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Submitted by Tom Snow on

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Awesome article. I just had a question about the picture in the section "Deciding which hand to use on the reel".
On the reel on the right, it looks like two different fly lines on the same reel. What kind of line is that?
Thanks for article.

Tom

Submitted by Mikael on

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Thanks Martin for the recommendation. I ordered myself a copy and am waiting for it to arrive.

Eventhough the weather hasn´t turned cold here in Scandinavia yet I have a feeling that some good reading (and fly tying) will be required the forthcoming months.

Dennis,

I bought some in Michael's in the US many years ago, but here in Denmark any DIY jewelery or hobby store has something useful. I found a bag here with thin, clear cylinders of mixed lengths. Very practical.

Look for plastic straw beads.

Martin

Sietze,

That certainly depends on where you are in the world... C&F design are widely aqvailable, and if "almost all your boxes are C&F" you must have a source already or...? A lot of shops carry them in alsmost all countries.

Anyhow, as always: Know Google? Leads directly to C&F homepage with a webshop.

Martin

Submitted by Dennis Driskill on

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I am having trouble finding Clear plastic tubes or pearls, what type of store do you find these in? I have tried Lowe's (Hardware) and Hobby Lobby with no luck.

Submitted by Sietze on

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Ok thanks do you have any idea where i can find these boxes? the seem impossible to find. The price of a box doesn`t bother me. Amost all my boxes ar c&f rather pay 25 quid then al my hours of work and delicate dressings spred along the river bank.

Sietze,

My guess is that the box is a C&F Design box - or a knockoff. Excellent boxes - most of the copies are not anywhere as good as the original, but also way less expensive.

Martin

Submitted by Sietze on

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Wich brand and type of fly boxis it? Do`nt know if i see it right but is this a flat foam box with long slits marked by a small dot cut out? I`m trying to find those boxes quite a while because i find a large streamer hook ruines the regular foam boxes where you stuk them in. And i can`t find a large slit foam box thats suitable either. I`m looking forward to your reply.

This streamer, when wet, resembles a rainbow smelt very closely. Most of the Adk lakes in the area have a decent population of these gems. Any predatory fish that feeds on smelt cannot tell the difference 8)

[b:df4d502201]I suppose it must be a salmon/steelhead fly as it is dressed on a #2 double?
A very nice fly.
Whoops !! I just had a look at the hook on Mustad, it is a long shank lure hook.
[/b:df4d502201] :oops:

Submitted by Neil Nice 173… on

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The different colours used make this a variant of the Avalon Crab Fly.

Submitted by Malcolm & Joan Firth on

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I would like to buy the book "Tying and Fishing The Riffling Hitch", but cannot find how to order it. Could yo send me info on this, please ?

Martin,

I remember you telling my wife and myself exactly that advice - "do it while you can". So it was a sad day when I heard you were unwell, and we feel for you, think of you and pray for you often. Yet I don't think even MS will hold you back too much, as your article shows. Bless you, my friend, and keep up your inspiring work on the website, as well as your inspiring determination to fish. You are more an example to follow now than you ever were. We'll keep tuning in to read your work and your play.

Les and Nan Austin

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