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Started by benben, July 19, 2013, 11:40:16 AM

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I was off work today with a few chores to do, none included fishing, but I went anyway.  I hit up a blueline close to my home that I haven't fished at all this year.



Bit foggy on the drive up

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Getting better

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So I headed up the Forest Service road and it turned to shit.  I started losing traction on the flat sections and I still had a mile to go up some steep shit, wasn't worth the risk so I bailed for another locale

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much better road

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Found out the road was closed so I couldn't get to where I wanted to start fishing, ran into a mountain biker who said he was told it will be closed all year due to budget cuts

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caught quite a few dinks in this size range

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hanging on

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this stream is quite the vectress and looks a lot better than it fishes

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decided to bail to go hit up a brookie stream and came across a shit ton of trash on the way out

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My new boots are a hybird rubber and felt sole, I added some spare sheet metal screws for added traction. They worked quite well.

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I started loading up my chit to head to the brookie stream and the door closed on my rod, making my 3 weight 4 piece a 6 piece   b';

Thank goodness for warranties, 30 bucks later and it will be fixed.

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So much for brookies on this trip...













Dougfish

I think the gods were after you for bailing on work.  >:D
I listened to the angel on my left shoulder and not the devil on the right. No fun, no fish. No bad mojo either.
But my attitude needs an adjustment.
Sorry about your 6 piece. We've all done that.

consumnfire1229

Or thumbnail is like Mr. Deeds frost bit foot!  Hammer or car door?
"Thou shalt know thy waters and be wise about those things upon which thy prey doth feed."  4th Commandment of The Eleven Commandments from the Curtis Creek Manifesto

Woolly Bugger

Ouch on the rod, but those stream pics make up for it.


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ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

AL trout bum

Nice Ben. I have broken more rods than I have caught fish lately.

BTW, you're not going goth on us are you? With the black nails and all...  ;D
"Sloppy and rough wading have saved more trout than any regulation written by man."

Big J

Was it an Echo?  One of the best warranties in the fly rod industry.

The Dude

Quote from: Big J on July 19, 2013, 13:03:54 PM
Was it an Echo?  One of the best warranties in the fly rod industry.

That rod is cursed.
I was born by the river in a little tent, And just like the river I've been running ever since, It's been a long, long time coming, But I know change is gonna come.

benben reincarnated

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Quote from: The Dude on July 19, 2013, 13:23:17 PM
Quote from: Big J on July 19, 2013, 13:03:54 PM
Was it an Echo?  One of the best warranties in the fly rod industry.

That rod is cursed.

Yep it is an Echo.

This makes the third time this rod has been broken.  First time this year though.  <knock on wood>



I smashed my finger taking apart a bed frame.  Actually smashed and cut it at the same time which was 2.5 half weeks ago. Hurt like a mofo for days.



Grannyknot

At least you got out Ben.  More than I can say lately.
Looks like the FS should have closed that shitty dirt road, not the nice gravel one  ;)
Flea is not the best bassist of all time.

benben reincarnated

Quote from: Grannyknot on July 19, 2013, 13:54:44 PM
At least you got out Ben.  More than I can say lately.
Looks like the FS should have closed that shitty dirt road, not the nice gravel one  ;)

I should have known something was up when I passed a parked road grader...


Big J

Buy a jeep and then you can go on any road.  Mikes going to piss his pants tomorrow with the road we are going up  /'/

Dougfish

Quote from: Big J on July 19, 2013, 14:55:29 PM
Buy a jeep and then you can go on any road.  Mikes going to piss his pants tomorrow with the road we are going up  /'/

You won't take that pretty boy Jeep where I'll take my beater truck.  ;D

benben reincarnated

Quote from: Big J on July 19, 2013, 14:55:29 PM
Buy a jeep and then you can go on any road.  Mikes going to piss his pants tomorrow with the road we are going up  /'/

True, but the road was pretty squirrelly either way you look at it.

Hope you and Tranny have good luck this weekend.  Don't let him talk you into drinking any of his PBRs.




Woolly Bugger


Quote from: Big J on July 19, 2013, 14:55:29 PM
Buy a jeep and then you can go on any road.  Mikes going to piss his pants tomorrow with the road we are going up  /'/

Sounds like fun



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ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

flatlander

Nice pictures BenBen...sorry about the rod.  I've done one in that way, too.