Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Featured Photo: Streamer Eater on the Clinch

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Christmas, Early and Often

The one good thing about being a fishing guide is that you naturally go through a lot more gear than the average person.  Between gear for clients and your own fishing gear, it takes quite a lot of stuff to keep pestering all those fish.  Today I was happy to see a package containing probably 30 or so leaders as well as both monofilament and fluorocarbon tippet and some more fly boxes.  You can never have too many fly boxes.  It was actually kind of nice to be ordering tippet in the 100 m spools for a change instead of my usual 30 m.


Also on the way is a new pair of waders.  I go through waders way too fast.  My last pair enjoyed a trip through a briar patch that led to some intensive patch work.  Now the leaks are just too constant to keep patching.  This time around I'm going to try the new Orvis Silver Sonic Guide waders.  I've been a big fan of Simms although my last pair of waders were Chotas which were SUPER comfortable.  I haven't bought Orvis waders since my very first pair ever so it must be time to give them a shot again.  I'll try to get a review up of them here on my blog once I've had a chance to try them out a bit.

If someone is wanting to send me some more early Christmas, a drift boat is also on the wish list...

4 comments:

  1. David
    I have found that I use much more tippet line now that I have started using the tiny tippet ring. What is the life of your waders, barring a briar patch? Thanks for sharing

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    1. Bill,

      My waders have lasted me anywhere from 2-5 years or more although it took quite a bit of patching to get any of them to 5 years. As much as I fish I'm usually happy getting two years out of any waders.

      Thanks,

      David Knapp

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  2. David, really good to see things coming along with your Guide business. A successful year or so and I can see that drift boat under your tree!

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    1. Thanks Mel! That is the plan right now for sure!

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