Jim Wright

Hey! Tommy to the L O O yo!

Fly master AND beat master!

The mad scientist at FTD has some wonderful synthetic materials.

Tom, you are a mad scientist in your own right! Very creative ! No reason for a fish not to put that in its mouth

Come to the dark side, Mike

Great fun last nite! Thanks to all who's work behind the scenes made things enjoyable for all! Always great to meet new people. Look forward to a great fishing season. Hope springs eternal.

I will bring a dozen assorted streamers.

I am considering a 7wt. I believe that my rod is fast enough to handle the full sink. A 9' 7 wt St Croix Imperial series.

Thanks for all the input!

Thank you, John for the offer. I would appreciate giving one a test drive. Open water will be hard to come by these days. Maybe some target practice on the grass?

I'm thinking a sink leader would offer versatility but may hurt presentations.

Ok. Thanks!

Now would you spool up a sink tip line or utilize a sinking leader on your floating line?

Good analysis Rob!

I will be fishing shallow areas. 10 ft or less. Spring time. It was recommended to use a full sink. I have used sink tips with some success. Never considered lifting a full sink out of the water to recast.

Thanks for your thoughts

Would anyone recommend a good full sinking line? It will be deployed in a still water condition.

I have looked at Rio and SA offerings, I don't know what the difference would be.

Thank you in advance.

Tom, fine craftsmanship!

Looks nice! Only one thing left to do now....

Merry Christmas to all. Have a healthy and prosperous 2015.

I think the answer comes at 9:20 in the video. I have tied inverted hook streamers that rode hook up even without a lead counterweight. The bulk or buoyancy of the wing does the trick.

Thank you, Mike. I'll review the video. He does a nice job with his YouTube stuff.

great pics. i missed a great event.

Nice bug. I wonder how it hunts? What keeps the hook orientation up?

Ingenious indeed!

Those will hunt! Nice work. (As usual)

Sorry to miss this guys. I'm working out of town. Home most weekends.

A great event indeed!

Nice! Great show of ISA brotherhood.

Good luck up North.

Nice! Great show of ISA brotherhood.

Fine work men. (And lady )

Thanks to John and Ed for serving up a great lunch!

Thanks to Larry for growing some strong seedlings.

There was much satisfaction seeing the plantings

from last year, they will be thriving before long.

Jamie and I watched the video together.

Nicely done,Scott!

See all you fellow willow planters tomorrow

Thanks, I'll keep an eye on the forums.

Thanks Ed B. Has time and location been decided?

Sorry to hear that Rob. We as humans are seeing that it is a difficult thing to fix what we have tampered with. But if not for tampering, we would not have the luxuries we have today.

Indeed, a very heavy irony.

Great news! Congrats to the angler. A great fishery.