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    Pretty neat looking flies! Please consider...

    Pretty neat looking flies! Please consider posting tying instructions--would appreciate it very much.
    Many thanks.
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    Does UV really work?

    I apologize if this has already been discussed. I am curious about the "UV" fly tying materials I see advertised in the fishing catalogs. What is your experience? Do you think using UV-treated...
  3. Thread: Do bass eat bugs?

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    Do bass eat bugs?

    Several months ago, I was fly fishing in Colorado for trout with an older and very experienced guide. (By the way, I had a great day!) I happened to mention to the guide that it was interesting...
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    What does Hans think?

    I would love to read Hans' opinion about Bob Wyatt's DVDs and his philosophy about fly-tying. Can anyone supply a link to Hans' opinion? I would appreciate your sharing. As those of you who have...
  5. Thread: Good news

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    Good news

    I tend to gripe about problems but seldom blow off steam about the good experiences. So for a change: I just returned from fishing a couple days ago with a great guide. This guy knows his stuff! ...
  6. This makes it more clear than the previous...

    This makes it more clear than the previous directions I have seen.
    Thanks!
  7. Thread: Line weight rant

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    I don't really know much about this, so I have a...

    I don't really know much about this, so I have a a question. If you have to use a heavier weight line (e.g., a 6 weight line on a 5 weight rod) so that fast rod will perform better, isn't what you...
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    What hook for soft hackle wets?

    What are folks' opinions about the best Tiemco hook (what hook number?) for tying soft hackle wet flies? I was thinking maybe a #3769, but it may not have a long enough shank.
    Many thanks for your...
  9. Thanks, Randy! GGH:D

    Thanks, Randy!
    GGH:D
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    Strongly second John Stoeckel's recommendation,...

    Strongly second John Stoeckel's recommendation, Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying. A more simplified but valuable (to me when I started tying), is Basic Fly Tying by Jon Rounds. Also agree with...
  11. Thread: Free Kindle book

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    Many thanks! GGH:D

    Many thanks!
    GGH:D
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    Set down at my vlse and hackled, a fly soft...

    Set down at my vlse and hackled, a fly soft hackle style, with a Metz hen neck feather and another one with a India Hen back feather. I think the India hen feather looks best for this, but as...
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    Soft hackle question

    I have started tying soft hackle flies, and other than partridge for the hackles, Dave Hughes' book recommends looking at hen necks. I did, and the price--if they are available at all--is a glass of...
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    Synthetic Substitute for Snowshoe Rabbit Foot?

    I am tying some of Bob Wyatt's patterns, and his SH Emerger calls for a wing of Snowshoe Hare foot fur. I don't have any, but I do have some Antron and Zelon floss that I can fluff up and tie on. ...
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    Comparadun vs. winged adams

    I get the impression from reading a couple books (always dangerous!) that one could substitute a comparadun for an adams, or vice-versa, because there is not 2 cents worth of difference in their...
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    Thank you for the "heads up". George

    Thank you for the "heads up".
    George
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    Hi Buddy, Re, Hare's mask dubbing: Like you, I...

    Hi Buddy,
    Re, Hare's mask dubbing:
    Like you, I don't won't to hassle with cutting, mixing, etc., but I have read that some of the pre-packaged stuff is not so good. What brand(s) of this kind of...
  18. Thread: Buy which vise?

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    Again, my thanks to all who responded to my...

    Again, my thanks to all who responded to my question. I have "bit the bullet" and ordered a D-K Ultimate Indexer. After I have tied on it for a while, will report back.
    George
  19. Thread: Wader boot size?

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    I purchased a pair of new wading boots from LL...

    I purchased a pair of new wading boots from LL Bean about 5 or 6 months ago and phoned them to inquire as to what size to order. The very helpful gentleman I spoke to said they had started having...
  20. Thread: Buy which vise?

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    1. My budget is not limited for this particular...

    1. My budget is not limited for this particular purchase.
    2. Hook size: 2 or 4 rarely. Usually 6 down to 18 or 20.
    3. Yes, which of the vises are "true rotary", as opposed to "rotary"? (Uhhh,...
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    Charlie Craven's Adams' materials?

    I'm a beginning fly tier who has purchased Charlie Craven's beautiful book, Basic Fly Tying. I am attempting to work my way through it using the materials and instructions he has provided. (As you...
  22. Thread: Buy which vise?

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    Buy which vise?

    Hi folks,
    My son gave me a beginner's fly-tying kit for Christmas which included a cheap vise; I have been bitten by the fly-tying bug, and I am more than ready to buy a better vise. The current...
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    Re, the BVK rod--I think that rod is more of a...

    Re, the BVK rod--I think that rod is more of a medium action, so I would expect it to perform easier with the 5 weight line. I recently had the opportunity to discuss slow vs. medium vs. fast action...
  24. Thread: Drinks!!

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    Julia Child

    Another story I read about the famous chef, Julia Child: she was being interviewed by a reporter who asked, "What is your favorite wine?" Without missing a beat, she promptly replied, "Gin."
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    Fast light rods more easily broken?

    I have a beautiful custom-made rod on a Sage Z-axis blank, 5 weight, 4 piece. I was roll-casting with it, perhaps 25 to 30 feet of line off the reel, 5 weight floating weight forward line, a size 10...
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