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Dear Martin,

thanks for your answer. I confess I have done it your way the first time I had to put backing and flyline to my reel.
This article is indeed not a good advice for beginners; compared to all your other ideas and articles I have read with admiration of your wisdom and expertise.

Here is my easy way to add both lines - backing and flyline quickly and easy on a flyreel without any additional adjusting of the backing.
- Take the head of your flyline and fix it with some tape on the axle.
- Wind all the flyline on your flyreel and use the knot to fix the backing to the end of the flyline.
- Now fill the flyreel completely with the backing.
- Cut off the backing and use a drilling machine with an empty plastic reel of any angling line to spool off the lines of your fly reel. Always use some tape to fix the line to the axles.
- Now take a second empty plastic reel/spool and spool both lines with the help of the drilling machine on this reel.
- Now the end of the backing is available to be attached with a knot to the axle of the fly reel. Don't forget to add a piece of tape on the axle of your fly reel. This will help a lot if a big fish empties your reel completely.The tape will make sure that no slipping of the line on the axle is possible. I just have done it 3 times with my 12 year old son who had to give me a hand holding always the reel with the line on.
To spool off and fill the empty reel with backing and flyline takes 30 seconds. Most time is used to fill the flyreel twice by hand. The same way I use to fill my flyreels with shooting head , running line and backing.

I hope you will try my way and let me know your opinion

Best Regards of your admirer
Pit

Submitted by neil on

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Hey martin quick question. if were going to submit emails, what needs to be included? tying steps, materials and the finished product?

Thanks.

Martin,
OH-OH there you go thinking again, this time on how to make us who over-complicate things by throwing a rock into our untidy brains and forcing us to think of simplicity.

Tony,

There are two gear shops in Morrum near the Laxens Hus (House of Salmon). One is called Fiskeshopen. Fiskeshopen is online, but only in Swedish. The other one is Bringsen, especially famous for their reels. They are online too, but also Swedish only. Bringsen could be closed. It's been for sale for a while.

Laxens Hus is the place with the underwater view of the river, and is a museaum as well as the place that you buy licenses. Everything is quite close together and both shops are within walking distance of both the river and the museum.

Martin

Submitted by Charles Mann on

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What a wonderful color combination. I agree Carrie Stevens Book by Graydon Hillard's is one I go to when tying streamers.

Submitted by David 1737246337 on

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I saw a show about you on the Out Door Channel and was brought home. I've canoed, camped and fished the Ozarks all my life . . and, from what I saw . . you do it right! You've found the Gold in the river.

God Bless you for making old things new!

Submitted by Tony Magro Sr. on

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Do you know of a place on the Moorum where a sporting goods shop exists near an underwater observation park? If so, can you name the shop and address and the nearest town? The nearby fishing is not in the sea, but is upriver.
I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can provide.

Jan,

I can answer that. Hans uses electronics clips, which are normally used to grab on to wires when you are measuring electronic circuits. They are available in Radio Schack and similar electronics stores and you usually get at least 10 for the price of one cheap hackle plier. And in happy colors!

Look for Mini-clips, Test Clips, Mini-grabbers, Jumper grabbers, Mini Hook Clips (yes, they go by many names!).

Martin

Let me be the first to say I adore this fly. I love black and blue, and this pattern is literally a killer. Wow. Just gorgeous work!!

Hi Hans or anybody who can answer my question!

First, fine tying and nice fly, thanks.
What kind of hackle plier is used here, seems to work great with such small feathers?

All the best

Jan

Submitted by janet on

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Helppp!!! I am looking for the mustad 79666 keel hooks but can't seem to locate any stores that carry this product. Does anybody out there know where I can find some. Thanks....

Submitted by Charles R Mann on

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Alan: Great fly and well tied. I will tie a few and try them on our local lake this spring.

Submitted by caddis2527 on

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Alan-
i'm having trouble locating good quality hackle for my streamers. Any suggestions?

Submitted by avril anjers on

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I love the contrast of the orange body with the subtle color of the rest of the fly. Beautiful

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