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Trout stocking schedule
Illinois River 2007: May 1,8,15, 22, 29; June 5, 12, 29, 26
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TULSA FLYFISHERS EVENT CALENDER FOR 2007

DATE.................................What........................................................WHERE
Sat. May 12........................Outing Lake Pawhuska .................Pawhuska, Ok.
Sat. June 23.......................Outing Beaver Lake Tail Warter....Beaver,Ark
No Outing in July
Wed. Aug. 8 - Sun Aug. 12..Outing Yellowstone Park...............Lake Lodge
- contact Dale Deuvall, (918)622-6633
Sat. Sept. 15.......................Outing Elk River.............................Noel, Mo.
Sat. Oct. 27.........................Outing Lake Taneycomo................Branson,Mo
Sat. Nov. 10........................Outing Lower Ill. River...................Gore, Ok.
Sat. Dec. 8..........................Christmas Banquet.........................Tulsa

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then click on the fly in the upper left.
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Fly Rod Test
My suspicion that there is not a strong
correlation between price and performance
in fly rods seems to be confirmed by a recent
article in
Fish & Fly 2007 travel and tackle
edition. They tested 34 five weight rods for
casting accuracy from 20 to 60 feet in 10 foot
increments and for "feel" and "finish". They
had two groups, value rods, under $300 and
premium rods over. Prices ranged from $69
to $655. The big surprise was that the $69 rod
out preformed the $655 rod scoring 60 to 51.
(The range of scores was 84 to 21.) Their
main criticism of the $69 (L.L. Bean Quest II)
rod was that the reel seat was so cheap that
your reel would at some point surely fall in
the river. My choice from the test group for
the best bargain would be the Temple Fork
Outfitters Lefty Kreh Professional Series rod
at $140. Perhaps the strongest correlation
one can draw to a rod's cost is the makers
advertising budget.

Syd
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