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Walter, I'm no compu

Walter, I'm no computer genius, but when I open the PDF file, and go to tools, and then zoom, even with my poor eye sight its readable.
Paul

Walter,

Since the

Walter,

Since the charts are made as PDF-files, you can just zoom in. Your PDF-reader has a zoom function, and you can get the fonts (almost) as big as you want. If you print the, well, you either have to get some bigger paper or use several sheet. The wide spreadsheets simply won't fit if the font gets too large.

Martin

A beautiful squid fl

A beautiful squid fly for stripers on the Atlantic side too!

When the type is too

When the type is too small to read .. the chart is USELESS!

PT,

PT,

Let's see the result once you are done. I have a whole lot of Scintilla still lying around from back when, and it's great dubbing!

Martin

Well, I've tried zip

Well, I've tried zipcast for a couple of months. I hate taking time to clean the line so was looking for something easy, fast and good. It definitely is a great way to clean the line. One pass on a relatively clean line does the trick. A few passes on a dirty line quickly does the trick too. I'm using SA Mastery and SA Supreme. However, honestly, I think other products dress the line better in terms of flotation and lubrication. The upside is that zipcast leaves no residue at all, which some of the other products do.

I only want to purch

I only want to purchase very lightweight tips, not all the parts of the rod, for construction of lizard catchers. Is it possibe to only buy the lightest two sections for my unique needs?

Braidedbutt,

Unle

Braidedbutt,

Unless you have some pretty stiff feathers or use some with thick stems (large feathers), I think you will find it difficult to get the stems of the wings through the foam without needle.

Martin

Pardon my ignorance

Pardon my ignorance but can someone explain the significance in the nedle in the application of the wings to the fly.My education must be incomplete!

How did you tie in t

How did you tie in the glass eyes on the yellow foam fly for panfish?
Great looking fly. Thanks for sharing.
Jack

JAS;

Of course we

JAS;

Of course we usually include web sites and stores! What good would a review be without?

But as you obviously haven't noticed the fact box reads: "SmartFisher.com has closed and we can find no references to Roland or his products any more." and the article ends with the words "You used to be able to see videos, instructions on usage, a model for spinning gear and accessories on the product homepage SmartFisher.com, but this site has disappeared."

I have no idea whether the Smart Spooler is available anywhere anymore, but my guess is that it has been discontinued.

Martin

Would be nice if you

Would be nice if you included the url or website of stores where the Smart Spooler can be purchased. Is this item still available? . Google search came up empty. Would be too bad if it is no longer available. Looks like something I could really use..
- a better e-mail address is jack.a.sharp@us.army.mil, but your automated form will NOT accept it.
JAS

Info was quite helpf

Info was quite helpful.

multi-tasking...

[b:b437c4c30f]Martin... Can't complain!!![/b:b437c4c30f]
Got 'em [i:b437c4c30f]side by side[/i:b437c4c30f] and I'm workin' on on a scheme where I can tye two phlyz simultaneously [ambidextrous?!]...
Sort'a like having a really good endless cigar AND a bottomless bottle of world class adult beverage... NO worries!
'Next step... tyin' in the dark or with my eyez closed... weshallsee!
Honestly... both feel like comfortable shoes and there are NO issues to divert what little attention I still have left...
The J-Vise is getting better with every tye and I've been talking with Jay the ViseMeister about adding a tilt capable knuckle on the shaft...
'similar to the Law set-up but hand crafted in the [i:b437c4c30f]brightest[/i:b437c4c30f] spot on the [i:b437c4c30f]darkest[/i:b437c4c30f] continent by an engineer artist who enjoys what he does...
Life is GOOD!
'photos at eleven...
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[b:b437c4c30f]Once upon a time, a Prince asked a
beautiful Princess... "Will you marry me?"

The Princess said "NO!"

And the Prince lived happily ever
after and rode motorcycles and
went fly fishing and bought outrageous
fly tying stuff and went hunting and
played golf and dated women half
his age and drank beer and scotch
and had tons of money in the bank
and left the toilet seat up and farted
whenever he wanted.

The End.[/b:b437c4c30f][size=18:b437c4c30f][/size:b437c4c30f]

GREAT!! A BIG MONST

GREAT!! A BIG MONSTRUOSITY AS LIKED BY BIG MONSTER FISH...Fly Fishing Mosqueo Tropical in Facebook is proud of you! Good luck with your next creations too!

Going throught the s

Going throught the same thing right now with mine. Trying to nurse them through just one more season with Shoe Goo and sewn together in spots with fly line backing. And the felt soles are hard and slippery. Any ideas on how to soften them back up?

Hi
I put this on a

Hi
I put this on a copper tube, used materials that I had available and ended up with a great small mouth bass fly.
Little ones cann't handle it so it works swell for bigger bass in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thanks for the pattern
Paul

Hi Malcolm, some nic

Hi Malcolm, some nice fish my friend, great river, top scenery and the pub at Omarama is most welcolming after good day on the river!

Matuku, the New Zeal

Matuku, the New Zealand name the Australasian bittern .... is the species of birds whose feathers were used in the original pattern and the modern name Matuka of the fly is a contortion of this word

amazing info u have

amazing info u have here all set up and ready to fish, going for my first brown trout on a fly rod cant wait for a big bang, should b off the chart!!!! thanks again
Iain

Good work Kasper!! C

Good work Kasper!! Could work on the Lima Stream!!

wonderfull.....the b

wonderfull.....the best vide that i ever seen !! dourado...
famous fish south america...salminus maxilosus

Hello Adam, It was

Hello Adam,
It was a sheer joy to find your website "troutmen" and low and behold their is our tu stream we love to protect the Conewago Creek in Gettysburg Penna our "secret hideaway". You found it and enjoyed this stream as much as President Carter did when he fished it. I was proud to see this video as stream coordinator for over a decade, thanks.

Nice tie, and a good

Nice tie, and a good story for it. Reading it brought back fond memories of fishing with my grandfather, stuff I had forgotten about, Thank you