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Pawel,

I have sev

Pawel,

I have several DVD's in my collection, which I purchased for 20-25 US$ and which are way better than this.

Green Tide from NZ: 25 US$ plus postage
Revolution from the UK: 23 US$ plus postage
Essential Skills cost US$ 25.- per volume
Czech Nymph from Sweden: 25 US$
Nervous water from the US: 25 US$ plus postage

OK, none of these are 20 US$, but all of them--not least the last three--give so much more for the money. The last one contains four full features and tonnes of short films and extra material, which is all better than what is found on Drake's DVD.

And 20 US$ to mail a DVD with no cover or booklet!? If I wanted to return it to the US, I could stuff it in an envelope and stick less than 2 dollars in stamps on it to pay for its return.

I'm sorry no say so, but whatever you think, I expected more and was still disappointed.

Martin

Good too for fall ko

Good too for fall kodiak dollies in fresh water.

Ok, but tell me whic

Ok, but tell me which productions are cheaper than 20 $, and shop don't add shipping, especially when it is oversea shipping. I will buy in this shop.

I can agree with you in one : poor packing, there should be normal DVD case with printed label.
Can't tell about movie because I don't watched it.

Pawel,

Yes, this

Pawel,

Yes, this is a review!

This is my subjective and personal impression of a product that I bought and paid for and actually looked forward to. But I was disappointed, and the most significant issues were exactly as I said:
- poor packaging
- sub par technical quality
- high end user price (all included to me as an ordinary buyer)

The content was not good enough to overshadow these facts.

So that was really the review!

Martin

Martin, is it really

Martin, is it really review ? What i know from this "review" : price too high, they count you for shipping, there is no cover, the footage is not innovative .... Half review is about price ...

'Went to the Bear's Den and

'Went to the Bear's Den and Scott had Centipede Legs... [and did he look strange!]
'always seem to find stuff that I didn't know I needed or already had... [or does it find me?]
'Same basic idea... some different colours...
Now I need to find some patience to twitch these properly like a paranoid crustacean...
[it's NOT paranoia if they really ARE trying to get you!]
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Captain Scott on a

Captain Scott on a routine day!!!!

We love it, we love him!!!! May 2011, again and always!!

Matt,

Well, no wa

Matt,

Well, no water to fish doesn't mean you can't practice! Tie a couple of flies on a leader - a beadhead as the dropper and one light nymph as the point fly. Cut off the hook points and go practice on the snow! The white cover will make it easy to see if the flies land properly! Practicing on a lawn can be a great way of getting in shape before the ice breaks and the streams clear up.

Be prepared and beat the *beep* out of your fishing buddies when the spring comes... ;-)

Martin

'variation of a theme...

'Same idea and phoundation but with phur and more conventional tying methods...
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by the way...
The acrylic adhesion process is NOT nearly as effective with phur and hair as it is with pheatherz...
There has to be an anchor point and pheatherz have that characteristic...
hair and phur, NOT SO MUCH... 'lacking a proper foot print to take hold...
Regarding the suspect phly in question... clumped and wrapped...
light cured acrylic completed the head...
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Acrylics don't seem to have the same invasive sticky tenacity as the toluene rich goop, softex, and marine adhesives...
AND they DON'T have the intrusive toxic odors... [as in drain bamage!]
I find Tuffleye and Bug-Bond easier to manage and very effective for my intended applications...
They have their limitations but the good dwarfs the bad and they set up "on command"... my new favourite medium...
epoxy and toluene be gone!
'a phew more conventional synthetic sand eel insinuendos...
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'tying weather and...
"global warming"...
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Martin,
Thank you f

Martin,
Thank you for your response. That makes sense. Learning to cast that way (and targeting a shorter distance) will also ease in the task of mending my line. I wish the rivers here in Ohio would thaw out so I can continue practicing. Thanks again.
Matt

Matt,

The answer

Matt,

The answer is both yes and no. The weighted fly will get down, which is the primary reason to fish with a split shot on your leader. But the problem is that the heavy fly will behave different compared to an unweighted one, which moves more freely.

Fishing with split shot or several flies can be a curse, and even the seasoned fly angler will tangle occasionally. The remedy is to learn to cast properly, and a slow and open casting stroke will generally make it easier to control the flies. And don't be too ambitious regarding distance! Long casts will most likely make it worse. You can also take this to its extreme, and opt for a "European" fishing style, high sticking or a similar technique, which does not require casting as such. And don't be fooled by this, because these methods can be very productive.

Martin

I hate fly fishing w

I hate fly fishing with a split shot. I am relatively new to fly fishing and have a tendency to get the split shot tangled with my flies. I am sure this is a rookie mistake (and I plan to take lessons to improve my casts) BUT in the short term, fishing a weighted fly would/could eliminate the use of a split shot correct?

Weather induced tying...

Martin... Thanks for the kind encouragement...
'Another case of buzy phingerz and camera-itis...
Same notion... Different pheatherz...
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'Still a bit BRISK... but the DAZE are phinally getting LONGER...
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Great job, you can a

Great job, you can also omit many steps and go to a craft store-they have similar eyes made already and all you have to do is the coating step-I use Hard Head cement and the eyes are saltwater proof as well!

Great fly-you should

Great fly-you should check out the flies I have tied for Fins and Skins/Fishing the Flats Host a couple of years ago-the look very similar! www.webflyz.com

WOW !! I 'M I GLAD T

WOW !! I 'M I GLAD TO HAVE FOUND THIS SITE I OWN ONE OF HIS GREATEST BOOKS !! TROUT ; GREAT FLIES !!

Greetings!

Have y

Greetings!

Have you noticed that some of the pictures on this page are not visible. The page recommended that this be told to you, so here you go.

Happy new year!

Radioslav
Hi First

Radioslav
Hi First Merry Christmas
I was in contact with this year about fishing around Bansko way
Found some good spot,s and caught some Trout + Chub on the Fly in Bansko in the Mountains and on the Sumia + meet some Bulgarian Fisher's and went on the Mesia, Great day !
as your sole purpose is to make fly fishing more popular in Bulgaria.
Have or are you adding more places to fish as i have Friends here in the Uk asking me about this and if there is a link to places + photos that would be great, tying up some of your sharks caddis larva, going to try these on a Grayling river ( Test ) next week, so hope they will do the trick, let me know about more rivers etc in Bulgaria etc
Dave

Pete,

Pete,

Love those patterns! Always something new, always inspiring, always something to learn. Gotta get me some Bug Bond!

Keep them coming... and a Merry Christmas!

Martin

Glenn and all other GFF

Glenn and all other GFF visitors,

A Merry Christmas to all of you, and may the new year bring plenty tight lines and splashy fights!

Martin

Tweeekin'... and phly welding...

Acrylic Bonding is no longer restricted to the dentist's office...
lookin' for a more defined body...
'welded on some beta keratin [pheathers] for some subtly enhanced contrast...
"before" and "after" shotz...
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another cousin with side visual impact panels...
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Idle handz... so much for leaving "well enough" alone...
What do ya' think?!...

hi Ronan i really li

hi Ronan i really liked your videos from paddy your cousin

Sarunas,

The last

Sarunas,

The last what... I can't see any March, April, May or last anything here...

Ah, the notorious Miss Vokey! That April! I have no idea why she's last or why that matters.

Martin

Why April is the las

Why April is the last one??