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Submitted by Dennis on

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Nice ant.
I am not following the part about the whip finish. Do you whip arround the post or next to the eye?

Submitted by 1737246391 on

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Paul, Why don't you put a fly construction web page up. However put details of the best lures for different parts of the Uk.

Put it on the web, and allow users to put details of their best lures. In this way a DB of the best types of lures etc can be developed for the Uk. As an advantage you will be able to learn from others.

Bill Caerleon - Keep up the good work Not by strength by Guille

Submitted by ROY RIDGE on

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THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PICTURE IT REMINDS ME OF MY SCENIC FLIGHT OVER THE DELTA BACK IN 2006

Submitted by Craig on

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Hi
Steve ties good flies, but he took my money last year and I am still waiting for my goods.
Doesnt return my emails or phone messages.
Be careful when dealing with him

Submitted by Genek Viljoen on

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Hi ,immegrated to Australia 7 months ago , reading this article made me even more homesick, never realised how much I missed chasing yellows in the vaal, treasure what you guys have , no place on earth like it. Definately will be coming home to catch yellows again

Submitted by capt. brian moran on

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great looking gar!!! what type of fly ... the orange scud or a bait fish streamer ? .. salt water gar are a top fighter and jumper in the shallows... thank you brian moran

Submitted by Terry Cazy on

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Where can i find this ethafoam in color? I can find the white packing foam, but I can't find this foam that you use in your pattern.

Peter,

You are so right! The recorder normally "lives" in my photo bag - which I remembered - but I left it next to my computer after having produced episode one.

So it goes...

Martin

Hi Martin,
Thanks for this follow-up podcast.

This just to tease you: if you forgot the recorder at home - I can't resist this: so much for early packing!... :)

Regards Peter

Submitted by Helge Juergensen on

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Hi Martin, thank you very much for starting this two podcast sessions. It is very motivation to hear from the coast and about your pre fishing session. It is good to know that there a more guys in the world who have the same emotion while preparing a trip.
BR
helge

Submitted by Anthony Escott… on

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I fished the Delta, Zambesi and Kafue river systems from 1950 onwards until the late 70's. Thank you for bringing back many happy memories. In the early days, Bots really was paradise on earth. In my humble opinion, the Kariba tiger are not worth much. Fight like a sack of coal next to the river tiger. The King tiger from the Congo river around Elizabethville and Katanga were awesome.

Submitted by David O'Donovan on

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A gold bead pheasant tail nymph is the only nymph you need if coming to Ireland.

Submitted by benjamin king on

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also Noe, castle arms fly has grade B capes(what you would use if you were goig to fish flies) for 60 dollars.

Submitted by Tom on

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Hi GFF team,

I'm very interested in this book but for some reason it is not available or very difficult to get in Europe. However during my research I found one more book of the same authors, "Shrimp & spey flies for salmon and steelhead"
I just wanted to ask whether you know this book and how the content differs from the one you reviewed here.
Thanks and Regards,
Tom

Submitted by Matthias on

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Martin,

Congratulations to another great podcast. No worldshattering flyfishing news, only a cool summary of how life is....BUT great...I love it

Greetings from sunny San Diego

Matthias

Submitted by kevan on

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hey man i think this is awsome and thanks because i have been waiting for along time and with no money i couldnt get dubing thanks

Submitted by Robin rrhyne56 on

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That nailless nail knot is quite handy! A few weeks ago I took my brand new bamboo rod out to fish for the first time. Stopped and bought a line on the way to meet my friends. Got there, took delivery of reel in the parking lot where we were embarking on our creek trip. I realized that I needed a loop in the end of the line in order to attach my furled leader. The nailless nail knot secured a thoroughly adequate loop that performed well all day and has since been enhanced with some Loon UV Wader Repair.

Submitted by barry kent on

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Hi This is Barry Kent, I have been living in Florida, USA for the past 19 years.
Your website came to my attention and especially the piece about the Transkei fly stamps.
I have put up a website to expain to everyone the true story of how these stamps came into existence.
goto www.fishingflystamps.com for more info. I plan to expand this site soon. to explain and show the other events that took place during my 20 years in Southern Africa. I have never stopped tying but now I tie saltwater and FD salmon flies for framing. Wish I had known earlier that one of you was in Florida last month. We have OUTSTANDING backcountry saltwater fishing here in Central Florida.

Submitted by Mitchell on

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When i tie my BWO's I use a shorter tail with moose. I was wondering why you use such a long tail?

Guys,

The mailbox has already seen the first inquieries about this year's summit, and yes, there will be one. But unfortunately I have been a little backtracked this spring, and haven't had time to think about places and dates, but my guess is that we are going for a setup, which is similar to the two previous years.

I will start planning something as soon as possible and announce some dates as soon as I have a confirmation on a place to stay.

This year will be diferent in one way: I will set a maximun number of participants. I'm not firmly set on anything yet, but we don't want this to grow too large. The rules will be that last year's participants will have priority and after they have had their chance we will fill up on a first come first served base.

I will return with more info.

Martin

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