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  1. the Regal I got is the Travel one, with SS jaws, on close-out at LW for like $180 (reg $273). iirc, she gave me a deal on it below the markdown price of $191. it's rotary function is good enough for me, but what I really like is the big lever for clamping the jaws.
  2. I think I started out with that same vise (Cabela's?) I eventually got a Regal, and it's night and day. but even then, I struggled with the ROI. a Renzetti, for me? no way. a magnifying desk lamp was way more bang for the buck. when I said Salida guy, I meant a wanna-be, like me. I have an old binder with color printouts of midge patterns and whatnot from charliesflybox and some sites that don't exist anymore. but I found them by looking for specific patterns that worked for me in NM and CO. everyone absorbs info differently. seems like everyone wants youtubes, now. but I would start with the flies you plan to use to find the voice that speaks to you most effectively. the other thing is there's a lot of patterns out there that catch way more fishermen than fish. simple flies actually work, and it's easier to knock out a bunch ahead of a trip. you might find out you like tying as an end in itself. I find tying relaxing, but the goal for me is to fish them.
  3. hell yeah. had a blast last spring at Brushy after picking up a TFO 3wt. so much fun with these little shit-asses
  4. love the table, and the house. #team chairs, but benches would be good for the following: 1) will help you get laid once, 2) when you have to entertain people you don't like and don't want them to get too comfortable, 3) magazine covers. but what I also want to know is: do you plan to do anything with your rainwater pipes? I've gotten used to mine as naked white PVC, but occasionally I get ideas to help them complement the look of the house (besides paint, which I see flaking off the PVC pretty quickly and looking like shit).
  5. Living Waters dude does pretty good tying vids; but you're a Salida guy, so I'd start with some simple beadhead thread nymphs, then some crystal flash emergers (black or chocolate, you should have a bunch of black thread, anyway). then whatever. as mentioned, clousers are good starters, as are Brushy Creek Streamers (LW fly, beegtime).
  6. "F your Cheetos"? we'll table the discussion about the use of "F" for another thread counterpoint: desperate times, and whatnot. guess I'll be hittin the Burnet HEB in the mornin...
  7. and then the arabs came, and they bought mercedes-benzes...
  8. pic above is gone, but I remember. same spot, 6 years and 3 bikes (for me) later. time is a non-flat horseshoe (started at the other end) 831ft of climbing over 5 miles. extra sucky for this old couch potato, after a 20mi ride, yesterday. trying to get back.
  9. wife and kids only wanted one each, so I took one for the team, saving a ziplok joy to the world
  10. looks like a saturday afternoon at Chuckie Cheese's
  11. scary notice on Strava during my walk todaaaayyyyyyy.
  12. +1 on the Encore. I use a french press (like the sst one above) and my wife uses an aero press, so the grind adjustment gets a fair amount of use. I fucked up and let it overfill once. managed to clear it myself without much trouble. still works great, two years in.
  13. that's on you for reading his posts at all.
  14. how was it ever going to boil if she watched it? do you even science?
  15. meanwhile, at deer camp: chili variations yes, I know. new phone case on order.
  16. reminder: need to go find some brookies. or at least where they are.
  17. test driving some HEB frozen 'thinly-sliced sirloin beef'. not bad, but needed a little zip, and I don't know where to get the hot pepper relish locally, anymore. used chili-garlic paste and some peperoncinis. left over purple hulls and mashed on the side.
  18. csb/ was in a swanky hotel in Oklahoma City where my wife's lawyer uncle reserved rooms for all the out-of-town guests for his rotation for Thanksgiving. we were about to come off break from family time, and hit the hotel bar to self-medicate before heading back over to the circus. my wife was cold, so ordered a Bailey's and coffee. this is what she got.
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