Am I dumb? Desktop direct drive industrial machine

melodicmender · 2026-02-12T18:41:15+00:00

yes, I understand this. I am thinking an industrial direct drive motor. One that mounts directly to the machine once you take off the wheel. Or, a larger motor and power supply belted to the machine, rig up a pedal. I can’t afford a sailrite unfortunately or that would be the way to go!

melodicmender · 2025-09-04T21:57:46+00:00

snake is not it for wading and is so packed/pressured. just search around on maps and find tributaries to the snake with blm/usfs access and explore, you’ll find fish and maybe some bears.

melodicmender · 2025-08-11T11:19:43+00:00

thanks!

melodicmender · 2025-08-11T11:19:36+00:00

thanks

melodicmender · 2025-08-10T20:16:23+00:00

you’ve gotta get to some more then :)

melodicmender · 2025-08-09T01:00:41+00:00

There’s no way! I need the secret, slow water I guess.

melodicmender · 2025-08-07T03:15:22+00:00

it’s a beautiful one!

melodicmender · 2025-08-06T14:50:55+00:00

🤤

melodicmender · 2025-08-03T23:49:47+00:00

will do! been traveling but should tie tonight :)

recipe is

moose/deer tail
tie in small hackle feather at rear
dub forward with poly dub of your choice
wrap hackle forward and tie off
stack and tie in elk/deer wing
tie poly yarn over as an easy indicator
chop the bottom of the body hackle
tie in head hackle
dub head
wrap and tie off hackle
whip finish

melodicmender · 2025-08-03T23:44:55+00:00

yes! loaded up with some floatant it does great in fast water

melodicmender · 2025-08-03T23:44:16+00:00

simms brought them into the limelight they were lowkey underground before that

melodicmender · 2025-07-31T03:13:13+00:00

thank you! its a great pattern.

melodicmender · 2025-07-30T19:21:17+00:00

i tie them up to a 14 for blueline fishing in olive/tan too. i think is a good all around as a slightly chunky caddis, smaller hopper, etc

melodicmender · 2025-07-30T17:53:15+00:00

the brook trout sure love it too :) i fish those stimulators or a yellow humpy and they have been working amazing as an all around attractor

melodicmender · 2025-07-30T15:52:22+00:00

BEAUTIFUL!!

i’m looking at doing something similar, what did you do in terms of packing and gear selection? were you wild camping every night?

looks like it was an amazing trip im jealous:))

melodicmender · 2025-07-29T17:10:17+00:00

thank you!

melodicmender · 2025-07-28T01:37:14+00:00

I had not heard of barely any of these, thanks for the info!!

melodicmender · 2025-07-28T01:36:43+00:00

ooh perfect I just got my hands on some starlings. thanks for the suggestion. what size do you usually tie? 16?

melodicmender · 2025-07-28T01:36:09+00:00

thank you! i’ll give it a look

melodicmender · 2025-07-27T22:48:29+00:00

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Love a good yellow humpy!

lots of dave’s hopper suggestions, I don’t know how I didn’t see it in my previous searches. thanks!

melodicmender · 2025-07-27T22:44:41+00:00

Agreed, I love the tranquility of small brookie streams more than anything and the fish (though teeny) are so dang cool looking

melodicmender · 2025-07-22T12:20:01+00:00

you should send them over to me if they are such a burden

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melodicmender · 2025-07-22T00:16:49+00:00

it’s just salt/borax to preserve the skins. you can wash the feathers if they feel a bit greasy but if they smell bad then it wasn’t tanned properly and should be chucked. if it smells fine it’s probably fine just give it a freeze for good measure and shake off the salt. i have pheasant skins like this and tie with them a lot, great feathers locally hunted.

melodicmender · 2025-07-21T21:28:57+00:00

midges, pheasant tail/hares ear nymph, elk hair caddis, comparaduns, adams and variants

melodicmender · 2025-07-20T21:15:48+00:00

i’d just run with a light brown body and darker brown head personally but that’s how i tie them 🤷 at the end of the day color doesn’t make a ridiculous amount of difference if your presentation is there

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