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    Yeah Ben that is an interesting post, I think I...

    Yeah Ben that is an interesting post, I think I know what he is talking about. It is not something I have experienced though. I have seen many "beginners swaps" and the like so somebody with limited...
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    Flybinder, that was hilarious, loved it.

    Flybinder, that was hilarious, loved it.
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    Hi mate, welcome aboard. I sure feel sorry for...

    Hi mate, welcome aboard.

    I sure feel sorry for you though having nothing to do in your free time except chase them piddly smokers all around ugly ol' Canada. How boring that must be!
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    Nice effort - you are doing well if you are just...

    Nice effort - you are doing well if you are just starting at this. I think that a decent nymph is harder to tie than anything else - no room for error.

    That being said, I guess you posted the pics...
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    Maybe that's the point I am missing. It depends...

    Maybe that's the point I am missing. It depends how many you tie. I guess if you are like me and tie half a dozen here and there then you are financially better off to buy them. If you can tie...
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    Mate - its hard to buy a crap rod these days, get...

    Mate - its hard to buy a crap rod these days, get a known brand and get what you like and can afford. A cheap reel is fine as long as it is balanced with the outfit. As said earlier, a good line,...
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    Have you tried spinning it as you go? Hope I...

    Have you tried spinning it as you go? Hope I don't sound patronising.... I have tried wetting it and that helps a little. Best way is to run it through a bobbin holder and try to spin it up as you...
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    Hey that's really cool, thanks heaps!

    Hey that's really cool, thanks heaps!
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    I have the w30 as well and really like it, never...

    I have the w30 as well and really like it, never had a problem so cannot comment of the warranty issues. My mate bought the Olympus one, and I find the Pentax easier to use, as we seem to get to...
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    I really like that one, it's cute! Would be a...

    I really like that one, it's cute! Would be a killer too, I better look closer at this, many thanks. I'm thinking of Humpies and things... mmmm....
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    . Love this one - will give it a try, many...

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    Love this one - will give it a try, many thanks.

    Will also try caribou if I find some.
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    Definitely a dragonfly nymph, we call those sort...

    Definitely a dragonfly nymph, we call those sort "mudeyes." What do you call them?
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    Nay, it is a rare photographic capture of...

    Nay, it is a rare photographic capture of Australia's top super sleuth (Barry from down the road) working deep under cover.

    Here he is disguised as a donkey, and is about to give favour to one of...
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    Very interesting! I believe it was the view of...

    Very interesting! I believe it was the view of the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation (Barry from down the road) that if we declared war on America, then the US would never be able to find...
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    Actually, if anybody is able to help hint hint....

    Actually, if anybody is able to help hint hint....
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    Interesting - all I ever see is some sort of...

    Interesting - all I ever see is some sort of substitute, maybe its illegal in Aus?
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    I'm a bit like that - I try to be tolerant...

    I'm a bit like that - I try to be tolerant though, I know a lot of people get real hung up on size and numbers and stuff. Sometimes I do too if its me with the most or biggest!

    Moose - I always...
  18. Thread: Zap a Gap

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    Interesting... I've been wondering about this...

    Interesting... I've been wondering about this myself. Zap-a-gap is not available in Australia so I got some sent over the pond. It is definitely different to the usual "superglues" we have on the...
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    And you can get run over by bigger boats....

    And you can get run over by bigger boats....
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    Hey Rainbowchaser thanks for that one - I know...

    Hey Rainbowchaser thanks for that one - I know Uncle Barry there but never thought to ask him. He is a spey casting and lingere guru in these parts... yeah the two go together somehow....

    Eric I'm...
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    Thanks folks - gosh darn Betty I never even...

    Thanks folks - gosh darn Betty I never even thought of it unfortunately. By the way, how the heck do you know that seals have bad breath???

    Chris, sadly they state "not for export" but thanks.
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    Nice idea - I might send a couple across the pond.

    Nice idea - I might send a couple across the pond.
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    Can you keep a pet seal in the bath tub?

    Or can you get away with a quick shave off one at Seaworld? (I did manage to get three handfulls of emu feathers at the wildlife park at Christmas before the kids brought me down in a rugby tackle)
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    Hey Bill, I'm the same there, I have even...

    Hey Bill, I'm the same there, I have even forgotten my own birthday. With the tying though I find myself doing "six wraps" here and "three wraps" there, I am not sure if it is the quest for...
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    Thanks - anybody used the Bean tho?

    Thanks - anybody used the Bean tho?
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