Ray;

Chris Stewart has some very reasonably priced Tenkara rods, I'm probably going to purchase a second rod from him soon.

Wayneb

Wow I think I'm going to try and duplicate this one! It's really cool looking and I like your thoughts on what it imitates.

Don't think I'll try the eyeless hook though.

Wayneb

I LIKE IT!

Hi Hans;

How long are Musk Ox fibers?

Wayneb

Kinda looks like a really small insulated speaker wire.

Wayneb

Went to the flyfishingandflytyingforpanfish in Somerset, NJ yesterday and Great Feathers had some of the new Pearsalls. They had a fraction of the new colors and it's almost overwhelming to choose. There are very subtle shade differences in some colors, the range of greens displayed made choosing ju...

Gingerdun: very interesting recipies, thanks for sharing.


I've always used dark violin resin, anyone know where to find terpentine resin?

Also, for those who have made some of these harder waxes, what do you use as a mold to pour it in to?

Wayneb

Chase Creek:

I use my own wax formula for all my tying. That said, any wax will eventually leave residue on a Clark's block. I've started using a piece of card stock on the block surface, it's white so gives better contrast and when it starts getting sticky from wax I just replace it.

Wayneb

Hi Ray;

I've only made one basic wax mix myself. But, I was referring to Keene's wax or Tie2fish's blend many here use.

Wayneb

Hi all; All the recent threads on wax has me curious about what makes a good wax for silk?? I have my own wax mix that's dark, tacky, and appears to give me great results turning primrose green and providing tackiness for touch dubbing. Am I missing something by not using one of the more traditional...