islandfisherman

Travis,If you find some let me know,I have looked high and low for good maps and so far nothing,Good Luck,Alan

Travis,Go to washingtonlakes.com lot's of maps and fishing reports there,not all the topos are great but it will give you a start.....Good Luck,Alan

Take a look!;www.batsonenterprises.com

There the second one works...just did not spell it right....sorry,they do look like fun little kayaks to use and would be easy to get into and out of small spaces....Alan

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I don't know about the exact kayak you are talking about but go check out www.kingfishrherelectricboats.com

How about the old hard boiled egg, light the match and watch the egg get sucked into the bottle trick?....Alan

Welcome,Might I add that when you go out to buy the first rod you look at a med. to med.fast action rod as they will be more foregiving to learn with.See if you can find a F.F. club to join as there will be folks happy to help you learn.A very good line that I have now gone to on all my reels is a S.A. HeadStart,it's a bass taper floating line and it cost's 15-20 dollars less than a "Bass Bug" line.............Good Luck,Alan

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I think it will catch fish.....here is a site to go take a look at,great prices,a family run biz too boot,www.flytyersdungeon.com.,.....Good Luck,Alan

Kevin,Yes they do make bass fly lines,I would try to find a S.A. Headstart line it is a W/F floating line and the best part, is it is about 35 bucks as compared to 50-60,it is the same line only shorter it will serve you very well....Good Luck,Alan

As a flyfisherman for bass I will throw a dragonfly when I can see them out on the water,they do catch fish!!,you can tie them yourself they are not hard to do but would be hard to throw with a spinning set-up.I seem to remember that Uncle Josh makes a dragonfly lure,and I think B.P. sells them.....Good Luck,Alan

I'd be willing to bet you saw a bunch of swallow's,we have a pond out back of the house and have watched them do that very same thing.....Alan

Lillies are tubers and very easy to transplant.If it turns out you can plant them,all you have to do is stick them in the mud and they will grow and multiply every year.....Good Luck,Alan

Having said all that,Yes a good 7wt would be a great rod to fit all the fishing you want to do....Alan

Sorry to hear about the old grass stick,love mine and would be bummed.I think you might look at a fiberglass fly rod ie. Lami-glass,Fenwick or even a Eagle Claw,I say that because of what you are used to casting(slower) that said maybe look at a TFO Iv'e heard good things about them and if you break one just gather up the pieces and send them back and they ship you a new rod.You want to fish for bass and trout maybe look at a 5-6wt. for trout and an 8wt. for bass.....Good Luck,Alan

I was going to start a thread here with my mistake service with BPS,but as a rule I would rather not air dirty laundry in public....but!!! I placed an order by phone and was told that shipping was a bit backed up(that's fine, I understand) it took them 8 working days to get the order out of there doors,then 9 days to get to my door,and on top of that one can not track the package with the USPS system that they are using.I have a small business and ship cross country in 2-3 days the folks I ship too can track the package door to door, and, this is USPS. I will also add that the ladies that I spoke to were as helpfull as they could be, not knowing what is going on in the shipping dept. etc....Alan

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Hello all you other blind fisherman....Check out ,www.fishermaneyewear.com,$129 for perscription,polarized glasses,lots of frame styles and colors....I have a pair good stuff ....Alan

Very Nice!!!Yes please give us the run down on the rod and grips....Alan

I second S.A. as a very good line,to answer the other question about price,a fly line if taken care of will last you a few years so the price upfront might be a little hard to swallow just keep in mind you will not be changing it very often...oh also check-out S.A. Headstart as it is just a shorter bass line and is only around 35-40 bucks vs 50-60,Good Luck....Alan

Chode,I'm a kayak fisherman,own a Tarpon 120 and love it!! I fish both ocean and fresh water, the yak does everything I ask it to do.I think you should try out the models you might be interested in,most kayak shop's will take the rental fee off the price of the kayak you end up buying ,get the basic model and not the whiz-bang angler edition as you will want to outfit the boat as to how YOU fish...and that is very important!!.....Good Luck....hope this helps...if you have any questions just ask and i will do my best to answer....Alan....P.S. do a google search on kayak fishing you will come up with tons for info.

Very Nice Rod!!!,it is fun to take the little one's out and wet a line, wish ours were closer so we could do it more often.I do have a request...what Mdl#is the rod blank, and is that marbeling I see?(our computer screen is not the best)a run down on the parts you used would be great also....Thanks,Alan

I also want to thank you for all the information that you have shared with us,it has giving me the added insentive to start building my own rods...for the life of me I do not know how you make the time to run a bussiness and answer all the questions that are posted here not to mention all the great how to's.....so much thanks...Alan

Has anyone converted one into a bass/fishing boat?,decking,trolling motor,storage etc..Have a chance to buy a little 8 or 9 fter cheap(like cheap) it is in pretty good shape and think it will make a great little fishing boat...Thanks for any help that you can give me....Islandfisherman