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Comment to David Mac

Proud to know you on the Fly Tyers forum, would like to shake your hand someday. I like the way you leading yourself in life as best as I can see from here. I am intently looking forward to seeing these flys and more.

Comment to David Mac

I want to see some flies also, I am so glad I joined Fly Tyer forum and have started to get to know more about and learning to tie streamers, thank you for all you do for our sport

Martin,

I found t

Martin,

I found the BUGLE BEADS, thanks for the help. Once I knew they were bugle beads it was no trouble finding them. I think my first project came out great.

Dennis

Pete,

Another great series, and a really nice looking dual tube! It is a great concept for building large flies!

Martin

'yet another shameless photo

[b:7c2d6924ca]'yet another shameless photo sequence...
'too windy to be outside + idle handz = devil's workshop...!

I recommend Foxit Re

I recommend Foxit Reader from www.foxitsoftware.com.

It's much faster and smaller than Adobe. It's freeware.

boys, you need to so

boys, you need to sort your casting out.

That Guy is my hero

Regards Arno

Thanks to all who vo

Thanks to all who vote and take time to check out my photography.

I am a "lather" and

I am a "lather" and make pens, pencils, candle holders, wine and bottle stoppers, etc. I have received a request from a friend to make some reel seats. How do I find the "plans" (specs) for the sizes and procedures for the seats and various handles?

If there is a file, or book, that covers these procedures, I would appreciate it.

Nice channel, nice v

Nice channel, nice videos.
Create to the future for fly fishing.

Please, insert my video in the channel.
Be more than happy.

Thanks.
Cesar Pansera

I have hundreds of p

I have hundreds of pounds of stabilized Buckeye Burl and wish to make and sell Reel Seats. I am interested in finding a source of the aluminum parts and tools, some instruction. 25 years experience on a wood lathe. Coop

Mike,

That looks like some fishing trip!
Too bad you didn't get any of these on the fly. That would have been some catch!

Martin

I enjoy curious quality tools

[b:565b9b16ff]I enjoy curious quality tools that work...
[i:565b9b16ff]Eumer[/i:565b9b16ff] makes a simple but effective Tube Fly Tool... in two sizes...
The [i:565b9b16ff]LARGE[/i:565b9b16ff] worked nicely with my HMH 1/8" tubes [large]...
To better downsize my Dual Tube Phlyz notion, the [i:565b9b16ff]SMALL[/i:565b9b16ff] is well suited to hold 3/32" / 1mm tubes...
When paired with my Nor-Vise, the result is a fly lathe...
Go phigure!? [/b:565b9b16ff]
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Comment to David Mac

Can't wait to see more of your streamers David, I own a few of them.

Look at a Penn 30SW

Look at a Penn 30SW international reel. It withstands far greater stresses and has a far better drag than any fly reel, has far more precision parts, can shift between two speeds, and costs $580 U.S.. Penn sells fewer 30 SW reels than Okuma sells Helios reels, so forget the economy of scale argument. Offshore anglers can probably match fly fishers snob for snob, which seems to discredit a link between ego enhancement and the exorbitant price of fly reels. Fly fishers' purchase of $100 U.S. nail clippers, $300 U.S. pliers, and $1000 U.S. fish poles indicates the bizarre willingness of fly fishers to be grossly overcharged is not restricted to reels.

Comment to April Snow - Mike Martinek

Wow! Sold for 100.99.

Comment to David Mac

David, it is so good to read your story, and finally see a picture of you too! I am dying with anticipation on the unveiling of your flies!!

Congratulations. Ver

Congratulations. Very nice fly. I myself have lots of heron spey hackles, so I ty in a whole hackle
for one fly. Looks very good !

wOw i must say your

wOw i must say your work is Outstaning! Keep it up.

Somehow my local fly

Somehow my local fly shop doesn`t sell this exact box. But i have already found them on a polish and very reliable webshop. Thanks four your help and a great site!

Excellent article an

Excellent article and website. I see that some of the commercial versions use closed cell foam instead of yarn. Is this material available pre-cut at craft stores or must it be prepared as suggested by Robert Olsen in a previous post? The foam seems to offer the advantage of being high floating without treatment but cutting the sheets into thin strips as small a 1/16" would be difficult. Thanks.

Martin,

Thank you

Martin,

Thank you for the info and link. It seems I might have to try a shooting head for my rockfish fishing.

Tom

Tom,

Both these r

Tom,

Both these reels are rigged with shooting heads. you can read more about that here.

Martin

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Martin,

I found t

Pete,

'yet another shameless photo

I recommend Foxit Re

boys, you need to so

That Guy is my hero

Thanks to all who vo

I am a "lather" and

Nice channel, nice v

I have hundreds of p

Mike,

I enjoy curious quality tools

Comment to David Mac

Look at a Penn 30SW

Comment to April Snow - Mike Martinek

Comment to David Mac

Congratulations. Ver

wOw i must say your

Somehow my local fly

Excellent article an

Martin,

Thank you

Tom,

Both these r

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