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Great article, Steve

Great article, Steve, Thanks!
I use the Smartcast for float tubbing. It is great for knowing the depth and the structure below the surface, I don't trust it for finding fish on lakes or rivers.
I attach the watch to the bar of the stripping apron of the tube, so it doesn't bother me while casting, and the transducer I fix it to a telescopic spinning rod which I fasten on a side of the float tube for better results.
Good fishing!

Fetch and Release...

Fetch and Release...
I thought as much.

Hello.
In similar w

Hello.
In similar way I make imitation of big ants. I have always wanted to make wasp imitation but I was affraid that chubs would be affraid of taking wasps from surface of water because of possibility of stingig. But now I can see that my fears were groundless.
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tom

No, the fly fell off

No, the fly fell off the fly patch and the fish was so kind to pick it up and bring it back to the fly fisher. ;) (joke)

Norm,

My main iss

Norm,

My main issue with tubes is their size. Tube flies usually grow large - fat bodied that is. You can tie on small and thin tubes, but it's not always that smart if you ask me. Personally I prefer tubes for flies, which need to be large and light, and hooks for most other flies, but I'm sure some die-hard tube tiers will think differently.

Martin

I have read a lot of

I have read a lot of pros on tube tying but I have not heard any cons. What is the bad news about tubes vs hooks?

thanks
Norm

Is the fly attached

Is the fly attached to a tippet?
R

Hi, Leonard from Sou

Hi, Leonard from South Africa. Thank you for sharing the information. Just finished my desk and it looks wonderful. It is practical and very neat.

This looks like the

This looks like the book for me despite its high price.
I strictly fly fish and only caught one muskie so far.
I could use all the help I can!

You can color the ep

You can color the epoxy with acrylic paint, doesn't take much. You can blend several acrylic colors together to make your own colors.

Denis,

Kasper is

Denis,

Kasper is using a Waldron vice made by British Lawrence Waldron. You can get a factory made vice of his design from Snowbee. Not the same as the hand built one, but quite fine.

Martin

it is great I wish I

it is great I wish I could do that good SID

Melvin,

Is the wh

Melvin,

Is the whole line sinking except the tip or is the tip sinking? My guess is the latter.

If it's a floating line, a problem could be that it's soaking up water. It might be cracked, permanently drenched or simply dirty. Try cleaning it, drying it thoroughly and treating it with a line conditioner. If it still sinks, try some floatant like Mucelin or silicone on the tip, and if that doesn't help, you simply have a sink tip line. Use it as such and buy a new floating line.

Martin

I CANNOT FIGURE OUT

I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY FLY LINE IS SINKING 3FT FROM MY LEADER.

nice info will go to

nice info will go to my tying bench and do this streamer. thank you and nicely explained.

Jacob,
The entire N

Jacob,
The entire North coast of Sjælland is available by bus, train or train/bike. It is a very good area in spring and fall. I used to fish it 'by train' when I lived in Copenhagen. Good starting points and easy to reach by train would be Gilleleje og Tisvildeleje. Use Google Earth to find the hotspots around those two towns - look for darker areas close to the shore. Another option is contact Copenhagen Fly Casting Club at CFCC.dk. I am quite sure that one of the members would love to take you out.
Claus

Hi i was wondering w

Hi i was wondering what kind of vice the tyer is using. From the pictures its seems to be a quite practical one..

After two years of F

After two years of Fly fishing on the Musgeon River in Michigan for Steelhead I just came to the conclusion last weekend that the reason the fish keep snapping off my tippet is two fold. One is that the "Improved Clinch" that I have been using for over 40 years does suck and that the new Flourocarbon leaders are far superior to the standard nylon tippet. I ran a dozen tests using a new fishing scale and came to the exact conclusion that the "Improved Clinch" may better that an "Unimproved" Clinch but it really does suck and will lose you fish. Thanks for posting this site to give some validation to my personal testing and options for better performing knots. P.S. I am going to try the Orvis out, but will be testing it myself after what I have gone through....Knot that I don't believe you.... Hahaha

Dear Tobias,
Than

Dear Tobias,
Thank you for your answer.
It feels not to have expressed me with fluency, I made the translation of the text with an on-line program.

Thank you
Cándido Pérez

Greetings,
I will b

Greetings,
I will be in Denmark in May and I am looking for a good fly shop. Any suggestions?

Martin,

thanks fo

Martin,

thanks for your time on me. You see i did THAT despite your warnings :) . For sure i look forward to meet you In Patagonia some day.

Eric,

write to my privat all Q and i will try to answer.

cheers

Rolandas

Thanks Martin. In th

Thanks Martin. In this year i will try FF for garfish in Baltic Sea :)

Love the Stooges, Bu

Love the Stooges, Buzzcocks, et al, but This is Fly is truly unreadable.

Thanks for the credi

Thanks for the credits Rolandas and I am glad you survived the Rio Gallegos challenge. Hope to see you next time around in Patagonia.

Way to go!

Martin