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  1. I agree it will add more boats and pressure to an already highly fished lake. I do also agree a 9.9 at full throttle will cause more shoreline erosion than a larger outboard at idle. A simple fix would be a 5mph rule for larger crafts with higher horsepower motors.
  2. This is the first year I have been able to attend (usually I'm fishing Muskies somewhere!) and I have to say it's a nice little show with some good deals at it. It was great to see some old faces. There were some great deals by some of the vendors. I bought some materials and tools from Hawkeye Fly, a tying bag and line (both 50% off!) from Matt at the Driftless Angler, a couple new/improved version Shannon's streamers from Rich, and a few used DVD's from another shop for 5$ ea. Jeremy from Dupage Fly Co was there with some great deals on Lamson reels but I'm all set for reels at this point. I was even able to grab a brat and rootbeer on the way out that were pretty tasty. Thanks to John for putting this together. It was a nice assortment of vendors for a smaller event like this.
  3. I've been fishing a Rowdy buzz for two seasons and agree it's a great replacement for a Boogerman and constructed with a better hook and more durable wire.
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    tequelly fly

    I've fish it in black with white rubber legs (traditional girdle bug color) and had some in yellow with brown legs that were really good at times on the local rivers here. It reminds me I have to tie up some yellow ones to fish again.
  5. I had a chance to stop by and see what Tom was tying. He is a very good teacher and gave a great presentation on how to tie this pattern. There is a lot of thought that he put into how it was constructed.
  6. I have found the biggest killer of wading boots to be HEAT. Don't leave them in your car trunk or truck bed during summer as the heat effects the glue on the soles and the stitching appears to rot out faster on seams. I was going though at minimum a pair of boots a season. After I started removing them from the hot vehicle on a regular basis the lifespan of my boots have doubled. If I'm not going to be wading in them for a few days I throw them on a boot dryer to dry them out thoroughly and store them inside the garage where it's cooler than the vehicle. I would suggest staying with a higher end boot from Simms, Patagonia, Orvis because of their warranty as stated above in this thread.
  7. What do you currently use? What is your budget ? What is the largest fly you expect to cast?
  8. Tom is spot on as always! Spawn sacks, beads or small crappie tubes (pearl white is a good color) tipped with a waxworm under floats are usually the ticket in colder water of December/January. If you want to throw hardware, inline spinners in nickel, brass or orange blades in size 2-4 can also be effective at times slow rolled through holes and on the swing in runs.
  9. joshw

    Plopper

    I'm pretty sure Dahlberg was trying to copy the Mud Puppy sound when he created the Plopper. I believe the Mud puppy then Tally Wacker and LeLure's were the first tail rotators mass produced. That Poes Awaker was one of the first musky baits pushed on TV from Bob M. He for sure is a great salesman! A tip I can offer on those style baits is to take some sand paper and rough up the rivet portion that contacts the bead at the tail. It helps create a grind/squeak that seems to draw some extra strikes at times.
  10. Give Three Rivers Fly Shop (Knoxville) a call. Even if your not fly fishing they can point you in the right direction and may suggest a guide that both spin and fly fishes for a float trip. If you were looking for a striper trip I could point in the right direction but I haven't targeted smallmouth on my many trips down to that area.
  11. 420 Meadows Road North or South? there are two addresses listed. If I can get down there I will. I'll miss the parking lot conversation with him...I often ran into him when hopping spots in the lots and pull offs. We both always made time to talk for a few before moving on.
  12. For moving water trout nymphing I like the New Zealand style wool indicator system. It's adjustable and reusable and doesn't splat down like thingamabobbers. https://www.strikeindicator.com/
  13. I think I saw this guy in Cabelas the other day testing rods
  14. I know drum feed on mussels a lot. Maybe try a carp fly like the Hybrid carp fly. A second choice would be the clouser swimming nymph (following the nymph suggestion above). It's a general nymph size pattern with some size too it (good smallmouth fly as well). I would start with those two and would be very interested in seeing how you do. If they hit the pearl crappie tube I can't see a small pearl clouser not working as well.
  15. I have not tried the mono loop hook tied in Intruder style. I also have not experienced a lot of short strikes on this pattern either. I still find that almost all predators head hit all baitfish if possible. I guess if I was swinging these for steelhead and browns exclusively I would look into the intruder style hook because quite a few strikes you get are pure defensive as in "get out of my riffle" type nips at larger streamers. That trailing stinger would get a number of those fish that are striking out of aggression rather than feeding at times.
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