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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Mar 28, 2018 - 10:30am PT
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So stoked for our upcoming trip to Pyramid!!!! Spoke to WTF on the phone and he told me I'd better have my double haul all dialed in. I told him "no worries" then hung up the phone, ashamed that I'm a sissy little high mountain 3wt caster who doesn't know how to even single haul.
So You Tube here I come.
Lefty Kreh is my new hero.
I love his quote at 1:00. "You see guys double haulin' and they're tearin' their underwear and lookin' like a monkey holdin' a cabbage but they ain't gittin' nowhere"
This is a must watch....enjoy.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Mar 28, 2018 - 01:48pm PT
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Lefty was truly a badass...met him @ Russ Peak's shop in Pasadena. The day usually involved harassing pedestrians while trying out different Peak designs on the sidewalk. Or, we'd go down Colorado Blvd. and use the reflecting ponds at the city college. Dude could cast, and he was a great teacher.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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FYI All.... G_Gnome and I had a really fun day yesterday at Hot creek. We and the 8 odd other people fishing had nice sunny windless morning, a BWO hatch and something else were coming off the water in till about 3 pm.
I was finally able to get the hang of setting the hook because the fish were biting. Then I got some practice untying the big tangle of line, leader and net.
So much to learn!
How was Pyramid??
I want to see photos of Limping and micro swimming
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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So excited for Pyramid! Also intimidated and still working on buying/borrowing/making the big gear we'll need for that type of fishing.
I'll report back with plenty of pictures of me with fish and Mico sad in the background.
Ladder: check
Big net: check
Everything else: working on it
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Outside in the backyard practicing my double haul.....
Pyramid here we come!
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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"have my double haul all dialed in"
"who doesn't know how to even single haul"
Wear safety glasses and use barbless hooks ;-)
Have fun!
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ruppell
climber
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Wear safety glasses and use barbless hooks ;-)
LMAO. Great advice right there.
Also learn how to cast with your opposite arm. If the winds blowing the wrong way and you can't cast the other side you'll quickly find out why you're using those barbless hooks
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Scott,
You must have great eye-hand coordination in your line of work. A double haul with either hand, right or left shoulder should be a piece of cake, right?
Seriously though, you generally don't have to cast that far at the lake. If you can lob it to the edge of the drop off, you have a chance...
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Currently rigging this to my rod. Shooting streamers to the opposite bank!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Currently rigging this to my rod. Shooting streamers to the opposite bank!
Too funny! I think you will enjoy the Pyramid scene.... Hope to see you guys this weekend. jim
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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We'll see you there......
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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WTF you're killing me! Stoked that Stimbo is coming up also. I'm supposed to go remove a cyst from a guy's jaw right now but instead I'm on Supertopo and Intellecast looking at weather patterns for the weekend.
Quick question. Before this weather was on the books we were just going to plan on camping on the ground or sleeping in the open bed of my Tundra. Now that it's going to possibly be a torrent of biblical proportions, what might some lodging options be? I called the little lodge in Sutcliffe, but they are all booked up. Would we be stupid to just tent camp if we have a good tent? Or possibly book a sleazy room in the closest motel near the lake? Or Reno? We don't mind driving each night if needed. Thoughts?
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Jim that pic just blows me away.
Thanks! That was a primo morning (at least for photos). I am hoping to get some nice light this weekend and some chunky fish.
I'm supposed to go remove a cyst from a guy's jaw right now but instead I'm on Supertopo
I am glad your priorities are in the right place. Oh, save that cyst. We can do some illegal chumming and see what beast takes the flesh. Ewww!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Stimbo, have you fished Hot Creek lately? Does anyone have any idea what the origins of the rainbows they planted there last year? They are very shiny silver and very acrobatic. Nothing like the older bows that were already in there that are more typical of what you see elsewhere in the Sierra.
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DaveyTree
Trad climber
Fresno
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I saw Micro at the gym after work. He was on the heavy ropes getting ready for those long casts and big battles with big minnows.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Stimbo, have you fished Hot Creek lately? Does anyone have any idea what the origins of the rainbows they planted there last year? They are very shiny silver and very acrobatic. Nothing like the older bows that were already in there that are more typical of what you see elsewhere in the Sierra.
Bumping this question because I've also wondered why some 'bows are dark and some are silver. I have noticed that shaded, undercut meadow streams seems to produce darker colors than open granite bedrock streams.
Diet?
Habitat?
Genetic strain?
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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I appreciate you folks have a "Big" weekend of catching giant cuts planned, but considering the forecasts, maybe that weekend should start on Sunday?
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Stimbo, have you fished Hot Creek lately? Does anyone have any idea what the origins of the rainbows they planted there last year? They are very shiny silver and very acrobatic. Nothing like the older bows that were already in there that are more typical of what you see elsewhere in the Sierra.
Bumping this question because I've also wondered why some 'bows are dark and some are silver. I have noticed that shaded, undercut meadow streams seems to produce darker colors than open granite bedrock streams.
Diet?
Habitat?
Genetic strain?
"Gnome and Crab" -- I apologize for the late reply. I emailed a fisheries biologist friend with the original question but he is out of town and I have not heard back from him yet.
I cannot say with any certainty where these new stocked rainbows came from but they were planted fairly recently because Fish and Wildlife did a survey of Hot Creek and found that after the five years of drought (low flows and high water temperatures) that the fish numbers dropped from 10,000 fish per mile to roughly 1,000. So, they were able to get funding and restocked the river system in an attempt to bring back the fishery, which once was a five star destination. As to the origin of the rainbows, I do not know. You would think that the hatchery right next door provided the fish but to vary the genetic strain, they may have imported these fish from elsewhere.
As for the coloration. They vary with diet, sex, habitat, genetics, and maturity. Those pesky and feisty silver rainbows in Hot Creek are that color because of being raised in concrete tanks, being young, and pellet fed. They will eventually turn darker with age, a natural diet, and their surroundings.
Rainbows are very sporty fish and fun to catch as they leap, do aerobatics, and fight hard. A lot of attitude!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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I appreicate you folks have a "Big" weekend of catching giant cuts planned, but considering the forecasts, maybe that weekend should start on Sunday?
I know, right? It will be interesting Fritz..... I have plenty of reading material and rum. If nothing else, it will be a fun get together with good buddies. jim
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