Even though I get to travel to cool places, I often don't get that excited because I am traveling for work. But next Saturday I am going on vacation to Long Island, Bahamas, and I haven't been so excited about a trip since I went on the Nomads of the Seas to  fly fish in Chile 3 years ago. I have been gathering together gear and fine tuning my equipment for months. I already own 3 boxes of bonefish flies, but have tied up another whole box of new patterns to try. I picked up a new Abel reel for my 8wt rod, and have been tying up wire leaders for Baracuda. I have also been scouring over my Far Bahamas Chart Book for new spots to explore on Long Island. The anticipation has kept me busy for months, and Teri is just glad the trip is almost here so I stop driving her crazy........ Here are a few of the flies I am sending into battle next week.