Christmas Island is allllmost here. One week from today I get on the plane to head to Hawaii. I’ve managed to pick up a work meeting there on the Monday, which means I get to take it as a work day, which is sweet. The flight to Xmas is Tuesday.
Packing today I finally got out all the gear and started putting it all together.
This is when I discovered…
- I have TWO 12 weight reels and three 12 wt. lines… which is good, I guess, but maybe a bit optimistic.
- My 10 wt. reel drag is… stuck. I can’t increase or decrease the drag. This was not the ideal time to discover this. Going through my available reels I do have another that is fit for a 10 wt., although I couldn’t get the full 300 yards of backing on it I’d want if I use that for GTs. I am getting a borrowed reel from a buddy, so I’ll be OK.
- My Umpqua Line Scale is still helpful. They don’t make it anymore and it was key in figuring out exactly what I had.
I’m still tying, although a reasonable person might have stopped some time ago.
I’ve been tying up some Cocaine Crustaceans, which are just super easy and look interesting.
Plenty of Xmas Island style flies already in the boxes… but, maybe I should tie some more.
Have fun Bjorn!