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  1. Hey Norm- I've been chunking these as well as fly fishing a bit with them since I got my hands on an 8 wt. (Mostly chunking!!!) It's called a bottoms up and I'd pay $7.50 for a well tied one. It's a lot of materials and time. If I already posted this video, apologies for the re-post. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeKyw1NUaU0 For you fly or die guys: if you're not fishing this for smallmouth... well, sorry. It's a killer. -SB
  2. I'd love to try that on the Fox. For flatheads. -SB
  3. Yah know, these things aren't horribly difficult or expensive to make. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/lure-making-parts/ -SB
  4. Don't mention any spots!!! Heh. -SB
  5. "BTEX" means benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene. -SB
  6. Hm. Sounds expensive in the long run. I'll stick with my Iwata. -SB
  7. Hey All- Thanks for the input. I guess I was a little unclear. It doesn't have to be a buzzbait at all - I'm looking for a fly that is as fun to fish as a buzz on gear. Agreed, if I'm going to fish a buzz I'll chuck. I guess my question was really - what's an exciting topwater fly to fish? -SB
  8. Hey Folks- Started getting into the fly thing a bit. When gear chucking I love the buzzbait. What type of fly is going to make me as happy as when fishing a buzzbait? It needs to be small enough to throw on a 4 wt. The only fly I've thrown yet is a green muddler and it's fun enough. But it ain't no buzzbait. What's the analog in the fly fisherman's world? What's the awesome topwater? -SB
  9. ^^^ This. I'm down in Bama lately and these slow, clear streams made me think about line more. The problem isn't line shyness, IMO. I spook them with silt walking downstream. The minnows set off the alarm as they spook and run when I walk upsteam. My successes have come flipping lures over and under branches in tough spots while standing high up on the bank. 30 lb PP worked just fine. It's my big, dumb body moving through the water that shuts off the bite. The fish aren't shy, had a 4+ bump my leg and stare up dumbly at me. Not shy, just smart. I can get one long cast and one fish while wading most of the time, after that the gig is up. For the bigger fish, at least. The dinks aren't too smart. -SB
  10. I've got a nice pic of the post-emergent shell if ya want it. They get much rounder through the thorax just prior to hatch, I assume to make room for the wings. As a gear chunker I've thought a very mini-beaver bait might work well. It'd need to be 1.5" or so and no one makes 'em that size, of course. Good thing about being a fly guy: tie one up, no molding or pouring required. It's not been lost on me. Maybe tenkara. The less accoutrements the better for me, personally. And sorry I missed the fly clinic. I was looking forward to it, just had to get out of town that weekend. I may just make a cane pole and start flipping. Beautiful, straight black bamboo covers the bottom of the yard in Dixie. I need a stealthy way to approach these clear streams. The problem is really the minnows. They run up and set off the alarm for the whole creek. If I walk downstream the silt busts me. Selah. Flipping from the openings in trees I've found a few. Been bumped repeatedly by a 4+ whilst wading. Asshole. -SB
  11. I have the same pair of river shoes I bought at Walmart 5 years ago. They work great. Less than $20 if I recall. -SB
  12. I think I know what you're saying about where you're adding weights, but hard to understand this part: "Basically the blade is on a separate wire with a loop at the end that attaches to a loop on the end of the wire coming from the bottom of the lure." I'd ask for a pic... but... you know. Ever run a tandem buzzer? Not tandem blades, but a buzzer with a trailer bait of some sort? Either a smaller spinner, a small buzzer or even a shallow crank? Shallow crank would get it down. This has got the wheels spinning Norm. I expect you'd have to go with a pretty heavy mono connector to make sure they don't twist on the cast. I've definitely had luck picking up fish behind a buddy fishing the buzz. Seems like some wake up but don't hit, or even miss it. Following up with a different bait works well sometimes. -SB
  13. Trust the Buzzer™. -SB
  14. Whichever buzz bait you use, roughing up the little spacer where it contacts the blade makes 'em sing louder. I use my needlenose to make an indention in both the base of the blade and the spacer. Over time it gets worn smooth again. Lather, rinse, repeat. I'm headed down to the Conecuh National Forest this weekend and you can be damnsure the buzzer is the first bait in the box. I always thought they were supposed to mimic a small mammal or a baby bird. I've caught 'em just about every way, from jerking and letting it actually submerge to burning it as fast as I can. Nice thing about the buzzer is that you can go through a variety of cadences on a single retrieve. The fish will tell you what they like. One thing is for certain - big bass love 'em and small bass won't hesitate to whack 'em. -SB
  15. I have 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20" marks on my rod. Super simple to measure. I don't usually put the fish up against it, just hold 'em up and eyeball 'em. I get close enough for rock n' roll. And I don't have to carry any extranneous gear. I made the marks with nail polish after dropping 2 tapes in the river during the high water this spring. I suppose you K3 guys might need a few extra nothches. -SB
  16. Ah, well, looks like I'm out due to some last minute changes. Good luck, and I'm still going to take you up on that lesson some time Ronk. -SB
  17. That's wild. Gary was telling me about a ChugBug/fly trailer combo he uses. Same idea, but topwater across the board. -SB
  18. Ken g puts out reports to Dale at the Sun-Times on the lower sections of the Fox somewhat regularly. I haven't spent enough time south of Batavia or north of South Elgin to say. He runs a board. http://www./ not allowed //wd_journal/index.php I've heard the fishing down in Yorkville can be pretty hot. I think Ken also has a wading map he made that's a good way to get started, but I'm not sure where it's posted. Mine is a case of convenience. I've got water right out the back door, so that's where I go. Hard for me to justify trips to other areas unless I'm chasing walleyes. I haven't put my time in, so I don't put my time in, etc. My plan to canoe the length of the Fox this summer was derailed by the show and the fact that a buddy who was going to do it with me moved to Michigan. Maybe next year. Our plan was to do a stretch or two each weekend, with a longer multi-day trip from Yorkville to the Illinois. I love to fish, so feel free to PM me if you're in the area. I wouldn't waste your time right yet. When you see Eric posting monsters again, give me a good week or so to catch up with him, and then come on. -SB
  19. Not a long-term loan. Just something you can show me how to cast with while we're out. A private lesson. I wouldn't say I know the river any better at all. I just like to write, hence the website and river reports, etc. I do put in a whole lot of days, but most trips are under an hour. Eric knows the river a helluva lot better than I, and I have to guess Gary Pack knows a bit more than he does. Not sure Eric would disagree. Well, I'm off to get rigged up and out there before Eric or Gary beat me to the spots. See y'all on the water. -SB
  20. I put down the Wonderpole. It was an interesting experiment, but ultimately when they get you straightened out on that thing, either the line or the eyelet of the pole are going to fail. It didn't, but I came close enough to see it would happen sooner or later. I don't want to leave a nice fish with a bunch of line hanging out of it's mouth. I'll save it for crappie fishing down at my folk's farm pond. Heh - yeah man, I hope we can screen it somewhere. Ray's Evergreen, where he shot a great conversation with some locals you'll recognize, have graciously offered up their space. It'll be glove weather. We can all go charm some smallie off the walls afterwards. I love higher water... Gary even said he's taken time off the water since the fishing's been so slow. I hit some high percentage spots and all I could muster were dinks. I had to fight to get those. -SB
  21. A few hunnies is a lot of hunnies for me. Tell ya what - take me fly fishing. Loan me some gear and change my mind. And I acknowledge that the "agree to disagree" is a conversation killer. Sorry about that. -SB
  22. We agree to disagree, Ronk. By that logic we should all be handlining. Much more hardcore than fly fishing. Handline a reef shark and tell me fly fishing is a challenge. Maldives '01. But that would be silly on our waters. My experience on the water are no more or less challenging or rewarding. I just use different gear and hold different goals. No less valid. I mostly don't fly fish because the expense of getting decent gear is an affront to my fiscal sensibilities. And Zen is Zen. Gear doesn't matter. I do appreciate your passion. I just disagree. -SB
  23. The soundtrack was cleared and licensed via Getty Music. $99 for web and mobile rights. The rest of the music will be licensed under private contract directly with artisits. Gotta shout out to Jim who gave me the idea to scour Bandcamp for emerging artisits. Standard Getty licensing is about $400 per song, per episode for broadcast. We'll be paying all artists this amount, as that's fair market value for good work. This assumes a bunch. Like that we get picked up on a network, can sell enough sponsorship to make more episodes, etc. All pilot episode stuff, aside from the theme song, is donated. Our success = artist success. All of the images are either shot by us or licensed under the Creative Commons "for commercial use" license via Flickr. Some others came from the Illinois Digital Archive which are now public domain. I have not yet done a good job of attribution, but I will very soon. -SB
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