Salt Water
- By: Paul Guernsey
- and Buzz Bryson
Caring for reels, waders & fly lines
... Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the lamprey
Guess Who Won The Biggest Prize In The History Of Fly-Fishing?
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Norman Schwarzkopf graduated from West Point in 1956. He then embarked on a distinguished military career that included two combat tours in Vietnam and the command of all Allied forces during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-1991. His military awards include
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I grew up as a deprived youngster-although I was scarcely aware of it at the time, and it left no permanent scars. By deprived I mean that my fishing life consisted entirely of catching brook trout on worms, dunking crayfish for smallmouth bass and twirling minnows in the tidal current for snapper blues.
- By: Paul Guernsey
- and Buzz Bryson
I'll occasionally see a reference to "overlining" or "underlining" a rod. What is the practical effect of casting a line one line-weight heavier than the rod is designated for? And what is the effect of casting a line one size smaller than the rod? The answer depends not only on the designated weights
- By: Buzz Bryson
- and Paul Guernsey
I have heard that you should not mix nylon leaders and tippet material with fluorocarbon leaders and tippet. Is this true, and if so, why? I think the combination becomes explosive if placed in water... Seriously, mixing fluorocarbon and regular nylon can be a problem, but no more so than mixing two
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Topics: "L.L. Bean's two-day Introduction to Fly-Fishing Workshop, The Mel Krieger/Fly Shop Fishcamp, The Wulff School of Fly Fishing Instructors Course, Orivs Cape Cod Saltwater Fly Fishing School, Maggie Merriman's school"
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