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    Re: Orvis knotless leaders

    I don't buy orvis anymore, not because of any particular compliant, but due to the cost. I go through leaders pretty quickly it seems and I like to fish new leaders when I do get to go on the river....
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    Re: Project Healing Waters - MO, KS, OK, and AR

    Howdy, not sure if I am too late to respond to this thread, but I am in Tulsa, OK and would love to volunteer for both fishing and tying. As with many others, I am not a guide but I can throw a...
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    Re: A Newbie's Journey Part IV

    Great story and I feel your pain. I fish with a fella that has had the same problem since we started fishing together... he can get the fish on the hook, but can't seem to get the fish to hand. One...
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    Re: The decision to let her die

    I went through the same thing with my father. he was diagnosed with a form of cancer that was more aggressive than originally expected. The treatment wiped out his kidneys and they were putting him...
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    Re: cheap fly making kit for newbie

    I gotta agree with Terry. When I started I bought a kit, albeit a bit more expensive than what we are talking about here ( I think I paid $70) or so for it. It came with a wide array of stuff and a...
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    Re: Adams problems

    Thank you. I don't have a picture of the fly but I suspect that they were too long and off center. I had tied them in and then divided them to stand them further apart ( wider "v") But I think that...
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    Adams problems

    Alright, I am still working on my dry flies. On a recent trip I tied on what I thought was a good adams and cast it out. Only to find that it would tip over on its side. Tied on another one of...
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    Re: Screwed By Orvis

    I had an interesting deal with Orvis not too long ago. My wife bought me the Orvis Wheatley fly box (with the sixteen compartments and 58 clips). In the catalog is was about $100. When she called...
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    I just use the standard ol' improved clinch knot...

    I just use the standard ol' improved clinch knot on my dropper. I think the tangle that you are describing may be the result of false casting too much with the dropper rig. The more false casts,...
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    Gotta second what BassMan said. Got home last...

    Gotta second what BassMan said. Got home last night and immediately set about opening my package. I was so impressed with all of the flies; one of the best swaps I have participated in...

    It is...
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    I typically do three- four wraps to bind in stuff...

    I typically do three- four wraps to bind in stuff and three wraps on the finish with a whip finishing tool.

    However, on things like chernobyl ants, I will do up to 15 wraps on the areas where I am...
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    Glad to hear that the flies made it alright. ...

    Glad to hear that the flies made it alright. Sorry for the delay.
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    Kind of hard to tell what to suggest without...

    Kind of hard to tell what to suggest without knowing how you are tying them in. However, that being said, I tie mine on a light wire dry hook and I do add a good measure of hackle over a thinly...
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    I had a Sage Launch 5wt and really liked it. ...

    I had a Sage Launch 5wt and really liked it. Replaced it with an FLI but only because of a defect in that particular Launch (the glue was coming lose adn it would have taken them 6-10 weeks to...
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    While I may not be Irish (but, again, I could...

    While I may not be Irish (but, again, I could be... I was adopted at birth and absolutely love Guiness and Irish punk music (long live the Pogues)) I had planned on coming up with something this...
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    Really, to enter the drawings, you are supposed...

    Really, to enter the drawings, you are supposed to print out the tickets, bury them in your backyard under a full moon... really, that is how you do it, I promise... Everyone should do it that way...
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    You may have already thought of this, but you...

    You may have already thought of this, but you should lay down a layer of thread before you tie in the deer hair. This cuts down on the tendency to move about the hook. Also, as mentioned, when...
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    Eric-WD... that was very funny. Thanks for the...

    Eric-WD... that was very funny. Thanks for the laugh.
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    Thanks for the info folks.

    Thanks for the info folks.
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    What Am I Missing

    I recenlty bought two dry fly necks from a local retailer. They are made by Kenough. Last night I tried to use some feathers for a web wing caddis (size 12). I measured the hackle fibers against...
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    Thanks for posting the link to Charlie's webpage....

    Thanks for posting the link to Charlie's webpage. Hadn't thought of looking there. It is interesting to note that Charlie has included a step that is not in the magazine's description which proved...
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    Straight Eye Hooks

    Alright, so I went to the local flyshop to get some materials this weekend to tie Barr's Web wing caddis. First couldn't find web wing, so I will have to order that. Second, bought some size 12 dry...
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    Yeah, that is the only problem with Norfork......

    Yeah, that is the only problem with Norfork... those darn generators. If you get lucky and they aren't generating it is really nice. That was were I took my first fly fishing trip. An alternative,...
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    Thanks all... I love my wheatley (with the...

    Thanks all...

    I love my wheatley (with the compartments) my wife got it for two years ago for CHristmas and while it is not the most convenient box I own (C&F beats it hands down on that scale) it...
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    Best Dry fly boxes

    Alright, here is my problem... I have two C&F design fly boxes (one with the middle flap that holds something like 500+ flies). The other C&F box just has the micro slots on both sides (without the...
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