Nils, great article.
I'm very interest in one of the two Loop rods you tested and discussed in your article. As far as overhead casting, did you feel the added weight and length of the 11 foot 5 piece one (that you preferred) was more,fatiguing than the shorter lighter 10 foot 7 inch one?
THX
Congratulations with your beautiful Vise. Seems to me very special to make this yourself ... if you have the skills. Both the wood and the metal looks very nice. I wonder if this is the one you actually use. What I missed in the text is the time you have spent in total. Keep up the good work!
Tom, the vise is beautifull,I love it, but now it's time to drink coffee with me, after all the hours that you have worked on the vise.
Your wife, Fousjia.
Only the other day I said to my friend I wonder if a frog or toad would go for one of my flies and here's my answer. Small world.
Miro Jagger's picture inspired me for a new idea of creating bugs with the help of tinsel!
Looks like Christmas is already in the air!
I really like knowing the history behind the flies. Though new to tying I'm especially drawn to the older patterns especially when I can learn about its origins.
Very nice Darren, I hope you fed her some of the fish you caught! ...
I always appreciated your input and thank you for responding. I guess my memory isn't as bad as I thought. Thanks again.
Hi Howard
I don't think there is anything around anymore. It was a lot of code to keep up for one person (Kevin) and I think he had to shelf it. I was just thinking about it a couple days ago thinking how nice it would be to have it back for the modern tech.
Hi Darren. If my mind serves correctly, you were involved with Fly Source many years ago. Is it still available and running? I loved that program!
Glenn
Great to see your still fishing ...Me too
Great pictures
The mudhole seems like a long-time ago
Cheers
Mark Wahlgren
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU ON YOUTUBE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU TIE , MYSELF I HAVE BEEN TYING SINCE THE AGE OF 16 , IM 58 NOW. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER CAUGHT A TROUT ON ONE OF THERE OWN IT,S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HOOK YOU FOR LIFE . IM MOVING TO NEW YORK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND PLAN ON TYING SOME TUBE FLYS FOR SALMON AND STEELHEAD, ONE THAT IM GOING TO WORK ON IS THE GREEN SPRING WIGGLER FOR STEELHEAD , BUT IM GOING TO TIE IT TUBE FLY STYLE
Have you fished any of these patterns? Not these display flies, but other samples of the patterns.
Phil,
We can safely release the fish here. We have porpoises, but none that will go so close that they take newly released fish.
Martin
Here in Florida U.S.A. we catch a lot of sea trout at night under dock lights. Our trout are of a different genus and species but pose similar challenges. I'll bet we even use similar patterns! We find it difficult to safely release trout due to ever-present porpoises. Have you any such difficulties?
Martin, I think you're being trolled.
Hi Martin,
Is simple, put them on social media websites and report them to google, yahoo and bing and your hosting provider for piracy. Those sites will be down or will loose the positions in internet searching engines.
Another solution when you post first time a photo : add a specific tag with the name of the photo and globalflyfisher. The searching engines will take in consideration first apparition on web and will help globalflyfisher to have a better position.
cheers
Lucian
What a mature comment...
At first I was just going to delete it, but then I thought: no way! Let me expose you as the moron you are. You might never see it, but then again you just might be curious and smug enough to want to check if there's a reply, and yes, there is:
What is is with you overly critical commenters?
1) You do not have the guts to tell your names and stand by your critique, but cowardly hide behind fake addresses and made up names or handles.
2) Your criticism is inarticulate and without arguments, and merely consists of badly phrased insults. Why is this not a fly? Why don't you like it? How is being like a Rapala wobbler a bad thing? How is chucking a Rapala wobbler a bad thing?
3) Whatever have my kids done since you always have to drag them into the picture? They have no part in this and it's really, (like REALLY!) low of you to use them in this way in any kind of comment. And by the way: I only have boys and they don't tie flies. And if I had a daughter and she had made this, I'd be proud.
Come out of the closet (pun intended) and reveal yourself and argue a bit. I'd love to defend my excellent fly.
Martin
What a gayass fly! This isn't tying! If you need to resort to these flies, just start chuckin rapalas and mono. who tied it, your daughter?
Some tips on schrink tubes:
Size of schrink tubes depend on your flyline size. Make sure that it schrinks into a thinner diameter, than your fly line.
For example, if you have a 1.1 mm fly line (at the loop point), the schrink tube should schrink to approx. 0.8-1.0 mm. A 3.0 mm, 3X (schrinks into 1/3) schrink tube, will schrinks into 1.0 mm. A 2.0 mm, 2X (Schrinks into 1/2) will schrink into 1.0 mm as well. Both sizes works.
Some schrink tubes varies a bit before schrinking. a 3.0 mm can vary +/- 0.5 mm. This doesnt matter much. It normally schrinks into the right diameter anyway.
When you buy schrink tubes, make sure to pick the transparant ones. You have to watch through the schrink tube, to see if it is welding.
When applying heat, be very carefull not to overheat it. It will break the core. Apply heat for a few seconds. then wait and watch for a few seconds. It it welding together? If not, the repeat and repeat. Until it is welded correctly. The heat is a little delayed, so don't heat constantly until it starts welding. It will most likely be too much heat for the core.
When you have the hang of it, make your own experiences. There are many ways to get a nice result.
Find transparant schrink tubes on ebay, seraching for "Shrink tube, Transparent, for fly line loop welding "
Hi Florian,
Great story and pictures. We met at the river in Germany today :)
Till next time! Tight Lines,
Gijsbert from Holland
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