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Hi... I have been fo

Hi... I have been following the site for about a year or a bit more. I do not remember exactly but anyhow I am a new boy. I am new to fly fishing too (and a bit old to start) and trying to learn it by myself since no instruction facilities in Turkey or really experienced fly fishers. The sport is not very popular in here.

GFF is my favorite fly fishing source I follow regularly, a few times a day mostly. Wathing videos of fishing and tying and reading articles... We have a small forum site in here for general angling and although I am not a manager I know the difficulties to have it running. That should be 100x more serious for a site in GFF size and traffic.

I'd like to thank you for your efforts to have me such an invaluable source, free, and your efforts to have it survive.

Unless having a good financial backup, such social sites with rich content are difficult to survive. There are just three options as far as I know and no other alternative: a rich and generous site owner, paying followers, advertisements.

I want the GFF continue as a learning and -may be in the future- as a sharing source for me. If you think having ads is a necessity to have GFF survived I do not mind although I do not like to see ads on internet sites. And I will not turn advertisements off in such a case.

I may also like to contribute in small figures if you think paying membership is a feasible alternative.

It's simple enough,

It's simple enough, really.
GFF is a free site, and if you and we want to keep it that way, then you can either keep digging deep in your own pockets or bring in the ads.

I fully understand why you do this, and yes, I'll keep coming back and I won't turn off the ads - especially not if they're for bikinis with nice models :-)

Lars Bentsen

Ads on the side will

Ads on the side will not bother me.
I think most have become so "blinkered" that you don't notice the ads on most sites, in any case.
How about one of those little "donate" boxes as well, that you find on some of the sites?

hey guys !

maybe

hey guys !

maybe you should put an donate button somewhere ;) i m sure that a lot of us would like to contribute.....

Ditto to what Jan sa

Ditto to what Jan said. I don't mind those ads if it can support you to keep up this amazing website. I hope it will cover some (or even better all) of the expenses.

Vincent

Jan,

Thanks for t

Jan,

Thanks for the input. Much appreciated!

Martin

Hi Martin,

my ans

Hi Martin,

my answers to your questions:
Is the ad free environment on GFF the reason you come? - No, the gorgeous content.
- Will you love us less if we have ads? - No
- Will you still visit if we have ads?- Sure
- Will you forgive us if you can turn them off? - there is nothing to forgive
- Are we selling out? - No, I can't imagine that

I am not a fan of ads, but living with them on GFF is a very simple way to support you and your amazing work.

Cheers

Jan

In my opinion, when

In my opinion, when you do not or cannot propel you fly with a flyrod AND flyline combination, it is not flyfishing.
Methods not using flyrod AND flyline to propel a fly should not be called flyfishing and therefore should be banned from fly only zones and flyfishing competitions.

An interesting read about this is on Günter Feuerstein's website, which i cannot share a link to.
Just go to his site and enjoy his insight on fly fishing.

Cowardly anonymous, because some fisherman (purposely forgot "fly") do not take this to well.

This knotted nymph l

This knotted nymph looks fantastic with the way the body gets the segments built into it!!!

So if you have a lin

So if you have a line and reel but just the leader is being used, such as in some French nymphing, it is still fly fishing. I think it is a problem with legislators and autocrats in states that have restrictive laws. What we call it is of little importants.

So is jig fishing wi

So is jig fishing with Czech rigs fly casting? I would also say no... this can go on endlessly. I was going to get shirts and stickers that said, " real fly fishers use dry flies. " I think by defining what it isn't, it defines what it is.

Mike,

I'm definit

Mike,

I'm definitely not trying to dis other kinds of fishing with a fly - be it Tenkara or using a float. People can discuss that till they are blue in the face for my sake.

The purpose of this article is to explain to the non-fly-fishing angler or reader what fly-fishing is in general, and I don't think I need to draw the whole sectarian discussion of the definition of "proper" fly-fishing into the game.
To me fishing with a fly is basically fly fishing, but I do know people who think that even fishing a weighted fly is sacrilegious and not "real" fly-fishing.

I'm not going there...

Martin

Awesome pic Lukas

Awesome pic Lukas

I would also add tha

I would also add that a fair amount of what passes for saltwater flies are lures. There is no fur, no feathers just glue and plastic. You can super glue rubber baits to hooks and fish those with a fly rod. Is that fly fishing? Nope.

Ahhh not so fast. Th

Ahhh not so fast. This debate is going on the Tenkara sites. I would also had fly fishing involves casting a flyline with a fly rod and reel. Tenkara is not fly fishing because there is no flyline. You can cast flies with a spinning rod and a clear bobber but that is also not fly fishing. On many waters Tenkara is not allowed because there is no flyline. Pack up those crappie rods son, 'cause it ain't fly fishing.

Some need to touch t

Some need to touch the catch. Some need only to see the fish up close (old eyes you know). I play "how long can I keep the fish on" using my broken hook! Use for evening and winter fishing. Makes releasing much easier.

Being from Maine mys

Being from Maine myself I can attest to the fantastic striped bass fishing. Try off of Scarborough marshes in early July, olive/white 2/0 clousers slay em, I personally have had many 30 fish mornings and multiple 40 inch plus fish every season, spending 100 days on the water every summer, tight lines and come catch some of my states awesome stripers.

First of all, Martin

First of all, Martin - the photos of the fish in this article are stunning. Wow! What a thrill it must be to encounter fish like those. As for numbers - I just don't measure up. I get out maybe three times a month during Spring, a couple times over the Summer, and maybe a few in the Fall. What's that - twenty? Enough to keep me happy, but hardly enough to be an environmental impact. 2500 fish? Not in my lifetime. And that's ok with me. I'm easily satisfied.

Rene,

Rene,

That sounds like a very decent kit. I would fish with that without any objections.

Martin

Thanx for this info,

Thanx for this info, A. Ames. The o-ring drive belt on my Sully "dually" broke today and I had no idea how to replace it. The specs you provided are extra helpful. Now all I need is an ancient hardware store, or maybe a hydraulic cylinder overhaul shop with a huge selection of o-rings.

gillnpete,

I have

gillnpete,

I have no idea where Davie McPhail buys his quills, but a good source is Polish Quills who has an online shop with stripped quills in a large assortment of colors.

Martin

Where does Davy Mcph

Where does Davy Mcphail buy is wonderful quills for herl bodies, they are amazing, my peacock quills are nothing like this.

Peter,

You are ge

Peter,

You are generally welcome to use our material in instruction sheets and club newsletters etc. as long as it's non-profit, which I guess your tying club is.

Martin

Great Pattern,
I am

Great Pattern,
I am compiling a set of instructions for our fly tying club which consists of about 20 members.
The idea is we illustrate a pattern, a demonstrator does it at the meeting, then we all tie the pattern with any help from the experienced members.
Will you grant me permission to copy the diagrams and instructions please? Not for profit, illustrations only distributed to the club and not for publication outside the group. Thanks in anticipation. Please do not publish this request as this is a one off request. Reply to e-mail please