Martin, you own perhaps one of the most coveted and difficult reels to obtain, a Waldron reel. Waldron's vises are easy to obtain by comparison. I venture to guess a lot of people don't know that he made a few reels also. Sadly I had a chance to buy one years ago and talked to Waldron on the phone. I was short on cash at the time and had to pass. I've been kicking myself ever since.
This is a great docu-story if you are into bamboo rods or are thinking about taking the next step into the bamboo world. Much has changed to some of the people featured in the film. Master Rod Builder Glen Brackett has since moved on from the Winston Rod Company and formed his own outfit call Sweetgrass Rods. The movie is awesome nevertheless and takes you on a journey from the time the Tonkin Bamboo is harvested in China through the patient and laborious process of rod-making and beyond. Even my non-fishing wife enjoyed the storyline and cinematography!! I highly recommend this movie to both fly fishing experts and novices alike.
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I'm travelling to Barbados in February for vacation. As with all of my vacations near the water, I plan to bring a couple fly rods. I was just wanting to pick your brain about any beach fly fishing opportunities on the Island. I would also love to know of any fly fishing guides that I could hire.
Thanks a bunch,
Jay
Magnus,
I actually don't think switch rods will give you any advantages on the coast, and certainly not longer casts.
Switch rods give great line control for underhand and spey style casting as well as for mending, but doesn't actually give longer casts. And the longer rods, often 10, 11 and 13 feet, will be a curse once the wind starts blowing - which it does 9 out of 10 days on the coast. The long rod simply gives too much wind resistance, and hardcore saltwater anglers often opt for shorter rods down to 8 feet and less to overcome the wind.
My personal choice is still a 9' rod, which is a good compromise between some reach and comfort as well as gaining the line speed, which is the primary factor in obtaining distance in casting.
Martin
Hello Michael,
Sorry for the late answer,thank you for the nice words about the vise! It was a big project and you asked in your comment how much hours I spent in making the vise. It is in the article , but I must commit it is hard to find , above the last picture of the article is a text where I say that I have spent about 220 workinghours in the vise! That is "not" including designing and developing the vise!
Best regards,
Tom Biesot.
Tim, it certainly sounds like you are a spokesman for Stonfo Transformer (Italian made vise). I firmly believe in buying products made in the United States. The vise I use is the Nor Vise. It can do all the things you have shown the Stonfo Transformer can do. The Nor Vise is made in Washington State. I like it for it's high quality and especially for the ease of operation for people that have Arthritis. The rotary vise turns on ball bearings and is easy to operate. It has all the attachments for tying very tiny hooks all the way up to very large hooks. It has a great tube tying adaptor that works with every type of tube from plastic to brass with absolutely no slippage. Why send your money overseas when you can buy quality vise and supplies here in the United States? Americans should buy American products and keep the money here! Show your pride of being American and support businesses here.
Tom, to say your vise is beautiful would be an understatement. Magnificent is a much better way to describe it! I too have a few hobbies. Fly tying, fly fishing and also wood turning. I never tried metal turning but wanted to try it. Putting all your expertise together to plan, build and implement your ideas into a magnificent vise is truly remarkable. Do you plan on selling your vises? How much would you charge? Best regards and good wishes. Richard Katzman, New York.
Nils, great article.
I'm very interest in one of the two Loop rods you tested and discussed in your article. As far as overhead casting, did you feel the added weight and length of the 11 foot 5 piece one (that you preferred) was more,fatiguing than the shorter lighter 10 foot 7 inch one?
THX
Congratulations with your beautiful Vise. Seems to me very special to make this yourself ... if you have the skills. Both the wood and the metal looks very nice. I wonder if this is the one you actually use. What I missed in the text is the time you have spent in total. Keep up the good work!
Tom, the vise is beautifull,I love it, but now it's time to drink coffee with me, after all the hours that you have worked on the vise.
Your wife, Fousjia.
Only the other day I said to my friend I wonder if a frog or toad would go for one of my flies and here's my answer. Small world.
Miro Jagger's picture inspired me for a new idea of creating bugs with the help of tinsel!
Looks like Christmas is already in the air!
I really like knowing the history behind the flies. Though new to tying I'm especially drawn to the older patterns especially when I can learn about its origins.
Very nice Darren, I hope you fed her some of the fish you caught! ...
I always appreciated your input and thank you for responding. I guess my memory isn't as bad as I thought. Thanks again.
Hi Howard
I don't think there is anything around anymore. It was a lot of code to keep up for one person (Kevin) and I think he had to shelf it. I was just thinking about it a couple days ago thinking how nice it would be to have it back for the modern tech.
Hi Darren. If my mind serves correctly, you were involved with Fly Source many years ago. Is it still available and running? I loved that program!
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