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by Ruard
Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:00 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Fiberglass Fly Rod Question
Replies: 20
Views: 12040

Re: Fiberglass Fly Rod Question

Hi Ray, Sometimes I fish with a fiberglass Rod. Sometimes I fish with a Bamboo rod. I cannot say that the fiberglass rods feel like a bamboo rod. They all have a character of their own. The bamboo rod is pretty fast and the glass one a little bit slower than most of my carbon rods. My first fly rod ...
by Ruard
Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:41 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Leaders
Replies: 21
Views: 15741

Re: Leaders

I make my leaders of 1 meter braided nylon of 15 -20 lbs. I make the taper from halfwayby pulling out 10 threads. then I make a loop on both ends. In the thik end I make a nylon thred of 18/100. In case of a leader for a nimf or wingless wet I loop two meter nylon 12/100. For a dry fly that will be ...
by Ruard
Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:19 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Purple & Peacock Spider
Replies: 2
Views: 2973

Re: Purple & Peacock Spider

Hi Hans,

Beautiful fly. I have the first fruitbag in my flyfying cabinet. It is green from a bag of oranges.
by Ruard
Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: images
Replies: 7
Views: 13634

Re: images

I like the possibillity to enlarge the foto, because the little ones on the forum itself are a bit ugly with lines that are not straight, but the enlarged ones are beautiful.
by Ruard
Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:51 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Hook size conversions
Replies: 4
Views: 5150

Re: Hook size conversions

Hi Bob,

See also the site of Donald: http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page2.html
by Ruard
Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:07 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Welcome aboard
Replies: 26
Views: 16527

Re: Welcome aboard

Hi Klaas,

Welcome to the forum. Now we are the three of us from the Netherlands on this forum.
by Ruard
Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:46 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Drop Shot - 6a & Quail (warning contains bead content!)
Replies: 10
Views: 11428

Re: Drop Shot - 6a & Quail (warning contains bead content!)

Thank you Aaron. I was searching for a soft hackle and a bead, because we fish here for Rudd and Roach and an unweigted fly does not go deep enough. Thank you for sharing.
by Ruard
Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: A small soft hackled green caddis
Replies: 6
Views: 5394

Re: A small soft hackled green caddis

Beautiful Fly and nice pic. I plan to make some for myself to fish in the Wharfe next May.
by Ruard
Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:53 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Having a hard time
Replies: 10
Views: 11631

Re: Having a hard time

The problem is the dub is to heavy, Regards John Hi John, I do it like this: I wax the thread with BT Dubbing Wax super tacky, but just one time. Then I pick up a little bit of the mole fur and bring it four or five times to the thread. Don't roll it between your fingers. Then turn the thread with ...
by Ruard
Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Yellow Mayfly
Replies: 3
Views: 2212

Yellow Mayfly

http://www.aflyinholland.nl/extra/Yellow%20Mayflyforum.jpg hook: TMC 101 no 14 thread: Uni 6/0 Lt.Cahill rib: silvertinsel or black tread body: Hends body quill BQ-99 (This is yellow) thorax: yellow rabbit with some yellow lite brite hackle: yello hen http://www.aflyinholland.nl/extra/Yellow%20Mayf...