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Flyboy's comments are utterly unspeakable and I suggest that in Fiordland there are quite a few "Good ol Boys" toting heavy fire power to warrent descretion from the chopper boys. Most keep at least 500m off the deck and are very wary of men or women standing in water up to their chests waving sticks. This tactic is often done by trampers too as it gives relief from sandflies. In Canterbury a naughty ploy is to sneak up on unsuspecting untended choppers and superglue large rocks to one skid. Take offs can be quite challenging I am told!

Good Article...

I

Good Article...

In my opinion fishing is fishing, and this is just another form of "fly" fishing. Again in my opinion, the defining difference between Polish/Czech nymphing and American "old school" high sticking is the consistent "contact" with the team of nymphs, the leader builds, rod lengths and actions, and of course the difference in the flies themselves.

Also, (and again--just my opinion) any "fly fisher" that has ever walked back to the car after a day of fly fishing and asked his buddy "how'd you do?" is a competition angler--methinks. :)

What about hiring helicopters

What about hiring helicopters getting me to the world's best fishing spots? Why try if I can't fly? Only people with thousands of dollars to spend flagrantly catch fish. And it's always better to get your pilot to land 500m upstream from the other anglers you see on approach. They appreciate you letting them know that you will be just upstream so they can still have time in their day to find somewhere else to fish or maybe they can now relax after their 10 hour hike because they won't hav any fish to worry about. Obviously, people who have time to hike in to these places have little to offer the world and those in choppers are the real movers & shakers, so they should be honored and given way.

2 things

2 things great story I introduced many folks to fly fishing by taking them to small water & fishing for panfish or bass,my favorite fly for these little buggers is a black body,grizzly hackle,red tailed woolly worm #12 or 10 (non-weighted),love the simple fish.

Incredible pieces of

Incredible pieces of art, beautifull in detail , my favorites are the pencil drawings.
When I had the money I would buy them all !

Tom Biesot.

Hello Jerrel,

Nic

Hello Jerrel,

Nice to hear from you from my second homeland Surinam, thank you for the very nice comment on the article.
The next time I come to Surinam we must do some serious fishing again in the Surinam rivers and lakes.
See you soon and say hello to everybody!!.

Love from Tom and Fousjia.

Sandy Neck on the Cape of Cod...

Tuffleye FLEX and Devil N' Blend...
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This is absolutely a

This is absolutely amazing work!

Pictures are still n

Pictures are still not up......

Andy,

Thank you!

Andy,

Thank you!

Keep the videos coming and we'll add them as they are published.

Martin

Nice site you've got

Nice site you've got here. Thanks for sharing my video!

Andy Larkin
flyblaster.blog.com
vimeo.com/flyblasterblog

Extraordinary craftm

Extraordinary craftmanship, proud to call you my uncle, love from Suriname.

Thank you richard fo

Thank you richard for your nice comment on the article.
Best regards,

Tom Biesot.

verey nice Tutorial

verey nice Tutorial keep up your wonderfull work

Rod,

Really stran

Rod,

Really strange... I have no problems seeing any of the videos in any browser (Chrome, IE, Firefox, Safari)

Vimeo works fine:

Too bad about your daily fix!

Martin

Hi Martin
It seems

Hi Martin
It seems to be the Vimoe ones -I've tried their website and those load ok-I've update my flash player -any other suggestions as I'm missing my daily fishing fix!

I cut the strips as

I cut the strips as the method above but use two blades taped to a wood batten, the thickness of the batten being whatever width you want your strip to end up.It gives you a nice even strip the same width all the way along.

These are grate patterns as

These are grate patterns as previous !

Regards

Rod,

Yes, I have

Rod,

Yes, I have updated the video system recently, but everything seems to be working here.

Which videos in particular are you having trouble with? The above one: Trout, Bardu from Vimeo? Other specific videos?

It should all work...

Martin

Have you changed you

Have you changed your video system? - I can no longer watch your videos - only u-tube. No problem with
other videos on the net!

Thanks for the feedback

Thanks for the feedback Martin.

I'm working already quite "hard" on using fewer wraps and when using fox etc I can quite often manage with 2 but for more slippery / stiffer hair like squirrel etc I need more turns.

I'll read through the article and try some thinner thread..... lets see if I get the result I want.

Regards,
Tom

Tom,

Tom,

Regarding head size.

There are essentially three ways you can go:
1) Thinner thread (like Nils' mono)
2) Fewer wraps
3) Flatten thread

All three can add up to very small heads.

I don't like the mono either, so that's out, but using 8/0 or even 12/0 thread can do magic. The 12/0 is often GSP-thread and very strong, so it's not as bad as it sounds.

Also make sure you are unwinding you thread while tying, especially in the head. that flattens the thread, and makes for less bulk.

This article from many years ago covers both.

Martin

Welcome Tom,

Welcome Tom,

Good to see you here. It's not the busiest forum on the web, but then you may want to change that,,, ;-)

Martin

Hi Tom,
Outstanding

Hi Tom,
Outstanding design reel, a piece of art and special the idea of the fish as the frontplate, I like that. And a very interesting article about the ins and outs of your fabulous work.
Thanks.
Warm regards Henk van Bork