rich mc

was in bass pro yesterday. they[bps] now make a double plopper with a rotating fin in the front and bass . it would be noisy but would be harder to walk the dog rich

did kevin dells come back to town?

luckily the heat kept the numbers down. mark,mike,forrest and craig and i made for the smallest amount of workers we ever had there. all worked out fine and the hot corn and subway sandwiches topped off the fun teh kids had. this cold one is for you SgtTommy !

van is loaded. i put in a fly rod for doing demos if we have enough workers to cover regular casting. we could probably get some young workers to run the felt fish . i missed one event and it just made the whole summer feel weird . i saw dan basore on monday and he will be there

who else will be there? i ll have some of my latest flies and jigs for our workers to field test rich

for years it was the sneaky pete. then came the gurgler. i have found the stealth bomber to be too foamy as the fly will move when a fish rushes it= more misses. i have seen the jude bug just catch fish after fish. funny but for shabbona ,sliders and divers work best in the am and poppers in the pm. same goes for spinnerbaits in the am and buzzers at pm. been that way for years

got the goods today thanks john for the new box to hold the rods

i can pick up the gear from john this thursday afternoon. rich

john do you have the felt fish too? i dont know yet if i will make it but will try for the am

so do i need a water usage sticker for my daughters kayak? rich

mike i would have bet you that you would have it painted red head and white in honor of Lefty

or you can try a floating jighead. the phelps floaters have been used as a topwater flyby adding legs and a tail.

before you even take him or her rig up a bobber ,practice plug or lure with no hooks and practice casting to a bucket start short then longer . you can get then to practice by themselves . once they have confidence in casting the rest is easier

you can use the steel brush but it is overkill i prefer a velcro tab on a stick

i can see furled tail and body of eyelash yarn under the foam head