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    I tried to fill one with tippet but I couldn't...

    I tried to fill one with tippet but I couldn't get it to stay on properly. It kept unwinding in the container. I had too wind it back on to the spool it came on in the end.
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    Google is my interpretor ...

    Google is my interpretor

    http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://flyreelcollection.blogspot.com/2009/08/bronson-reel-co.html&sl=pt&tl=en
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    You could just call it Street Football. Thats how...

    You could just call it Street Football. Thats how I used to play with my friends. I always wanted to try Australian rules football it looks like so much fun on TV.

    I think that judged sports...
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    If you can't find what you are looking for I can...

    If you can't find what you are looking for I can program one for you. Just post exactly what you want it to do. It will give me something to do in class.
  5. Thread: White Flies

    by James-FS
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    So that?s what that big white monstrosity of a...

    So that?s what that big white monstrosity of a hackle is for. I thought it was to tie ghost flies so you could catch the fish ghosts while casting on the lawn. If only we had other white materials...
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    Good choice RaiderHunter that?s the first fly I...

    Good choice RaiderHunter that?s the first fly I tied. I tied so many of them that I had to deliberately catch them in trees and snap my line when I was learning how to cast just to get rid of some of...
  7. Thread: Hooks

    by James-FS
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    I use whatever hooks I can get for cheep and...

    I use whatever hooks I can get for cheep and haven?t found much difference if I sharpen them after I tie on them. Mostly I use Dai-Riki hooks they are cheaper then some and hold up to the fish. I...
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    I learned about fly fishing when my dad brought...

    I learned about fly fishing when my dad brought home a fly tying kit from Wal-Mart. It was before we had fly rods. Typical of Wal-Mart the vice broke within a week. It was to late though I was hooked...
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    Bear paw Wooly buggers Ants Adams Caddis ...

    Bear paw
    Wooly buggers
    Ants
    Adams
    Caddis

    That?s about all I fish.Start around size 12 hooks and as your skill improves shrink the hooks I tend to fish size 18-22.
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    I have used every knot imaginable to tie on flies...

    I have used every knot imaginable to tie on flies but I always go back to the fisherman's knot. It was the first one that I learned and I can?t find one that is a big improvement to make breaking the...
  11. Congratulations.

    Congratulations.
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    The box worked well but the can opener started to...

    The box worked well but the can opener started to overheat after half an hour. The whole apparatus fell apart after about 2 hours because the epoxy holding it together expanded faster then the metal...
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    I find that it I can cast most flies up to size...

    I find that it I can cast most flies up to size 12 easily on my 2 WT. Bigger flies tend to be cumbersome.
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    I have a gold fish and it never moves it is too...

    I have a gold fish and it never moves it is too lazy to eat sometimes. I once wanted to see how it would react to a fly so I took the top off of the tank, cut the hook off of a fly, and set up my...
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    Happy Birthday Dad

    Happy Birthday Dad
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    loose ferrules

    I?m repairing an old fiberglass fly rod and the ferrules are loose but they won?t come off. How do I remove them or fix this problem?

    James-fs
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