GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Well it's out of the bag anyways...lol As of the 22-23rd of this month the Wife and I are headed south to live. Were going to be residents of the State of North Carolina for 13+weeks while she completes a Travel Nursing contract near Greenville, NC. Just got done calling the appropriate utilities and the cable company and decreasing the costs while were away. Were only buying what we will eat before we leave. Going to the post office to have them hold the mail, etc. Made the more important of the phone calls yesterday and talked to Ross Tyser(Hammerforged) and since he's going to be only a couple hours away we'll be meeting and doing some hunting together:robot: I'll also only be a short distance from Chris when he comes home from the hospital so I'll be pestering him quite a bit...lol ...and for the trip a couple days ago got new tires for my baby...lol P.S. I wont have to shovel snow and it's breaking my heart.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Wishing you the best of luck Gary! Hope you bring home a big NC rack! When you get back we can look over pics with a bottle of wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Good luck and have a safe trip Gary! Looks like you won't be needing those Warmbags for a while. I'll PM you my address so I can keep one of them warm and broken in for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 We'll be hunting Hogs since there they are huntable without buying a license!!! Think Slow Roasted Pork with homemade BBQ sauce;):clown: Actually Ross has my hunt lined up to take weeks before I even kill one. I have to make the knife first that I'll use...to which I told him...NOT, Dont Think So, I'll Be the 15 feet off the ground in a treestand kinda hog hunt guy...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Good luck and have a safe trip Gary! Looks like you won't be needing those Warmbags for a while. I'll PM you my address so I can keep one of them warm and broken in for you! I'll let you try one....even a brand new one...for a minor deposit of the purchase price I'll even have it shipped from the home office directly to your home:clown: www.thewarmbag.com I wish I could but I have to have them for doing shows...sorry;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I hope the Temp move goes nice and smooth for you and Linda, and I hope you get some good hunting opportunities too while your down there. You'll have great company by the sounds of it. No snow eh ... Maybe you'll get lucky and have to shovel out, just to get in, when you return home :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 No snow eh ... Maybe you'll get lucky and have to shovel out, just to get in, when you return home :clown: Yeah thanks for the reminder that we'll be back here in MARCH:hammer1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hope everything goes as smooth as poosible during all phases of your transition Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hope everything goes as smooth as poosible during all phases of your transition Gary. Thank You..So far it has been going good...the biggest problem we've had is a couple of the prescriptions that my Wife takes. We've got it worked out now but there are regulations against having some of them filled at a different pharmacy acrossed state lines. Theres alot of things to moving that we are finding out as we go along...so many things we take for granted have to be planned now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Great, just what the South needs....another Yankee coming to town to tell us why we are doing things all wrong! If you fly-fish, NC has some of the very best fly fishing streams in the South. The Nantahala catch and release section is outstanding and the weather through December can produce some 70 degree days. Try it if you want something to miss very dearly when you move back to the north. Browns, brookies, and rainbows. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Snowbirds!!!!! Have a nice time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Great, just what the South needs....another Yankee coming to town to tell us why we are doing things all wrong! If you fly-fish, NC has some of the very best fly fishing streams in the South. The Nantahala catch and release section is outstanding and the weather through December can produce some 70 degree days. Try it if you want something to miss very dearly when you move back to the north. Browns, brookies, and rainbows. New LOL...Actually your talking to a transplanted Floridian so watch Ya'lls mouth:clown::clown::clown: I took my Vacations in NC for years!!! I've whitewater rafted the Nantahala a bunch of times, fished the river up in Cherokee for native Rainbows, and think Ya'll are doing things right to begin with;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) LOL...Actually your talking to a transplanted Floridian so watch Ya'lls mouth:clown::clown::clown: I took my Vacations in NC for years!!! I've whitewater rafted the Nantahala a bunch of times, fished the river up in Cherokee for native Rainbows, and think Ya'll are doing things right to begin with;) Then you got it going on. Just above the put in is a bridge, I like to fish just below that bridge. My buddy and I fished the trophy section in Cherokee and didn't have too aweful much luck--bad day from all reports on the river. I saw some palomina(o) trout that were so big, I thought they were rocks. None were caught because every yodel has thrown every fly known to man at them. The Nanatahala is a lot more fun, IMHO, because it has naturally occurring hatches in all weather and I know the river pretty well. Best of luck....a wife who is a traveling nurse is great. They make a lot of money, are rarely around, and know how to take good care of you when you get old and when to do you in so you don't become a PITB for everyone! Bet of luck to you guys. New Edited November 10, 2009 by Newarcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) I think we'll be meeting up out on the water somewhere;) What did you think I did up here during the Winter???...'cause they darn sure aint getting me back out on the Ice ever again...LOL Heres just one of the 5-6 drawers full of the "Collection"..LOL Edited November 10, 2009 by GWSmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doe-ee Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Good luck to you both! Sounds like you're going to have a really good time. Will you be renting a house down there or does the job pay for hotels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 The job pays for it all...more than likely we're staying in an extended stay hotel. We may try to find something else when we are there to keep more of that lodging pay in our own pockets though;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) Nice job tying....I have given up tying dry flies. Mine just turn out ugly. I tie royal coachman streamers a lot because no one sells them locally any longer but they work GREAT. For the 'hala try some blue winged olives and some elk hair caddis. But for those deep holes, this is the pattern for one of the BEST flies I have ever tried for saltwater or fresh. I know, I know, everyone thinks they have the best. This fly is called a dallberg's deep wiggler. It is essentially a double fly with a segmented body and lead eyes (two hooks with the back hook's shank cut off). It is essentially a wooly booger sytle dubbed with flash material body and it has rubber legs coming off the side of each segment. I guess in the saltwater version looks like a shrimp and the freshwater imitates a crayfish? All that I know is the slow day on the Cherokee trophy stream turned into an 18-20" rainbow. http://www.orvis.com/store/productchoice.aspx?pf_id=983P&csc=true&cm_ven=performics&cm_cat=ShopWiki.com&cm_pla=NO&cm_ite=875&adv=875 I will tell you that when fishing it, be careful. It is weightier than other flies and will often overload your rod so keep it on shorter hauls. There is nothing worse than getting nailed by it between the shoulder blades when the wind catches it. I thought I had been shot when I did it the first time. Edited November 10, 2009 by Newarcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Interesting looking Fly...possibly a Centipede imitation but who knows. I've always went by try everything in the box and tie more of what your hit on. When I sit down and start tying I'll do a run of one type then a few off the wall weird stuff. My most popular on the local water was basically a giant Black Widow Spider imitation. I tied it with a bright red plastic bead in the center and black wire for legs with peacock herl wrapping those. Overall size was probably 3" and it tore up the catfish until I lost it. Just never tied another...yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 I think this is shrimp/crayfish and possibly centipede. Many of these large trout on the hala and the Cherokee stream are so old they aren't fooled by anything. I don't know if it is the uniqueness of the fly, the action of the legs, or the size of it, they just tear it up. I have had such good days with it that I took it off because it was too successful. Tie a few and give it a try. Never had a bad day with it, especially on heavy pressured fish. New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airman312 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Have a good trip and hope your wife does well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 nice looking flies you made. enjoy your time away from home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Best of Luck to ya both... Griz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hope it all goes well for you and your wife Gary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Good Luck !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonBowling21 Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 good luck to the both of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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