No Visibility Still On The PT & Gear Notes 06Nov17

I hit the PT again and it is still very turbid and milky. Fishing was slow but I managed to catch these nice 18"ers. Unfortunately 75% of the hooked fish ultimately broke off... grrr. They might've been big but I don't really know as they didn't surface or jump. The #22 Silver Surfer did the damage and I did see nice fall BWO bug-sign both during the late AM hatch and the spinners afterward. Just FYI, I'm trying this flashy blue wire "caddis" to try and cut through the milky water - didn't work... yet.

I used my new Simms softshell for the day as the temperatures were 42°-58° and it seemed the right light weight for that. It was perfect for the task but for one annoyance, the right cuff. While I typically really like velcro cinch-down cuffs, and for fishing I thought they'd be great to keep most water out, the "tab" tended to catch my free line on casts and slow the shoot.

Also in gear evaluation is a mental debate regarding fishing boot laces. My laces broke after only a month or so of use. Unacceptable; only the outside part failed while the core held fine but it still changed the nature and ease of tying. Greg mentioned kevlar which I thought was a good idea but reading reviews it seems they  could suffer similar failures pretty easily - at least depending on brand. I need for the sheath to stay in tact as much as the core. So, enter laces intended for fire fighters and hazmat boots - resistant to corrosion and the like... they are in the mail; we'll see.