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- Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:58 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: vise
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8837
Re: vise
I use the HMH Spartan with midge jaws and have no problem with sizes 20-26 (other than my eyes!). One word of caution with the HMH is that I received a base which required an allen wrench to tighten the vise in the base which I did not like at all. Fortunately being a pack rat I had several other ba...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Universal Appeal...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8311
Re: Universal Appeal...
Although he wrote his book mostly in reference to dry flies, Len Wright's "Fishing the Dry Fly as a Living Insect" makes a simple point that applies to all artificial flies and trout fishing in general: Trout are exposed to a lot of "stuff" in the stream's current and in their ow...
- Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:11 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: French Partridge Tenkara Style
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4124
Re: French Partridge Tenkara Style
Where did you get the peacock herl? Great variation.
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:07 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Sparse Dressing on large hooks discussion
- Replies: 65
- Views: 27921
Re: Sparse Dressing on large hooks discussion
I tend to tie my soft-hackles in a more traditional proportion because I see no advantage in "short-tying" since I ususally do not go below size 18. The problem I have is gently and quickly releasing a trout on an exceptionall small hook (<22), so when I tie spinners for a hatch like the T...
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Anyone Home?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8807
Re: Anyone Home?
Thanks for the welcome! I have a lot of catching up to do on all the past threads.
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Anyone Home?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8807
Re: Anyone Home?
OK, I see my post was from 2009 also.
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Anyone Home?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8807
Anyone Home?
Hello - I am new to this site and it looks great. However, I don't see any posts beyond 2009. Is this site active?