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by Dustin
Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:10 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Simple Request / Salty Fly Report
Replies: 7
Views: 3243

Re: Simple Request / Salty Fly Report

Bill, I'm sure some folks will disagree with this, but in my opinion, you really don't need a bunch of fancy flies with intricate details to catch reds, trout, snook, and small tarpon. It's more about fishing the right style of fly for the conditions. When I'm blindcasting in shallow water or along ...
by Dustin
Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:54 pm
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Up the Creek with the Leg-end! 30" Redfish on video!
Replies: 21
Views: 4141

Re: Up the Creek with the Leg-end!

That's one healthy redfish :cool:. That creek almost looks like the territory up in my neck of the woods.
by Dustin
Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Old Florida 8 SA
Replies: 6
Views: 2680

Re: Old Florida 8 SA

I fish all Old Florida and Nautlilus reels (including several of the SA series). They have always served me very well.
by Dustin
Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:18 pm
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Land of OZ
Replies: 6
Views: 1839

Re: Land of OZ

Very nice snook! I know that bar, but have never pulled a snook off of it.
by Dustin
Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:40 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Fish Grip
Replies: 38
Views: 9168

Re: Fish Grip

To me, the best attribute of the Boga is that it rotates. The idea of putting a gripper that doesn't rotate on a green oversize redfish with a mouth full of trebles doesn't sound like much fun. I'll gladly pay the extra $$$.
by Dustin
Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Sarasota mullet surprise
Replies: 13
Views: 4265

Re: Sarasota mullet surprise

The second shot is fantastic, particularly with the eye out of the water. Good work with the camera!
by Dustin
Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:50 pm
Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
Topic: Check out these trout
Replies: 12
Views: 3549

Re: Check out these trout

Very, very nice fish :cool:.
by Dustin
Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:23 am
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: tarpon and riggin'
Replies: 26
Views: 5981

Re: tarpon and riggin'

For throwing plugs and big soft plastics, a St. Croix TIC70MHF or TIC70HF paired with a Shimano Calais ASV or Chronarch BSV.
by Dustin
Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:25 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: tarpon and riggin'
Replies: 26
Views: 5981

Re: tarpon and riggin'

You can whip tarpon very, very quickly in a kayak with the right technique. The 50lb braid doesn't do you a whole lot of good over the 30lb since you can't put anywhere near that much pressure on the fish anyway from a kayak. Like Dave said, don't let the fish rest and change your rod angle to count...
by Dustin
Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:30 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Eagles in Flight
Replies: 2
Views: 2020

Eagles in Flight

Found a group of eagles on Newnan's Lake. Good subjects! These were shot with the 70-300 VR out of the kayak. 1. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8192_copu.jpg 2. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8204_copy.jpg 3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_...
by Dustin
Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:21 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: White Birds
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

Re: White Birds

Rik,

If you want a full-res version of any of them, let me know.
by Dustin
Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:30 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Canon Rebel XS question
Replies: 14
Views: 5520

Re: Canon Rebel XS question

There is nothing wrong with the camera or necessarily your technique. The problem is strictly the lack of lighting. In order to stop motion in fast moving sports, you need to be shooting at least 8-10 times as fast a shutter speed as you are shooting (1/400 s or faster). Otherwise, the pictures will...
by Dustin
Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:04 pm
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: White Birds
Replies: 6
Views: 4372

White Birds

All of these are from Newnan's Lake shot out of the kayak with the 70-300 VR. 1. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8121_copy.jpg 2. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8149_copy.jpg 3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8159_8159.jpg 4. http://img.phot...
by Dustin
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: Photography & Art
Topic: Paynes Prairie
Replies: 2
Views: 2057

Paynes Prairie

Haven't spent much time behind the camera of late, but I took my son Brady out for a walk yesterday and managed to shoot a few decent images. The lighting was kind of harsh in some of these. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators15/DSC_8008_copy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/gators...
by Dustin
Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:22 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Leader question
Replies: 19
Views: 8139

Re: Leader question

I usually tie either a three or four section leader. First, I have a whipped loop in the end of the fly-line. I then loop on a 3.5' piece of 30lb Mason Hard mono. To that, I connect a 1.5' piece of 20lb Mason Hard mono with a double surgeon's. I tie a perfection loop in the end of the 20lb Mason. Th...
by Dustin
Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:16 pm
Forum: General Paddle Fishing
Topic: Best tasting fish
Replies: 42
Views: 10266

Re: Best tasting fish

I'll take small (less than 10lbs) stripers over anything inshore. For offshore, cobia is hard to beat. I'm also a huge fan of fried bluegills and other panfish (filleted).