Pictures

Fly rod, teaser, Abramson fly

El Grande near boat for first time

Fly rod hookup on El Grande

El Grande in Rafe’s grasp

First sailfish on standard tackle

Entrance to lodge

Loading for boat ride to Zancudo

Approach to Zancudo Lodge

Fly rod catch, tag, photo, then release

Wayne at the tying desk

Wayne Luallen

Step 22 - tie in hackle

Step 24 - fold back and wrap

Step 28 - cut thread

Step 31 - brush hackle

Step 26 - form head

Step 21 - stroke back fibers

The finished Wet Hen Intruder

Step 27 whip finish

Step 29 - varnish

Step 30 - varnish a second time

Step 23 - trim tip

Step 25 - tie down

Step 20 - hackle

Since you got this far …

A money box
The GFF money box

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Long story short

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Long story longer

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