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This morning i took this combination to a close by stream and caught a tiny trout; with a fly i tied! And with that; the new has worn off and I'm off after other butterfly’s!

If i were that good with a single i’d not have bought a double! In my case im either in a 16ft composite weighing 50 lbs or an old town with heavy fish gear. This one will approach 400 lbs with me included and both of them are easily moved with the double and with a whole lot less effort.

This is the Launch i mentioned. Sorta a Chilcoot trail with many folks coming and going daily. Coming out’s the hard part with a boat load of fish. It wouldn't be impossible to use light boats but it would require more effort than im willing to put out. Colemans and Old Towns dominate here.

Sorry you folks live in such hostile environments!

Im always at anchor while fishing, an old tire chain is preferred and tied on the stern. That way everyones facing the same direction. If you were fishing in the wade area it’s common to just use a king net with a large hoop but no gill net bag. Like we use at Chitna. Picking fish is an art form...

Thanks for the kind words, BUT apart from epoxy sensitivity that is brutal every time i use it on anything; the bigger issue is the abuse these boats endure. I’ll be out that way tomorrow evening and will take a picture of the launch then it will be clearer. Essentially i’m dragging this loaded...

I hear you! And when they publish “200,000 Sockeye entering the Kenai in one day” I'm sure it makes a lot of the locals shudder! Years ago i bought an Ocean boat to avoid all that and it was great for almost 20 years before my Wife's failing health made overnight trips impossible. So i did the...

Many Alaskan set netters still haul nets with tractors which are also used to pull a trailer with fish totes to get them off the beach! Even here in Alaska where this has been the norm for centuries there is a camp of folks determined to “change things”. I like to keep one foot in each camp...

Im back for a bit. After this last canoe project i moved into all that fly rod/ reel stuff which carried me thru spring. I just finished up the Sockeye season and was very excited with how the hammock preformed. Out of roughly 40 fish that met their maker on that net only one squirted off and...

After a little bobble in the return shipping; i now have the reel in hand. In deciding on a reel color, i went with the “Light colored reels” crowd based on the opinion they show dings and scratches less than dark colors. I cant say i’ve ever dinged a reel so that probably has little merit but...

Wow, i want two of them!

A couple years ago i bought a 16 ft boat from these folks. The layup is 6oz. Glass, Bassalt /Innegra and carbon / innegra on the football. This guys strictly a hand lay-up operation and I'm sure “Ben” would be happy to talk to you about this stuff. Mine was not a “one of”, he does them regularly...

I know many of you don’t want to hear it; But, my double is a lot more comfortable and i go faster, easier than a single. Of course im not doing any pirouette’s to waltz music!

Difference between 2:1 and 4:1 epoxy laminating resin: Epoxy resins come in a variety of ratios, depending on the desired application. The most commonly used ratios are 2:1 and 4:1. A 1:1 epoxy resin is not typically used as a laminating resin as it is not as strong. It is often used for river...

As someone terribly sensitive to all the epoxies i was elated to see this post. However, The site doesn’t show anything other than casting products which are completely different chemistry.

My son in law moves massive amounts of freight into their remote cabin this time of year; on a freight sled behind a snow machine. I would think it would be fairly straight forward as long as your not intending to ski it in manually?

Sorry you folks live in such hostile environments!

What started as a one time winter project may turn into an annual event, Lord willing? I will however, need to make some good notes before i sleep too many times. There was so much to learn as i went along figuring out what’s important and the sequence of finishing the parts in the right order...

Sorry about the “dead spot”, i’ve been playing with the “check works” on the reel and not wanting to just drill a bunch of holes in the frame while i try this or that; i built a little turning fixture. With this i can look straight in from the side and see what’s happening; which is pretty...

Today I cleaned up some loose ends and at the end of the day the reel will stand on her own two feet! The check work is next. Early this morning i set up and made spool latches, then the spool went back in the lathe to fit the check sprocket. Lastly i drilled the frame for the line guard. By the...