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Michal,

Michal,

The Helios will do well. I have used it for my sea trout fishing, for pike and for Pacific salmon, never maintained it other than an occasional rinse and the brake and the reel as a whole still works like a charm.

This is a very well constructed reel. May seem "ordinary" and a bit boring, but it easily matches the best reels I have tried.

I have seen it in three sizes, and the largest one holds 150 yards of backing. It will take a brutal rainbow to empty that!

Martin

Hi Martin!

Hi Martin!
I'll check the helios option. Thank you. I'm looking for a reel that would serve me well in my trip to NZ. And survive raibow trout on the run. I just got the message from someone in Taupo that trout emptied his reel in seconds including backing. I don't want to see nuts and bolts flying around while hooking a fish of life.
Regards

Very good looking fl

Very good looking fly. I have only started tying flies this year and I tied one up yesterday and it was easy. Many thanks.

Excellent article Ma

Excellent article Martin, Thanks for shedding a little light on this unclear and sensitive subject.

OK Martin....Thanks
David

OK Martin....Thanks

David

Rolandas,

Rolandas,

Don't include the Danish coast in your dreams right now! A month of freezing temperatures and continuing cold weather makes for beautiful landscapes, but nothing suited for fishing.

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Martin

David,

David,

I know that GFF partner Kasper brought a rod and some flies to Italy and fished the Mediterranean. He brought classical saltwater streamers of the Popovich-kind and had success with small but strong fish.

Martin

Michal,

Michal,

I guessed that was what you meant!

I have seen a DVD with the people behind BromannoDell, and they ARE real people, but it sure is annoying when operations like this do not return your emails.

The brand is really rare. I have never seen the products in any shops - on or offline.

Personally I'd go for something well known and proven. My current personal favorite bang-for-the-buck reel is my Okuma Helios, which can be had for about 150 US$ - a steal if you ask me. This is a real quality reel, nice to look at and very well made.

Martin

Martin, i fully shar

Martin, i fully share your atitude and like your "kind of pragmatic way". i do absolutely the same way in my life.

Thanks Roolis.....Where do

Thanks Roolis.....Where do you do your fishing??
Regards
David

David,

David,

be the fiorst on this page sending report about Greece! take some shrimp immitation or black zulu style fies, I am sure you will hooke into some pelagics. i saw plenty of kind of small mullets. so mullets will be your target especialyn in a small harbours

pls remember to take some local drink in order to kill your human smell befor you go fishing :D

Ponoco,

Ponoco,

welcome! i wish i were same lucky boy to get fly rot at 11. I remember at my 11 i was building my first fly line buy welding 1mm mono to 0.8mm mono and so on. well it was the end of Soviet era 1988ties it took nother 5 year until i got a real fly fishing line :D

i am not complaining i am just stating history

keep that rod as one of the best gift in your life

rgds

Rolandas

and we have here 30 cm thick

and we have here 30 cm thick ice in Lithuania. and only one thig left- to drink Argentinian wine and dream about Patagonian rivers or Danish coast :)

regards to both Martins!

wooooooooooooooooooo

wooooooooooooooooooooow very gooooooooooooooooooooood

What hooks do you all use for

What hooks do you all use for the Partridge and Yellow? I have used a 3906, and a 3906B, but think a 3399 or 3399A would work just fine too.

I don't know where you can

I don't know where you can find the black color. If you cannot find it, consider coloring it yourself. You can use a coloring pen similar to a Sharpie to get the color you need. It may not show up solid black, but should be dark enough for what you desire.

Hi Martin

Hi Martin
I know UK retailer(the reel you saw on the BD website has different design-2006) an price 150 pounds. It looks nice but many things(e.g. A.Jolie :lol: ) do on the internet. I meant if there is someone who uses beta reel and can advise me if they suits my needs. I got no answer from BD to my e-mail. If you want to take look there is on-line shop.
http://www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk/acatalog/bromanodell_flyfishing.html
P.S.
I don't forget the report from Mongolia and I'll try to finish it this weekend
Regards
Michal

Re: Bromanodell beta reel, any user on forum?

[quote:4ffcddd805="Michal Wiacek"]Could anybody help me with that reel?[/quote:4ffcddd805]

Help in what way?

I haven't tried the reels, but they look quite nice. My guess is that they are expensive, but I can't find prices anywhere.

None of the distributors on BromannoDell's home page have the reels listed.

You may want to try contacting B&D directly.

Martin

the McKenzie River n

the McKenzie River near Eugene, Oregon, USA is a fabulous fishery. My best results using a Shark's Caddis Larva is when I used the hare dubbing sparingly. I have a tendency to use too much material.

Rado - How do you organize your fly boxes?
I evolved from wet and dry boxes to location boxes; (places I frequently fish). Now I organize boxes for specific insect species. Example: Blue Winged Olive - dry, emerger, and nymph patterns in multiple sizes and color. On my label, I note time of day for hatches and type of water habitat as a reminder to myself. I found this to helpful in selecting an appropriate pattern. What do you do?

Perfect - now I know

Perfect - now I know what to do with the hair of my lab - it's also a brown one!

Great flies. Expertl

Great flies. Expertly tied

This is a wonderful

This is a wonderful review on up and coming or little known fly-rod manufacturers. I especially enjoyed the "overview"
Thanks so much. Will def have to try a few of these!

I picked up a copy o

I picked up a copy of William E. Schmidt's "HOOKS for the Fly" copyrighted 2000. This is good for pre-2000 hooks and I keep it handy.

Keep up the good work and a Happy New Year to all.

Dave

Unfrozen

Christine,

You must be talking about my article on breathable waders, but I didn't mention any fabrics that don't freeze. I think that most materials will stay unfrozen. They may stiffen. Some stiffen a lot, but it's the amount of water in the fabric that influences the stiffness most, not the material itself, although that will get stiffer when really cold. Wet cotton freezes to a lump of ice when it's really cold.

Real cold weather is not a big issue when you are not immersed in water. I'd go for fur or wool. Ice and snow is "dry" and will not get into the fabric or material unless it melts. Cotton will work too, but doesn't have the insulating capabilities of wool or fur. Synthetic materials like nylon get really stiff when it's extremely cold.

I'd look into what companies such as Arcteryx, Columbia and North Face use. They seem to know the game.

Hope this helps.

Martin