johnoerter

Ever since I started tying and fly fishing, I have always been intriged by some of Kelly Galloup's patterns. First and foremost, I like the fact that most of his patterns are BIG! Especially large when you consider that most of his patterns were developed to catch trout out west. In addition, most of his stuff is unique and involves materials that I have yet to play with. Since his streamers are rather large, I have always felt that some of his patterns have to be alluring to my local smallies.

 

The past few months I have messed with his circus peanut pattern, his sex dungeon pattern, and his Butt Monkey pattern. While they all came out ok, I think the Butt Monkey pattern is my best work.

 

 

 

 

 

Two out of the three above flies are weighted with medium dumbbells and the other is weighted internally with wire. I know these flys won't be thrown with the five weight. I am sure my 7 weight VT2 and my Sage Smallmouth rod will throw them without a problem. I am planning on working these deep right along the river floor. Imitating a sculpin, madtom, minnow, or whatever else the river smallie might think it is. Should be a decent fly for stained water, as the wool head should "push" some water.

 

I will keep you posted.

John, very cool! I've used a couple of his articulated streamers and caught some nice browns, but hadn't thought to use them on smallies ... sounds like a winner to me!

John,

If this is not what Ryan is looking for, I would be interested in talking to you.

Mannym, looks like Ryan is not interested; let me know if you are; I'm moving soon, and willing to let go of some equipment that's not earning its keep ... :-)

Hey John, I think I messed up my first reply, sorry if you get 2. Unfortunately I looking for something a little shorter, a couple of the creeks I use this on tend to have some overhead objects. Thanks for the speedy reply. Ryan

Ryan, that's fine ... I use a shorter one in tight quarters, too.

John,

If this is not what Ryan is looking for, I would be interested in talking to you.

Mannym,

Ryan wants something shorter; so you're good to go. Give me a call, if you want: 217-781-1630 ... or whatever the best way to do this in the forum is; I'm pretty new to it.

John,

If this is not what Ryan is looking for, I would be interested in talking to you.

Cool, let's give a couple of days, and see what he says ... I'm new to this; does this sound right?

Hey guys, I am looking to get a 4wt Fly Rod, preferably nothing to fancy, only going to use it a handful of times. Even better if someone has a Rod/Reel combo. Let me know if youre looking to sell one. Thanks, Ryan

Ryan, I have a Scott 10' 4 wt that I seldom use anymore; it's been lovingly used and I've added a fighting butt, screw-in, to it. Being a bit long, it is great for use from a float tube or canoe. I'd be willing to sell it, and may have a reel that would fit with it well.

I don't know if it is OK to put my phone # in, but here it is: 217-781-1630. Call or respond if you are interested!

John Oerter

Hi, I've got a meeting on Tuesday Sept 14 in Freeport, and a buddy and I will meet on monday the 13th. Does anyone know any good place to go fish for smb or carp?

In today's fishing world a digital is almost as important as shoes. But there are a lot of models to choose from. I am looking for something in the $100-200 range but might go higher. What are youur experiences?

Hey, Mike,

I also like my Canon DC 10 a lot; does everything I need it to do, even takes underwater pix, and is waterproof down to ... deeper than I go!

John, I can join you this afternoon, if it's a go. Not having done this before, what shall I bring?

In my opinion, we should once again reschedule the cast and compare outing scheduled for Evergreen Lake today at 4:00. If many of you are not in favor of rescheduling, let me know here and we can go as scheduled today.

 

If most are in favor of a reschedule, let me know and we can discuss a date.

Hi, I've got two issues that I find help for with my float tube. I have the Prowler from OutCast.

They advertise it as for "the mature angler" which I find a hoot. I weigh 250. The other issue is that I have metal replacements for two of my vertebrae, and other float tubes were painful to sit in for a day, but the inflatable seat in the Prowler is good for me. Finally, it is fairly light and comes with shoulder straps; my wife also has one [she's petite, but likes the comfortable seat] and we also bought the insulated, triangular-sort-of-shaped, bag, into which we put our food, water and tackle. I hook my fins into the area above the seat, and then walk in, sometimes for most of an hour, and fish downstream. I put 2 carabiners on the back loops of the insulated bag, and they attach it to the front of the straps where Outcast has thoughtfully put D-rings. I can send you a pix if you want the picture rather than just words. Or, call if you want, number below

The tube has proved reliable; I bought one of the early ones in November of ... ??? 2007 ??? ... and it's bleached out in the sun, but is still fully functional; the floor sprung a leak and Outcast replaced it promptly. Other than that, it's been primo.

I also use and like the small K-Pump, which is small enough to pack along if one is anxious. After years of use, I'm no longer worried about leaks, so I just top it off at the truck and go for the day.

happy floating, John Oerter ~ 217-781-1630

To All:

 

I am looking to try float tubing for the first time and was wondering if any of you crafty veterans could offer me some tips. I weigh 265 and while an inner tube secured around my waist would probably have a "slimming effect" on my appearance (haha), I want to be sure that I purchase a tube that will keep me dry and comfortable. So, do any of you have a product or brand recommendation considering my circumstances? Also, the places that I have in mind to float require quite a bit of walking; are there any tips for transportation? Inflation? Thanks in advance for your advice.