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by Dustin
Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:15 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Good low tide
Replies: 123
Views: 134897

Re: Good low tide

Mike,

At least until you get the hang of the sight-fishing gig, do yourself a favor and find somewhere with shallow mud flats and off-color water, not clear water grass flats. Tailers over grass are often more finicky, spooky, and generally harder to catch. Fish over mud are stupid.
by Dustin
Wed May 30, 2012 7:54 am
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Silver lining before Beryl
Replies: 12
Views: 4979

Re: Silver lining before Beryl

Way to go! I have got to get back into the tarpon deal once of these days.
by Dustin
Fri May 25, 2012 7:30 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Lightning Shots 5/15 & 5/17
Replies: 7
Views: 4010

Re: Lightning Shots 5/15 & 5/17

Rik, I have a network of eight Nikon D5000's and D5100's in different locations. Each camera has a custom micro-controller board that communicates over a fiber-optic link to a control PC. The micro-controller is interfaced with the remote shutter release port of the camera. The cameras all operate i...
by Dustin
Sun May 20, 2012 8:50 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Tarpon Flies
Replies: 7
Views: 4272

Re: Tarpon Flies

For small snook and tarpon, nothing beat the excitement of the topwater strike of a gurgler or deerhair slider. If they aren't aggressive on top, I like to throw something like a Puglisi Everglades Minnow. That fly is absolutely deadly.
by Dustin
Sat May 19, 2012 7:14 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Lightning Shots 5/15 & 5/17
Replies: 7
Views: 4010

Lightning Shots 5/15 & 5/17

We had some good storms this past week with better-than-normal optical viewing conditions. The first three are from 5/15. The first two are of a triggered lightning attempt that morphed into a 5-stroke natural lightning (only second documented case of this on record) and struck a telephone pole. The...
by Dustin
Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:36 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Moving to Tampa
Replies: 38
Views: 17432

Re: Moving to Tampa

I have my best luck with tailing reds over grassflats using a deerhair slider/diver that pushes a bunch of water. They land softly and can be left in place without snagging in the grass. Now, the actual strike-to-hook-up ratio is not particularly good, but the strike is most of the fun anyway. If yo...
by Dustin
Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:54 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Kinky Muddler attempt ....
Replies: 4
Views: 3348

Re: Kinky Muddler attempt ....

Those look great...very similar to what I use for baby poons (kind of an elongated version of a Puglisi Glades Minnow).
by Dustin
Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:51 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: flurocarbon - "the geeks don't want no freaks"
Replies: 32
Views: 7843

Re: flurocarbon - "the geeks don't want no freaks"

Interesting test, but there are some problems. One thing that isn't a problem is using tapwater. The index of refraction difference between saltwater and tapwater isn't that much. What is a problem is that the spectrum of light from inside lamps is not the same as natural light, and also the camera ...
by Dustin
Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:29 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: poll 20# or 30# leader for snook
Replies: 22
Views: 6970

Re: poll 20# or 30# leader for snook

I always use 40lb whenever snook are a possibility.
by Dustin
Wed Mar 21, 2012 7:17 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Lightning Shots from Last Week
Replies: 7
Views: 3921

Re: Lightning Shots from Last Week

Bill, Shutter time was anywhere from 1.5 s up to 10 s and aperture was from f/22 to f/9. All of these were shot at base ISO. I shoot full manual and adjust the setting continuously depending on the light conditions (or lack thereof) and desired color-cast of the output. You are in a superb area for ...
by Dustin
Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:02 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Lightning Shots from Last Week
Replies: 7
Views: 3921

Lightning Shots from Last Week

Had our first good convective storms of the year last week, one of which rolled through about 10 miles from my house. The visibility was pretty good for Florida. All of these were shot with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_1064_copy.jpg http://img.photobucket...
by Dustin
Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Tomorrow I be gurgling
Replies: 10
Views: 5187

Re: Tomorrow I be gurgling

I usually give a short, sharp strip to generate a "gurgle" and then pause. Most of the strikes seem to come on the pause.
by Dustin
Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Tomorrow I be gurgling
Replies: 10
Views: 5187

Re: Tomorrow I be gurgling

Nothing wrong with that gurgler. That is without a doubt my favorite fly. IMO, there is nothing better for baby tarpon. I've also caught a pile of reds and big trout on them up here on the Big Bend.
by Dustin
Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:10 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Mr. Toads Wild Ride
Replies: 8
Views: 4111

Re: Mr. Toads Wild Ride

Very nice Dave :cool:. I'm jealous!
by Dustin
Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:03 am
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Rivah fishin
Replies: 22
Views: 5916

Re: Rivah fishin

Very nice!
by Dustin
Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:05 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Winter lines?
Replies: 3
Views: 2579

Re: Winter lines?

Yep. I switch from the Wulff Bermuda TT to the regular TT.