Darren, i just received some of the new Mustad L87(formerly ther 3665A) I held a Size 2 up against my old 3665A #2 and the new ones are about an 1/8th of an inch longer that the old ones for a size #2. They are also finished much nicer that the old ones. They claim to be 3XH/7XL and I am sure they are exactly that. I thought you might want to update your page.
Cheers, Joel
P.S.
I, for one, will be using the new ones as soon as my old ones run out, maybe even before!!!
Have you actually had success with braided Dacron? (Every other reference I've found calls for braided monofilament.) I'd love for Dacron to work since I already have it around.
Using 30 lb. test braided Dacron, I formed a nice, textbook-looking loop. Unfortunately, even a needle will not thread up in there very far, much less a length of fly line.
Is the "Chinese fingercuff" gripping action supposed to come into play here, or is that a mono-only phenomenon?
This pattern is Great! I tied up a few and took them out tonight on the incoming tide and caught several nice Coho Salmon on Puget Sound.
I used Angel Hair as listed in the original recipe, I just cut it to fit the dubbing loop.
I have a pattern I use for Chum salmon in the fall, only I find the addition of the tail gives it a more fishy look in the water.
Thank you ! I will be twisting up some more of these to have in my box can't wait to try them in the local rivers for sculpin eating trout.
Guys, GFF vsitors.
I really appreciate these couple of comments! We have many years ago pledged that GFF will stay non-commercial, and intend to stick to that. We have had some detours with banner ads and Google ads, but the work involved is way more than the payment rewards, and it's become a principle that we don't want to involve money in the form of sponsors or ads.
But a voluntary donation from the visitors sounds like a viable way of recouping a bit of the expenses involved. I will not bore you with amounts, but just say that running a site with 5-6000 visitors on a good day an a hundred gigabytes of traffic a month isn't cheap. I certainly don't want to try to calculate what GFF has cost us over the years, but just cherish the fond menories of all the good that this site has brought us.
I will seriously consider adding a Donate button! I have a PayPal account that supports this kind of thing, and it seems an easy task tos et up.
Thanks again!
Martin
I think it is a pretty good idea to offer a Donate button to show our appreciation by donating money to help running the site of Globalflyfisher. I buy a lot of flyfishing magazines to keep up with all the news and products and that is a lot of money each month. But the most interesting I find on this site, so why not give a donation to keep up the good work, And it is a lot of work that people don't know about. I hope that all the readers will think about it , so we can enjoy this site for many years to come. Maybe a little advertising can help also !
Keep up the good work,
Tom Biesot.
Thank you Martin.
For the one you gave me last Flyfair!
I keep it in my special display cabin.
I am tying a few of them today for my next Norway trip.
Late summer in Norway last year they caught a lot of Grayling for me
greetz Ted
Very clever and very funny. Thank you for the laughter.
[b:bbe0df9526]Here is a short article on the Coq-au-vin and its variations.
http://donaldnicolson.webplus.net/page445.html[/b:bbe0df9526]
Here's a tip. Take a rubber band and put it onto your rod tight enough to hold onto the grip. Then when you take your rod apart, slip the end of your leader under the rubber band so that you can find it easily next time.
If you watch any or all of the 7 available videos in this set and do not immediately book a trip to NZ you are not a fly fisher.
Daniel,
The material is actually STF fibers (Synthetic Translucent Fiber) and not Angel Hair as I had first written. Ken Bonde tells me that SLF will also cut it, and Angel Hair might also. But Ken's own flies are made from STF
Sorry about the confusion!
Martin
Is this really angle hair did he twist in the loop for the head?
Eric,
The podcasts were fun to do, but also a lot of work. I have had several people approach me lately asking about them, and I might consider doing something again.
I don't go fishing as often as I used to due to health problems, and I'm not as energetic as I used to be for the same reasons, but I will seriously consider starting something up again.
I just need to find a form and a frequence that doesn't require as much work from me as the old ones did.
So don't give up hope completely!
Martin
Best of luck Martin. I hope you and the staff get things sorted out.
This site is a daily haunt for me, I love it.
And when are we going to see more podcast's?!
Best regards.
[b:8171c5811e]Mylar under glass [acrylic]...
The Right Honourable David Edwards has just made available the new AA powered UV light
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Acrylic assumes and transmits the flavour of predominant underlying colours...
a little "dark" goes a long way...
The translucent properties of the mylar plays tricks with light and offers some curiously phlashy highlights...
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When I saw the trailer of this movie, I must have the DVD and I have bought it today directly from the website.
I cant wait to see the whole story. I have fished central America a couple of times and are familiar with the atmosphere. Fantastic pictures and images on the article and the trailer.
Very good work, hope to see more in the future.
Tom Biesot.
Martin,
Ahhhrg, this article cry's for more stunning action, but it seemt there's nothing more thrilling to find ...
proofe me that I am wrong ;-)
Heiko
Bob, Excellent article. I apologize for not finding it sooner. I have been spending all my time with my granddaughter. I have always admired your tying.
Joelst
Happy to hear you have taken the big step to a virtual server. You mentioned the extra work and expense of the changeover. Here's a suggestion...there are probably thousands of us who enjoy stopping by Globalflyfisher for videos, fly tying, forums etc. and we appreciate your dedication to making Globalflyfisher available, so why not offer a "Donate" button where we can show our appreciation by donating $$$ to help with you with the expense of running Globalflyfisher. For example, see the troutconservancy.org website
Tight lines.
Look like a killer for perch and also zander down here in Holland, thanks for the share !!
i got this video and was totaly suprised. it is defintly worth getting. awsome footage of the fishing and every thing else too.
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