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Thanks Martin!

Thanks Martin!

perskis,

[quote:883c5bfe60="Martin Joergensen"]perskis,

I managed to get your pictures to show. It seems that they had some kind of color management in them, and by opening them in Photoshop and stripping that off and saving them again I got them to behave.

Refresh the page, and you should see the flies. very nice flies as I said already!

Martin[/quote:883c5bfe60]

perskis,

perskis,

I managed to get your pictures to show. It seems that they had some kind of color management in them, and by opening them in Photoshop and stripping that off and saving them again I got them to behave.

Refresh the page, and you should see the flies. very nice flies as I said already!

Martin

Rick-I was fishing i

Rick-I was fishing in Pagosa Springs Colorado last summer using the hopper copper dropper. My guide tied the hopper directly to the leader and then the copper to 4X tippet and the dropper to 5X tippet. I hope I have that correct, the larger tippet first. I see the diagram above has this presentation with the flies on droppers off the leader. I am wondering if you might know he did that. How did he tie the fly and tippet to the next tippet and fly. Hope this makes sense.

Richard,

This was

Richard,

This was shot in Denmark, on the west coast of the island Sjaelland.

Martin

First, let me say ho

First, let me say how much I appreciate the excellent quality of your videos. You have provided a clear, concise, extremely informative compendium that has been my main resource for technical improvements in my tying. I've seen that, on some patterns, you will use thread to build up the body or provide coloration whereas I will typically use floss on the same pattern. Do you notice any difference in action or durability comparing floss and thread? Again, thanks so much Mr. Misiura. You are a real master and those us who strive to become one appreciate you sharing your skills and expertise with us.

Best,

Matt Glascock

perskis,

perskis,

I have no idea what happened to your pictures! They look nice enough when you click on them... strange!

Very nice flies by the way. Thanks for posting them.

Martin

Very nice photo. T

Very nice photo. The color is very clear and sharp.

This fly would fish

This fly would fish well in streams and lakes. Bass and Pike would take it.

Nice tube fly.

Nice tube fly.

Beautiful sunset! Wh

Beautiful sunset! Where was it taken?

Interesting choice o

Interesting choice of colors.

Comment to Gary Fraser Streamer Collection 2014

Great looking group of streamer patterns Gary...I like the whiteback very much!

Dave

Can you tell me what

Can you tell me what is GO2 150D Veevus thread compare to the 0/0 system? Is it equal to 6/0 , 8/0 etc.?
what is 100D and 30 D equal to the threads like Danville or Uni-thread? With these 3 deniers what type would you use to tye dry flies, nymphs etc.. Thank you.

Pete,

Pete,

Pretty (small) flies...
I'd fish those any day for our local sea runs.
Good job.

Martin

Grant, You can re

Grant,

You can read this article for some information on UV Resins. They basically come with each their type of lamp, but are mostly interchangeable.

Martin

What type of uv ligh

What type of uv light is used on super glue and other types of uv glue. I would use it on the copper John.

Martin has a very go

Martin has a very good point, you wouldn't want to use this setup for fishing dry flies on a calm day. A couple of things that I do to help turn over the SH is, first I will leave a couple meter of amnesia lay in the water, before I start putting the rest in my stripping basket, this adds resistance at the end of the cast, or hold the line and just slow it down, or my favorite is to strip out just enough running line so that the SH shoots to the end, with a small `clunk´, love the feel of it.

One of the problems I had at the beginning was that the cast would run out of momentum, and just sort of fall at the end of the cast, so I played around with it a while, before I found what works for me.

Comment to PJ Whiteback Smelt by Gary Fraser

Thanks for the unreal bump on my pattern. you tie a mean mean fly my friend

Thanks, this made me

Thanks, this made me smile today. I've been going there for about 23 years, and each time there feels like the first. One doesn't need to be fishing to be gobsmacked by the beauty of The Valley.
This my "Happy Place" & I like the peace, quiet and solitude there. Thanks for sharing.

Everybody,

I thin

Everybody,

I think we're splitting hairs here. Monofilament shooting line - be it 20, 25, 30 or whatever lbs is essentially the same weight, definitely the same friction and maybe has just a fraction of a fraction difference in resistance due to different stiffness.

Compared to a braided or a coated shooting line there will be an immense difference in the way any mono turns over the head and the fly in comparison, but comparing the different mono lines the difference between them has to be marginal.

I'm not saying that you can't feel a difference, but I don't think the concern about the turnover or lack of same should make you choose one over the other. If you want a difference in turnover, choose a very different shooting line - and then it's not Henning's setup anymore.

PS: To be fair I have to admit that I never fish the mono shooting lines. I personally loathe them for exactly their almost complete lack of any kind of resistance and their inability to aide the turnover of the shooting head, leader and in the end the fly. I have tried Henning's setup many times, but while the casts may be long, the presentation is not good when I use it. I also dislike handling the slippery and thin line with wet and/or cold hands.

Martin

Paul,

I disagree,

Paul,

I disagree, the running line has a lot to do with the presentation of the shooting head. Thinner rl's for lighter sh's, thicker for heavier that rules. What that means exactly depends on the capability and taste of the caster. E.g. the cast and presentation of a 18-20g shooting head with a 25lb. rl is generally spoken more difficult to control than with a 36lb. rl.. You need for the first set up a better tracking and a better power control among other things to bring a straight leader smooth on the surface. But I have only experience with mono rl's.

Cheers

Jan

Hi Simon,
You fly f

Hi Simon,
You fly fish, that is your life:-) and to answer your question, No. The running line has nothing to do with the turn over of the shooting head. Its a matter of what's comfortable for you, thinner line runs through the guides better, thicker are easier to hold on to when double hauling or setting the hook, especially when it's cold and your fingers are frozen. It's a personal choice, for me 25 lbs is a happy middle.
Paul

Hello
Great website

Hello
Great website. Love your flies. Can't wait to try tying some. May I ask where do you purchase the twisted gut for tying; and what size is it?
Thank you in advance.....Jerry Bode