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21st April 2012, 06:42 AM
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When you mentioned ". . flash material. . " I...
When you mentioned ". . flash material. . " I thought salt. Mostly just windy wild mountain rivers for me in the past 40. However, that does put 95% of the fish in 5% of the water. Go wet a line. ...
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20th April 2012, 04:48 PM
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Oh, my! And I was using a feather duster from a...
Oh, my! And I was using a feather duster from a Chinese corner store for hackle!
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14th March 2012, 05:05 AM
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That will be comfortable. It's considerably...
That will be comfortable. It's considerably bigger than I imagined from the unfinished WIP.
The front right-hand corner is missing the gymbal for a can.
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11th March 2012, 09:02 AM
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If the tide ever goes out for you poor people,...
If the tide ever goes out for you poor people, you're good to go!.
There are no lakes here, just a lot of rivers, still iced over. So it's river fishing or nothing.
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10th March 2012, 03:54 PM
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That looks good. I have the most mediocre of...
That looks good. I have the most mediocre of wood working skills. I'm pleased that you went through with this. A bench solves all sorts of frustrations with trying to get on with the fishing. I'd...
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16th February 2012, 02:17 PM
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Thin or thick or a coat of paint left over from...
Thin or thick or a coat of paint left over from window sills, I'd rather be fishing.
I used to fish with 4 other families, little kids, infants and all. We went up the Table River valley, east of... -
13th February 2012, 07:27 AM
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Arron's correct = white bench top like mine (no...
Arron's correct = white bench top like mine (no charge for the many years of grime.).
If I had a crap-trap, with my luck, the good stuff would fall in there first!
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13th February 2012, 05:16 AM
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Hi Dave: I took a good look at the plans. 1. ...
Hi Dave:
I took a good look at the plans.
1. Elegant bench made by someone who cares. The back and sides might help to prevent my supervisor (the cat) from playing with feathers, stealing a... -
12th February 2012, 12:56 PM
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That's fantastic, Joe! How convenient for a...
That's fantastic, Joe! How convenient for a trip, I dream of doing that some day.
In the mean time, I still keep everything in a matched pair of Mexican Corona beer boxes.
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12th February 2012, 07:11 AM
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I've been flyfishing British Columbia for nearly...
I've been flyfishing British Columbia for nearly 40 years. In about '73 or '74, I built this bench and have found no reason to modify it ever since.
1. You didn't ask for much did you? Man,...