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Might try use plasti

Might try use plastic q-tips for the tubes. To use those, just clip off the cotton ends. You can buy a box of those for around $3.00. I would add some rubber legs and a strike indicator to the back. So what you are really saying is that all these fancy bits are a waste of time? No jungle cock eyes, no seal fur and what no hackle?

All sound sense.
I

All sound sense.
I have a further suggestion regarding cleaning cork grips. Use a Scotchbrite (car) finishing pad instead of the sandpaper, not forgetting the liquid soap of course.

I really like this f

I really like this fly!!,It's simply cheap and durable ,i'm sure that it will work very good in saltwater( barracudas like this kind of lures) and I will try it with trairas and Dorados on my country (poppers get destroyed after two fishes).

House

I am efforting the house as we speak.
I will inform you all of more details as I get them. At present my skovfoged (forest ranger), friend who owns the house and land is on his holidays.
I have spoken with him and all seems hunky dory and will no doubt be available for us "responsible" individuals.

In the worse case we can all crash on a camp site, again...which, I am efforting to arrange as plan "C" as a last resort.
Either way, we are sure of a great time, good fishing, company, drink and food.
We can sort something out with regard to the ladies. My wife loves the passtime of shopping and maybe she could arrange a few trips if the lady count doesn't exceed 5.

Again...Details follow.

Rip Van Tuesday

Jutland streams...

I am pretty much loaded under at present with arrangements for my sons baptism this weekend. Family from England and Lithuania will come out of the wood work and take advantage of free good food and drink no doubt, let alone, see the little guy "Scott" get drowned in the church font.
After...from August 2nd, I am free for 3 weeks on holiday so if anyone would like to visit the streams of southern Jutland - Drop me a line.

Come to think of it. Anytime anyone wants to visit, if I am free, lets take a day by some of my supadupa waters.
Drop me a line...

Rip Van Winkle

For it to be the Che

For it to be the Chernobyl Mauler, you would have to have another color or 2 sandwiched in there. =)

I am leaving tomorrow, ...

I am leaving tomorrow, ... havent managed to make any plans since I had no idea where to go. Nevertheless, thanx for replies. Should there be any Julland stream fishing happening during some forthcoming weekends and you would mind my company, count me in.
Tight lines.
vanuz

works great with fin

works great with fine red,green and blue wire ribbing, sizes 14 and 16.

>>>>But, the number one thing

>>>>But, the number one thing I've learned in life is that no matter what box you have, put your name and phone number on it!!!!!!!!! <<<<

Excellent idea, Rybolov.

Boxes

Since I have a tendency to tie on a fly and get too preoccupied to notice that I left my fly box sitting on the bank, I use the crushable ripple foam boxes that have a fabric outside. They float, use a simple magnet to hold them together, and if I leave one sitting around, it's not too big of a loss because I can pick up a replacement for $10. Those are for my streamers and wets.

For dries, I have some simple compartment boxes. I don't like using ripple foam because they mess up hackle and wings too easily.

But, the number one thing I've learned in life is that no matter what box you have, put your name and phone number on it!!!!!!!!!

Use Fluorocarbon(exp

Use Fluorocarbon(expensive) for a sinker and "Berkely Fireline" fused superline(even more expensive) for a floater. There is a clearish one available now although I have not used it yet. Use old material. It does not matter how many knots it has incorporated in it. My latest leaders have been made with the very fine mono thread available on 100yd spools from haberdashery supplies. Cost about $2 per spool and will make several leaders.

How about adding som

How about adding some big wobbly legs Martin. Call it the "Chernobyl Mauler".
I can see a future for this "fly" for Barramundi in the billabongs and rivers of the Northern Territory. Just take a bag of the makings and assemble some on the spot.

The Danish entry

Vanus,

Sorry I haven't returned to you on this yet, but I have been trying to dig into it bit.

The Danish entry says that there is little of interest unles you go further north. That's basically what I have experienced over the years regarding Sweden.

There are streams in the south, but precious few trout streams, and the ones that have trout are hard to get licenses for, difficult to fish and even expensive. I have heard that Råån, Fyleån and Björkån should be worth looking into.

If I were to recommend anything it would be to go to Southern Jylland, which has some really excellent streams. Ripley will be able to confirm that. Some of them have been mentioned here in the forum, but most of the ones, which you can get licenses for have both trout and grayling.

Martin

Why is this worth a

Why is this worth a score of a "not good" 1.3.

I am very much looking

Les,

A lot of us are looking forward to this trip!

And sure you can bring your wife! The shooping options are probably not going to be fantastic just nearby (wherever we will stay), but many of the cities on Fyn have nice centers and Odense - the main city - is well worth a visit or two, and probably no more than about 30 minutes away almost no matter where we wind up.

We're trying to set up the trip in a large house so that we can all sleet indoors. Lots of organisations have large houses with room and facilities for many. We're trying to get our hands on such a house.

Regarding the flies, I will make a list with gear and fly suggestions, but many of your wet flies for lake fishing will do fine - and Woolly Buggers always work!

I will return as soon as possible with further details.

Martin

my dad got stung by

my dad got stung by one we were fishing for mackeral with feathers and they were all on the bottom all of his hand swelled up

Gents,

Gents,

I obviously did this wrong the first time - I'm not used to BBS, so please forgive me if you have already read this on the other subject board. Anyhow, here's my post, what do you think to my question??

I am very much looking forward to meeting up for the Summit in September.

Is it allowed to bring my wife?? Are there trips, shopping etc for the ladies?

The trip is a 60th birthday treat (for me!) as it fulfills a long-held ambition. Here in Devon I fish saltwater for bass, but seatrout in the salt will be a real treat. I am tying Woolly Buggers by the ton (or is that by the tonne?).

The trout round here are all out of sorts with the heat at the moment - lake water temp 23 C!

We will expect to come by car via ferry to Esbjerg.

Regards,
Les

Ey jeg bor i Malmö

I wish I understood this :oops:

Jerry,

Ask in a b

Jerry,

Ask in a bookstore or directly at Merlin Unwin. A link to their contact information is found in the fact box next to the review.

Martin

hi there i really li

hi there i really like story and i live in NZ.And am wondering where i could buy that MCFLYLON stuff. THANKS.

In the States there is an

In the States there is an expression. It is something like, "When you get to my age never pass a bathroom." Well, never rufuse a flybox. There are about a thousand different types, going back 100 years, and they all seem to work for some flies. Martin has summed it up beautifully.

If you want to save some money and be a trend setter, go to a crafts store and look for compartmented plastic boxes. In this country there is even a store called The Container Store. There are also many craft supply stores. I don't know what they would be called in Europe. They would be like art supply stores. They have dozens of different size and style soft plastic boxes that are perfect for loose flies. I use them for dry flies, nymphs and poppers. They cost about a tenth of what pro boxes cost. Some have adjustable size compartments.

I even use small cardboard boxes that nails and screws come in. They are good for streamers and flies that are OK to crush a bit. I have many of them and they have a clear plastic window so you can see what is inside. I am a carpenter so I always have dozens of them around.

But of course we all love that classic, expensive look every once in a while.

Is the Merlin's Dail

Is the Merlin's Daily Calendar 2006 still available? If so, how can I order one. If not, will there be a Merlin's Daily Calendar 2007?

Hi.

Hi.

I have tried some different fly boxes, classic aluminum, and modern plastic ones. I also use C&F Design and I am quite happy with it. It’s not the cheapest one out there, but price v/ quality is OK.

In my DIY period I made a fly box out of a cut down wooden cigar box, and simply filed the inside with some pieces of self adhesive foam (the type you use on windows). I also made a version out of a small gray plastic box, it worked so well that I actually still got it.

Regards Peter

Edit: The C&F Design CF-1505 MSF S-size FlyCase 5/5 pockets is not to big to fit in a pocket.

Re: Fly boxes

Sarunas,

I have used all kinds of boxes, many brands and types. It's the inner workings that are important - the way you attach the flies. Of course the box material is also important - wood, plastic, metal - but look at the inside first. I will sum the main types up as this:

- Flat foam (many brands)
Easy to use, but also easy to make a mess in you fly collection. I use large wooden flat-foam-boxes for fly storage at home.

- Riffled foam (many brands)
Better than the above in many ways. Easier to organize your flies

- Cut-out foam (C&F-style)
Very nice system, and excellent for most types of flies. My current favorites

- Clips (Whetley-style)
Great for single and double salmon flies. Very nice to look at.

- Compartments (Whetley style)
Excellent for dry flies and nymphs. I use a waterproof plastic box with compartments for my dries and nymphs.

- "pinchers" (Fox box style)
Very good for medium size singles. Very organized. I used to use these for my sea trout flies, and still use a few of these boxes for my older flies.

- Special boxes (for tube flies, tarpon flies etc)
Very nice when you have that special need. I never had it.

Having made this list I have actually considered turning it into an article. The subject is quite interesting, and I'm sure there would be an audience for that.

Until then I hope this was useful to you

Martin
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