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Have you ever gone to a smaller size hook like an 18 or 20 and if so, do you recommend maybe spliting the antron in half so that the fly isn't so fat?

Sweet! We have a bit of that down this way too. And I can say it is good practice for saltwater redfish.

Gareth,
I'm sure we are going to have a lot of great fishing places when all fishermen understand that they don't have to "eat the ball" to succeed fishing.
Thanks,

Miguel,
I thought a lot about that, and finally I decide to write the word "libere" instead of "suelte" in the spanish version. I like it most because the whole action of releasing a fish speaks about an act of freedom: The fisherman is free to decide to let the fish live, and the fish is free again to live, feed and spawn. On the other hand, the logo is being part of some conservation campaigns on places where "catch and release" is absolutely unknown, like local communities near some rivers of the Amazon basin or some places at the pacific coast of South America, directed to people who are learning about that principle for the first time, and a sticker of the logo on a boat talking about freedom could make them forget that they are, in some way, "throwing their lunch to the water" (For some people of the third world, fishing is still a valid way to get all the protein they eat, no matter if they are killing the last fish of the river...)

Best,

I got this spinning block at the Fly tying celebration last week. I love it but I have too get used to not using so much dubbing at one time. If you do a lot of dubbing this is the tool to have...

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I found the adhesive backed lead in a walomart in the craft section

Hello,

This is really an outstanding exposé about tube flies.

Could you please tell me where we can get tube lining to attach cones on? I have problems finding some.

Many thanks

christophe

Hi just turned my first reel seat down. Now I need to know whats the best paint or cover for it.
Thanks for your help!
PS: This is a wonderfull web site and big help for beginners to start with rod building.

Are there any changes in leader design for women as opposed to men?

What I found I like is a 1/3 each mix of the following: rosin, bee's wax, and toliet seal wax (very cheap, $1.24 for a big block, found at any hardware store). To vary the softness, just add more toliet seal wax, as it is a lot softer than bees wax. You can make a wax that is plenty tacky, but is not so soft like Overton's, which I felt was too soft.

In your country is very many stone fly and i will try it on spring....Very realistic patern

i'm trying to register get registered on your site, have not been able to find address for "martin.

kindly advise

I have a "Joe King," a "Trout Rock #1," and one other.
Can you tell me what the value might be.

This is part of a collection from about the 1940"s

Any suggestions would be appreciated

William W. Anderson

Great pattern and good pics. Thanks! Keep in mind that these types of flies can really be hard on light tippets. They have a tendency to "helicopter" in the wind, twisting the tippet. Thanks again for posting cause I have been struggling to tie this pattern for awhile now!

Hello and thank you for sharing your fantastic trip. I will be leaving at the end of March 2010 with 2 friends to try to accomplish the same thing. We will be arriving Cancun and then flying to Cuba. Mostly chasing Tarpon in the mangroves. I appreciate your comments about Tarpon leaders and letting the hands of experience tie them but I am confused about their composition. eg, how long and what strength is the first section that attaches to the fly line, same for the next section and same for the tippet. I cannot find a pattern or sketch to follow on the net, and no fly shop I have talked to he in British Columbia seems able to help me. You are a great photographer and perhaps you could email me a photo or drawing of these leaders.
Again thanks for sharing,


Regards,

Joe