It was really a great trip, and I enjoyed every minute of it. May there be many more days like this in the future... :-)
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I have just tried the newest toilet wax ring and the new petroleum wax works very well as dubbing wax.
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excellent pattern! I was dreaming only of doing something similar, but did'nt knew were to start. it is a great lesson for me. as soon as I can I will start tying the wasp. wonderful job!
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Excellent collage!
Would love to see the last one in full size...
nice work.
cheers
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The analogy with the trains in the video clip is very fitting.
Hooking into a fit carp, is similar to hooking in a train.
Catching carp on fly can be very frustrating, as they are very spooking, but extremely satisfying.
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About the Needle Knot -- Suggest you try the following method to solve problems of small fly line diameter and needle eyes too small for leader butts. Easier than it sounds, and makes a nice finished knot. Cut fly line off square. Use point of unthreaded needle to start hole up fly line core. Then reverse the needle and work the eye end up into the fly line core about 10 mm. Against the rigidity of the needle inside the line, use a razor blade to make a careful small cut in the outside of the fly line at about 8 mm. Grip point of needle and carefully pull the needle back out of the end of the fly line just past your cut in the side of the line, and then push just the eye of the needle out through the cut. Thread the small end of the leader through the needle, then grip point of needle and pull it out of end of fly line. Pull the entire leader out end of fly line, except for leaving several inches of the leader butt sticking out the side of the fly line. Tie the knot as shown in picture. Many leader butts are too stiff to wrap well in the knot. Cut the butt off at a diameter that will wrap the knot, but not so small that the leader makes a flimsy hinge where it emerges from tip of fly line. Coat uneven spots with flex glue. And there it is !
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Very cool! Thanks very much. Gotta tie some. I found a stillwater research project that checked the contents of trout's stomachs, over a 10 year period. "Midges" constituted more that half the contents, followed by "Scuds"....thus constituting about 3/4ths the trout's diet. Maybe we should think about that when we tie flys and go fishing! Keep your lines wet and tight! Thanks.
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I have also had armor all crack my dashboards and have had heard it happen to many people as well. Probably would do the same to a fly line, so I don't think i'm going to use it.
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Made some myself. They really work well for shrimp flies and crank baits("Lures")
This is a truly remarkable pattern, economical in every way. The trailing CDC fibres are what really trigger.
My only problem with this is when I tie this in smaller sizes - 16 to 20 - esp. 16, the fly seems to want to roll over on an angle almost to its side. Any ideas?
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John,
Hook sizes are what you can read: 4-8 or 6-8 depending on the make. Hook sizes are universal and basically the same all over the world.
And a bung is a strike indicator. Read about buzzer fishing here.
Martin
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Nathan,
The braided line is the backing.
The rubber like line is the fly line.
The monofilament is the leader.
Martin
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Laura...
Thanks... I think...
A predator mugs my fly, thinking that it's a meal, and line goes tight...
Quickly brought to hand, I have just caught my dinner but, I hasten a release and send the fish back into deep water to fight another day...
Now THAT'S IRONY!?
CIAO
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Hi, thanks for the easy set-up instructions. I am, however, confused about one thing. I have a braided nylon type line, and then a smooth rubber type line, and then a tapered monofillament. Which one is which??
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Hello, I wanted to thank you for all of your web site. I am somewhat new at tying and you folks are a big help. I found you while trying to find tying directions for a george grant fly called golden stonefly nymph or black and tan featherback. It was pictured on p. 32 of the spring 2010 Fly Tyer. Last year I put together my own version of a glass bead scud and a local fly shop bought 20. A customer bought one and caught a fish and came back and bought my other 19 flies. Thanks again for the site and all the work..
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What is the hook size in American-ese? What is a bung? Thanks.
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A great help. Thanks for your assistance. Good simple instructions using affordable methods.
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I wish I knew this when I visited Belgium at least once a year...
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A caution about Armor-All. I have found that, while it's designed for use on vinyls and other plastics, it can degrade them down over time with UV exposure. I have a couple of Porsche dash replacements to confirm my suspicions, and a Brother who, being an engineer who specialized in plastics manufacture, doesn't like Armor-All on plastics long-term either. I know it's made for them, but it seems to actually dry out interior parts in the sun. Perhaps just my experience, but it is my experience, nonetheless. I've had really good luck with 303 Protectant, though I have never used it on fly lines. Vinylex is also really good for car plastics.
All that said, I'm enclined to echo the sentiment to use products designed for the lines. They may be precisely the same formulation as something like 303, but they are relatively cheap and I don't use them every day, so they last a while. Now, if I find that, say, SA cleaner is really the same chemical cocktail as my gallon of 303, the choice is easier. And I will be sure to let everyone know!
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Great video! Thanks for the instruction, this is one of my favorites for Trout fishing here in New Brunswick.
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Dear Mr. Boyd
I started building bamboo about 10 years ago. I took some instruction from Darrel Whitehead and Mr.Bellinger in oregon. Things were going very well until three years ago when my partner and son became ill and passed away.I would like to build a clientail of buyers that would like to buy great quailty bamboo rod blanks as my son done most of the detailed wraps that I can no longer do to perfection due to my eyes. Do you have any sugestions that might help me? Thanks Bernie Stark
I appologize if I am out of line asking you thru your web site.
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