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Submitted by petegray on

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Martin... B R I L L I A N T !!! [as usual] What a fine information resource... that being said, I'm a long time automatic bobbin user / addict and have NO regrets... with that in mind, I've got some well exercised Ekich and Norlanded bobbins and there's NO going back for me [although there is quite a curious collection of standard bobbins standing by at the ready, just in case... fat chance!...]
To fully appreciate the opportunity that these auto gems afford, consider the common rotary application of a palmered feather tight in the grips of most any hackle plier... you have wrapped the feather and the plier is now left hanging under the hook shaft just waiting to be lashed in place... the automatic thread retraction factor allow you to zip down around the hanging plier than back up close to get a proper bight on the target then back down and around the plier and so on and so forth until the job is secure... snip the remaining feather and whip finish the thread and Bada Bing Bada Boom, the auto rewind function has shown it's promise and made your tying day... It just gets BETTER and BETTER...!!! and then there's dubbing loops and several other tricks that simply SET YOU FREE... I'm a bit ripe to be this breathless... Forgive me, Pleeeze...

Great article Martin! A very good information of many bobbin holders most of us didn't have or know about. Now we can consider new tools for enjoying even more our tying time.
I use most of the time Umpqua Ergonomic bobbins, a "standard" ceramic bobbin holder with a twist on the handle, a very sturdy and well constructed tool, I have many of those for years working perfectly.
Thanks for sharing this knowledge!
Carlos.

Howard,

I'm certainly glad too! It's been a amazing journey with GFF now approaching the end of its second decade online. The first article (a gallery page) was actually online in the beginning of 1994, so that's already well past the 20 year mark - but the formal celebration of the 20 year anniversary will be sometime early next year I think.

Martin

Martin

Submitted by Howard Levett on

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Well I'm glad you started your blog way back then. Let me say I'm glad you started this web site. It's consistently great! Thanks for all you do.

Submitted by James on

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We had a Shelty that looked just like this. He was the perfect dog. I recently got a Brittany to fish with me.

Submitted by Jared Militello on

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Nils,

Just a quick question....on the grey ghost variant in this article, when you put the pro soft disc on reverse on the back of the flexitube are you laying down a small layer of glue to hold it in place.....or what are you doing there??? Because wouldn't the disc just ride up the tube if you didn't...just curious...great flies though.

Submitted by Rick on

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I have tied & used these for the last couple of years. Using a 14-16 hook, but I also make my tail just a little bit longer. Even when I tie a #10, have found that making the tail just a little bit long and putting some flash in it that I have had exceptional luck.

Submitted by Bob Blackshaw on

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Happy,
We met on the beaver head, Mt in May 2014 - I was the 54 chevy pickup guy.
Great fishing on that very placid river below the dam.

I enjoyed meeting you and am interested as to the whether you released any video from that day just after opening day. I trust all is going well. As I mentioned to you - you should really work your way up to Calgary to try out the world famous Bow river and other tributaries never mind the High Mountain lake fishing that is exceptional here inWestern Canada.
Bob

Several flies that flew out of my vise.

[b:60455c9cc4]Grey & Brown:[/b:60455c9cc4]
[img:60455c9cc4]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RO057jrUrxY/VAn4MFn2uAI/AAAAAAAAF5c/…]

[b:60455c9cc4]Gradational gray body:[/b:60455c9cc4]
[img:60455c9cc4]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dGRpz6XHwSo/VAn4VGCFhvI/AAAAAAAAF5s/…]

[b:60455c9cc4]Peacock body:[/b:60455c9cc4]
[img:60455c9cc4]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y3mH6s1T0hI/U_8pKAnyVyI/AAAAAAAAF14/…]

[b:60455c9cc4]Organza tail emerger:[/b:60455c9cc4]
[img:60455c9cc4]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0X1h9xIXsAk/VAn4VykyNoI/AAAAAAAAF50/…]

[img:60455c9cc4]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y6b_yyfEe_o/VAn4Z8DL-7I/AAAAAAAAF58/…]

All the best.

[b:471946cf47]Upper Leather Bug[/b:471946cf47]

Slowly sinking in slow water.
[b:471946cf47]Tail[/b:471946cf47] - organza (several threads),
[b:471946cf47]Body[/b:471946cf47] - peacock - from the tail feather (the eye),
[b:471946cf47]Torso and mini hackle[/b:471946cf47] - peacock from the base of the tail feather,
[b:471946cf47]Saddle[/b:471946cf47] - upper leather.
No extra weight.

[img:471946cf47]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hI1t04c6Gqk/U_8iHbJltXI/AAAAAAAAF0w/…]

[img:471946cf47]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-PG7MQYX-Lv0/U_8jlmY7tkI/AAAAAAAAF08/…]

All the best.

Submitted by Christine on

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You could also make your own felt using wool roving, hot water, soap, and elbow grease.

As an aside, what are the downsides of having felt soles for everyday use? Does it wear/tear easily?

Tank's, Martin.
Really fly fished well. The bad thing is that cork is fixed at one point. Front only. This requires more frequent replacement. But in contrast, we check more often nodes of the line :D . New fly - check the line - good fish. :D
It is the secret to this fly. Fished well.

All the best.
Miro

Submitted by David 1737246305 on

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Some lovely flies, you could also do a google search on clyde style flies. The clyde is the river I fish in Scotland, and it's clyde style spiders are renowned for there sparseness.

Submitted by Dean on

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To N: I have never posted a video either, but Panasonic, JVC, Sony all make affordable video cameras that would likely suffice for what you want to do. To chose, you would have to answer if you want to save/store your video internally on a hard drive (Panasonic) or on a memory card (Sony, JVC, Panasonic). You can get a good camera from any of these three companies for around $300.00 USD, at least I did (Panasonic).

Submitted by Phil Ewanicki on

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No mention of the effect of depth of presentation, size of fly, turbidity and flow of water, expertise of caster, even species of fish? An ideal leader for maximum casting distance is relatively easy to prescribe, but for optimum hook-ups the physical properties of the leader depend upon other considerations.

Gary,

There should be absolutely no problems in showing the videos in a fly tying club or guild as long as you don't charge money to do it - like a cinema show. Screening online videos - and DVDs for that matter - to a select group of member under private circumstances breaks no laws. So you just go ahead. It's a great idea by the way and a very good way of introducing patterns and tying steps to people.

Martin

Submitted by Gary on

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Evening Martin,
My name is Gary and reside in Port Elizabeth South Africa. Have just started a fly tying Guild and am a keen follower of Davie's clips. My question is as follows. During our Guild meetings may we download,watch and then tie the applicable pattern? No funds of any sort are generated from such viewing but as Chairman of the Guild I do not which to infringe on any of Davie's copyrite material. Your advice on this will be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards
Gary

Submitted by Martin Vezzuto on

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I have started to watch your videos very informative you are truly a master tier. Is that a law vise if not can you let me know what brand it is and where to get one. Thanks Happy Tying, Martin

Miro,

That's a killer bug right there! Nice fly and definitely worth trying for people fishing beetles. And very easy to tie too. Nice fly.

Martin

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