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So there is a tool for cleaning hook eyes. Never knew there was such a tool. Then again, never needed it until now. Thanks.

gaspumper, What is that? I don't think I have ever seen any nail clippers that look quite like that.

Thanks for the link to the cure time and temps. For the colors I'm using looks as though I stay around 350* for 15 - 20 minutes and it will work out. Also, glad you cleared up the temperature. ...

Wow, thanks for all of the great info guys. From the consensus it sounds like the two best things I could do is get a fluid bed and start holding the hook by the eye. These things I will be looking...

I have been powder painting 1/16 and 1/8 oz jig heads for my very first time and its not quite as easy as it looks. Jamie at Simply Crappie fixed me up with some jigs and paint and I read a lot of...

Didn’t think getting jig heads shipped to AK would be difficult but for some suppliers I suppose AK is a foreign country. Gave Jamie at Simply Crappie a call and he fixed me up with some 1/16 oz and...

Thanks guys. 1/8 oz orange will certainly be among my jig heads. I’ll order some of each 1/8 and 1/16 oz and use orange heads as a default color when tying. Glad I asked because I would have...

For some reason my pic did not show up in my first post. I'll give it another try here

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Wow...that's pretty crowded. Especially for trolling. Moral to the story is to fish LOZ during the weekdays if it all possible.

Dan

Again many thanks. I was reading about Camp at Bucksaw. That sounds like a great time. Don't know if I'll have the move done before Camp next year, but I will certainly make it as soon as I can. ...

Thanks Guys! Glad to know we are picking a good "Crappie" area. I had the feeling LOZ (Lake of the Ozarks) was more of a recreational lake than fishing. Glad to know it is good for Crappie as well...

The wife and I just completed a whirlwind tour of southwestern Missouri and Northwestern Arkansas in search of where we need to open the next chapter of our lives. After twenty five years we have...

Any 4 piece fly rod outfit is packable. A 9 foot 4 piece rod breaks down to about 30" in total length. I've seen many rod tubes holding 4 piece rods tied vertically to back packs. If you really...

slabsrus, sorry to hear about all of this. I'm no attorney but were I in your/your son's position I would go on the offensive. Providing that your son isn't the father, which needs to be proven...

This isn't a used vise but it is an economical vise. I have two of these and do not consider them cheap...but rather a lot of vise for the money. They are a little more than what you quoted but one...

Skip, sorry to hear all of that but I'm with you. Got a pin in one shoulder and torn cartlidge in the other. My worst times are when the weather is changing. I can feel it before it starts. Wish...

I am in no way associated with anyone in this industry and certainly not Wal-Mart. This sounds exactly the same as I have heard several times from people who were in this industry. To each their own...

Its quite a different story being stuck in this for 36 hours. I would much rather have paint to watch.

Ever seen a 70 MPH Snow Storm? I made these videos just this morning. The weather ain't so good up here right now.

YouTube - ‪Snow Storm 70 MPH - Alaska 25 Feb 2011‬‏
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Thanks. Thats kinda what I was expecting. I'll probably stick with Loon for now.

Haven't tied any jigs yet. For flies I like Loon Water Base cement. Does the "Hard As Nails" build up on the threads and then dry as a heavy build up? One of the things I like about Loon, or any...

A BH Nymph is indeed a very good fly for lots of fish and I certainly don't want to persuade you from tying it. However, if this is your first fly I usually recommend a #6 Olive, Black, or Purple...

I do as much with my local fly shops as possible. Up to and including them ordering things for me. However, there are the things that I just can't get locally. The herl and feathers you are...

Thanks Guys!! I've only been around here for three days but reading and conversing with you guys has gotten me at my trusty Griffin Odyssey Spider tying these. Haven't got any of them wet yet but I...

In the fly fishing world a 6 wt fly rod is what a lot of people get for trout. It might be a bit over kill for Crappie. I wouldn't think twice about bass fishing with a 6 wt rod. If you are buying...

I'll put one on the mail today. Should have the Deadhorse, AK postmark on it when you get it.

Dan

I'm new around here and haven't caught a warm water fish on a fly rod...YET! However, I am not new to fly fishing. The single best thing anyone can do to learn to fly fish is GO DO IT. Read as...

No real picture of the purple but I have always been happy with Hareline and Wapsi products. This is my "go to" supplier when I can't find something.
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Many thanks for the warm welcomes. I may be the only Crappie and Bass fisherman that lives in Alaska. Oh...it has something to do with making several trips to my native Alabama every year. As if I...