SilverDoctor

Thanks for posting Gordon. Spectacular casting.

Great idea on the arrow fletching Don. Funney thing is I bow hunted at one time and after diggin through my old kit I found some bags of great old fletching. Never clued into that one. Thanks

I've used Don's method for a while now and it works great. It's much faster now on my Nore-Vice. Spins it up in a second. Another nice variation is to spin it with some fine copper wire. bulletproof and ads a bit of weight and sparkle.

The Rio 3 disk set is a really great place to start. Welcome to the club.

This is the last one I worked on.

Merry Christmas Gordon. Dùranchdan Nollaige Nuairr a thig oirbh an Nollaig Guma sona a bhitheas sibh Agus ré na Bliadhn' Ùire Móran sunnd is toil-inntinn When Christmas comes upon you May happiness be yours, And in the New Year Much good cheer and peace of mind. Deórsa Mac Iain Deórsa George Campbell Hay See you at the fly fishing show in the new year.

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Eloquence Ea? No more farting at the kitchen table for me, no siree!!!

Lightfoot Twas a fav of mine my by for years. My focus shifted after hearing the haunting Sara Mclachlan version of Wintersong. Gordons version reminds me of nature's course and missing the one you love. Sara's is more like unrequited love. Loving the unreachable. Funny how two artists can say different things with the same words.

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Sad news indeed at the loss of one so talented. My deepest condolences to the family and those who knew him and his talent.

Wonderful. Have to pick up some mallard primaries for various wets after Christmas. Seem to be a bit had to find good ones now a days.

A vote of thanks form me Brent. Thanks for taking the time to do the tutorial. Nice job.

In the end a vice just holds a hook. Someare better than others. I have a number of vices. Love the Renzetti Traveler. Tie a lot on the Nore Vice. Go to a good fly shop and try out a couple of different ones, it's a great way to decide. Personal preference plays a big part, just like models of cars.

Shanks are great and I tie on them and on tubes. Cotter pins work really well if you wan somthin with a bit more weight.

When Jim was at the Hook and Hackle Club a wee bit ago, I chatted at length about his book. Sounds like a goodie.

Yes this is completely normal. What you need is to adjust your table height so that yout bottle of scotch is closer to hand. That way although your neck will still hurt, the scotch will go a long way to sooth things. Mind you to get a perfect height you need to measure your boobs like ladystrange has kindly suggested. Fascinated by this technical procedure I decided to parsue this little known fly tying tip. It did not show up in any of my fly thing books. Plus the fact I for example do not have boobs, although as I get a bit older the problem of chest sag may it's ugly head. I tried to measure my wifes boobs to get the proper perspective on things but I did not see the rolling pin because it came from behind. I am now nursing not only a sore neck but also a black eye which I did not have before. So I don't overall suggest this entire procedure because tying with only one good eye and a neck that is kinked at a 45 degree angle is not at all conducive to fly tying. Before all of this scientific experimentation I normally tied at an old office desk on an office chair. Worked great and I had no pain. You might search computer ergonomics to get the right posture. Or rely on a good brand of scotch.

OH MY GOD I think I just hurt myself laughing.

For situations where I am fishing swinging flies shallow I use my Rio Windcutter with multi tips but if I want to go deep with a heavy sinking tip like the T series I've gotten to love my Skaggit set up. This is a short head system. Fires out a heavy tip with little effort. Had had a lot of fun with it this fall on the Bow swinging classic wets and emergers. Sinking tips can be difficult to break water only if you don't let them do a full swing drawing up to the surface on the swing. It's also important in a Skaggit set up to be sure you're line length (belly to tip) is 3 1/2 times your rod length. This not only for proper casting set up but also for proper line length to break water tension at the end of the lift. It also perfects a sustained anchor and continuous load on the rod. Skagit casting derives the majority of its casting energy through technique instead of hard physical exertion. This is not to say that you cna only use sinking tips on a Skaggit set up but anything form floating, intermediate to sinking. Designing a set up, think about the water, depth, flies and best fit (length, weight) for your rod. The line is built around the deepest depth you want to present your fly at (you can make shorter sink tips with cheaters). You'll need to know what length and weight of sinktip material you want to use to get you to that depth. You could use T-14, Type 3, 6, 8, etc., or any sink tip material to get to the same depth, but the T-14 will get there faster and with a shorter lengths which is why it's so popular with a lot of Skagit casters. Every rod has an ideal casting weight window for you with this style. Your rod will Skagit cast best for you with a particular weight. As long as the tip weight you found is not too heavy, you can use heavier floating belly to add weight to your line if needed to get the total line weight to your ideal casting weight. If you get into the line building game, you will find a grain scale necessary to design/build a perfect line. Have fun, but be aware that you'll likely find yourself and yet another new spin on your hobby.

I love the concept, I'll tie some variations up this winter. Thanks for this and a lot of great posts.

Got mine at London Drugs. although I use my wading staff now.

Love the picture of the foot bridge

I hear it took a size 32 midge.

Hasn't been there for a couple of years, must make it out there this spring.

About 48 years for me. Started at 8 years old and learned from my dad and and a Scottish friend of his who tied the most incredible Atlantic's. I remember my Dad saying, I'm not paying no 15 cents for flies. Here's your new vice. Still trying to get it right and having fun tying. Teach tying classes now and again. I find myself tying a lot more of the classics that I haven't done for many years.