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Hello Henk,
Great a

Hello Henk,
Great article on twined/furled leaders. It works great with some of the braids like spiderwire fusion as well. The specific density is around .95 (which keeps it afloat a long time). I also like the stiffness of the furled braids because of the very positive energy transfer for hooks, curves, etc.. in casting. They help to eliminate micro drag too because of the stiffness. I used to to do several using uni threads which are great for the right circumstances. Just curious if you or many around you are playing around with spectra, dyneema, or kevlar braids? Thanks in advance. Mac

can you come down to

can you come down to hardisty alberta

Bob,
I enjoy your a

Bob,
I enjoy your articles at Global Fly Fisher and wanted to ask your advice about tying vises. I tie flies for Lake Erie Steelhead; mainly eggs, buggers, and streamers. I've been using a Regal knock off for several years now, and would like to upgrade to a better vise. I would like to ask what you would recommend for a vise. Also, how important is a rotary function? I guess a rotary may help me tie bodies on the buggers and streamers, but probably not on the eggs or nymphs. Any advice is appreciated.
Thank you,
Don Polick

A football

That's no trout -- it's a football!! Only bigger :)

Nice story, Great fi

Nice story, Great fish!!

Great Dourado fishin

Great Dourado fishing images. Dourado is really very famous in south america.
You guys should look for dourado fishing in Argentina. There are even bigger dourado on the rivers there.
But we use some different technics to catch them. Try serching for "pescaria de corrico" at youtube so you can see what it's all about.
Sorry for bad english. It's not my language.

Denny,

The hook i

Denny,

The hook is actually a carp hook named 60500 BLN. You can find it in Mustad's catalog, and it should be available from Mustad dealers. You can contact Mustad to inquire about local dealers or search the web for online shops.

Martin

Jack,

Jack,

Welcome to the GFF forum! We're glad to have you here. It's not the busiest place on the web, but feel free to join in anyway.

Martin

where can i get the

where can i get the hooks can't find them anywhere....thanks

hahahahahahaha!!!!!

hahahahahahaha!!!!! Tango a sea trout it's a combination very dangerous!!!!!!!

definitely inspirati

definitely inspirational. I've caught them on cornmeal mixed with a sweetener at night in the Delaware, they just refuse to give up. On a casting rig. starting to get a compulsion to go for em with the flyrodmaybe in the spring. if I do I'll film it and load it here. great vid,thanks,tom.

what an awesome surp

what an awesome surprise,, Jazz to boot,and I was just listening to Miles "Porgy and Bess" absolutely kikin!!

BRAVO!!!!! Great com

BRAVO!!!!! Great comps..

Maravilhoso o melhor

Maravilhoso o melhor video de pesca de Dourado que ja vi, so faltou dizer em que cidade e rio da Bolivia . Grande Video .... parabens .

Wonderful video of the best Dorado fishing I have ever seen, just did not say what town and river in Bolivia. Great video .... congratulations

Does anyone know whe

Does anyone know where I can get some #30 Nylon Talbot thread?

Thank you, Tre'

tre@dock.net

I also use the mulla

I also use the mullarkeys lines and am pleased with them..

Kelly has been based

Kelly has been based out of Montana for quite a while now and is now into hinged flies

Pete I am green with envy,

Pete I am green with envy, That is not only a great piece of equipment but a piece of art.

Happy tying Friend

my suggestion would

my suggestion would be to use..'Stretch Magic'..it is found in craft stores that carry 'bead products'.

..the creation of this fly is awesome,thank you for sharing.......ArticWolf

I live nar Port Phil

I live nar Port Phillip Bay , near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
I use a weight 3/4 floating fly line and small foam emerger flies do really well on calm warm evenings in the summer months casting around the rocks along the sheltered bays during a rising tide.

Tried the fly at Ea

Tried the fly at East Lk Central OR. worked awsome! The browns and (surprise) the kokanee luv'd it!

Maybe now people sta

Maybe now people start believing in the small flies we use for seatrout!
We've been using sizes 12, 14 for the last years with very simple dressing as well.
They have been picked up by a lot of big seatrout; they like to follow a big flies, but eat the small ones.

Instead of straightening a hook, I like to bend (forge) them on purpose. It will hook fish more easy, but that my believe

With the new hologra

With the new holographic tinsel out the variations are endless, the 1 I tye the most is called a mega prince, TMC 200R #6-14,6/0 olive thread,brown marabou tail root beer krystal flash olive centipede legs on the either side,peacock herl body holographic olive tinsel rib, brown hen hackle white goose biot wing olive centipede legs either side peacock herl collar with a gold bead for a head killer fly in both still water or river/creeks.

Lars,

Sure a shoo

Lars,

Sure a shooting head can cast longer. There is a reason why distance casters use shooting head setups. And the wind is an important factor. I personally hate fly fishing when there's no wind. But it has to be in the right direction! If not then it's very little help--more like the opposite.

As a paradox, it seems that most fly anglers consider wind an obstacle when fishing. In a stream maybe, but in the salt it's not. A good wind will both aide your casts and give the surface some wrinkles, which will ease your fishing.

But point taken: under normal fishing conditions the shooting head will give you longer casts compared to a full line--or as I prefer it: the same distance with much, much less effort.

Martin