Rolandas, GFF-supporters,
We haven't really decided anything about how to do this yet - or whether to do it at all. I am currently looking into some kind of "Support GFF" scheme, and will most likely announce something in the near future. I will have to discuss this with the partners and do it right.
We have always been non-commercial, and hold that principle high, so we want to do this the right way.
Thanks to everybody for their support!
Martin
? They are from Czech republic!!!!!!!!
This is a great! Anyone can make the perfect gift for a fly fishing buddy with simple tools.
Definitely one of my favorite flies...Oh and so easy to ty in various colors.
I have found the perfect colors to ty these in for waters out in Cal is a UV yellow or olive...DEADLY!!!
Dear Anonymous,
The image works fine here... It's a dark image, but clearly visible.
Martin
I have been using a Simms jacket for a couple of seasons in spite of serious leaking through the hood and the back of the neck. The reason for this, in my opinion, is that it is made from 3-layer Gore-Tex, which is a microporous membrane and gets clogged by the natural grease from your hair. Even regular washing of the garment does not overcome the problem. I will not buy a jacket made from this material again
Am I the only one who can not see this picture ? have tried it on 3 PC's from 2 different locations .... according to the ratings it should be a great picture....
So let try to collect those bloody 4 kilos usd
dont say that we will collect all, but atleast some portion
looking to hear
Roolis
Olle,
GFF has until recently resided on the development server that I use for my work. This is a physical server hosted in a server camp in Denmark.
I'm currently debating with the host about a bill, which is so extreme that it almost makes no sense. Traffic on the server over the summer is supposed to amount to almost 4000 USD! We have discussed such issues before, and I have had a refund before, but this time they stick to theirs. GFF is (was) by far the largest site on the server, but as you can see below, way from a traffic number that should give such bills. We usually pay a couple of hundred dollars a month for the service, which is OK - and deductible in my business. I can deduct th 4000.- too, but it would still hurt to pay!
We have since moved GFF to an almost unlimited bandwidth web host, which charges way less per month.
Traffic for GFF is quite hefty for a non-commercial site. We move about 200 Gb per month in traffic - far most of it outgoing of course. The site takes up about 7 Gb of disk space. The host seems to want us to pay for traffic in the 6-700 Gb range for several months. Their stats say so - our stats say something different.
So it's their tech against ours. We can't see where the traffic leak is. They trust their numbers. I probably have to cough up the money in the end, since I have no finite way of proving them wrong.
GFF is now on a server, which costs way less than this (WAY!), and I have no problems paying for that. But I will surely miss my 4000 USD if I end up paying them. Talk about fly fishing being an expensive hobby!
So it goes.
Martin
A trick you can use with thick stems is to mash them down with a pair of flat pliers. Going up and down the thick portion of the stem will break the inner part of the stem down and make it much more pliable. This will make a whole range of feathers easier to work with. Better and more available than goose shoulders are turkey flats. They are everywhere and when stripped, bleached, and mashed you get a very good hackle to wind.
Probably the oldest angling club in SA was the Rand Piscatorial Society which was formed in 1911.
Otherwise a very good article. I was fishing the fly for yellows ca 1970
Hi martin could you post some numbers about GFF like size and bandwith use etc. It sounds very strange to me too hear the costs you just posted, not that i doubt you but out of curiosity. If you don t want to you dont have t offcourse.
Maybe someone knows a good cheaper solution.
Whitting Eurohackles will work...
here's a DualTube before being cut back...
some epoxy body work and you've got a DualTubeBallyhoo...
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Wow!!
Great article and great photos!!
Congratulations!!
Glenn, as always! (Top Notch!)
Ann
Hi Martin,
I agree with the previous comments, this is such a great site, so many of us spend many educational and entertaining hours on this site, so I see nothing wrong with a "donate here" button.
Secondly with advertising, again personally i would have no problem with seeing adds ( Fly-fishing related, and carefully screened) on this site, with the amount of traffic the site generates I can imagine that a few companies would show interest. And if the site ends up making a profit....then so what.... if you really would feel bad about making money off the site, than perhaps future GFF summits can be subsidised :-) .
How about setting up a poll on the Home page, to get a feeling of how many of us support the idee of donating and adds.
Keep up the good work,
Regards,
Ruan,
If you write me a mail I'll explain how we get our bamboo to Europe
[quote:bf3cdc1a38]I must admit that lately both ads, sponsorships and donations have been on my mind more than once. [/quote:bf3cdc1a38]
I think, wholeheartedly, you should proceed with this idea.
Everyone is allowed to change minds at some point and choose a new direction. That's development. No one will hang you out to dry.
Only my opinion.
Regards
Ripley
Rolandas,
There was no hidden message in my blog posts about GFF having to move server. I'm right now battling our previous host over a couple of invoices in the heavy end. They seem to mean that we have used on the wrong side of 3500 USD of their services during October!. It's the second time since May we had this dispute.
Even though GFF is a large site, which draws several hundred Gigabyte per month, there should be no way that we could reach such a number. GFF is a costly "hobby", but since the site has until now run on the development server that I use for my paid work, I have been able to deduct the expenses. But 3500 USD several times over is simply crazy!
We haven't managed to settle yet, and the bill is still there, so a generous millionaire would sure be a nice thing if you know one. ;-)
We have always said no money involved, when we talked GFF, but I must admit that lately both ads, sponsorships and donations have been on my mind more than once.
Martin
Hi Dances-With-Trout -
ummm...errr...yeah, it will work for bonefish! (wink, wink!) How about next August you and I fish some Mexico flats together, you with the Tabou Caddis, and me with a Crazy Charlie or something. Least fish buys :)
Hi Jan,
Greetings from BC Canada. Thank you for your thorough plans and detailed commentary on your fly tying bench. I've nearly completed my bench! I decided to make the melamine base nearly 36" wide, and will be lining the perimeter with brass corner moulding. Thank you for taking the time to post your plans. "Tight lines" -a-
I will be visiting the island of Oland this July and want to know where the closest place to catch sea trout will be. or if it even possible this time of the year.
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