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 Re: A quick trip down south TR.
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04/26/11 08:01 PM
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Gib
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Re: A quick trip down south TR.
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04/26/11 08:56 PM
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Horn, great report, one thing missing though. . .
 It's more than the catfish would do.
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Re: A quick trip down south TR.
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04/27/11 01:13 AM
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derik d, you were missing. PM sent.
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Re: A quick trip down south TR.
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04/27/11 01:38 AM
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Hill country stream yv_fish  . Thinking of going back in the fall once the temp cools down, hoping for a longer stay and an even better trip. Perhaps a few Austinites can get together and fish. Praying for rain til then. Gib, it turned out better than expected. The low water made the trip daunting initially and certainly made it exhausting in the end with more portaging than I can ever remember. All the flies I posted leading to this trip worked well, some caught more than others. Interestingly enough, its the loosely packed deer hair flies/patterns that caught more and bigger fish in the end. Go figure. Better lucky than good I guess.
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 01:41 AM
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Just another fav bass pattern....  what fly is that??? and wher can i learn to tie it?
I am a part time custom rod builder, Rods By Chris. I specialize in fly rods, but just down right enjoy building custom fishing rods. I see each as a piece of art. rodsbychris@gmail.com
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 01:45 AM
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It's a jig fly. Its mine, I created it.
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 03:50 PM
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Did your loose packed flies suspend after a good soaking?? ive been wontering about that. If packing the hair a little looser will allow the bug too suspend just below the surface enough. interesting. cogs are turing up there... i think ha. I wonder if the lack of oxygen in the water (cause by low water levels aka. portaging) or rather just less abundant oxygen would cause the fish too suspend more and there for the bugs worked the best. This also might explain why your big guy there sipped up that bug instead of smashing it. either that or your retrieve and fly of course created a very good injured fish, enough so that that big guy just didnt put any effort into it. hmmm very interesting. It's a jig fly. Its mine, I created it. MY PRECIOUSSSSSSSS GOLEM... GOLEM...
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 04:00 PM
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rrhyne56
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 05:08 PM
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Did your loose packed flies suspend after a good soaking?? ive been wontering about that. If packing the hair a little looser will allow the bug too suspend just below the surface enough. interesting. cogs are turing up there... i think ha. I wonder if the lack of oxygen in the water (cause by low water levels aka. portaging) or rather just less abundant oxygen would cause the fish too suspend more and there for the bugs worked the best. This also might explain why your big guy there sipped up that bug instead of smashing it. either that or your retrieve and fly of course created a very good injured fish, enough so that that big guy just didnt put any effort into it. hmmm very interesting. It's a jig fly. Its mine, I created it. MY PRECIOUSSSSSSSS GOLEM... GOLEM... The bottom line is that it did what its supposed to do. I wouldn't change a thing the next time I tie some more. As far as the take by the big fish, it was surreal because every other bass hit it pretty hard. Funny take with Golem Gib. Its just another fly, no big thing. Maybe I chose the correct bass rod or the way I set my drag that worked this time. 
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 05:42 PM
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Its a darned gorgeous one that fly is. Is that pheasant up front of the rubber hackles?
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 09:20 PM
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Its a darned gorgeous one that fly is. Is that pheasant up front of the rubber hackles? Gourgeous it is Maybe a recipe is in order??
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 10:21 PM
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That's some fine googly-eyed artwork your tying there, Horn!
Thnx for the entertaining story and pics to accompany it.
Ur jig left Zappa stuck in my head, now.
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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04/27/11 11:00 PM
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Another buddy with a decent LMB  damn what is that 30lb
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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05/09/11 08:04 PM
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I think spring is finally here in my neck of the woods. Now, its just a matter of waiting for the creek to settle down a bit and I should be back in business. Sign of spring.  With materials still scattered around the desk from my recent trip back to Texas, I tied a few more jigs for the local smallies. Thats the goal at least.     Hope to report on the smallies soon.
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Re: Just getting jiggy with it.
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05/09/11 08:06 PM
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FlyOTM entry in that post.
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
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