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Strike Indicator Scientology

Apr 12. 2004
A GFF Exclusive! Strike indicators aren't just flyfishing bobbers; they do much more, if you know the secrets! Learn how to make and use them from GFF partner Steve Schweitzer.
How to make & fish strike indicators.
Review

Advanced Fly-Fishing Techniques

Nov 26. 2002
Lefty takes us from soup to nuts and offers us his opinions on many things flyfishing related.
Review

Drag-Free Drift

Nov 5. 2002
Drag-free drift is more than just adding a couple feet of 7x to your leader. Much more.
Article

Production leaders

Oct 24. 2002
Factory What is production leader tying? Tying more than 2 leaders at a time! But, if you are like me, you find out that tomorrow you may go fishing, so you scramble to tie just enough leaders (usually 2) to handle the day and go on with life.
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QwikCalc

May 24. 2002
Leader of the pack Want to use LeaderCalc but don't have access to MS-Excel? No problem! We at GFF recognize that many of you have been missing out on the extensive capabilities of LeaderCalc in helping you design your own tapered mono leaders.
Article

On bite tippets for pike flies

Feb 1. 2002
Tothy Stiff piano wire has definite advantages over other sorts of pike shock and bite tippets.
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Knots for the fly fisherman

Jan 1. 2002
Tying The discussion of knots seems endless. We probably never will know exactly which knot is the best, and the ultimate knot has not yet been tied. We list the following knots in a knot table and show how to tie them one by one -- with a little comment attached.
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Twined or furled leaders

Apr 1. 1996
DIY How to make a great furled leader using the ancient method of rope making.
See how to make them here

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