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Francis DeRoos (fderoos@comcast.net) - BPL Premium Member
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re: "New to fishing, need help!" @ Richard - Excellent post. really clear, focused and accurate. I began a spin fisher in the 80s while backpacking but have also migrated to fly fishing exclusively. Only a few times last year on ... |
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Re: just finished the JMT... a few observations and thoughts Thanks for the thoughts and your observations. I can say that during my solo JMT last september, the few people I met and spoke with, I wished I had spent more time with. Everyone seemed really e... |
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lower pack weight, more scenery in greater comfort I'll echo what others have said. A lighter pack has allowed me access areas and cover more ground than I would have. I'm from a generation of macho driven backpackers where the more you ca... |
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re:whats your fly and bubble rig Remember the bubble is really the weight that loads your rod tip in order to cast the fly and when you real in, even a bit, the fly will be dragged in the water. when fly fishing your drag teh fly ... |
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Canon S100 +1, great little camera that is a significant improvement from Elphs (in my opinion). my go to backpacking camera. |
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re; how to cook fish about 10k ft w/o fire? I ate fish every day on the JMT this past September. Clean and cut head/tail and place into pot. I used 0.9 Ti pot with caldera cone. Then boiled into a soup either seaweed or other asian dri... |
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fishing for food TJ, I hiked the JMT this september and built the entire trip around fishing. I fished for a 4-5 hours daily, ate fish daily and even planned about 1/2 my dinners around fish as the main protein ... |
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RE: family sues over girl's death at Big Four Ice Caves it's always someone elses responsibility when something tragic happens and never your own bad decisions or an accident, particularly, in our country, when dollars are involved. This "blam... |
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BPL and Goosefeet stickers for my laptop sent money for a couple of BPL and Goosefeet stickers. Thanks, |
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feedback It's all about the flying/biting bugs. Don't mind the crawlers but a mosquito in my ear all night makes me crazy! Also, while I'd prefer to tarp whenever it's not "buggy&qu... |
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