Alex Argyros
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Here you go: dustinscott00@gmail.com
I’m on okay. You might want to contact Dustin for some assistance.
Will do. Thanks, Jimbo.
Another problem that I encounter too frequently is people parking at our lease sites to access the river who are not LAP members.
Alex
But what are the “strikes?”
Alex
Same here.
One tip that Devin gave me regarding the use of micro-thin lines (such as 4x sighter material) is to keep your tippets very short. He says that his tippets are only 3-5 feet total when using 4x “line.”
Alex
Thanks, Scott, for the photos and the text. I’m drooling. See you on the Guadalupe.
Apparently, David Arcay, uses a “line” that is .165 mono. And he does rather well in world comps.
As you might remember, I fished a bit last year with a rig that Devin Olsen recommended. Essentially, the entire line was 4x Rio sighter material.
My sense of it was that it worked fine. Its real advantage was in diminishing sag. With a 4x line I could cast pretty far away with essentially no sag. It was a bear to cast, but I eventually got used to it. It did wrap around my rod tip a lot, but I could deal with that. But it was really hard for me to see. I tried fluorescent orange wax, but I didn’t like it because it left multiple messes (my hands, clothes, rod handle). And besides, the wax increased the diameter of the “sighter,” so it ended up being much thicker than 4x.
Now, if I fished the diaphanous streams of Spain and France, I might go to a line that is essentially 5x. But for the Guadalupe, it seems like overkill to me.
Alex
Great report, JC (there, I just dropped your name).
Talking about name dropping, I’ve had a short correspondence with Pat Weiss. He told me that his preferred technique on new waters is a single Walt’s Worm (shlubby, not sexy).
Alex
I agree with Ron.
And even what we have is a little strange. For example, as of now, #2 (2.9) miles registers at 71.36 degrees whereas #5 (6.6 miles) is 69.43 degrees. Now there might be some springs or colder water near the downstream gauge, but I find it highly suspicious that the river is actually colder almost four miles downstream from the 2.9 marker.
Alex
If you go to the “flow” link, you’ll see temperature gauges. The only section of the river that is safe to fish now is the upper part (above Whitewater) and only in the early morning. I’d be off the river by ten.
Alex
Does Babbel have Russian lessons? I ask because pretty soon I’m going to have to have a passing knowledge of Russian to read the posts on this forum.
Administrators,
I’ve seen this happen before. The whole forum can be undermined by these jerks. Please expunge them.
Alex
Administrators, please delete the above post and ban the poster.
