Hey if bowling is a sport then fishing is also,besides we can all call our selfs athletes then.
A quote from Brian Chan.
"One will never know all there is about fly fishing and that is what makes this sport so fascinating. The real satisfaction comes from knowing that you understand how and why the fish were tearing your fly up in that particular day."
Welcome to wonderful world of tying,now your gonna need about $1000 in materials so you can start inventing.
BTW not bad for first try,i had no instruction so i probably tied 50 before they looked like that.
Ya the one's i have are very weak,its why i always cut off the jig hook and attach a stinger.
Thanks for the tip I'll look for some of those,i always thought there has to be a better quality type around.
Ya i have some bigger gape hooks around here somewhere just can't find them now.
Heres one with some marabou behind the deer hair to fill it in a little more.I like the taper a bit more.
I tend to get bored tyeing the same kinda patterns after awhile so i thought I'd change it up a bit.
Couldn't find any barbell eyes for weight so i used a jig hook for the head and a heavy nymph hook for the stinger.
Was thinking i could bulk it up a bit more behind the deer hair to give it a better taper.
Thoughts?
If it were me i would leave it bare concrete,then build a box or two with high sides.To keep the kittens in.One thing you don't want is for them to start peeing on the bottom of your walls and getting into your drywall and studs.
Did a pork butt on Sunday rubbed it in just about ever thing including some new to me anyways smoked paprika.Had the rub on Sat night,Sun morning in the slow cooker for about 9 hrs.Shredded the prk mixed in a little bulls eye .Made some cole slaw put the two together on a peace of garlic toast.
Washed it down with a beer.
I find that clicking the left button on your mouse after you have the pointer thingy on the little area at the bottom that says FULL SIZE IMAGE works well for me.
Your welcome.
Nice fly BTW.
After reading about the guy who died really got me thinking.I fish on ice shelfs i even go to the edge some times thinking that its safe.I really don't no how thick it is for the most part i can see the bottom.I often think about what if i fall in what would i do. Climbing back onto the ice would almost be imposable never mind trying to breath after the shock of cold water.
I would think that some ice picks tethered to your wrists would be handy for trying to climb back on to the ice.
I guess the best advise would be just to stay off them but it makes for such an excellent casting platform that its hard to resist.
Any tips out there that people would like to share?