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The Early Bird gets the worm, the Late Bird gets to squirm. - Grandma macrabbitAnd I'm starting this thread to test the theory of Positive Thinking. Just to juice the theory, first pic up wins any fly in my repertoire. 1. macrabbit - Aztec Sculpin 2. MissTreated - Stealth Sculpin 3. Sitka deer - Woolhead Polar Spuddler 4. HuntKY - Woolhead Rock-Nocker sculpin 5. troutfly - Silver Rat 6. RedRabbit - Mearns Hopper 7. AKGrayling - Olive Sex Dungeon 8. skunkedagain - Olive Franken Sculpin 9. MsKeeto - Nerenuf Sculpine 10. ribka - Baby Daddy Leech 11. Sgt218+217 - Safety Vest Woolly Worm (young beginner) 12. castandblast - Cottus Interruptus
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Here I am!
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You're a catch, all right. Especially with that egg sack on your head.
But your ploy won't work. Next.
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Protect WYDAHO fish and game, fence out Utah.
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Aw, c'mon!! You folks haven't even received the flies yet! At least be halfway plausible in your attempts to fool me.
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It's ok mac...he's just snagged up.
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And just to appeal to your softer side, I'll quote from the letter of our youngest participant:
"P.s. if any body catchs a fish on my flys please send me a picture I would like it a lot"
So, team- when your flies arrive, go out there and catch one for the Gipper.
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Our ribka must be another of those with a life, seeing as how he hasn't put up his tale yet.
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Woooo! I win I win I win! Fished today with the Aztec Sculpin, little bows sure liked it on the swing, but gave it no attention on the dead drift. Seemed weird to me. Anyway here are a couple pics of a couple of them. I need smaller hands, my hands do these fish no justice at all...
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Excellent!
Swing & dead drift. Did you play around with varied sudden strips or zig-zag twitches? The right action can make those Sculpins come deliciously alive!
Those are, if I'm not mistaken, not the largest fish of your life. I forget which size Sculpin I sent you, besides that 5/0 monster. Were you using one the same size as Mom's Pinky-Poo? (If so, those are greedy dang fish!) Or did I make a tiny one for you?
And yes, you do win. What's your pleasure? (If you say squid, crayfish, Manta, frog, damsel nymph, dragon nymph, or salamander, you'll have to wait until I get up to speed on them!)
And how did your own ties perform?
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FWIW... I have very long hands... No such thing as XL gloves with fingers within an inch of the length of mine... Riley's hands are significantly longer than mine. I was 6-4 before settlement settled my height significantly...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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And here I thought that Manute Bol was no longer with us.
Gives new meaning to "fingerling"...
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I caught bigger today, but that was after I donated the sculpin to a tree... So what I would like is a replacement, but if at all possible on a wider gap hook and with more weight. You gave me one of the smaller ones.
Yes, i tried zig zag strips and everything. I think the problem was on the swing it had sunk down more to their level, but when I stripped it, it quickly came to the surface.
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Now that's funny! Had not heard Manute had passed... He did it while we were incommunicado, or on a little boat, or something like that. I suppose if he gave you the finger he would mean it...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Wet flies, what's the point? (maybe there is a point...) Finally! Love it! OK, you make the call- Here are my choices of hook. The top one, the Mustad 9674 (4XL) in size 4 is what I used on most of the Swap Sculpins, including Pinky-Poo. Standard overall length with it is 3 3/8". ***(Oops- I forgot to include in the photo shoot the 37187 Stinger hook, like I used for your Dad's.)*** Choose a hook and fly length. (I have smaller sizes, also, in all but the Partridge.) Some of them are 1XH, and I'll see what I can do about a thicker lead wire.
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In my hand, those would be 8-9" fish.
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***Double oops- that 3665A is a size 2.
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Mine was the mini version, only a couple of inches long.
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But choose the hook from those, one that has the gape you wish, and specify a length. I'll see what I can do with the hook, maybe go smaller if your length requires it. Go ahead-- customize!
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Oh ok. I like the looks of that Partridge CS17. Thanks Riley
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