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Martin,

Thank you

Martin,

Thank you for the reply. I will indeed continue to peruse your site. Since I am the one and only with such a problem I'll try to contact my server as they may be the source of this angst.

Again, thanks! Gregg

Jan, Unfortunatel

Jan,

Unfortunately I don't think Bestco exists anymore.

Martin

The measurements are

The measurements are found in the drawings that can be downloaded in the main article. Click on the picture to be taken there.

Martin

Gregg,

I certainl

Gregg,

I certainly don't hope that there's any risk in contacting me! Especially not for nice comments like yours. Such comments are always very welcome and much appreciated.
As far as I know there should be no risks, and we have never been subject to any malware or server attacks of any kind, so I think listing GFF as a risky server seems a bit unfair. You are the first person I ever heard mention such an assessment.

If I were you I'd take the chance and continue stopping by. To my best knowledge our content is technically harmless, but of course very dangerous in many other ways, leading to increased urge to own gear, books and DVD's and many other nice fly fishing related items. Not to mention the risk of being infected with uncontrolled and highly contagious cabin fever...

Martin

Martin,
Your site i

Martin,
Your site is THE most informative and well done I've come across, and I wish you continued success. But, could this be the reason my server has you listed as "medium risk" and suggests not contacting this mail? I'll take the risk, though not telling my wife.

Best, Gregg

Stackpole Books

Stackpole Books will be the U.S. distributor of this newly released publication, The Trout Diaries, by Derek Grzelewski. It will be in stock and available from distributors and fly shops by January 1, 2012. Suggested retail will be $21.95. ISBN: 978-0-8117-1091-6.

Comment to Hook Reference

Darren, this is wonderful work. You really have something to be proud of here. Bravo!

Comment to Hook Reference

Thanks Kelly :) A few years of collecting hooks and I've still got another 20 or more hook profiles to add.

I would rather relax

I would rather relax and watch these wonderful videos than any offered on the major sports networks, great scenery, fish and most of all people and places ... Keep em coming

Comment to Kelly Lovelady

Very nice to be reminded of your story Kelly. If you can accomplish the level of tying that you now have in just 3 short years, we are all in for a treat in the future.

Comment to Herb Johnson Bucktails

thanks Chris. I tied some Lew Oatmans lately. You are the only other fellow I know who seems to admire them! Awesome ties and the Brook Trout takes the cake. I recently had opportunity to handle some original Oatmans and I can say they could survive a mauling, very strongly constructed.

Comment to Herb Johnson Bucktails

Great ties of these Tony. As good as I've seen.
Cheers,
Chris

Mr. Murphy!! It look

Mr. Murphy!! It looks like you had a great time,that wonderful! It seems like a nice place to go sight-seeing. The pictures really good!

-Kila

Excellent reading

excellent reading for an englishman lost in sweden.

Martin, could you

Martin,

could you give a hint where to buy Bestco Coneheads in Europe, I didn't fint them.

Thanks

Jan

I see everything exc

I see everything except the measurements do you have to pay for the pattern I don't see that either.

Great story and some

Great story and some wonderfull pictures, what a beautifull place to fish.
I think it is on everybody's hot-spot fishinglist.

best regards,

Tom Biesot.

From W. K. Wimp

From W. K. Wimp [wkwimp@yahoo.com]

I am 71 today and have fished this way since braided lines, wooden "floats" (some with lead in them) and gut leaders. Fished mostly in Wyoming, but also Pennsylvania, Montana, South Dakota, Victoria and NSW Australia, South Island New Zealand, and a few other places.

With mono and the right size bubble for the situation and for the line, it is known in Wyoming as a license to kill fish. I have used the little water filled bubbles and 4 pound line to real with 2 or 3# leader, and for really large brown, a surf rod, very large bubble (4 oz filled), 8 to 10 # line to real and 4 or 6# leader. Often with 15 foot leaders.

I love the fly rod. I love a spinning spoon. But to catch fish, this is the way, #16 gnat or #2 streamer. Trout, Walleye, Parrot fish, lake trout, pan fish and bass. When in doubt, this is the only way, river or lake,pond or small stream.

Bill

Martin,

Martin,
thank you fot the fast reply. I will cast the rod on Friday. At 219 € I have a strong tenency to buy it,
Tight lines
Florian

I feel comfortable w

I feel comfortable with spacing the guides... etc.. I know the guides are smaller as they go toward the tip... I need to know what sizes to but to have a complete set.... Thanks

Florian,

Florian,

The GL3 is a rod just after my heart! It's inexpensive and suitably "slow" for me. I never liked the ultra fast rods, and fished a GL3 and a GL4 for many years and still have both rods and use them often. You will also find them in my list of rods in the article on gear: http://globalflyfisher.com/fishbetter/sea-trout-gear/

If the price is OK I wouldn't hesitate!

Martin

Just feed back

Just feed back to the website author: am complete wet behind the ears novice. I've spent hours looking at websites of fly rigs. Not a single one has ever shown a picture or diagram or photo of a tippet and leader joined together. To the novice it looks like they're the same thing. On reading above article it's written they are not but still no picture or photo or diagram of finished section. Please please please show pictures as knots, after all, are to be looked at and to read about knots and rigs does not help the newcomer, it makes us want to give up. Thankyou in advance for reading this. P.S. couldn't find your email address to send this to you as per one of your recommendations, it's 'not in the contact us' section.

@ Martin

Good morning Martin,
I have a follow up question on this thread.
I have been on Als over the weekend (not doing particullary well, 2 small trouts and a small cod). I have rediscovered how much I like saltwater flyfishing in the Baltic.
I used a 5 weight Z-Axis for the first time in the salt which was fine casting size 8 and 10 shrimp flies.
I also own a five river FTX 7 weight, which is also fine but probably a little overgunned.
I am looking into closing the gap in between. A dealer close by has offered a Loomis GL3 at a reasonable (not yet negotiated) price. I am goingb to cast it on Friday. What's your view on that rod?
TL and thx in advance
Florian

Fantastic article

Fantastic article again Martin. I've been having same type of experiences that you about rod lenghts and weights.
Here in Finnish coast most used fishing gear is still 8-weight 9 feet extremely stiff rod. I just can't imagine any condition of weather that I would need more than maximum 7-weight medium-fast rod.
Nowadays I'm using mostly Guideline's 5-weight LpXe Rs rod ( older, 3-piece ) and I've seen the difference with lighter gear.
Most of my fish are goming to the shore much more easily than with a stiff heavier rod. And earlier when I used 8-weights most of the fish escaped maybe because of that stiffness.

About those lines.
I've been using earlier mostly shooting heads and floting runningline ( no monofilaments for me ) , but when I first had Guidelines coastal line in my hands there's been no returning to those shooting heads again.
I just hated that loop to loop connection when it did get true my rods guides. It just wasn't suitable for me.
I've been using that same flyline for 3 years now and still no crackings anywhere. Maybe you guys are too ruff for your lines.