Santa was good to me!...

[Henry]

Hi gang,

He left me a copy of Dick Brown's "Fly Fishing For Bonefish".

So?...what fishing related items did you get for Xmas?

Seasons Greetings,

[gilly09]

Regal Rotary Vise! Been tying on a Regal Standard for a while and this will be a treat!

[jjonas]

Henry,
Santa also left me a copy "Fly Fishing for Bonefish", plus a new rolling duffel for my trip to Abaco this spring. Life is good!

Jason

[clife]

I received Chico’s bonefishing book. --127-3-

[teflon_jones]

I got $45 in gift certs for Dick's Sporting Goods, a fly tying mag in my stocking, and two fishing games to help me pass the cold winter months.

[Mark Dougherty]

...a #2 (silver grade) griz neck.....mason hard mono ...25#....20#...15#
(does this stuff make decent leaders ?)

[Guy]

...a #2 (silver grade) griz neck.....mason hard mono ...25#....20#...15#
(does this stuff make decent leaders ?)

Mark, I love Mason hard mono! I use it to make saltwater leaders that will turn over in those 15 - 20 knot winds. Typically for a 9 to 12 foot leader, I use use 4 - 5 feet of 40 lb Mason for the butt, then 18 - 24 " of 30 lb, 8 -12" foot of 25 lb, 8 - 12" of 20 lb mason. At this point I switch to something like 8 - 12 inches of 15 lb Ande or Seaguar and then add 18 -24" of tippit (8 -12 lb mono of flouro).

You tend to get big knots with hard mason. Don't use more than 3 turn blood knots with the heavy stuff (30 and 40 lbs) and 4 turns with the 20 and 25 lb and make sure you wet the knots thoroughly before tightening. Straighten the mason by stretching the leader. I loop the butt section (perfection loop) and hook it onto something very solid. I then use leather gloves and stretch the leader. Once straightened, it will turn over very well.

Best of the season!

Guy

[Ray]

St Croix Tidemaster 7' light action rod!!!

[medburd]

Santa brought me a new 5-7 wt Airflo Balance reel..and he brought it over from the UK..it's a little weird looking..nice drag...extremely light....I'm realy looking forward to trying it out......hmmmm scorten's creek?

[loomis]

I got new flats shirts that I really needed. Also a digital camera for the upcoming fishing trips.

Happy New Year,
Loomis :)