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being a fly tyer, i never pass up a material source, this morning , very conveniently there was a dead jake turkey  near my mail box. looked like a head hit , no body damage and perfect feathers. i have screened  boxes to dry feathers , so i quickly stripped out the bird , early golden bronze phase colors. the body was just going off so i left that back in the woods , more supply  for bad weather tying , good start to the day, pete  

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Pullstart

Congrats on the score, Peter!  I took a fly tying class in middle school and used to tie for my mom’s husband.  He would take them up north and let me know which ones worked best... but I never got to go along for some reason.  :huh:  I used to practice casting over and over and feel like I was pretty decent at it and recently found my whole tying kit and vice and have thought about finding a rod and pick it back up again.  Some day, I’ll take it all to a river and put it to use!

 

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The Tuul Crib

Thats taking road kill to the next

level! Growing up in lowa we had 

rooster pheasant that had some great 

colors for fly tying! I myself tye and 

like to get out and flick flies!

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ebinmaine

Good score Pete.

 

1 minute ago, pullstart said:

finding a rod and pick it back up again

Too bad your not closer. I've got a fly rod from l.l.Bean that I never even use.

I'd give you a heck of a bargain on it.

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Pullstart

This is the first time opening my box in probably close to 20 years... how did I do back then?

 

 

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Pullstart
2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Good score Pete.

 

Too bad your not closer. I've got a fly rod from l.l.Bean that I never even use.

I'd give you a heck of a bargain on it.

 

I bet I could wait until June... if we meet in Pee Aaaah?

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The Tuul Crib

Great but l have too many now! Ive lost count of the rods and reals that l have!

l just dont collect tractors l collect 

fishing gear!

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The Tuul Crib
3 minutes ago, pullstart said:

This is the first time opening my box in probably close to 20 years... how did I do back then?

 

 

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 What I want to know is how you made those two kernels of corn look real? 

 

:ROTF:

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Pullstart

 

5 minutes ago, The Tool Crib said:

 What I want to know is how you made those two kernels of corn look real? 

 

:ROTF:

 

 

They probably were dinner droppin’s a few years back... I used to sit for hours tying!

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ebinmaine
8 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 

I bet I could wait until June... if we meet in Pee Aaaah?

If we could figure out a caretaking situation for the Mirror we would be there.

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Pullstart
15 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

If we could figure out a caretaking situation for the Mirror we would be there.

 

If it takes a fly rod and a situation for Mirror Pup... our camper has doggy dishes built in and is pet friendly :handgestures-thumbupright:

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peter lena

some of those flies look like what i started to tye , nothing at all like it tye now . you have to stay at it , and look  everywhere for ideas , todays  internet , will walk you thru  tying what ever you want. recently introduced my grandson to fly fishing , using pontoon boats with kick fins . incredible silent mobility , fish don,t even know you are there, sitting  off to the side of  dan , i was steadily critiquing  his casts , he was paying attention and his casting got much better, and catching fish too!  people all to often exert  too much effort on a fly rod, thats where   someone , should advise a change to improve a frustrating cast. i really enjoyed introducing dan to fly fishing , and we are going out again soon. grampa, pete 

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peter lena

some of my stuff now, 

 

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peter lena

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peter lena

this what i fish with , surrounded with your gear , two rods one for surface one for sinking, seat back flips up , supports 600+ lbs . use force kick fins , made just for this type of fishing. introduced to it in montana , the trout out there , tow you around. kamloops trout  from canada . it makes you a convert, pete

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Ed Kennell

I guess I shoulda saved the breast feathers instead of the tails and beards.

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peter lena

ebinmaine, what are the specs on that fly  rod  ?   length, 2 piece  or 4  piece, weight ,  4 , 5 , 6 etc ?  details, thanks pete

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ebinmaine
20 minutes ago, peter lena said:

ebinmaine, what are the specs on that fly  rod  ?   length, 2 piece  or 4  piece, weight ,  4 , 5 , 6 etc ?  details, thanks pete

I'll check it tomorrow for ya

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troutbum70

Lets go fishing Who's in?

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Ed Kennell

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Ed Kennell

Will these work to flick a # 14 hook  with a piece if hair tied on?

 

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troutbum70

You bet a few ounces of lead will get them out there just fine hi hi.

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ebinmaine
On 9/3/2019 at 7:06 PM, peter lena said:

ebinmaine, what are the specs on that fly  rod  ?   length, 2 piece  or 4  piece, weight ,  4 , 5 , 6 etc ?  details, thanks pete

Pete, here's a couple pictures.

It's an LL Bean Quest rod. Length 7-6.

Two piece.

4 wt.

 

Apparently I got a hold of the spare reel but I don't have the case of the reel to hold it to the fly rod.

 

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peter lena

ebinmaine, thank you for the details, looks like a small stream fly rod. i fish a  4 wt  8  ft 6 rod  for my fishing . you might find someone on this site that does small stream fishing, with those lead hooks , thank you , pete

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