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mysterious landscape

mysterious landscape°! nice shot°!

I live in Louisville

I live in Louisville, KY, and don't have access to a local shop that carries jungle cock. So I'll need to buy it sight unseen. Can you recommend a shop? Thanks.

Hard Mono

[quote:fd9e1f548b="Kasper Mühlbach"]I have never tried "hard mono" abd I am a little skeptical.[/quote:fd9e1f548b]

Hard mono is good, you just have to check it after each fish. The easiest way is to run the mono between your lips in case your hands are cold.

I've used 25-lb Mason hard mono for quite a few years. Pike usually aren't leader-shy, and the higher weight leader means that it's thicker. :lol:

dear henk verhaar,

dear henk verhaar,
I'm a fly-tyer from belgium and member of the VVVV (vlaamse vereniging van vliegvissers=flemmish club of fly-fishers near antwerp) during one of our tying sessions our teacher spoke about picric acid ,and therefor I wanted to note that not only skins can be dyed whith the acid but feathers too, especially mallard which give them also that beautifull color you spoke about
Bart Hollebeke

Matej,

Matej,

what a heavy catch! Do you know how many fish you loose compared to how many you bring to hand?
I have never tried "hard mono" abd I am a little skeptical.

Kasper

The lastest "perfect

The lastest "perfect" fishing camera - from Fuji - the "Big Job" HD-3W - 6MP, ISO to 1600, 28-84mm equivalent wide zoom, submersible to 1 metre, can be dropped .7m shockproof. Takes AA batteries , built-in flash and a hot shoe!
A tough practical camera - I wonder if it will ever be sold outside of Japan?

Oh yeah, it's ugly.

Oh yeah, it's ugly. =)

I'm wondering what the comparison is with 15 feet or so of 850-grain deepwater express. It's a very heavy shooting head and should cast about the same (like throwing a platypus on the end of your rod). You would definitely lose the advantage of adjusting the weight by using slinkies, but then again, you can change depths by using a longer section of line.

Have you thought about using a stripping basket to help keep the shooting line organized a bit better?

Fantastic! Very well

Fantastic! Very well done.Beautiful photos. Thank you.

I've seen Musky that big, but

I've seen Musky that big, but not a pike. I do most of my pike fishing when I do a yearly trip to Ontario, Canada, mid to late July, so big pike aren't really an issue. What I do catch range from hammer handles up to around 30 inches. I use fluorocarbon tippet usually 20 lb or 30 lb, not sure what that translates to in kg. There's a coated, knotable wire marketed over here as Tyger Wire. Might be Tiger Tail, under a different name. I picked up some to see how it stood up to bluefish. I've been able to tie an improved clinch in the 5 lb and 15 lb wire. It gets a bit harder as you go to the heavier wire.
One trick I use for bluefish is to tie some flies on a long shanked hook, starting the fly on the back half or back third of the shank. With the front part of the shank providing the bite guard.

You had a good day

Grant,

Seems like you had a good day in spite of the cold. I'd love to have a day like that right now. November has been cold, windy and rainy here, so I miss some nice days with stable weather and sunshine.

Martin

Nice pike!

Matej,

Some pike! Nice catch. Congratulations.

Martin

Nice report. On my l

Nice report. On my list for Christmas. Believe Amazon will have it. Just thought about it: Do not buy too many books currently because very busy, but approx. 80% is connected to Flyfishing or Rodbuilding...

pike wire

Hi Kasper,
If I´m fishing in clear water (what probably you too) I prefer fluorocarbon leader
http://www.flylines.com/Flylines_Accessories_TippetsLeaders.cfm
(Airfo - Sightfree) in 12 and 15lb. It is very stiffness, but must be use´d free knot that fly has right movement. If water is not clear then I use flies at which fluorocarbon dont have any importance(sparklers and flies with reflect or expresive colour as chartreuse).
Then I use classical monofil with thickness 0,50-0,65mm. I think a lot of firms sells this monofil as ´´Hard Mono´´. :wink:

Depends on where you are

Depends on where you are going. I can give you hints about area round Kristiansand :)

Chris from Canada, t

Chris from Canada, try www.feather-craft.com. They have about 18 colors. They work great for many diffrent zonker and double bunny flies, also try them on John Barrs meat whistles

Thanks, everyone. I'

Thanks, everyone. I'm coming out to your great state on Nov. 20 to visit my daughter who is a marine biology student at HPU. She catches bones on spinning tackle and squidd, and is pumping their stomachs (non-lethal) for experimental reasons.

I have several fly rods, reels, lines, leaders, tippets, etc. I want to test. Last time I was there, I fished for over 20 hrs, only to get 1 "watermelon" to do a headstand on my fly, but that was it. I'm a licensed guide here in Michigan, and stubbornly did not hire a guide last time out there. This time I'll get a guide. Thanks everyone.

I just bought the Ca

I just bought the Cabelas Gore-Tex Guide jacket, From looks and build looks fine, I not sure about the sleeves though, velcro over what is suppose to be a waterproof cuff???. I will test it this coming weekend on the Danish coast andlet you know how it tests out.
Paul

Just a comment on th

Just a comment on the Scierra jacket:

I've used the scierra aquatex jacket for a year and a half or so now and it truly is close to perfect. I still think there's another year of wear and tear left in the jacket. The problems I've encountered so far are these: The Chest pocket zipper-handle have started rusting, they still work, but I wonder for how long? The locks on the cords in the waist and hood do not work anymore or rather they are constantly locked, since the spring in them have rusted too much. But the jacket works fine without them.
I would like cuffs that resemble those found on divers wetsuits, with no velcro locking mechanism, just a tight waterproof! fit around the wrist, I haven't yet seen a velcro cuff that was watertight.

I have tied some big

I have tied some big Candies for the toothy pike. I hope I will have a chance to do some testing within the next month.

Kasper Mühlbach

The Patagonia SST is

The Patagonia SST is a great wading jacket and if you get lucky as I did you can it at a great price. Bought them for me and my son for $75.00 each on a close out a few years ago.

Great article, BTW.

I can't find the Amb

I can't find the Amboynia burl spacer or polished aluminium seats on your web site. How do I order these?

Iam sure similar fli

Iam sure similar flies can be used for perch and pike shall be tested :)

rated 10... because

rated 10... because I've never seen such impressive shots. Damn it... some giant brownies are taking hugh dryflies from the surface. Next trip - new zeeland - winter 2007

Nice shot... If I we

Nice shot... If I were you I would ty a longer exposure time to support the effect of the flowing water which melts like liquid iron.