An 8 foot, 2 piece, 5 wt., Orvis Madison. I didn't fish with much until 2014. I still have it. I'm going to the Oklahoma Ozarks next weekend. I'll use it there. ------------------------------ Russ Pate Dallas, TX pescadorconmoscas@att.net ------ ...
Carl, Brings back fond memories of first trip to Lee's Ferry through Orvis. I had purchased a G Loomis GLX 6wt with a basic Ross reel. That trip got me hooked on fly fishing! The weather was beautiful. Dale Gauthier taught me how to mend in that current. ...
My first real fly rod was bamboo that I bought for $15.00 from Mickey Finn's sporting goods store in Malden Mass. They are long gone now as well as the only other similar shop that concentrated on hockey after that. I still have the rod and an old chrome ...
We just returned on June 30 from a week in the Bozeman/Big Sky area. Visited the parts of Yellowstone that were open, traveled the area, fished the Madison. Here is my assessment: 1. The odd/even license plate system is working well to mitigate traffic ...
i use the Simms "Pro Wading Staff". I purchased the retractor separately. The Staff has a male fitting that fits their wading staff retractor which has a female connector. It would be hard to connect the staff to any other connector. It is a great ...
I'm pretty sure my Simms one came with its' own retractor attached and it seems to work just fine for me so I'm not much help here ------------------------------ Tight Lines and Fine Wines, Duck Fowler Vancouver, WA ------------------------------
fyi, here in MI it's now light until at least 10:30. Have fun, it should be a good time. ------------------------------ William Semion Roscommon MI (734)552-6872 ------------------------------