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if you cant drive a pinto, you cant drive a caddy. trying to cover you here JHAP  Are you mocking my fly casting DIED??? Good stuff George.
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George, What is your opinion on this one? Anglernorth kit
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Dwight, I am not familiar with this fly combo product, but the “AnglerNorth” program for beginner fly casters are impressive. There are a lot of good products on the market these days and I am sure this is one of the best. My only comment on the 5-6 wt rod beginner combo is that a 5wt line comes with the set. That tells me that this rod has slow to medium action (parabolic bend), and what I know about you is that you will need more versatility in a faster action rod (mid - tip flex) I recently caught and landed a 5# LMB fishing with a small BG fly on a med-fast action 5wt rod, that would have broken a “squishy” 5wt. In the words of a conventional gear fisherman – your rod needs more “backbone”. Also with some sort of replacement guarantee. Knowing you as a forum friend, I don’t believe you will stay in the beginner class but for a very short time...  George
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George, I ordered the 5/6 outfit that you originally recommended. I hope that I get plenty of time to practice before the water on the pond turns hard. 
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George, I bought "The New Fly Fishing Basics" DVD from Bennett-Watt HD Productions. Even though it is no longer "new" in the date sense, it has a lot of great information. Have you ever viewed it? Oh, I suppose you directed it.
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George, I bought "The New Fly Fishing Basics" DVD from Bennett-Watt HD Productions. Even though it is no longer "new" in the date sense, it has a lot of great information. Have you ever viewed it? Oh, I suppose you directed it. I'm a Lefty Kreh sorta "old geezer" guy. There a lot of good instructioanal DVD's available Dwight, knowing what I know about you - you'll soon be directing" and giving private lessons...
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George, You over estimate my ability to learn something new! By the way, I am quite impressed with the TFO outfit that you recommended. Thanks! I am not going to tie a fly on until I have mastered (in my own mind) the basic casting techniques. With winter so near, I will be practicing on the ice and doubt a fly would not be very effective anyway.
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Hey George, Can you make me one of these at the next conference? 
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What is that fly supposed to imitate?
Is that a hummingbird?
What eats hummingbirds?
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Hey George,
Can you make me one of these at the next conference?
When pigs can fly ....  
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Would this this kind of great info on flyrods be something to save in archives? I'm not ready to buy one right now, but would like to have this available later. For some reason, my searchs don't pull up what I'm looking for very well. Probably user error..du
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