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Hi Niall,

hi florian,
Thanks for info ,I had been going by weight and it works out at 9.5m of #10 but i will try same length in #9 first

Niall

Jan: How long are th

Jan: How long are the wings? Are they as long as the hook shank?

Hi Niall,

Hi Niall,
I think your better off weighing the shooting head and trimming it in small slices. You should try to get access to a scale as chemists use them and work vs. the AFTMA table. Once you get close to the right weight string on the head and try it.
TL
Florian

Brent,

>Can I hav

Brent,

>Can I have permission to copy this over to my blog...

No, you shouldn't copy anything from our site. There is no reason to repeat ad verbum what is already on the web.
But you are more than welcome to link.

Martin

Thanks for the PMs, I'm

Thanks for the PMs, I'm leaving for the airport now. Looks like some brown trout and pike action on the Ljusnan. Bringing some wire tippets. I'll be downstream of Järvsö a few miles so if your in the area and see a longrodder, stop and say hi. - don

Looks Good Jany

Looks Good Jany

Jarvis,

Another G

Jarvis,

Another GFF visitor asked the same question recently, and this was my reply:

You cannot cut the skin on a surface, but have to cut it while it's stretched but still unsupported.

I actually just pinch one edge on the skin in my vise, fur down, hairs pointing towards myself. I then grab the opposite edge and tighten the skin towards me. I then cut by hand with a fresh old fashioned razor blade. A blade will cut two or three cuts before its too dull, and counting the four corners on a blade, I can cut about 10-12 strips before a blade is too dull. I move the skin a bit in the vise jaws for each couple of strips to get a straight, stretched line to follow with the blade. The sharpness is important because a sharp blade cuts straight while a dull blade will search toward the edge of the strip you're cutting. It requires a little practice, but isn't that difficult.

I never wind up with any loose hair, and even though my strips might be a bit uneven, I can get them as I want them and from any type of skin I have. The best part of most skins is the center part, and I never cut all the way to the edges, but leave half an inch or so in each end. That will make it easier to cut new strips from the same skin, but also leaves you with plenty of "skin frames" - rims left over from the skins you can cut out for strips... ;-)

Hope this helps you.

PS: I may extend this reply intro into a small article with pictures. Thanks for the push!

Martin

Hello to Martin Joer

Hello to Martin Joergensen from Blake Jarvis in British Columbia, Canada.
You talk about cutting your own zonker strips but I can not find anywhere on your site where you tell how to do it properly. I have tried it but always make a hell of a mess. Can't cut the strips evenly. It has got the best of me. I'm an old time fisherman and fly tier. I started at 15 and am now 65.
Could you give me some help please.
Thank you
Blake Jarvis
The Global Fly Fisher is a fabulous site.

The example shown by

The example shown by Martin captures my tandem application intent nicely...
A minor suggestion would be to shorten the lower tube in order to bring the hook junction (and centre of gravity) as far forward as possible.
Most of my lower junction tubes are only 3/8"-1/2" long with just enough trailing soft tube to properly secure the hook.
Besides the thread wraps, I'll use some zap-a-gap or epoxy to weld things together and then apply the phinal phur n' pheathers and eyez to complete the desired "interpretation".
Less is more...Sparse is good...The intent is NOT to create hampsters or stuffed animals but to present an "insinuation" of shape and movement...
The long flowing material will undulate with the slightest currents during a dead drift (stay just tight enough to detect an assault)...an occassional irratic strip can also provoke a mugging...
Time onthewater is the best teacher and a good prozac alternative!

Pawel, it's not! Act

Pawel, it's not! Actually that nymphing style comes from Germany! Check www_geocities_com/czechflyfishing for the truth!

bit confused here, w

bit confused here, which side should the reel be mounted on the rod for a right handed caster, ie the winding handle should be on the left or the right side of the rod

Hi everyone,

I'm

Hi everyone,

I'm really looking forward to the Summit with fellow flyfishers.
Are you mobile with a spare seat, I would be happy to share the travelexpences with you.
I can be reached at 20 280 240 / 39 40 20 16 or submitted email.
I live just outside af Copenhagen.

Looking forward to hearing from you :-)
Tight lines till we meet
Anette
I

Can I have permissio

Can I have permission to copy this over to my blog.....It's called "Aroostook Flyers and Tyers"
Just google it and you will be able to see my site.

An excellant tutorial my readers would love..... or I can link to here....your choice.

Love it in black and

Love it in black and yellow combos...... the bees knees!!!!!! For bass and trout in Northern Maine.

i'v been fly fishing

i'v been fly fishing for years now, and i'v used them all, and now this one too, and i would definately say its one of the best

wow thats amazing ne

wow thats amazing never seen anything like it and i've been fly fishing since 1992 and thats got to be the best terrestrial i've ever seen and i can tell u i've seen alot.

Reply..

Hello there,
Penguin very nice job. Thanks for new inspiration!!! Big, castable, atractive.. hopefully good working... Perfect, Iam looking forward to test them..

Found this article by accident

Martin, found this article by accident!!
Anyway it is great to know what opportunities there are from the shore and i'm looking forward to following your advice.

Any info on Placentia in the south would be great as we will be spending 7/9 days there after San Pedro.

Regards

John

Looks nice indeed. I

Looks nice indeed. I would like to try it out. Where is it possible to buy?

Fish and face

Hey guys,

I know myself what graphic programs can do and to be honest, yes I modified the pictures.
I shrunked the fishes a little, so that the enormous sizes of the fishes are a bit more believable.

To the expression on my face.
This is the normal business face I bear when people came into my office and ask me if I could overtake another project that will not be up and running in time.
I have to ware it too often to survive and so it takes a little time to mutate into a normal looking creature.

After 3 or 4 days it appears and to be proven right, I add some other pictures.

Best regards

Kai

Great fly - must be

Great fly - must be a winner !

Jim,

Assessing th

Jim,

Assessing the value of a split cane (bamboo) rod on a mere description is close to impossible. You will need to take it to someone who knows about rods or present good photos to such a person. A general description of the process of valuing a rod can be found on Flyanglers Online.

Martin

Sir: I recently ret

Sir: I recently returned from a week long vacation to Keystone, Colorado. I tried my hand at fly fishing while there. In conversation with the guide that we worked under I told him about an old fly rod that my father passed on to me many, many years ago. I was advised to look at the handle area of the rod to possibly "date" the rod. The only inscription on the handle is: "I Deal" by Heddon. Can you determine the value of this rod as an antique by the inscription? I would appreciate a reply. Jim Lokhaiser, Butler, Pa.

Kai,

Kai,
don't be upset, there is nothing wrong with the Steelhead face and for the other part, plastic surgery can do miracles,
TL
Florian