... that I could possibly borrow?

I've tied up a pile of these:




and have decided that this will be the summer when I finally attempt albacore on a fly rod.

*I treat my gear well, and borrowed gear even better.
*I would be happy to draft up any sort of 'contract' and pay a deposit for use of a rod.
*I will pay/reimburse all shipping.
*Rod DOES NOT have to be of great quality. (I'd rather is wasn't)
*I'd prefer 12wt +, yes, I know albies can be had on a 10, but if I fiddle fart around with lighter gear and impact the rest of my gear wielding crew's fishing time/ability to stay on active fish, they are likely to leave me on a chunk of floating tsunami debris.
*I have a reel.

I really hate asking to borrow anything, but seeing as how this is likely to be a very infrequent pursuit, I'm not in a position to invest in a rod of my own at the moment.

End of July-August will be the likely timeframe. Weather windows change quickly, so I can't exactly narrow down a specific range of 'usage' dates.

Thanks much!
EM

Twitch,
Nice looking flies.
I've got 9' Loomis IMX 4 pc 12 wt you're welcome to borrow.
Let me know if that will work for you.
Brian

Brian,

That sounds perfect!

I'll get the particulars from ya via PM.

Thanks!

Go get em......pics too

if that one doesn't work out, I have a redington 12#....

I think.

Oh That's Great!! I am interested to get it.

damn Twitch, nice work... any way i can get a few of the middle pic ones too?

Lovely Twitch. Top shelf work as always. Quite an artist you are, perhaps perfectionist is a better word. Look forward to the albi + fly rod pics and story.

Tiemco 811S?

I especially like the "par" marks on the first model. I use the same technique (sharpie?) for smolt patterns with mylar minnow bodies

I don't own a 12wt...yet.

Coley!

Just saw your mayor on the news, doing a little PR... What a pussy.

I don't do the TV, newspaper, or politics. Not even sure who "my" mayor is

Supposedly, it's a cat named " Stubbs"...

Oh, that mayor!

I know Stubbs well.

Just saw Stubbs on the news; only drinks from a wine glass w/ cat nip in it?

Made a few more tuna treats....

Those look edible Twitch!

Keep your ear outa' the way when casting Skulz.

Awesome!

How do you find time to garden?


Your ties are killer.

$#%&*%$@ garden....and yardwork...

Will be crossing the bar in less than 11 hours. Stay tuned...

Well, the report....

Yesterday was one of those frustrating days of tuna fishing; a long grind, no jumpers to spot, no bird action, no kelp/debris to work.

We'd troll swimbaits until a rod would go off, drop more sb's on the slide, toss chum. then wait...and wait... and.... then take back off on troll hoping to find a large group of fish.

Picked off rogue singles and pairs most of the day. Picked up one quad. There was just nothing we could turn into a good stop/chum/stationary boat show. Any piscatard can troll something behind a boat and pull on fish. That wasn't my intent for a 'fly caught' tuna. So, the rod stayed safely in the cabin.

We were in 63.3* semi-blue water 8 miles out, hit the first fish at 12. Stayed close enough to shore to keep the gas bill very respecable. Ended the day with 27 fish, with a doz or so break offs, hook pulls, crackers...

Stay tuned for trip #2