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I thougtI had tried

I thougtI had tried every way possible way but here are several you also missed.After a days fishing close to home I took my superb bamboo rod down and put it in the back seat of my car, drove over to my gun club as I knew they were tapping a fresh keg
that night. By now it was quite dark I finally found a parking space, turned off the engine, thought I had better place the rod in the trunk for safe keeping, after all the members were tapping a new keg that night. The car was a Plymouth salsemans coupe, they did not waste money on items which were not required so the trunk had no light. I slammed the trunk lid and heard one of the most fearsome sounds ever that right the bamboo made the horrific sound of breaking, probably serves me riht I should have gone directly home. The first chance I got I decided that the rod could not be repaired, the only solution was to build a new tip.but who could match this marvel of a tip? I decided to take it to my hangout in New York's Abercrombie & Fitch.
I told you this was a superb rod. I woefully approached the sales clerck to determine if I could afford a new tip.The clerck
examine therod a reported that the break could not be reraired. He reported that the only recourse was to order a new tip.
I said that I did not even know who built this one. He certainly saw that I must have had a desperate look and he said that he was the rod maker and introduced himself as Mr. Edwards. I feared that he would not have the time available to make me a new tip.. When I broached the subject he told me not to worry, that he knew a fine youg rod builder who could do the job for about $25.00 I felt like lucky Piere.

This is a short story While fishing on the Mirimichi from a conoe I was using two rods an eight footer for Dry flies and a nine footer for wet flies. I handed the eight footer to my guideand asked him for the other rod which had an immitation shrimp pattern on it and requested that he put a green machine on the other rod. I was right about to "GP" as I quickly hooked a large salmon of about thirty pounds. My guide netted the fish and brought her aboard the boat. This was not to the fishes liking however and she jumped out of the net and started thrashing about the boat. When fishing from the canoe the fisherman sits facing forward and the guide sits behind facing forward. After the guide finally unhooks the fish he realeases the fish. The guide the poles the canoe to another pool and hands me the smaller rod it had the strangest feeling when casting, Upon examination the tip was demolished ust abve the fferrule. the large fish must have landed on the rod and broken it during the struggle.

I believe I have just reported a new way to destroy a rod

woodchucks are getti

woodchucks are getting scarce used to be able gather them as roadkill.
Fran Betters of the Wilmington area used to practically eliminate the woodchucks from the Adirondaks. He used Woodchuch in just about every fly he tied. You probably heard that Fran is no longer with us, he passed this spring, and is probably seeking
trout in heavan. If there are any there I am sure Fran will locate them. We will all wish him luck and miss him very much.

I witnessed a man us

I witnessed a man using the tabou. He released about 20 fish in about 2 hours. It was like magic. I had to ask him and he told me the pattern. Can't wait to try it!

I will not use any o

I will not use any of the above hackles on a Prince nymph anymore (and a lot of other nymphs/wets too). A CDC collar wrapped around instead of hackle will out fish all of these Princes combined. The flash of the CDC trapped air bubbles are an irresistible trigger. It's hard for even partridge to compete with a CDC feather.

jeezus thats one big

jeezus thats one big ass fish

Great help and comme

Great help and comments on Buzzer fishing. I found that if you tie the Shuttlecock type buzzers against the bend in the hook as opposed to with the bend- as we normally tie on flies and buzzers- then it helps to suspend them the right way up in the surface film. They seem to hang naturally there. This might help someone.

1 mm packing foam

Do you buy the 1mm packing foam at a fly shop or craft store?

Great speech, nice s

Great speech, nice shots and interesting idea.. Thx
Really enjoyable...

Never realized how m

Never realized how much setup was involved in a shoot like this. For some reason thought it was just a shot that was captured while on the water. Thanks for sharing

Hi, I'm a carp fishe

Hi, I'm a carp fisher from the UK but I now live in South Korea! I'd love to know where this river is...

Phil D's method for

Phil D's method for the needle knot is a revelation! Went nuts trying to do one on a 3wt. Off to the shop to get it right! Thanks...

moh_elkasaby,

Thi

moh_elkasaby,

This is a web magazine and not a hook information bureau. While we usually try to help people who ask questions, this is a little too broad and common to make any sense... And it will require a more precise question or more effort than we can put into it.

You can look at hook manufacturers web pages such as Mustad's or Partridge's.

Apart from that you will have to research the market yourself, ask in shops, inquire in clubs or with local fly tyers.

Martin

please give details

please give details about the tiniest mullets hooks anatomy -size -dimentions -colours -availability in Canada

These pics are amazi

These pics are amazing i love to fish and these pics show how beautiful the water can be im olny 13 and i do not think i will see any thing more beautiful

I would like to sell

I would like to sell deer hair, but have no idea what it is worth or how to go about it. Any ideas?

Richard,

No it ha

Richard,

No it has no apron, and yes the line tangled a lot the first time I used it!

But my plan is to mount a line tray on the side rather than an apron. Since I sit quite high, there is really nowhere to attach and apron, but a shallow tray will easily attach to the large pad of Velcro sewn on the pontoons. It will be right under my stripping arm.
I will also add some storage (it comes with some large pockets also attachable to the Velcro) and I will add rod holders - not to mention a place for my dog! He was going completely berserk on the bank while I was sailing and wanted soooo much to come with me.

Martin

M. Jørgensen,

M. Jørgensen,

I did not mean to offend you!

But I was just surprised by the conclusion, because changing density would mean that weight had to be taken away or added while the volume staid the same... not a likely scenario. The net result is that the sinking or intermediate line can sometimes float after a treatment, and that you have to be aware of that.

Martin

It seems like i have

It seems like i have been using a wrong wording - my deepest apologise for that. It shall not happen again

Congrets with your p

Congrets with your pontoon boat, it is a logic decision considering the situation.
Does it also comes with a stripping apron? It's not in the pictures.
Believe me, you really want to have one on a pontoon boat, youre line will get tangled up constantly otherwise.

Richard

Hey Martin and Henni

Hey Martin and Henning, good to read you're still fishing our beloved west coast, and with succes!
Hope to see you in september again, would love to spend some time fishing with you guys.

Richard, Holland

M. Jorgensen,

I w

M. Jorgensen,

I would be surprised if the dressing changes the density of the line.
It's more likely that the dressing forms a water repellent layer, which makes the line float. You can get the same effect using Mucelin or an other type of floatant on the line.

Martin

I have tried several

I have tried several brands for cleaning and dressing the lines - whitout being impressed - almost giving up 3 years ago I tried Scientific Anglers "Fly line Dressing" with really impressive results. Just - dont use it on intermediate or sinking lines - as it has a severe impact on the density. (I haven't tried any of the other products mentioned here so this comment does not represent a a comparison to the mentioned brands).

Hank,

That someon

Hank,

That someone is me, and it's fixed. Thanks for the heads up!

Martin

Howdy,
Went to see

Howdy,
Went to see what was on the "Production Leaders" page and got this;

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someone might want to fix that.