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Post by jcollins77 on Jan 9, 2015 10:12:11 GMT -5
John that actually made me laugh out loud at work.
Steve, I would say obsessed more than brave and youngish. I am always willing to deal with ice in the guides if I can get outside during these awful winters.
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Post by RileyVacinek on Jan 9, 2015 10:59:27 GMT -5
I prefer winter fly tying. It allows me to continue emptying my wallet even after the snow flies!
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Post by mike faracca on Jan 9, 2015 11:54:10 GMT -5
a couple years ago on the Oak i was swinging in zero degree weather and had one of my best days ever. no ice in the guides because i wasn't stripping line in after the swing. i think one of the reasons the bite was on that day was that it had been that cold for a couple of weeks and the water temps, water levels,clarity and barometric pressure was very stable. the fishies seem to get lockjaw when water temps, levels, and pressures swing back and forth over short periods of time.
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right place right time right fly = dumm luck. that happens once in a while.
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Post by johnjarosz(jj) on Jan 9, 2015 14:52:18 GMT -5
Even though I've never tried it, a friend of mine swears by chapstick on the eyes (of the rod)to keep the eyes from icing. Chapstick on your eyeballs would not be a good thing.
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Post by K_Bruce aka Phisherman on Jan 9, 2015 19:00:27 GMT -5
I remember that day Mike.....you speak the truth!!! Those fish were hammering your flies like it was 48 degree water.
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Post by chucklarsen on Jan 10, 2015 7:55:10 GMT -5
a couple years ago on the Oak i was swinging in zero degree weather and had one of my best days ever. no ice in the guides because i wasn't stripping line in after the swing. i think one of the reasons the bite was on that day was that it had been that cold for a couple of weeks and the water temps, water levels,clarity and barometric pressure was very stable. the fishies seem to get lockjaw when water temps, levels, and pressures swing back and forth over short periods of time. or right place right time right fly = dumm luck. that happens once in a while. I completely agree. If it's been pretty close to the same weather for the better part of a week and if the day you go is even only a few degrees warmer it seems to flick the bite switch. Also there is generally much less fishing pressure which I think makes them get comfortable and more willing. Oh ya, I'm not too proud to accept when it's dumb luck either!
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