A little PSK fishing and gear review...

ROCK6

ROCK6

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Well, I’m a little bushed. I got up and ran just over 4 miles this morning and worked for about 6 hours cutting the grass, weed-eating, weeding and tidying up around the house. So, I decided I’d take a couple hours and take a break. I was planning to hike down below the dam of our lake as it’s a nice wooded area, put up my Eno hammock and smoke a bowl or two from my pipe…however I decided to do a little PSK fishing.

It’s not a big area, but there are a few downed trees, a lot of blackberry vines needed to chop through and other vines…once through it opened up nicely…

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Here’s some of the fishing gear:

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My little hand casting tube and my Emmrod Packer rod and micro reel:

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I caught about a dozen crickets and a couple worms (carried in the clear mug) and the little brim just loved them!

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All the brim were pretty small...hand size, but a blast with hand line! I caught three on my little hand casting tube and crickets and another three with my Emmrod; all were caught on crickets but one…they kept hitting my artificial flies, but just didn’t take them in enough. There were no mosquitoes about and I really intended to hike down, put up my hammock and possibly take a nap…oh well!

Next post will be on the rest of the gear I took along…

ROCK6
 
Well, can’t remember who request a review of the Kifaru Scout, but I have two…this is my solo Scout (the other is part of the EMR combo and piggy-backed, but can also be used separately), which is OD green. It’s a first generation Scout and has been used on a couple of hunting and scouting hikes, but nothing recently.

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It has the Power-Pull waist belt and shoulder strap assembly. Since it’s a lumbar styled pack, it typically rides lower, but with the should harness, it rides a little higher, but still in the small of the back; comfortable and stable. I was climbing around the downed trees, about 15 feet off the ground and with about 20 pounds in it; it was no trouble at all. I had to older Tactical Tailor large accessory pouches on the side which held a pair of NATO canteens filled with water…here’s the rest of the gear:

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I wore the Valiant Golok on my belt and it was pretty handy at getting some larger support poles that I later retrieved to make my “bushcraft” chair.

Along with the Valiant, I was wearing my Martin Knives Bushcraft-Tactical, Emerson CQC-10 and my Swiss Spirit...the Spirit was used the most, but I the Golok was handy getting through the stickers and vines and the saw help procure my “chair-legs”.

A pleasant surprise was my new pair of Craghoppers Nosilife pants. They handled the thorns well with no tears, I didn’t overheat considering the heat and humidity today, and even with a little mishap, they dried quickly; I didn’t quite make the leap across a small part of the creek and when in up to my waist:eek::eek:. The terrain was perfect for Jungle boots and the Nosilife pants!:thumbup:

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A lot a work and a little play…

ROCK6
 
great stuff Rock..:thumbup: i wouldn't mind seeing some more pics of that Martin knife...:)
 
mtnfolk mike said:
great stuff Rock..:thumbup: i wouldn't mind seeing some more pics of that Martin knife...:)
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Here you go bro...I did a short review a little while ago. Ed accidently sent me S30V instead of the 1095 I ordered, but after some time re-profiling, it's turning out to be a great blade and the horizontal sheath is nothing short of amazing...

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I've added a Going Gear firesteel, Fallkniven sharpener and a little Marbles Bird & Trout fit quite well for the "complete package":D

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ROCK6
 
right on Rock...:thumbup: thanks.. though i'm not too sure of that knife design, i like that sheath set up a lot.. i especially dig that B & T knife attachment..:D
 
Sounds like you had a good time, which is what it is all about. Thanks for sharing with us.
 
Where do you guys get the sewing machine bobbins? I cant find them in any of the walmarts near me.
 
WILLIAM.M said:
I'm jealous of your area
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I do miss Texas...but love this "green" stuff here in GA:D

ivan51 said:
how do you like that emmrod?
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They're a little different, but the design will allow you to cast as far as a 6-7 foot rod and as you can see (the pictures show the rod "broken-down" for packing...which is very small), they are compact and perfect for those tight areas around small, over grown creeks or ponds.

I've broken my nice Orvis rod once already when it was packed down (Orvis replaced it...great warranty!), but the other advantage is that Emmrod's designs are very robust. My original Packer has held up extremey well and the newer, smaller Pack Rod (as shown), is a little more compact and perfect for small, tight areas.

Needless to say I really like the compact designs. If you don't mind the minor ribbing you'll receive from other anglers (like you step-father:D), they work quite well.

machine26 said:
Where do you guys get the sewing machine bobbins? I cant find them in any of the walmarts near me.
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Just ask in the sewing department...they ususally near the needles. I much prefer the steel bobbins as you can get a little more and they are much tougher. Just note, the plastic ones are thinner and will fit smaller tins like mine better.

ROCK6
 
Great post, been thinking about one of those emmrods for a while, might just pull the trigger now.

I don't know how you were fishing your flys but if you tie a casting bubble to the end of your line and your flys behind it you will hook up a lot better. That technique has worked very well for me and I have caught nice fish when they weren't biting anything else, especially on nymphs. Chris
 
August West said:
Great post, been thinking about one of those emmrods for a while, might just pull the trigger now.

I don't know how you were fishing your flys but if you tie a casting bubble to the end of your line and your flys behind it you will hook up a lot better. That technique has worked very well for me and I have caught nice fish when they weren't biting anything else, especially on nymphs. Chris
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That's pretty interesting Chris. I grew up using the clear bubble (you fill with water for casting weight); used mostly with spinner reels. All I had was a standard mini-bobber, but it worked pretty good. I need to pick up some of the casting bubbles.

ROCK6
 
thanks for sharing :) hope you don't mind, but sent you an email- had several questions on the Scout

thanks

Mike
 
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