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how can i order the

how can i order the woven flies video in the united states?

Tracy,

They can b

Tracy,

They can be checked in, and will do nicely and be sturdy enough for air travel. But don't expect to bring them as hand luggage - or anything like them. Those days are over. Security is much too tight to let anything like a rod tube go through these days.

Martin

Can these types of r

Can these types of rod cases be taken on airlines?

John, I think maybe

John, I think maybe you have got a couple of posts mixed up. I was responding to this post that was aimed at me because I had not thought to include the name of the product that I was using. This was the post I was responding to:

From: Nycflyangler nycflyangler-at-yahoo.com
Submitted September 11th 2010
@David Ball

"Why did you bother to post this WITHOUT telling us the name of the product? Duh!"

I thought this was rude and said so in my own post. As I've said before, I am happy to help anyone, all they have to do is ask.

As for Bug Bond, I have been aware of this product since it came on the market and have had many discussions about it with David Edwards, who developed and markets it.

I hope this clears things up.

For anyone interested, the UV gel that I use is a product called "Tina". It is used extensively in the nail art industry. I buy it on Ebay from China, it comes in two versions, a top coat, which cures without leaving a sticky residue and a base coat to build up bigger heads/bodies etc, this leaves a sticky residue when cured for the top coat to adhere too. It cures completely clear and does not yellow over time as with epoxy. The whole set up UV light, top coat and base coat cost me round about £20.00, which is a lot cheaper than most of the other products, although now, a Bug Bond starter kit can be acquired for £25.00.

Cheers Dave

Perhaps if David had

Perhaps if David hadn't of shouted the word "WITHOUT" & used the word "Duh!" he might not have had my repost in such a way, he could have emailed me f.f.i. after all my email address is on-screen.

@everybody,

I pub

@everybody,

I published Nycflyangler's post kinda expecting an outburst like this. I was close to starting it myself with the very words that David wrote: ask kindly and things will go a lot smoother.
So educated from this incident: let's keep the tone nice and friendly, ok folks?

Thanks!

Martin

David, if I assume y

David, if I assume your comment was aimed at my post, why haven't you googled it ? THERE IS A PRODUCT CALLED BUG-BOND & it's available through www.bug-bond.moonfruit.com It has a page on facebook, Bug-Bond, the art of engineering flies & there is a thread on the U.S. www.flytyingforum.com in the realistic's section called "Bug-Bond for realistic tying

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO KNOW ?

Gee, it's the Electr

Gee, it's the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Drop in acid. Tie flies. Catch trout. ;-)

@ Nycflyangler

Ho

@ Nycflyangler

How rude!! All you had to do was ask POLITELY, I am always pleased to help!

@David Ball

Why d

@David Ball

Why did you bother to post this WITHOUT telling us the name of the product? Duh!

Right on the money,

Right on the money, Martin. Reel prices ridiculous. My most expensive reels are a Martin 72 multipler and a Kamikaze 9-12wt I use for steelheading and salt water respectively. I bought them new because, I used gift certificates I got from answering on-line surveys. If it weren't for that, I would have bought used.

Large, powerful, long running fish is the only reason you need an expensive reel , is for the drag system. The fact is, for fish under say 20-30 pounds, you really don't need more than a line storage device. You could get away with just a cleat to wrap the line around.

Fortunately, you can pick up reels for around ten dollars, including shipping, on ebay. Fly reels are like cars, never buy a new one. Let someone else take the depreciation hit.

Hi Mark,
Flies look

Hi Mark,
Flies look great ! I used to subscribe to a british Trout Magazine and everything was about fishing wet flies. I really had an interest in the wets that were displayed in the magazine - I wondered at the time why these types of flies were not used here in the USA. Years have gone by since I first read about the flies and my wife and I were going to the White River in Arkansas for vacation this year. I had read your article "Wet Flies - Rediscoved " before we went to Arkansas and new I wanted to try it there.I learned about a guide there that specialized in wet fly fishing. I went out with him for a day and absolutely loved this style of fishing ( 3 flies). When I got home I started tying my own wet flies and think I'm hooked forever !! Even started using them for panfish and bass !! By the way the guide was Davy Wotton !!!

Tom, Thanks for y

Tom,

Thanks for your support! It's much appreciated.

I have a couple of copies, and I have to admit: I'm proud! They DO look great! I know it's not good style, but since I have the only copies yet, I am the only one to say it... ;-)

I hope your will enjoy your copy as much as I enjoy mine.

Martin

Hi Martin, Great

Hi Martin,

Great Idea! It looks great. I have ordered one!

Keep up the good work!

Tight Lines,
Tom

Nat,

Yes it IS ni

Nat,

Yes it IS nice. Try contacting Derek himself through his web site.

Martin

Fabulous picture, ca

Fabulous picture, can you tell me when he painted this? I am doing a school project and really love the colours and style.
A date would be really helpful for my work.

Chedd,

I don't kn

Chedd,

I don't know who manufacturers the DT sinkers, but they are around. You may be right that they are more common in the UK (and perhaps Scandinavia) than elsewhere.I would check out a place such as Mullarky's in the UK, which has been a good source for cheap DT lines for my for years.

Martin

I may have missed it

I may have missed it in this article, but who sells DT sinking lines other than UK manufactures?

C & F flybox ? its

C & F flybox ? its looking great filled with one of the best flies of the world...

cornelis

Don,

I have been

Don,

I have been corresponding with his wife earlier this year. She sold everything possible through the website in January and February and I don't think there is any rod left. He sure made extraordinary stuff.

Kasper

I am very saddened b

I am very saddened by Dave Lewis's passing. He was a unique person and a master rod builder. I never met him, but bought a couple of his wonderful fly rods and emailed him several times. I've visited his site numerous times and read all his writings. From his writings, he painted a picture of a person who cared immensely about his family and childhood memories (with his brother), his wife Mary Lou, nature, the trout he fished for in Virginia and Montana, and of course, his coon cats! Though he appeared somewhat gruff in his photos, I have no doubt he was a kind soul.

Not knowing he had passed, I had recently contacted him by email to purchase another fly rod (Aug 2010). When I didn't get a response, I tried again, but again no answer. I started searching on-line for info and found out Dave had died of pancreas cancer (2009). He was 66 years old. This is the same monster disease that killed my own mother at an even younger age than Dave (55), so not only was I hurt by his passing, but it also brought back some very tough to think about memories of my dear mother's battle with the disease and her death at a too young age. May both their souls rest in peace.

It will be a long time until someone else like Dave comes along. His website is still there, and I would still like to purchase one of his rods, but not sure how.

Don Zerbst
Avondale AZ

Hi,
Today I went fi

Hi,
Today I went fishing at a pond, and I found what seems to be an old brass lure, the writing on it says skiff wardie wobbler. Any ideas on what this lure is? Is it vintage? Please help me out.

Wow!! In the us aver

Wow!! In the us average bridge crossing one way is from 1$U.S. to 8 dollars!! Petroleum is around 2.70 U$ per gallon not litre. I wonder how much are danes paying for per litre of petrol ? When I go to DK someday public transportation is not a problem to get where I need to go to fish. In the USA everyone MUST have a car due to lack of public transportation and also a very, very, big country. Where I live the public transportation is nothing just a simple bus that goes around the town not out of town also a long wait for the bus to arrive!!

I bought two boxed R

I bought two boxed RoKo fly rods in on the Ginza in Japan in 1950. One is a four piece wrapped rod the other is a eight piece. I have never used them and mailed them to USA in 1950. Are they classics? I can't find any info on them maybe someone can give me some information. Thanks