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I have been trying t

I have been trying to find an email address for Bob Skehan but have had no luck. Can anyone help?

I'm so glad this article is tongue-in-cheek (it is isn't it?) because no one who I know who has fished the local streams and lakes here in Northern Ont for the past decades. would be caught dead with these metrosexual angler trappings. Local fishing culture holds that gear and tackle whores are generally pampered newbies who release a good catch because they have a poached salmon dinner (provided by some real fisherman) waiting at some 5 star lodge dining room. Live to fish, fish to live - look like you mean it or be laughed off the stream by the locals..

Great video, thanks

Great video, thanks again for making it and posting it, love it when clients have such a great time they want to share their experience.

Spot on. Nothing ve

Spot on. Nothing ventured, nothing gained Johan!

Ditto to your method

Ditto to your method Martin. 20 years ago in a junk store I found a large box full of mink, fox, kangaroo and squirrel offcuts. Trial and error led me to cutting 200mm long zonker strips down to 1mm in width with new razor blades. I have been doing it exactly as you say, stretching the pelt in the air, hairside down, and leaving an uncut border at each side for support. No mess and no wastage at all. I still have enough zonker strips to stock a tackle store. Looking forward to the article.

Cheers, Dave Cook

I wrote you a while

I wrote you a while back and commented ow I liked your set up. I have since taken your idea and personalised it for myself. I hope I can post pictures here for you to see. I bought a used office chair with tall sturdy arm rests for $20 and modified it to suit my use. These pics of the desk I built should explain it all. I used some wood I already had on hand. It is about 24 x 12 inches work space. I see I cannot post pictures here. Please advise how I can send you 4 pics I have to share.

Gotta try

Pete,

I gotta tying some of these neat baitfish! Bought some Bug Bond a while back and haven't broken it out yet. Maybe a project for this Sunday afternoon or evening. Just love the look of these flies! Good job!

Martin

Update... It's been a while...

[b:560dc1e215]The basic notion has evolved to better suit my eye... and, hopefully, the intended Striped target...
das SurfCandy style has always been fun to make and a good bet onthewater...
Things change and things stay the same...
'Same basic idea but here is the [i:560dc1e215]earlier[/i:560dc1e215] VS [i:560dc1e215]current[/i:560dc1e215] phamily portrait...
'Phood 4 thought... prepared with and encapsulated in [i:560dc1e215]BUG-BOND[/i:560dc1e215]...[/b:560dc1e215]

All a bit long but that allows me to trim them back as dictated by the Phinicky Phocus Group...
Here is a phull bodied phlashy sided AcrylicCandy 5.0 on a #1 Mustad Big Game Light...
[img:560dc1e215]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_8398.jpg[/img:560d…]
'trying for a quasi phire opal sided effect...
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old version 5.0 and new 6.0...
[img:560dc1e215]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_8402.jpg[/img:560d…]
old...
[img:560dc1e215]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_8405.jpg[/img:560d…]
new... #6 Mustad Signature Series Shrimp Hook... Super Hair w/ Flash...
[img:560dc1e215]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_8392.jpg[/img:560d…]
Darwin might appreciate this scheme...?!
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GOOD EVENING, I'M ST

GOOD EVENING, I'M STEFANO AND WRITING FROM ROME/ITALY. SOME WORDS ABOUT ANDROS ISLAND BONES: WELL, NOTHING LESS NOTHING MORE; ONLY NATURE, CLEAR SKY, CLEAR WATER, CLEAR SOUNDS....JUST TO IMAGINE HEAVEN. OH I'M FORGETTING GOOD RITHM AND MUSIC!!!!THAT'S ENOUGH FOR
FISHING PASSION??????!!!!!! BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PERFUME OF THIS PARADISE? THE LIFE OF A MAN IS ALL TO DISCOVERING OFF ALL THIS...EVERY DAY.. HI GUYS AND GOOD LUCK FOR THE BEST.CCCCIAO

this an awsome tease

this an awsome teaser of the film . where can i perchess the moviie from / i'd like to get it

Well written and inf

Well written and informative article keep up the good work, tight lines

I have tried to melt

I have tried to melt the rosin in a s/s steel container sitting in a pot of boiling water it won`t melt may be this due to the particular type of rosin, any solutions to this. Ian M Paltridge, NSW Australia.

Thanks. These colors

Thanks. These colors are great all season colors here in Iceland but to change the Pro Hook Holder piece to green makes almost another fly. A Green Butt is also known as a great catcher : )

very well explained,

very well explained, thanks for this article! :)

Good article,black &

Good article,black & blue,black & purple,black & red,my top 3 color combos for early season high water fishing,add a green or red but even better.

Nestor,

we posted

Nestor,

we posted a few links on the frontpage of this article.

Hope you get some shrimps crawling soon.

Kasper

hi I see that you se

hi I see that you seem to be using a drill chuck as a lathe would it be possible for some specs on both lathe/drill and the support bearing you are using to turn the cork handle. This seems a good cost effective way of turning cork handles many thanks

'Herring impaired...

A nice video to watc

A nice video to watch.

Hello Kasper,

Whe

Hello Kasper,

Where to buy that spool or are you selling them? love to buy one, thanks for sharing.

Day 2...

[u:e3848410a8][b:e3848410a8]Day 2:[/b:e3848410a8][/u:e3848410a8]
[b:e3848410a8]'Feels very natural in the hand and the wraps are precise and easily controlled...
The tube is seamless 316 surgical stainless steelium [not quite but almost unobtainium]... [i:e3848410a8]NO[/i:e3848410a8] issues...
regarding: price and availability... 'still waiting for that info from Jay [who said something about going on a fishing trip]...
This is, essentially, a prototype...
I understand that Jay only made 10 for starters and I suspect that he is going to get feedback before he starts cranking 'em out...
He does things well and right and this is no exception...
'news to follow... when I hear something noteworthy, I'll pass it on...
'Best to check his web site for updates...
[i:e3848410a8]inthemeantime[/i:e3848410a8]... I'm likin' it a lot![/b:e3848410a8]
[img:e3848410a8]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_0182.jpg[/img:e384…]
[b:e3848410a8]'several DAZE later... 'messing about with Owner Wide Gap Worm Hooks and my comfy J-Bobbin...[/b:e3848410a8]
[img:e3848410a8]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/Phracas/IMG_0208.jpg[/img:e384…]
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Simple execelent

Dear Martin,

what

Dear Martin,

what a great and funny article about flyfishing. There are just two important things i'd like to add:

1. Being a professional flyfisher means to always fish expensive over the top gear. But, spending hundrets of euros for every part of your equipment isn't enough. The real prfessional will never ever show anyone that he cares about the value of his rods, reels, clothing, etc. Treat your equipment like shit. Even if it hurts, never let anyone see, that your rinsing your reel, rod or clothes. The cool guys just use their stuff and if fell apart, they just buy new ones.

2. You're a professional and you know about your place in the fishing society. You're top of the food chain, so don't ever say hello to beginners or other fisherman who don't belong to the "creme de la creme". If you walk by, just look at them, estimating the worth of their gear and pass by without saying a word.

Cheers