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- Tue Jan 28, 2014 11:36 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Seat of knowledge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4315
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:23 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Preparing Bird Skins
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15634
Re: Preparing Bird Skins
Borax is what I use for drying skins also. One doesn't have to worry about salt getting on things that it shouldn't and creating rust. I saved two duck skins from the opener, a gadwall for the barred feathers and a coot for the long webby feathers. I had another hunter give me a couple of breasted o...
- Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:42 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: dubbing block bodies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9804
Re: dubbing block bodies
Bill, your questions are ones that others of us keep asking, even after using the Clark block for a while. William's information is reliable as usual. The half-inch marks are helpful for sizing to hooks, as he says. Old Hat, where did you get the giant penny? ;) One minor point that I have changed ...
- Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:29 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: dubbing block bodies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9804
Re: dubbing block bodies
Thanks for the answer and that's what I kinda figured.
- Sun Jan 19, 2014 4:21 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: dubbing block bodies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9804
dubbing block bodies
Last week a pair of dubbing blocks from William arrived and today was the day to experiment with them. I made a light colored body as that's the color flies that were hatching a week ago when I was out. While making the body I had the thought "how small of a hook can these be used on without ha...
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:21 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Hackle Shortening SBS (Tutorial)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 33240
Re: Hackle Shortening SBS
This should be bookmarked. I've seen it before (when I didn't need it). But when I needed it I could never find out where I'd seen it and had to mickey mouse what I thought I saw. I never did get it exactly correct and the hackle showed that.
This is nice!!!!
Bill
This is nice!!!!
Bill
- Sun Dec 29, 2013 2:15 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Aussie Bobwhite
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4659
Re: Aussie Bobwhite
Allen hooks a year ago had issues. The later Allen hooks were better and I haven't found any issues yet. But the problems with my earlier buys keep cropping up. I found one yesterday with a partially formed eye.
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:24 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: W.C. Stewart's Definition of Upstream Fishing?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21892
Re: W.C. Stewart's Definition of Upstream Fishing?
OH, I wish someone would have told me about short casts upstream in the mid-70's. The first time I tried wets upstream I was doing normal cast distances and discovering one had a hit was kinda by intuition. I didn't know or feel I had a strike, just that something was not right.
- Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:14 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Single and Multi-Fly Displays
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7617
Re: Single and Multi-Fly Displays
I use 8" x 6" Rikers boxes and ordered them in a quantity of 12 for $3.60 each before shipping.
- Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:24 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Dark and Dun Flymph
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4318
Re: Dark and Dun Flymph
Its a Mustad 3121. A lot heavier than the 94842's and with a limerick bend. I haven't modified it in any way. You are right Jeff they work just fine after a little hand sharpening. They catch good, the release is a bit more difficult. I have a lot of other ones which are very similar but most have ...