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Hello Martin:

Thank you for open this site.
IÂ´ll put more photos and oppinions from Spain
:D

Dual Tube Phly with a twist...

Martin my prayers are with you

Martin my prayers are with you and my highest and most luminious thoughts are with you for your health!
You are an amazing ambassador for the art of fly fishing and we are all better for who you are in the world and your passion for sharing that of which you are passionate about !
To your health and many more tight lines!

These are the things that happen to others

Hi Martin,

What a story. These are the things that happen to others. As you state, memories are the most important thing in live. And allthough luck is a strange word in this context, you were lucky having been able to collect a lot of them. And apart from that, don't forget to enjoy the fact that you cocreated the best flyfishing site on the planet!
I recently entered a video called "Doc of Drakes" that proves that, even with a serious disease, there remain possibilities to enjoy our breathtaking sport. I sincerely hope that this awful disease allows you to keep on fishing for many many years!!

Bas Vermolen, the Netherlands

romanillos,

Welcome to the Global FlyFIsher... and let's see some pictures from Spain!

Martin

great page enjoy see

great page enjoy seeing all the new video's.

After reading your story

Hello Martin,

After reading your story, I was completely knocked down for a couple of minutes. Life can be so cruel, but I can read that you are mentally very strong, and I think that it is the only way to handle this terrible desease.
For a couple of years now I struggle with heart problems, and that also gives you a mental knock-down.
Also lucky for me that I had the oppertunity to travel and fish on nice places before my disease. Today I am still afraid to go far away and I don't fish alone anymore. But my disease is nothing comparing with what you are going trough at the moment. So for now I am not complaining anymore about myself ! This story is so true about that you must do what you always have wanted to do, try to do it today not tomorrow!
Dear Martin, thank you for telling us your story, all the best and be strong.

Tom Biesot.

GFF will continue

Rasto,

GFF will continue, and maybe even stronger than ever, because I compensate for my lack of fishing by writing even more about it and try to get as much material from outisde contributors as I can.
So GFF will provide me with "virtual fishing trips" when I don't have the energy to get out there in real life, and that will hopefully rub off on the rest of you!

Martin

Thanks for your comment!

Nils,

Thanks for your comment!
Yes, I certainly try to keep my spirits high and do what I can in spite of getting worse physically. Sometimes it's a loosing game, but most of the time it's a question of turning things around and looking at what you can in stead of what you can't. A classical glass half full/half empty situation.

Martin

This a very nice fly, ten out

[b:09aa5e9dcf]This a very nice fly, ten out of ten.
You've had a very busy time, this whole collection of flies is excellent.
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Hold on Martin!!!

Hold on Martin!!!
We need you and your great GFF articles about flyfishing and photography!
Rasto from Slovakia

Very nice story Martin

Very nice story Martin and good point! To the people reading this, I know Martin and even though he has lost a lot of his fishing, I have never seen anybody getting such a treat and still been strong mentally. Martin has always been very positive and maybe it's a cliche but being positive and focus on the good, Martin is living proof of is the best way to enjoy you time here on. Live it!
Stay strong my friend!
Nils

Thank you for this very honest article

Thank you for this very honest article. The 'just do it' message is an important one. I suffered from a debilitating disease a few years ago, which has now improved. I remember thinking at the time "I wish I had followed my dreams"...... Life is so short and we must live it to the full. I'm now grateful for every day. I wish you all the best & many tight lines.........

Anonymous,

Also c

Anonymous,

Also check out our Q&A where I added your question and an answer.

Martin

For Anonymous- When

For Anonymous- When the fly line has a loop in the running line for attachment I make a loop in my backing using any of the following knots- Bimini, spider hitch or 5 turn surgeon's knot. Now all you have to do is attach the flyline loop to loop to your backing.

how do i tie backing

how do i tie backing on to new fly line with a loop on it

Adirondackflytyer,

As always a beautiful fly, very icely tied and an excellent photo. Thanks for posting all these patterns in our forum and remember my "offer" to promote some of them to "real" articles.

Martin

Jim,

Thanks for y

Jim,

Thanks for your question. I added it to the Q&A.
See my reply here in a longer version here.

Martin

Jim,

Yes, in some

Jim,

Yes, in some instances you can use the straight tippet line as the whole leader, but in the far majority of cases you will need a real tapered leader.
And yes, you can also use the leader as your tippet and tie the fly directly on it, but it will cost you a bit of leader every time you tie on a new fly.

But it makes a lot of sense to use both - a leader to lead from the thick fly line to the thin tippet and a piece of tippet to lead from there to the fly. The tippet is essentially just a piece of straight, cheap mono, and a lot less expensive and easier to change than the leader itself.

Martin

can I use a leader a

can I use a leader and not a tippet or do I have to use both?

Thanks alot for the

Thanks alot for the share, we're glad you like it! We have uploaded a HD version at vimeo.com called "a BACKYARD in NOWHERE official HD trailer". Please update your link, so your readers can enjoy crisp pictures.

Tight lines
Sincerely, Mathis and Peter (creators of the film)

can I use tippet mat

can I use tippet material line in place of a leader line? And can I use a leader line and not a tippet? Thanks Jim

One of the best fish

One of the best fishing DVD's I have seen.
Also one of the most distrubing DVD's I have seen.
It shows how such a fantastic system can go so bad, so quickly.
A sobering MUST SEE for every person that loves rivers, so much more for fisherman.
If this DVD is not a wake up call, nothing will.

Johan,
The Yellowfi

Johan,
The Yellowfish occur from Lesotho, all the way down to the mouth of the Orange River in the Atlantic. The stretch at Hopetown have plenty fish. Small Mouth and Large Mouth. I would suggest that you go fishing with someone that is a bit experienced and he will show you how to fish for Small Mouth Yellows. With a bit of guidance, you will have a super time.

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Hello Martin:

Dual Tube Phly with a twist...

Martin my prayers are with you

These are the things that happen to others

romanillos,

great page enjoy see

After reading your story

GFF will continue

Thanks for your comment!

This a very nice fly, ten out

Hold on Martin!!!

Very nice story Martin

Thank you for this very honest article

Anonymous,

Also c

For Anonymous- When

how do i tie backing

Adirondackflytyer,

Jim,

Thanks for y

Jim,

Yes, in some

can I use a leader a

Thanks alot for the

can I use tippet mat

One of the best fish

Johan,
The Yellowfi

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