Michal,
It's an amazing story!
I can't see how any line could mar both your guides and the reel in that way. I have never seen anything like it!
What line was it if you don't mind me asking?
What type of fishing - particularly the water. Dirty, with silt, very salty?
Did you strip in any way extreme - like really fast two hand retrieve?
Let's know how this develops.
Martin
Erik and Tob,
The rubber that Kern is using was found at his workplace on the spool. No one know what it is and where it came from. Kern is now trying to find out even though he has several kilometers.
Clear flexi legs might be available at Go-Fishing.
Kasper
Hi Sarunas,
No doubt your 6/7 weight Catapult, combined with a floating WF or shooting head, will cover most of your needs in Denmark. But there is (a bit) more to Denmark than coastal fishing; there are a few streams (most of them in Jutland) that hold sea-trout, salmon, brown trout and/or grayling and there are lakes that hold pike, perch and more. And if you find yourself in Sealand, South-Swedish waters are also within reach.
This said; I would definitely bring a light single hander, for the occasional small stream fishing, and consider bringing a double hander for salmon and a heavy single hander for pike (I am just fine without the latter two myself...).
Sea-trout on the coast is usually not all that picky, so you are more or less covered with the flies you mention; make sure to have some scrimp and gammarus immitations, high riding dark muddlers for summer nights and some pink stuff for cold winter days.
Cheers,
/atli
genuine sub species of Brown Trout, different apearance breeding times etc ?
Hello Janos: I would like to know more about the rigging that you use for winter fishing and about the standard water knot. I'm from Argentina and fish for trout in winter. Thanks
'more phly welding pics... here's das Caped Crusader...
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Why bother...?!
I was having a particularly challenging time of it, attempting to tame a batch of uncooperative cape feathers...
The quills had a bit of a structural twist to them... when thread tension was applied the shaft would rotate... slightly...
but enough to frustrate my good intentions...
'Welding allows me to position the feather and zap it when things look right...
Sofarsogood... although slick tapered hair [buck tail, etc] presents some durability issues since there isn't much to grab on to for a proper purchase...
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Weshallsee... R&D... a work in progress...
These flies are great I am going to ty a few for my next outing
Carlos
Indeed...that should work for our " Lake Beautys"
nicely done !
Saludos Heiko
Loved the look of this fly and also the simplicity.....I tied a few up and tested them out on the Hampshire (UK) coast.....It killed the school bass down there, I lost count of how many I caught over the week I was down....It also fishes inverted as intended.
There's a pic below of said fly lodged in a schoolie 😄
Cheers Dave
Hi,
I've been a cloudveil fan and just purchased a pair of (2009) 8X waders from this site: http://www.levelninesports.com/Cloudveil-Apparel - Cloudveil seems to be going through some kind of restructuring meaning their business is somewhat questionable. Their stuff is really good quality though but would be outside of the range I'd be willing to pay if it were not on sale.
dude, your info was great. im a first time fly fisher and dont know a whole lot. your info helped so much!!!!
Gary - had similar luck until I met a veteran fisherman who helped me out. Here's my $.02: You don't need absolutely need the tube pearl - I've never used one - just thread through so that your swivel is at the larger end of the bubble tube, that way, it doesn't dislodge the tube and fill the bubble with more water than you started. Gauge the size swivel you'll need against this larger end to make sure it doesn't get sucked inside. Since the swivel is 6-9' away from the fly, you don't need a 'stealth-swivel', just large enough to not get sucked into the tube. Keep the fly on the water if you like, or hold it in your hand (my method), before casting - putting slight pressure on the line as it goes out will accomplish the same thing: that your fly lands out in front of the bubble. When fishing upstream, cast a slight diagonal rather than directly into the current. Most importantly, make sure your trigger-finger on the line, and the release of line from spool, won't get fouled by a sudden-backlash that happens when the bail comes down, or line gets wrapped around something else. Good luck, good fishing, and good day.
Hi All
I got reply from Dell Kauss who delt with this problem in SA USA. He said he took a look at the line and didn't find anything wrong. So basically there's no progres. I asked him to send the item back to me cause I going to put my old greys on risk and find out in practice whats up. To be continued...
Regards
Michal
Great fly. Where did you got that rubber legs from? I was looking for them on the internet, but found nothing so far.
Hello friends,
I need some help from Danish members.
We (me and one friend) are going to spend some time in Denmark. We are going to work and/or study there. Situation in Lithuania is not the best for non qualified people and because of that we decided to emigrate for some time.
I would like to ask about fishing gear. I will pick my 6/7wt Catapult for seatrout fishing and what rods do I need more? Double handers/light single handers? Also about the flies. I think i need mudlers/buggers/freds/sand eels and what more? :)
Thank you for information.
P.S. If there is someone who knows a work for 2 persons or could help with employment information please contact with me :)
Carlos
Next time I gona try your " Lake Champ" probaly the most challenging way to get e Dorado...Thanks
Heiko
Great looking shrimp! But where can I find the needed materials? I searched the web but came up empty handed... Thanx!
Erik
What a great looking shrimp! But.. I've been searching the web for the clear flexi legs but I can't seem to find them. Anyone know where to get them? Thanx!
Kasper, Kern,
very interesting pattern, nice pictures, and "something to do" until September. And the way to the perfect shrimp has one more chapter. Thanks for sharing.
Rgds,
Ole
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