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by Ruard
Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:01 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Stinger
Replies: 4
Views: 3364

Re: Stinger

Hans Weilenmann wrote:
Rib: Narrow black plastic ribbon from a produce bag, corded


Cheers,
Hans W
Hi Hans nice fly, but how do you corded the plastic threads from the produce bag?
by Ruard
Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:57 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: head area
Replies: 4
Views: 3845

Re: head area

I use a hook with a straight eye, so the head area will be just behind the eye.
by Ruard
Sun Mar 29, 2009 6:53 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Tenkara rods for spiders
Replies: 10
Views: 6801

Re: Tenkara rods for spiders

daringduffer wrote:CM,

The pp string remains to be had.
dd

Hi DD,

You mean the bricket cord Mike told us about? If that is what you want send me a mail and perhaps I could arrange something for you.
by Ruard
Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:48 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Fishing wingless wets in still water
Replies: 4
Views: 4245

Re: Fishing wingless wets in still water

Hi All; Most fishing references seem to talk about utilyzing these flies in moving water, do they still work well in still waters? Do you have to change hackle materials to something even softer such as marabou to get the same effect? Thanks in advance; Wayneb Hi Wayneb, I fish my spiders almost al...
by Ruard
Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:54 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Palomino's
Replies: 11
Views: 8636

Re: Palomino's

WebbyFeathers wrote:Great idea for SHs.
Please help me: SHS????

Thank you all for the replies and nice words. I go off to my flyfishing club to demonstrate the paraloop emerger.
by Ruard
Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:43 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Straight eyed hooks
Replies: 8
Views: 6457

Re: Straight eyed hooks

I tie my spiders on straight Eye hooks, mostly the Drennan super specialist 10 or 12, sometimes 16. If I think I can better use a light hook I will use the TMC 101 also with a straight eye. For a beaded wingless wet I prefer a Kamasan 110 no 12. Sometimes I use a Hayabusha 390. Most of my flies I t...
by Ruard
Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:16 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: General spider use
Replies: 4
Views: 4053

Re: General spider use

Mike, We don't have the local resources to this information that is nearly 100s of years old. Is there any books on technical spider fishing? Tight Loops, Brian The information that I have found is not 100 year old but perhaps of some use for you. In A handbook of north country Trout Flies of Roger...
by Ruard
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:08 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Leaders
Replies: 21
Views: 15741

Re: Leaders

Hi Mike, I have just tried my new poly-line. Casting with my 5/6 flyrod was easy but a little bit havy. The most easy cating was with an old rod: a matchrod that I had build from an ald pole-rod of mine. I have to figure out what suits me the best. The line get wet , there is a lot of water in the l...
by Ruard
Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Leaders
Replies: 21
Views: 15741

Re: Leaders

Hi Mike, After my work I did go to the Gamma a building shop. They do sell briks so I thought they could have also the polypropylene braided bricklayers twine you advise. They sell it indeed in white, green and red. I bought the green with a diameter of 1.7 mm and I have make on both ends a loop. ht...
by Ruard
Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:42 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Leaders
Replies: 21
Views: 15741

Re: Leaders

Thank you Mike for posting all these articles. I read them in one hour. It opnes a whole new world for me. Do you live in Yorkshire or in the USA now?