SilverDoctor

I like Macallan with Glenfiddich as the follow up. Nice after a nice trip.

You'll love the Nore Vice. It's the best. There is a real difference in filling the lace with oil Makes it really translucent. Ed's a great guy, had fun tying iwht him.

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I'm the same way. I like wrapping around the reel to the lower eye. Keeps the leader straight and out of the guides.

Well said Hawggie With a fishing rod in you hand fish may appear larger.

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You could never get rich tying flies. You have to remember that the shop needs to mark up the product like every other product they sell to meet staff, rent and other overhead. not to mention the tax that the Government charges you. It's business. Next time you're in a shop check out the price of hooks and materials. Then factor in labor, equipment costs and overhead.

Don't have a vid camera, that's all I need I'd be posting vids all the time. Pretty simple tie really Long shank nymph hook #8 or # 10 or what you feel comfortable with. I use red thread to lay a base then lash the Micro Chenille down front and back I usually make a bit of a hump of it on the shank and that's it. Wire worms sink faster but the fish seem to hold these longer.

I usee I'm out of the norm here but although I do fish wire worms I do prefer Micro Chenille worms.

What time of year? my flies for the bow and small ca\reeks depending on which ones are diffident. Do you fish, nymphs or streamers or wet. Sorry for being nebulous but it makes a difference.

Be sure to have some Doc Spratley's

That's why I don't post as much as I did a few years ago. Posted a picture here of a beauty of a brown showing location. Caught her a couple of times. Found her dead and filleted on the bank a couple of days later. Not only fly fishermen read this forum. Mind you the older I get for me it's more about the fishing then the fish.

I'd go with $75 perhaps a bit more depending on the shop. I've tied commercially for a few shops over the years. If you're a fly shop it costs to keep your doors open now a days. The other thing is the price of hooks and materials which is really getting up there.

Thanks Duchie Good to know. I do like my own coating, I'll probability do it during the winter.

What did he use to strip it with? My normal way is to use warm water with baking soda on hte bulk of silk lines. I've to talked to guys that say it doesn't work on Zhu lines. What is the "correct stuff".

Pseudonym has some good points on indicator and fly position. Max has really hit it when he said look for a reason to strike. I always look for the slightest change in line position or indicator speed to strike, sometimes 10 times during a drift. You get so you try for almost a sixth sends in striking.

See the two handed workshop posted.

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Got a Zhu 6 wt. I've broken it up by running it over a steel rod. Seems nice and supple now. Am applying muslin and hope to try it out this weekend on my red wing. Most lines do need time to be broken in. Not as consistent in quality as the Phoenix Silk Line I owned. Phoenix Silk Line By the way a couple of guy's I talked to haven't been able to strip the line successfully as yet with the standard methods. But that don't matter if it casts reasonably. I'll let you know how it casts.

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This is only my personal opinion I've seen more than one drift boat and raft shattered on the bow. Avoid high water. The way I look at it is what's our life worth. Whatever you do wear a PFD. take care

Cool looking set up. The rod has one broken tip and should be scarfed to repair it. As Don said it is a longer rod and not as collectible as some others but has a good name. The reel is by a good maker but unless the initials are from a famous personality it decreases the value of all items considerably. You mentioned rust. don't know how bad it is on the eyes. The Leonard rod should have a serial number I could look it up in my Leonard catalog, and a Leonard crest. also look for markings engraved on the metal butt parts. the leather case is cool as is the reel looks like a click prawl. the value has dropped on all collectibles over the recession with some great deals out there. If you can get it for a decent price it would make a nice collectible. I would certainly bite.

I've always tied loop to loop. Like the quick convenience of leader change up. First thing I do with a new line. Loop connection.

Don's a great bamboo builder, i'm sure he'd agree in the end its' condition, condition, condition. Things such as does it have its original two tips. Are the tips the right length (never broken). No damage delaming of bamboo or cracks, original sock and case good label and marking on the rod all go a long way to establish good value. How bad is the rust?

And on top of the great quality it's made by a Canadian company.