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i am rebuilding old

i am rebuilding old sea fishing rods
where can i get the corks ?
thanks Mal

Just a small note to

Just a small note to all who whine about the danger of picric acid: no, it's not kitchen salt! It's a potentially dangerous substance.

But read the article carefully, take your precautions and just remember that the author, Henk Verhaar, is a chemist by training and works with stuff like this as a University employed toxicologist. He does have a slight knowledge about these substances, and I'm sure his instructions are good enough to bring you safely through the process...

And sure: if uncertain, just leave it - or let someone with a lab and an armored suit do your dying. I wouldn't do it myself, but I have some skin dyed with picric acid, and man, it sure is a nice color!

Martin

Ron you seem to not

Ron you seem to not know alot about explosives, a few crystals will not blow your hand off as soon as they become dry, look up secondary explosives on Wikipedia if you don't believe me. I personally have tried to dye cotton with this stuff, I don't recomend doing it to clothing, it weakens the material and won't hold colour. But it can be easily and safely used at home, just keep it away from metal and concrete (it reacts with these) a few drops of this are less dangerous than petrol, it takes a severe amount of friction or shock to detonate and will probably just be carried off in the wind.

as beautiful as the

as beautiful as the madison river in montana

How do you take it?

How do you take it?

Re: Skunked - but not that skunked.

Come on Rip! It is too early to show off :twisted:
...just jealous, what can I say? Congrats.

What are they eating, anyway?

Skunked - but not that skunked.

I have been skunked 17 times.
Until now...
71cm and 5 other sea trout between 51 and 63cm in one session.
I am back on form and catching the caged fish for GFF'08.
As it stands I have had 5 sessions in the last 4 days and 12 hardcore sea trout.

No skunked trips so far!!!

Ripley

5 sided rods

I want to build 5 sided rods. where can I get the forms to do this

I was looking online

I was looking online for a nicely designed tool station and found your site. Very impressive and well thought out with a lot of innovation. I like the idea of the magnetic strip. Can't wait to get into the wood shop and get started on one. I built a tying desk last winter which I am going to donate to our Trout Unlimited chapter for our next banquet and I plan on including one of these tool stations with it. I have been tying for over 20 years but had everything in a plastic box which is portable but I am tired of rummaging through it every time I start or finish tying. Thanks for sharing your ideas.

Great work!! What is

Great work!! What is a tippet?

Brian, have a look a

Brian, have a look at my big Greengrocer back near the start of GFF gallery.

Don't you just love

Don't you just love these types of rivers. Clear, fast water and fish lined up along the deep drop-offs. very much like New Zealand rivers.

WOW I love this entry

WOW I love this entry. As a musician myself, I was on tour and while somewhere in the south (US) our bus broke down. We were near a small store and a large field. In that field was a farm pond. I went to take a look and spooked a massive largemouth! I ran back to the store and bought a small jig (I had no choice) and a spool of line and walked back out to the pond. It was hot and humid and the insects were loud. I crawled out on a fallen tree branch and lobbed the jig out and caught a beautiful Rock Bass. What a neat species of fish. I will probably be re-playing that moment every day for the rest of my live. Rock and Roll!

Dear Kasper,

Than

Dear Kasper,

Thanks for this very good pattern! I tried it this year on our annual fishing trip to Fyn (end of April). This shrimp was responsible for most of my takes. Best fishing trip to Denmark, so far.... :)
I tried the pink pig pattern as well, but couldn't get it to swim the right side up. I'll have to make some modifications to my pink pigs for next year. I also had a quick question: How true is it that one can only catch sea trout at high tide? I always see the local fisherman leave when the tide is getting lower. Am I casting my "flies" for nothing at low tide?
Thanks
Martijn

Thanks Steve. I mad

Thanks Steve. I made up a batch of cobblers wax last weekend.

Hi Jimmy,

Hi Jimmy,

try to contact these people in Berlin. I heard they are very helpful and kind ... http://www.farioev.de/

I have tried for an

I have tried for an hour and still can't get it figured out, I guess I will have to buy a whip finisher afterall.

Odd,

Copy for you

Odd,

Copy for your own non-commercial use. No problem.

Martin

Unfortunately, I can't try

Unfortunately, I can't try them as I'm going to order it from UK. Would appreciate an opinion of anybody who used or heard of those rods and reels.

Great presentation!!

Great presentation!!!!!

Thank you Bob for a

Thank you Bob for a wonderful reference page of wets. It is my "go to" page for tying wet flies. Again thanks,
~~Carl~~

Beautiful! I am now

Beautiful! I am now retired and was superviser in our local tackle factory 25 years ago when I was young!
North Wales

Absolutely brilliant

Absolutely brilliant!! Hadn't had the slightest clue to start with and thanks to the instruction I had it all done in 20 mins!!

Why would you need a

Why would you need an eye for the hook if you have the space to make a knot for a straight hook?and like that it will fit easier in the tube,and you can use a lot more hooks;thank you for the fly,I think it's an excellent fly.