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Submitted by Aytch on

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The Orvis knot rocks! I used to use the clinch knot to tie flies on my tippet, but never again! The Orvis knot is easy to tie and fast - I switch flies more often now if there's no action.

Submitted by russ brooks on

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very nice work. living in the Rangeley, Maine area one has the opportunity to fly cast on some historical waters and see many flies from the world over. "Classic wet flies" have never been absent from my fly boxes in 37 years of fly casting. Some of these patterns reside there now and by the looks some additional patterns will soon take up residence!!!!! We all owe a debt of gratitude to the Ray Bergmans of the world. Best wishes for fly casting.

Submitted by Morten61 on

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I have made this very well thought-out piece of kit and I like it a lot.
A couple of suggestions;
I use a C clamp wise and I have rounded the front edge of the base plate, which means I can rest my wrists/underarms on it comfortably.
I have some rather long tools and by drilling holes in in a 45 degree angle these can be accommodated (whether you want them on the sides or at the back).
I am using a lamp similar to the one illustrated and will surely get a swan-neck job as soon as I find it. Whether ordinary lamps or some 12 V jobs, I am not sure, the disadvantage with some 12 V is that you'll need a rather clumpsy transformer. Heat could also be an issue.

Finally I would like to thank Jan-Ole Willers for sharing this very good idea.

Tight Lines

That is a great looking fly. I am going to tie a few tonight and throw them at some Largemouth Bass tomorrow. I will let you know the result.

Martin,

I'm ready to leave at lunch time on Friday (possibly sooner if that's an issue).

I should get home around 12'o clock, which means that I can jump on an S-train and meet you anywhere in the Copenhagen area around 1'o clock.

I don't have any appointments on Sunday evening, so exact time of arrival home is not an issue.

Best regards,
Atli

Atli,

Depending on whether we wind up in one or two cars we may have a seat. When will you be ready to leave Friday?

Martin

Submitted by Doug 1737246423 on

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I tested out some of these knots, and the Palomar and Orvis knots did seem to be better than the cinch. However, I had extreme difficulties in tying these two knots when using very small tippet.

Submitted by Chris Kriekenbeek on

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Hi Wonderful page, have tried to contact Bob - no success. I need a mortising bit to make my own reel seats can you help please. Admire your work.

Submitted by Reginaldo Buen… on

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Very, very, very nice!!! Congratulations
Maravilhosas fotos
Sao Paulo BRAZIL

Submitted by wolfie5 on

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Pity the fish shape is lost into the wader's dark colour, but nice character shot.

...perhaps the kind "hall monitor" will fix and/or deep-six the inadvertent hickup?!

Anyway...
Esox...Yesterdaze Canal bears no resemblance to the bi-polar current edition!
After dark, a shot gun would probably enhance safe passage but would spawn a grievance from the armed predators who would otherwise be breaking into your parked vehicle...
The Cape kettle ponds produce well year around but the seasonal transient headliners wear stripes and winter in warmer waters...So it goes!

How's the Canal? I guess I can say that I grew up hunting and fishing on The Cape. I use to walk The Cape side of the canal from the Sagamore to the Bourne with a shotgun, hunting upland game. Don't think I could do that now and stay out of jail. Caught a lot of salters in Scorton Creek and the Mashpee River in the Fall. You do any of that kind of fishing. And Santuit Pond was the best bass pond in the state. But of course the stripers were the main line. Nothing like it.

I've used 30-lb mason mono for the same reason. I have yet to see it scare off pike. Not so sure about smallmouth, though.

And be sure to check your leader after each fish. After a couple, your leader isn't in too keen of shape, so look for abrasions.

While fishing for Largemouth Bass today I was experimenting with a new fly I call "Hellgramite-Crawdad-Goose Turd". That is what it looks like. I was dragging it slowly across the bottom and got nailed hard. I had already caught a few small bass with it and this would have been a personal best, the way it took off and got into my backing so quickly. I had heard that there were big catfish in the pond and when the fish didn't even come close to the surface after five minutes of fight I figured I had hooked a catfish. It was a cat and it kept me busy for fifteen minutes. It measured twenty-nine inches long and weighed twelve pounds.

I do not catch many catfish on flies. Does anyone else?

Submitted by Christopher on

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Great article. Extremely helpful for beginners like me. Told me everything i needed to know.

Thanks!

Always lookin' for new tricks...
I don't normally use formal "recipes" but start with a phuzzy notion and run with it...
Any and all constructive criticism worksforme...

Thanks for the kind words...
FYI...
There is a short second junction tube tyed/epoxied into the head for better balance and a more natural dead drift...my hook forward DualTube design is a bit of an arts/crafts epoxy project so I tend not to use them when there are abusive toothy critters cruisin' for trouble...
Similar in swimming appearance to large flatwings but with an epoxy head, BIG eyez, and interchangeable hooks (heavy=deep / light=shallow)...

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