Recent content by mcswny

I thought about it because a similar thing happened with my oven I built in Estacada. I finished it then 6 months later I moved. Problem was with having to rent back our new house in Portland for a month I didn’t have anywhere to put it. So I just built a better one 🤷‍♂️

So I saw on the pizza forums that this guy JUST finished his oven and then had to move. He did some quick research and found he could actually move it with him. He basically tunneled under the slab—two tunnels. So he could get straps through. Rented a a crane to lift it and then swung it over...

That contraption he uses to winch the fish up is rad.

Good lord, retirement is treating you well

I'm so confused. I know Maupin has been sportin' those "Don't Bend Maupin" but since when did Maupin officially become "Urban"?

We went on a hike in the gorge (well, just east) on Friday and passed at least six snakes.

I was going to say, you conveniently left this tidbit out of your report yesterday. Boy you got me 🤣.

Thanks for the heads up!

too flashy for me :) Its going to be primarily clear wraps with some sort of tipping

I’m starting to possibly lean orange (black is still up there)

Oh shit, smart.

Gas is the one that comes out of the green pump right?

It was the Kimono Mikimoto. I didn't heat up my epoxy, that might have been it? Maybe wrapped too tight? Regardless, the Kimono 301 Ichiban is doing exactly what I want. Just need to make a decision on my tipping. https://www.superiorthreads.com/kimono-silk-301-ichiban-spool/p/133-01-301

I’m case you don’t keep an eye out in the classifieds. https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/index.php?threads/pac-bay-rdm-1.7629/

Did some thread tests last night. The plan is for the bulk of my wraps to be clear with some tipping. Not sure if I’ll tip everything or if I’ll just do the ferrules/tip top/winding check. The three wraps with the black tape are my “clear” tests. The natural silk on the far right has some white...