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Uploaded on November 29, 2011The next time you're out flyfishing with your lab, try running your dry fly (hook pinched between index and thumb) through your best bud's coat a few times. A labrador retrievers coat is naturally water-resistant and has a certain amount of oil, just enough to keep those tiny flies afloat.
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So you want to leave lab smell on your flies? Makes a guy want to smoke to cover up the lab smell. :)
Haha yeah well it's something to maybe think about using only if you've forgotten your fly vest or have ran out of your normal floatant
I once hooked my black lab on a backcast. He sprinted off like a beagle hunting rabbits. Caused on heck of a backlash. Luckily I got it out, tightened down the drag, and landed him. :)
None of you anglers saw my post as funny? What kinda anglers have I been hangin with on this thread? Think of how well that fly floated when I got it out of my labs behind.
Sayfu - Most fly rods these days have an exposed rim so you can put extra tension on the line without having to adjust the drag. Just palm the rim when Fluffy makes that first big run and you'll prevent that backlash, and you'll be able to land him more quickly so he'll recover faster when you release.
fezzant...I know, but seldom ever use that feature. My finger is on the line, and the rod angle puts all the pressure on the fish I want. My right hand is often up the rod assisting the pumping of the rod back rather than down under the reel palming it. If I had my drothers and a choice I'd have the reel model in an internal spool rather than a rim control external spool. I'll agree that changing spools is easier with the external spools, but I seldom change spools, I just have other reels, and the internal spool reels are more durable...drop them, and the rim doesn't bend in binding up the reel...it lands on the reel's frame.
Ok I do not have a Lab.I save the packets of silicate that you find in some packaging.Tear open the sack and pour the contents into a pill bottle.Drop said fly into pill bottle and the silica will absorb all the moisture.No need to remove fly from tippet.
The silicate packages will lose effectiveness after a while - to restore them, put them in a metal or glass dish in the oven at 150-200 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Watch that stuff on a CDC wing...no good for CDC
"Honey, I need to buy a dog."
Lab oil may work great for a fly, so does the chap stick for floatant lubricating your reel or fly line. It is usually found in your vest or your pocket. I truly think the smell and taste of pheasant, turkey arctic fox or almost any fly material works better than Lab. Actually my Brittany and Calico Cat mixed hair does wonders for tying flies in addition to almost or just as much oil as lab. Lab hair is too course and short for any fly application IMHO. Plus my animals are left home and will not bother the fish or other anglers like a lab always does while his master tries to fish!! :+) They are much better for duck hunting or bird hunting to retrieve feathers for tying!
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I once hooked my black lab on a backcast. He sprinted off like a beagle hunting rabbits. Caused on heck of a backlash. Luckily I got it out, tightened down the drag, and landed him. :)
None of you anglers saw my post as funny? What kinda anglers have I been hangin with on this thread? Think of how well that fly floated when I got it out of my labs behind.
So you want to leave lab smell on your flies? Makes a guy want to smoke to cover up the lab smell. :)
Haha yeah well it's something to maybe think about using only if you've forgotten your fly vest or have ran out of your normal floatant
Sayfu - Most fly rods these days have an exposed rim so you can put extra tension on the line without having to adjust the drag. Just palm the rim when Fluffy makes that first big run and you'll prevent that backlash, and you'll be able to land him more quickly so he'll recover faster when you release.
fezzant...I know, but seldom ever use that feature. My finger is on the line, and the rod angle puts all the pressure on the fish I want. My right hand is often up the rod assisting the pumping of the rod back rather than down under the reel palming it. If I had my drothers and a choice I'd have the reel model in an internal spool rather than a rim control external spool. I'll agree that changing spools is easier with the external spools, but I seldom change spools, I just have other reels, and the internal spool reels are more durable...drop them, and the rim doesn't bend in binding up the reel...it lands on the reel's frame.
Ok I do not have a Lab.I save the packets of silicate that you find in some packaging.Tear open the sack and pour the contents into a pill bottle.Drop said fly into pill bottle and the silica will absorb all the moisture.No need to remove fly from tippet.
The silicate packages will lose effectiveness after a while - to restore them, put them in a metal or glass dish in the oven at 150-200 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Watch that stuff on a CDC wing...no good for CDC
"Honey, I need to buy a dog."
Lab oil may work great for a fly, so does the chap stick for floatant lubricating your reel or fly line. It is usually found in your vest or your pocket. I truly think the smell and taste of pheasant, turkey arctic fox or almost any fly material works better than Lab. Actually my Brittany and Calico Cat mixed hair does wonders for tying flies in addition to almost or just as much oil as lab. Lab hair is too course and short for any fly application IMHO. Plus my animals are left home and will not bother the fish or other anglers like a lab always does while his master tries to fish!! :+) They are much better for duck hunting or bird hunting to retrieve feathers for tying!
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