First fish of 2021. Fat Bows and pissed off Browns. There were alot of fish to be had. https://i.postimg.cc/Qtj1dFdN/FB-IMG-1609821697167.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Gt5yKzJ9/FB-IMG-1609821704511.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/L5XPjGPr/FB_IMG_1609821709553.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/KzQLkm1P/FB_IMG_16098217399...

I've fished hard with that rod for almost three years... its the cheaper version...and had no issues at all...its landed 18" fish from the Box Canyon stretch of the Henry's Fork, good fish from the Madison, Deschutes, Yakima and others... I have two friends who also fish with this rod and not ...

dubbn its an 8 piece....LOL are you jealous? 😂😂😂😂 I do not have alot of good things to say about Cortland Competition rods. Four trips with it, 3 breaks. After the 3rd break, I asked Cortland to refund my money. The worthless turds would not have anything to do with that. https://i.postimg.cc/T1g39...

Wayne - I always like the fact you form your own options (contrary or otherwise), based on your experience fishing wet flies. Like a fish, you often “swim against the current”, but that is a good thing IMO. Keep swimming, my friend. ;) I have never been able to out fish friends, family, and neighbo...

Wayne - I’d be interested in hearing your leader setup. I just finished making up a half dozen of Davy’s leader setups, complete with droppers. I’m looking forward to tangling them all up this spring. :o :? :D :lol: Honest? For designated upstream fishing of wets, I believe tags are counter product...

bocast wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:31 am https://wetflyswing.com/wet-flies-with-davy-wotton/



bocast I've been using a Cortland 10'6" 3wt

I had that rod. Its an 8 piece

In my opinion, Wotton has over thunk the leader system. Yep, "thunk" is my new word.

ForumGhillie wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:03 pm
My News Year resolution is to fish more, sip more whiskey and buy nothing more, just sell stuff. Of course, i said that last year too,

Amen brother!!!

Thanks

After seeing BrkTrt's Olive and Partridge, I had to try and copy them. Hook - WFC model 8, size 16 Thread - 2 each of Veevus A05 Olive(my favorite). Veevus A18, Light Olive, and Olive Nano Silk Collar- Partridge Thorax - 1 part Olive Rabbit fur. 1 part Caddis Green, Hares mask. 1 part Olive Pine squ...