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- Sun Oct 27, 2013 5:13 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Tawny Spider
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3931
Re: Tawny Spider
Hello Hans, Can you explain how you've tied this pattern? - Is there one or two layers of krystal flash? - Why are there bumps when I try to tie that material but no bumps in yours? - Where is the tail tied in? - How many wraps of hackle? - Where have the tie-ins disappeared to?? Thanking you in adv...
- Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:04 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Frosty Mink
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4369
Re: Frosty Mink
Am still wondering how you achieved the dubbing, ribbing and that hair hackle. Tim, My recipes list the materials in the order I tie them in. 'Hackle' tied in facing over the eye. Body: Four stands of KF are tied in. Tying thread split, and mink inserted. Next KF and tying thread/mink twisted toget...
- Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:22 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Frosty Mink
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4369
Re: Frosty Mink
What an amazing fly.
Am still wondering how you achieved the dubbing, ribbing and that hair hackle.
Am still wondering how you achieved the dubbing, ribbing and that hair hackle.
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:12 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: March Brown Spider (classic)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3923
Re: March Brown Spider (classic)
Thank you Hans!
Beautifully tied, always an inspiration.
Beautifully tied, always an inspiration.
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Sir Francis
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5728
Re: Sir Francis
Just Han's macro skills?DUBBN wrote:Hans Weilenmann wrote:
Your macro skills are sick! (extreme compliment)
I hope that's not lost in translation because it is such a pleasure and inspiration to see so many beautifully tied flies here,
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:46 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fishing Knots - What do you use and why?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16316
Re: Fishing Knots - What do you use and why?
Thank you for the kind welcome. Yes, digging about through the site looking at old posts. Will try the Davy knot after the recommendations, always keen to avoid break offs! Now I'm trying to see which nylon members use ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:41 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fishing Knots - What do you use and why?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16316
Re: Fishing Knots - What do you use and why?
4 turn Duncan Loop for attaching flies and a 4 turn Surgeons Knot for the final tippet join. For a mid-section leader knot where the nylon is markedly thicker, an old fashioned 3 turn blood knot. To attach this, my first post, I'll stick with the Duncan Loop!