you can leave your hat on .... DIY fly patch

The forums are very quiet

The Global FlyFisher forum has existed for almost as long as the site, and the oldest posts are more than 20 years old. Forums aren't what they used to be. Social media has taken over a lot of their roles, and the GFF form is very quiet ... to put it mildly.
We keep everything online for the sake of history, and preserve the posts for as long as possible, but as you will see, quite a few of them aren't in a good shape, but rely on old images hosted elsewhere, which are no longer available, odd codes from old systems and much more, which can't be shown in a decent way.
But the posts are here, and you can - if you insist - start new threads. But don't stay awake waiting for replies, because they are unfortunately few and far apart.
Martin

Fly fishing - Fish Better

Hi Y'all,

Fly patch - the ongoing issue. My fishing buddy Frank Bowy made me aware of door / window windstopper tape to be used for self made flyboxes. The tape is actually a rubber tube with a P shaped profile. It's originally for sealing windows and doors. Hence the name - air stop. It makes nice fly patches or can be used to make your own box.

My beloved wife found it in brown at the home depo store. The adhesive tape is available in a nice brownish colour from Schuller-Ehklar (Part Number 44310) [url=http://www.schuller.eu/glob/intro/intro.html]http://www.schuller.eu/glo…].

Cheers,
Thomas

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Well, I think I'll pass on this idea. As much as I love the idea - I have already moulded some sort of fly storage system in my 6 year old hat.

So many people have taken pictures of my hat over the years, that I dare to count.
So many have offered to buy me a new hat but I have politely refused.

This picture was taken by Kasper Mühlbach. I think he secretly wanted it but couldn't find the words. :?
I imagine it has a place in his wallet or bedroom wall... :shock:

Rip Van Old Hat

Rip,

you wish I would trade in my GlobalFlyFisher-cap, but I will not.

Kasper Mühlbach

Hey Kasper,

My hat has 6 years of sweat, salt, various fly cremes, mud, fishy smells and other stuff embeded into it.

A trade for a crisp, clean GFF cap?

No. :?

Drag it around behind your car for a month or two in winter an I'll consider it! :shock:

Maybe I should make a picture of my hat in "Scratch and Sniff". :P

Later...

Rip

[quote:1b5c8281c0="DistantStreams"]My hat has 6 years of ...[/quote:1b5c8281c0]

So it's brand new .... just worn in so to say :D - Get 10 years more live out of it with the special flylip(TM) :D :D :D

Hey t.z,

No thanks. :) (TM)
I hope your fly fishing isn't like your sales pitching... :shock:

Rip Van (TM)

[quote:8f6d3610be="DistantStreams"]Hey t.z,

No thanks. :) (TM)
I hope your fly fishing isn't like your sales pitching... :shock:

Rip Van (TM)[/quote:8f6d3610be]

Fishing is quite OK. Can't complain. Can't complain about sense of humour either. :lol: - Do you have a cellar?

Well, I think I'll pass on this idea. As much as I love the idea - I have already moulded some sort of fly storage system in my 6 year old hat.

So many people have taken pictures of my hat over the years, that I dare to count.
So many have offered to buy me a new hat but I have politely refused.

This picture was taken by Kasper Mühlbach. I think he secretly wanted it but couldn't find the words. :?
I imagine it has a place in his wallet or bedroom wall... :shock:

Rip Van Old Hat

Rip,

you wish I would trade in my GlobalFlyFisher-cap, but I will not.

Kasper Mühlbach

Hey Kasper,

My hat has 6 years of sweat, salt, various fly cremes, mud, fishy smells and other stuff embeded into it.

A trade for a crisp, clean GFF cap?

No. :?

Drag it around behind your car for a month or two in winter an I'll consider it! :shock:

Maybe I should make a picture of my hat in "Scratch and Sniff". :P

Later...

Rip

[quote:1b5c8281c0="DistantStreams"]My hat has 6 years of ...[/quote:1b5c8281c0]

So it's brand new .... just worn in so to say :D - Get 10 years more live out of it with the special flylip(TM) :D :D :D

Hey t.z,

No thanks. :) (TM)
I hope your fly fishing isn't like your sales pitching... :shock:

Rip Van (TM)

[quote:8f6d3610be="DistantStreams"]Hey t.z,

No thanks. :) (TM)
I hope your fly fishing isn't like your sales pitching... :shock:

Rip Van (TM)[/quote:8f6d3610be]

Fishing is quite OK. Can't complain. Can't complain about sense of humour either. :lol: - Do you have a cellar?

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