pick it up
 

Fool, gotta give it to you, I used to fly fish and even been to Colorado on some trout trips. Haven't touched it in years. I used to fish burn out bridge and calc. river for bream and bass with my pops. Brings a whole new perspective on fishing. Keep it up! You made me wanna pull the ol fly rod out and pratice in the yard!!

i plan on trying to run to academy and seeing what the details are on there rod combo..i really want an 8 which cabelas has an 8 that isnt too high so i may try

i got a white river bass pro special i think, aint bad for what i use it for.......which aint much.

poppin bugs
 

I used to make some of those poppin bugs when I was your age hfool I'd sit for hours whittling on those things. Pretty easy too, go to Hobby Lobby and get a piece of balsa wood (a 1" x 12" block will make a bunch of bugs) and some deco feathers (steal some thread to tie with and the biggest needle you can find from moms sewing kit), a pack of small heavy gauge hooks, some old spinner bait skirts for the legs(use that big needle to push it through the wood), sandpaper, paint, and lacquer.

Every once and a while I'll be digging through an old box and find one, a nice little piece of nostalga.