BTW, Where's Tony? Cutting into too many guts, I imagine...:)
I just noticed that I haven't logged in in a while. I found a PM this morning that says "Happy Thanksgiving". The not so affordable care act has changed my life. Diseases ignored for ten months suddenly need to be attended to once five thousand dollar deductibles have been met. But I digress...
Kurt, I may be an oddball Easterner, but I use the same set ups here as I do out west. I fish Penn's with a 9' 5wt and an 8'6" 4wt boron/graphite as often (or more) as I use a 7'9" bamboo 4wt (aka The Billy Baroo). I fished the HF the past few summers with the same Winston rods, and an 8'6" 5wt Payne 204L.
I use copolymers (aka nylon) for all of my dryfly fishing, and most of my wetfly fishing, too. Brand loyalty is a factor (currently Rio Suppleflex and TH Nylon), and I choose by trial and error, not by online reviews.
There are a lot of things in this thread to discuss. Winter is certainly set in, and you can only tie flies for so long before you need a break and log onto TN :)
Hmm. Hook debate anyone? What brands and models are you using...
Stanley's Ice-Off? I dunk my rod.
Reels freezing? What type of drag system are you using?
Good stuff. Ill read through the stuff and
maybe comment