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Rod,

Yes, I have updated the video system recently, but everything seems to be working here.

Which videos in particular are you having trouble with? The above one: Trout, Bardu from Vimeo? Other specific videos?

It should all work...

Martin

Submitted by Rod Robinson on

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Have you changed your video system? - I can no longer watch your videos - only u-tube. No problem with
other videos on the net!

Thanks for the feedback Martin.

I'm working already quite "hard" on using fewer wraps and when using fox etc I can quite often manage with 2 but for more slippery / stiffer hair like squirrel etc I need more turns.

I'll read through the article and try some thinner thread..... lets see if I get the result I want.

Regards,
Tom

Tom,

Regarding head size.

There are essentially three ways you can go:
1) Thinner thread (like Nils' mono)
2) Fewer wraps
3) Flatten thread

All three can add up to very small heads.

I don't like the mono either, so that's out, but using 8/0 or even 12/0 thread can do magic. The 12/0 is often GSP-thread and very strong, so it's not as bad as it sounds.

Also make sure you are unwinding you thread while tying, especially in the head. that flattens the thread, and makes for less bulk.

[url=http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/thread_control/]This article from many years ago covers both.[/url]

Martin

Welcome Tom,

Good to see you here. It's not the busiest forum on the web, but then you may want to change that,,, ;-)

Martin

Submitted by Henk van Bork on

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Hi Tom,
Outstanding design reel, a piece of art and special the idea of the fish as the frontplate, I like that. And a very interesting article about the ins and outs of your fabulous work.
Thanks.
Warm regards Henk van Bork

Submitted by Hanafi Saleh 1… on

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Hi Tom,
When you showed me your new reel at the club I was deeply impressed. I knew your abilitys, I've seen your other reels, but this one was something else. What a design, what a craftsmanship, what a beauty!

Hello Chris,

I am pleased that you liked the reel ,you have to see it in your hand, it looks really beautifull.
At the moment it stands on my desk, but in the near future we go fishing with it !!
Thank you for your very nice comment.
Best regards,
Tom Biesot.

Hello Korrie,

It is nice to hear that you liked the article so much, it was a lot of work making it, thanks for your kind words.
I like reading your articles too!
Kind regards,
Tom.

Submitted by 1737246346 on

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Tom,
Awesome reel, a work of art, and truely inspirational. It is almost a shame that it won't be fished.
Kind regards
Chris

Thorsten,

No reason to be sorry...

We realize that Brian Størup is also a skilled fly tier and that he ties on the Pro Tube system, but we haven't been able to find any records of a Pet Blue fly from his hand... Where can we find a description or picture of his fly?

And as we have said many times before: it's really difficult to come up with something truly original these days, and with all due respect for Nils (and Brian), putting some dubbing, a rabbit strip, a hackle and some jungle cock on a tube is not deeply original. Adding a rear cone does make a little difference, but apart from that only the colors sometimes separate patterns. It's very difficult to tie something that doesn't look like something that someone else has tied before.

We will keep on crediting Nils for the fly. He is quite the creative fly tier, and doesn't need to borrow from others.

Martin

Submitted by Thorsten Strueben on

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Sorry!
the Original Fly was created by Brian Storup/ Aalborg.
Tight Lines
Thorsten

Lilly,

Chickens can become as tame as dogs... almost! They can learn to come when you call, can become used to getting lifted and even petted. Whether they enjoy it or not is another question, but lots of kids have had fun with chickens as "semi-pets".

The rest of us who have had them for feather and meat will not get them quite as tame, but my chickens were mostly a bit difficult to catch, but calm once you held them.

Martin

Submitted by jim morris on

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great idea...i also plink on the old geetar !

Oh and tippet rings I use them all the time..tapered leader is used untill its end is getting a bit short from changing/loosing flies and then a tippet ring is added, after that you can fish the same leader with different tippet strengths till you go blue in the face..I use around about 3 leaders a year now instead of 3 a day ! lol

Submitted by jim morris on

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teo you are missing the whole point..most shop sold stuff here in europe is too soft...making your own is a very viable idea, even more so if done as a group and shared..

Thanks for the info fellas..off to find some bow resin!

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