I’ve been looking for you.  Why are you so hard to find ? Hey…what’s the going rate to fish and hunt everyday for the next 50 years ?  The rest of eternity in hell, you say, you keep my soul ?   …. Let me think about it a bit, eh ?  Do you have a FAX ? …you know where I am too, the river is in incredible shape. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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Suddenly, from out of nowhere, cam George Gehrke, big as life and twice as conservative, carrying a fistfull of Gehrke’s Gink bottles and a rolled up copy of the "American Spectator". He looked like Brian Kieth on steroids, all red flannel, denim and muscle. A tattoo on his forehead read "Speak English or die." There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness…

The classic chicken & egg question. Good move though. Rid yourself of all the trappings and look at each piece for its merits. Mitch

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Someone once asked me"If you like to fish so much , howcum you don’t fish in them tournaments?" I answered "Because I like to fish so much." Blank stare. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough.   Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

– Flyfish NC http://planet-nc.com/flyfishnc/ Striped Bass on the Roanoke River, Hybrids on Jordan Lake, Largemouths on surface.  Pickup and dropoff in Research Triangle Park

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I think that we all fish for the enjoyment of spending time in the outdoors , away from the stress of work and in some cases the HOUSE ! and what resides there-in . The mindless killing of fish that stand a chance to grow into Trophy sized fish is only selfish  . How many people actualy eat the fish that they keep ! ….. ? Someone once asked me"If you like to fish so much , howcum you don’t fish in them tournaments?" I answered "Because I like to fish so much." Blank stare. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough.   Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

– Flyfish NC http://planet-nc.com/flyfishnc/ Striped Bass on the Roanoke River, Hybrids on Jordan Lake, Largemouths on surface.  Pickup and dropoff in Research Triangle Park

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: Suddenly, from out of nowhere, cam George Gehrke, big as life and twice as conservative, carrying a fistfull of Gehrke’s Gink bottles and a rolled up copy of the "American Spectator". He looked like Brian Kieth on steroids, : all red flannel, denim and muscle. A tattoo on his forehead read "Speak : English or die." Damn… I didn’t get to see this part in the post that came my way.  Looks like classic Spinolio stuff.  What else did I miss?  Mitch, could you repost the entire thing you saw? I’m serious.  Thanks. — Rick T. Rick Fletcher   –   http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/~fletcher/ Associate professor of chemistry  |  That’s Idaho, not Iowa.    | ad hominem University of Idaho               |  Upper Left Hand Corner.    | ad hominem Moscow, ID 83844-2343             |  No, I don’t grow potatoes. | ad hominem

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A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough.   Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

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We’re no different from the other folks, just to cheap to buy bait. If we were southern bass fishermen we’d be chucking ‘fly baits’. [Referring, of course, to spinner baits, crank baits, etc.] — TimW Halfordian Golfer

Fly baits hard to cast with a baitcasting reel! -Burton — L. Burton Hawley         2330 NW Hummingbird Corvallis, OR

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My best to Spinolio I hope you work this out. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if the darkness widens or seems it can never end. Some journeys are not meant to traversed alone.

Indeed!  However, I feel the act of discovery is the real beginning of the solution. -Burton — L. Burton Hawley         2330 NW Hummingbird Corvallis, OR

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough. Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

Spinolio, Perhaps it is time to get that ten dollar rod back out and spend an afternoon fishing for bream with a 5 year old?   I too once went through the troubling competetive problem. I tuna fished and my type A "Hobby" ended up becoming like another job for me.  I put too much into it and got little in return, with the exception of actually looking forward to relaxing at work on Monday.  I gave up the 29′ boat and haven’t particularly missed it.  Now I fly fish and the solitude has helped make me calmer and easier to deal with, although I’m a little distressed that my girlfriend commented on how the captain on one of this mornings fishing shows wasn’t yelling at the girl who fouled the rod tip.  I guess I have a ways to go, but between you and me, my blood pressure is down considerably. Take heart, when fishing becomes too serious, it may be time to take up golf. Rediscover the sport.  It has a lot to offer. — Mark N. Cahill For E-mail remove the _Remove_This from the reply to address. http://www.geocities.com/Baja/3297

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Take heart, when fishing becomes too serious, it may be time to take up golf. Rediscover the sport.  It has a lot to offer.

Mark’s right.  Well not about the golf part… but there is always a way to be that beginner with the fiberglass rod and level line.  For me it’s bass.  I’ve been learning for about a year now and am still very much a beginner with bass.  "When your full sinking line starts sinking faster or slows down" is just begining to make the sense that "when your leader behaves differently strike" on a trout stream does.  When you start to feel ownership of a stretch of water (i.e. "some yahoo was in my favorite pool and he was F-ing it up!"), or a whole rivers for that matter, is when the darkness takes over.  Become the Yahoo and it’s an adventure in discovery again.  The newsgroup of course is absolutely useless and should be abandoned immediately   Phil

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Spinolio, We all have a darkside! When the competition becomes the primary motivation it is time to stop and "smell the roses." Mark is right about taking a child fishing. Their excitement is in the experience of fishing. After you take a  child fishing take a handicapped person fishing. Someone who has never fished and needs help in even holding the rod. Watch their face when you catch a three inch sunny! It will make you remember your first fish, the good feeling you had and the darkside will brighten. There is much more to fly fishing and life than the competitive part. The older I get the more I enjoy the simple things in life, like sunrise while sitting on the bank of my favorite stream. Have a good day, Dennis   — Dennis C. Aron Independent Representative #13921 Champion Fishing Co., Ltd e-mail for business opportunity – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough.   Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A quick note to anyone who’s still reading (and I can’t imagine there are many of you)… Starting immediately I’m putting myself into self-imposed exile from this newsgroup. I won’t be posting to ROFF again for at least a year (today is April 17th I believe), perhaps never. A year might not be enough.   Recent arguments between myself and other frequent contributors have caused me to reevaluate my own contributions. Things have been ugly, and much of the blame is mine to bear. I truly owe Tony Gades an apology. There is a darkness rooted in me and I’m afraid my angling is entangled in this darkness. I began this journey with a ten dollar fiberglass rod and a level line, dreaming of something. How I got this jaded I don’t know, for the life of me. An angling friend recently told me that I have become "too dark and competitive" to fish with. I’ve been lurking around like a werewolf, scaring people, aching and horrified. It’s time for me to stop, not for your sake, but my own. You know where I am, Spinolio

  Spinolio   I would forget golf, just put the pipe down for a while.    harry

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I am going to visit my daughter in Lansdale, PA over March 8 for a few days. I have fished the Little LeHigh a couple of times but would like the names of other streams which are open this time of the year and fairly close to Lansdale since I have use of her car between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. while she is working. What patterns might be useful at this time of year.  Thanks in advance.   Jim

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I am going to visit my daughter in Lansdale, PA over March 8 for a few days. I have fished the Little LeHigh a couple of times but would like the names of other streams which are open this time of the year and fairly close to Lansdale since I have use of her car between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. while she is working. What patterns might be useful at this time of year.  Thanks in advance.   Jim

Jim, the trout season will not be open here at that time of year.  Your only bet for flyfishing at that time of year is to try some of the many special regulation areas that are open year-round.  These will be listed in your fishing regulation summary that you get when you buy your license.  I’d try to stick to the spring creeks that time of year, (Little Lehigh, Valley, and Monocacy), as the freestoners are not at their best yet.

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TIP OF THE DAY; Studying insects helps anglers Knowing when aquatic insects should hatch gives you an advantage. Near the end of April, I fished a stretch of the Whitewater River = expecting a hatch of Hendrickson mayflies. I knew from experience that the adults show up on the water’s surface sometime between 2 = and 5 p.m. The day was perfect for good mayfly action, dark and ugly. At 11 a.m., I started wading upcurrent,  fishing  streamers. They didn’t = work. Next I dredged deep pools with nymphs. Bottom-hugging snags ate my nymphs. The trout were sulking.  A few tentative taps at my nymph pattern kept me awake. By 3 p.m., after 4 hours of hard  fishing,  I had caught and released only = four small browns. I probably would have given up then if I hadn’t known there would be a hatch. Just as I was beginning to wonder if the hatch really would occur, I roundeda bend and spied a platoon of 11- to 14-inch browns frol= icking in an ankle-deep riffle. They attacked. Every other drift through the riffle brought a strike – on each of the four different=  Hendrickson dry-fly patterns I used.

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