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shon42073


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A while back i asked you guys on advice on purchasing a new setup, i must say thanx for all your advice, i casted a few sage rods, not as many as i wanted, but i decided on my original plan and purchased a thomas& thomas 8 foot 3 peice 4 weight rod,rod is meduim action�,a abel super series reel, and a rio. grande line, total cost $1,100 bucks, but i must say this stuff is a freakin work of art. The soft meduim action is like candy in my hands, I been fishin a fast action rod, and man the nice soft action of a good meduim action rod is so sweet.

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I grew up fishing with ultralight spinning rods, so�I like the feel of a slower action rod.���

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4 weights have got to be perfect for Putah in the winter. I've never heard of a Thomas & Thomas, but remember you talking about them in another post. I do like med. action rods, but I'm such a fast caster. They got to be great at protecting 6 and 7x tippets here. What did you think of the Sage�TXL? I want to cast those new Z-Axis rods by Sage, I heard they are awesome.

Congrats on the new gear! Where are the pics?



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Ive heard great things about that TXL and�I have picked one up at the shop.� It is super light,� it must be a blast.�It is not a cheap rod. �I just got the new Z-axis 4w 9 ft. It�is�a magic stick.� I also have Z-axis 6w�which is great but pretty stiff for playing smaller trout.� Its perfect for Steel Head on the Trinity when your trying to get that fly over to the�far side. I just ordered this echo2 3w� designed by Tim Rajeff.� It comes with two tips.�www.echoflyfishing.com/freshwater.php
Best part its only $269. In time the price of these rods will go up.
He is just getting started.

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shon42073


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here ya go dtp916, cant see much detail my camera is really old. Whats killin me is the fact that i might not get to use it this weekend do to the rain, suppose to get quit a bit this week, creek might get a little muddy, Maybe have to get out the rain jacket and go for it.� Tossed in one pic. of my buddies the otters, there cool. Hey anyone ever use a midge pattern called a shaggy midge, just got a bunch of em and i think they may catch a few putah fish.

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Nice set-up! Looks like you decided to drop the doe! The otter pics are cool!

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So sweet!!!Right on!

Fill me in on the Shaggy Midge, I'm always open for new patterns, especially midges. I need more styles for my box.

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Heres the shaggy midge, my camera sucks but oh well.

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