Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders

Sunday, 2 December 2012

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

If you want white to light grey, I have a Husky and can brush out a large bag of hair every day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bruce Mathews
703.772.7167

From: TAEHWAN KIM <toddk61@naver.com>
To: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2012 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

We used to have an American Eskimo. This one had pretty long and thin white fur on her belly.

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From: "Lane Smith"<jlanesmith@gmail.com>
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Sent: 2012-12-03 (월) 00:08:10
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

What kind of dog do you have? My puppy's hair is everywhere. If I
could put some of it to good use in a fly that would be very neat!

On Dec 1, 9:13 pm, TAEHWAN KIM <todd...>@naver.com> wrote:
> I was using nymph, tied on a #6 scud hook with my dogs belly hair.
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> From: "Scott Jones"<scjone...@gmail.com>
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> Hey Todd where you usin woolys or nymphs?
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Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

We used to have an American Eskimo. This one had pretty long and thin white fur on her belly.

Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

What kind of dog do you have? My puppy's hair is everywhere. If I
could put some of it to good use in a fly that would be very neat!

On Dec 1, 9:13 pm, TAEHWAN KIM <todd...@naver.com> wrote:
> I was using nymph, tied on a #6 scud hook with my dogs belly hair.
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> From: "Scott Jones"<scjone...@gmail.com>
> To: <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>;
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> Sent: 2012-12-02 (일) 09:32:31
> Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek
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> Hey Todd where you usin woolys or nymphs?
>
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Saturday, 1 December 2012

RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

I was using nymph, tied on a #6 scud hook with my dogs belly hair.

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From: "Scott Jones"<scjones18@gmail.com>
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Sent: 2012-12-02 (일) 09:32:31
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

Hey Todd where you usin woolys or nymphs?

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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Accotink Creek

Hey Todd where you usin woolys or nymphs?

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RE: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Sling Packs / Alternate to vests

To address a couple of questions:

· Sling Pack design decisions by manufacturers – they hang over your left shoulder because most fly fisherman are right handed. That means that when you go to change flies, you hold the rod under your right armpit. That makes unclipping the sling bag and rotating it along your body easier while still holding the rod steady. Try it and see.

· PFD’s – I use the Stearns SOSuspenders or a WestMarine inflatable waist pack PFD. I really only use it when I’m on the big river on a boat or fishing at Fletcher’s. I never wanted to use the auto-inflator PFD’s because I’m clumsy and fall in sometimes.

· Lastly – even if sling packs are not your thing (they’re not mine), use a regular waist pack. When it’s time to wade deep, unclip the pack and pull one side up over your shoulder and clip it like it’s a sling pack. Now your bag is shoulder height instead of waist high and won’t get dunked. Sometimes I continue to fish with mine most of the day on my shoulders and I forget it’s even there until I lean over.

Richard Farino

Urban Angler VA | 108 N. Washington Street 2nd Floor | Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 527-2524 | fax: (703) 527-3313 | richard@urbanangler.com

From: tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ROBERT BISHOP
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:08 PM
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Sling Packs / Alternate to vests

This seems like a good alternative: an inflatable fishing vest: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/hodgman-fly-and-floatation-inflatable-vest.aspx?a=406160

From: Bruce Mathews <brucelmathews@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Sling Packs / Alternate to vests

I have three inflatable PFDs. I have some recharge gas cylinders for the original one and I decided one day to jump into a pool and test it. It inflated very quickly and forcefully and I had it cinched a little too tight at the bottom. It caused quite a discomfort till I could get the strap loosened and after that I wore it loose knowing that it was easier to tighten up after inflation then the other way around. Having said this I would be hesitant to wear anything over the inflatable including a jacket or sling pack. After that I bought an inflatable belt pack but I am not sure where it is right now. I'll have to look it up. I would advise that you blow that inflatable up with the oral inflation tube while it is under what you wear and get a sense of what would happen if you suddenly went swimming.

Bruce Mathews
703.772.7167

From: Barracuda <omarksky@gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:01 AM
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Sling Packs / Alternate to vests

Back when I first moved to the DC area (mid-1980s) I hooked up with the Potomac River Smallmouth Club. One thing they emphasized back then (and still?): don't go wading without a PFD. And I learned to always wear a PFD.

Problem is, that affects how you carry your stuff, and what you carry it in. I've tried life jackets with pockets, but over time decided the pockets wouldn't let me carry enough. I tried a vest over a PFD, but that's a little clunky. I've tried a PFD plus fanny (excuse me, "lumbar") pack, but that always gets dunked (I always end up wading deeper than I planned) and isn't all that handy when you try to rotate it to the front with your PFD in the way. Etc.

Recently I've shifted to an inflatable PFD, which takes up less room, and a sling pack over that -- it sits out of the way most of the time (so shouldn't interfere with inflating the PFD if needed), and can be accessed relatively easily. The downside: most sling packs have large spaces for gear, not particularly well divided, so I sometimes have to go hunting for what I'm after.

Anyway, I'm just wondering if others are wearing PFDs or not. If not, it's certainly easier to get packs that work well. But I still worry a bit about not wearing a PFD.

Of course, I've fished a bit on big western trout rivers with much faster (and colder!) water and no one wears PFDs. But at least the footing is generally better there. By contrast, the Potomac riverbed can be a real bear to walk on with all the big rocks.
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{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Lake Cook/Cameron Run/Bamboo rod restoration question

I decided to explore Hunting creek down by 495 in Alexandria
yesterday. It wasn't a serious outing because I was testing out a
beautiful bamboo rod I bought off ebay. I'm setting it up with sinking
line and giving it to my dad for Christmas. He lives on an island
outside of Charleston and all the ponds are tidal so he literally need
only step outside his back door to fish for stripers. Tough life being
retired, ay?
Anyway, the trip was a resounding failure fishwise. I parked at Lake
Brennan and waded Cameron run down to Lake Cook. Beautiful stream but
I didn't even see any bait fish. I gave up around Lake Cook tried in
there for a bit, got nothing and walked back using the trail. Epic
Fail.
On the plus side, the rod is beautiful and I feel incredibly fortunate
to have snagged it for $107 off eBay. It was constructed from a
vintage blank someone found in a storage locker and finished up. I was
surprised at how heavy it was for being a 6wt but the action on it is
flipping brilliant! Finding a heavy reel to balance it might be a
chore though.
On that note, can anyone recommend someone or somewhere who could
restore another bamboo rod I purchased for myself? It is missing
several guides, needs a new cork grip and (not sure if this is a
problem and/or fixable but) is slightly warped.

Lane

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