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First off I have to

First off I have to say that I have always liked the looks of the eyes on return loop eyed hooks - streamer & salmon. All the Diiachi hooks with loop eyes are just wonderful. The hooks themselves are a work of art! Mustad has some serious work cut out for them in this department. I love the Mustad 9575, except for that infernal non-tapered return loop. I lump Mustad salmon hooks in this same category - poor. Until Mustad fixes this I will not use those particular hooks after I run out of the supply I have now. I do like and use, all the other streamer hooks by Mustad.
Mike Martineks streamer hooks are VERY nice, I personally think they are way more suited to tying the Carrie Stevens patterns than the hooks that are actually called the Carrie Stevens hook, put out by Partridge(?).
I also use the TMC 300s. The eye on this hook could be a tad smaller, but is not a sticking point for me. Nice hook really. Best regards, Dave S.

The Daiichi 2370 is

The Daiichi 2370 is a beautiful hook.Almost to nice to fish. Great for the Thunder Creek series. I purchased some of the Partridge hooks (Keith Fulsher Thunder Creek) in the 4x long, straight ring-eye, blue. First off, they seemed a little short for the Thunder Creek patterns? And what is weird is the hooks that I received also had some rust spots! I should have sent them back, but didn't. From what I remember they were not inexpensive either. I have never before received fly tying hooks that had a speck of rust on them. This still strikes me as strange. I wonder if Partridge had a bad batch and didn't know it. Any way, every other hook I purchased from Partridge over the years have been flawless. Thanks.

I found your reference

Jakob- I found your reference to the study of worms free swimming during non-spawning times very interesting. I fish for stripers on the east coast of the USA and have had good luck with worm flies during the spawn, but this year I found worms free swimming in October around the new moon. The one fish that I kept was full of adult sandworms. After reading the article I may try worm flies more often than just the spawning periods. Ron

Eric,

Haven't had

Eric,

Haven't had a chance to really use it, but I'm usually fairly critical about my reels, and in my eyes the Marksman seems to be well made as well as nice looking. The design is special with the large hole, but I can't say that the construction makes the reel feel particularly vulnerable or prone to fail.
I'm looking forward to using it on my light rods in streams when I get the chance.

Martin

Whats that marksman

Whats that marksman reel like? I hear Hardy discontinued them because they found a defect and are working on remodeling it for 2011.

Bob, they look brill

Bob, they look brilliant - I'm going to tie some up to try on our salt water bass here in Wales !

Tony,

I honestly

Tony,

I honestly don't know... the tube has to fit very snugly over the fly line and the braid. So tight that it's on the mlimit of being possible to press it over. You kind of "massage" it in place. The tube I have used has been bought in fly stores and was sold for the purpose.

I have no tube right here to measure.

Martin

Hi
What size tubing

Hi
What size tubing are we talking .5mm?
Regards Tony H

Not being a biologist

Hi! not being a biologist myself but a dedicated fisherman, I've many times seen multiple ragworm action at surface both in late winter nights, june summer nights and during more "traditional" early spring "swarmings".
Did a search on Nerieis Virens and found following publication: Migration of the Sandworm Nereis virens during winter nights (D. Dean, Marine Biology 45 165-173 1978)
Here the swarming behaviour is attributed to nightly migration during low tide ebb current and not spawning. This should be of interest to most seatrout fishermen!
My experience is that a black longtailed slim palmer-hackeled fly is very efficient during such nights and that a weighted fly is preferable to a "striping" fly as less fish ar missed at the strike.

Best regards
Jakob

be VERY careful when

be VERY careful when heating bees wax..it DOES NOT boil, but will ignite to a very hot fire. you should use a double boiler. aluminum (and all metals except stainless steel) will darken the beeswax. I use a 2-dup glass measuring cup to melt the wax in a small pan of simmering water.

i got a 5 lb pike wh

i got a 5 lb pike what i got on a pond i like pikeing i what to get a 15 lb pike on the pond

@Rob Jacoby

@Rob Jacoby rjacoby·at·menindevelopment.com

Re: reflective amber eyes

Here's a source for bronze and orange silver lined 11/0 seed beads. Size 11/0 is about 1.8 mm in diameter.

Too many anglers, li

Too many anglers, like in London underground ;)
PS. Nice place

Gabi,

I am no exp

Gabi,

I am no expert, just a critical user who have seen a whole bunch of jackets in my time, and seen some pretty stupid as well as some brilliant solutions to different issues.

I have no plans regarding starting a production. Such endeavors cost money, and even though there's a potential income in the other end, I'm not the one who will take the chance. I have seen others try, and while some have succeeded, others have failed miserably, and I'm not really willing to risk that.

Martin

hi martin!
haha i l

hi martin!
haha i live in canda (first toronto and now montreal- read- colder place) and think need to write this type of analysis as a guide on buying a winter jacket. i would love to design one and put it in production. did you ever think of doing that (you certainly seem to be an expert!)? actually i was looking for an online guide on how to design a jacket and put it in production.
cheers

gabi

Picric acid was used

Picric acid was used quite frequently in period bookbinding. I would love to have some, as a coat of picric acid and then a coat of potassium carbonate yields a wonderful burnt orange on calf leather. But I don't think I have the cojones.

Hello Florian, how did you

Hello Florian, how did you get on with the flounder?
We are indeed in to a new trout season, but I have yet to wet a line, just too busy. I am heading down to the Tongariro area in early November for a few days fishing so have my my fingers crossed for some good weather.
All the best.
Mike

I'm trying to find a

I'm trying to find a way to store my fly lines off the reels. Somehow the package spools and boxes disappear. Is there somebody that sells spools ?

Very nice! And i lik

Very nice! And i like my Flyonly sticker in front of teh lodge! Mawill

I call them as I see them

Hey, I call them as I see them.

It's a boneheaded move to write about a material and then leave out the name.

I'm not your mommy, following you around, wiping your behind, cleaning your messes. Besides, if I had written you, then only I would have gotten the name of the material and not everyone on GFF.

Speaking of that, you STILL haven't posted it. yet.

@Rob Jacoby

@Rob Jacoby rjacoby·at·menindevelopment.com

Re: reflective amber eyes

I'd try silver lined amber seed beads slipped on mono diameter they'll fit over. Heat the ends slightly so they won't slide off and them dip in the epoxy. Try a craft store like Michaels.

George,

Well, we

George,

Well, we don't have a phone number and don't want your credit card number!

But if you want a spinning block, you can try following the link to Siman's web site and click on the link "where to buy". There you will find dealers all over the world. I don't know where you are in the world, but many countries and a few US states are covered, and by following the links you can most likely find a phone number to call.

How you will then pay is up to you and the dealer...

Good luck!

Martin

Would like to have a

Would like to have a phone number where I can orde the dubbing spinning block.Do not like to put my credit card on the internet.

brillo flies hard to

brillo flies hard to beat caught a mag of a brown on your sedge