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Broken down in the tube, inside the hatch...

Kind of a pain but you don't have to worry about broken tips or tangles.

Usually find an island and make due.

Get a guide and float the Bow. Large Browns and Rainbows. Water might be high from runoff though.

Did you get the kitties on live bait?

Wasn't there a golden algae bloom not too long ago in this section?

We saw the same thing this weekend. It was pretty unreal. Had a few chase our flies but weren't able to hook up. I think they were longnose gar.

Sage TXL 3 wt - Ross Rythm
Orvis HLS Silver Label 5 wt - Orvis Battenkill
TFO TiCr x 7 wt- Ross Arius
Fenwick Bass Class 8 wt - Okuma Helios
Sage Z Axis 8 wt - Nautilux fwx

I personally would start off with a "cheaper" vise. Spend your money on hooks, materials, etc. for the specific fly patters you want to tie. Learn to tie these patterns and figure out if tying is you thing. Most likely you'll be hooked but if not you won't have a $100+ paper weight. You'll...

[quote="whiskeyangler"] (Buddy tied the one in the picture - Had to give due credit).[quote]

Thanks for giving me credit

A 15 ft sink tip fly line might be your best bet. If you don't feel like investing in new line, heavily weighted flies (lead dumbells) with a longer leader will do the trick. Kinda a pain to cast but the sage smallmouth line is off the chain and shouldn't have too much problem once you figure it out...

You might also want to consider Sage Performance Bass Taper. I have the 290 grain matched up with an 8 wt and it's an absolute canyon. No problem turning over big bugs.