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Article Fly line anatomy Nov 24. 2002 Basics My fly line doesn't understand me! And I don't understand it... This article tries to explain tapers, densities, coatings, memory and all the terms used for these expensive pieces of string. Read the article	Article Bamboo part 6 Nov 13. 2002 Split cane Now that we have our strips of bamboo tapered into sections for our fly rod, the next step is to glue these strips together into whole rod sections. Read Part 6 of Harry Boyd's continuing series - Gluing Strips into a Blank.	Article Bamboo part 5 Oct 16. 2002 Split Cane Harry Boyd teaches us the tools and techniques required to turn strips of bamboo into tapered sections of a fly rod in Part 5 of his continuing series. Read on here
Article Bamboo part 4 Oct 15. 2002 Split Cane Split cane: In the fourth installment of Harry Boyd's series on bulding bamboo fly rods, he describes the tools and processes of binding strips together and then heat-treating them in some sort of oven. Read more here	Article Bamboo part 3 Oct 14. 2002 Split cane This is the third section of Harry Boyd's continuing bamboo rod course. Here we begin to mold the raw bamboo into something that approaches the shape and form of a fly rod, and the real fun begins. Read more in Part 3 - Staggering Nodes and Rough Planing.	Article Bamboo part 2 Oct 13. 2002 Split Cane Harry Boyd continues his series on the construction of bamboo fly rods with a look at selecting, preparing, and splitting your culms of tonkin bamboo. See the article here.
Article Bamboo part 1 Oct 12. 2002 Split Cane Harry Boyd tells us "Since Hiram Leonard and the earliest days of fly fishing in our country, the allure of fine spilt bamboo rods has been part of the magic of our sport." Read Harry's introduction to his series of articles on building bamboo fly rods. More here	Article Shooting heads Sep 1. 2002 DIY In this article I will try to cover some advantages and disadvantages of the shooting head over the WF line, and I will thoroughly describe the way you can configure a good shooting head system for your rod. Read all about it.	Article Muddler mania Jan 18. 2002 It should be no secret that I'm a great fan of muddlers. These functional, characteristic and very beautiful flies that I connect directly with my favorite kind of fishing: night fishing for sea trout in the ocean. The technique used for tying them has always fascinated me, and although I do tie a lot of them, I still have a lot to learn in respect to spinning deer hair.
Article Whip fisnish with your hands Jan 1. 2002 Whip finishing without a tool is not at all difficult. Lots of people use and praise the whip finishing tool which comes in many variations.	Article Selecting deer hair Feb 10. 1997 Tips Choosing the right hair will make your deer hair flies - Comparaduns, EHC's, Muddlers, bass bugs - much easier to tie. Advice from the master here	Article The history of the gold bead Nov 25. 1996 Gold Head Nymphs The gold bead flies that are now so popular, actually originated in the central part of Europe - more than 100 years ago.