just curious as to what length fly rod everyone is using for swinging soft hackled flies. i am using a 10 ft 3 weight with rio gold line and love this set up. for bigger rivers i am using a 10 ft, 5 weight. thanks in advance for your replies. otto

wow! very nice tie. where did you purchase the jelly cord and can you use it for small hooks in the #18 through #22 range. thanks for the post. otto

william, i love both my 10 footers and they work very well on the south holston. fred paddock made both my rods but the 3 wt is my go to rod. the rio gold line works well on the rods. by the way, glad to meet someone else from virginia on this forum. small world after all. thanks for the comment. otto

the body of the bwo is medium dunn colored ultra thread and the ribbing is yellow silk. willow, the 10ft 3wt is a blast to use and i love it for swinging soft hackled flies and for dry fly fishing. fred paddock out of new york made the rod for me on a new zealand made blank and i also have a 10ft 5 ...

thanks everyone for your kind remarks. i use a 10ft 3 wt to fish these patterns and save the spey rod for smallmouth bass. bwo: hook - #21 tiemco 102y thread - 8/0 ultra thread dunn colored rib - yellow pearshal's silk thorax - mole dubbing wing - starling (neck portion) i am still working on how be...

Gents,
I thought I would share these two patterns that I had success with on a local tailwater that I fish. Both are tied on a #21 tiemco 102Y. Any comments or suggestions are always welcomed. take care. Otto

willow,
you are correct. best vise to date! the midge jaws are interesting and work quite well. thanks for your suggestions. otto

just ordered the vise this weekend and i should have it within 15 days. thanks for your help and i will keep you posted.

well, i tested a norvise out this weekend with the midge jaw attachment and found it to hold hooks well and tying with it takes some getting use to but overall a good vise. thanks for everyones input.

thank you everyone for your input. has anyone used the norvise or care to comment on the norvise. thanks again for your responses.