SilverDoctor

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.

Mac and OSX leopard is the most stable and best system out there. Browse, play, view, and page through your files without opening them. See how your system looked on a given day and restore files with a click. You can even run windows if you want to (I don't want to). I love it and am using it at work on a 24" iMac. I'm running the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium and it is fast and brilliant. Doesn't crash and no virises as yet.

I use both often together. I do love the natural peacock for tying classic flies. Nothing quite like it.

Question 1 -I'm in charge of making the Cabbage rolls and perogies (3 roasters of each). Question 2 - No decorations yet unless you count that strip of Xmas lights I forgot to take down last year. My twin sons usually do the decorating with my wife. My input is usually to set up my electric train and drop the odd ridiculous suggestion or tickle them unmercifully. They put up with me for some odd reason unknown to me. Perhaps it has to do with number 1, or some sort of pity for a goofy old bugger. Question 3 - Drop the nogg, add a generous portion of scotch, add exactly two drops of water and a bit of ice. Why two drops of water? When you're my age, you've learned how to hold your liquor. Water, however, is a whole other issue. Question 4: wish list - Maybe a couple of books or videos. Some time with family and my grandchild. Mind you Changing a baby's diaper is a lot like opening a Christmas present from your grandmother -- You may not know whats inside but your pretty sure your not gonna like it! My wife and kids usually find something interesting for me that I would never buy for myself.

That's an easy one, just slow down, yer moving too fast.

What I really love about the Nor-vice is the way you can dubb on thread. Simply amazing. I can dub materials that where impossible before without a turbo dubber or dubbing loop. I

I have the President Fly Reel. Love it, great drag and action. It did me well during my steelhead trip. Turned a couple of big fish that made screaming runs.

You mean you can play games on a computer too? I thought they where just for chatting about fly fishing.

When the weather isn't too cold I just run the spey rod through the back sliding window of the truck. Works great to run from spot to spot.

I agree with Fly tyer, My Nor vice has replaced a lot of gadgets. Previous to that I used a large metal bulldog clip. The kind you use for the office. If you look around you can find clear plastic clips that are used to reseal potato chip bags, about 3" wide.

It's a Christmas large sporting auction that is run by a hospital in Sudbury Ontario. I lost my sister to LLou garretts disease out there. I am sure there are local groups that do the same kind of thing. My heart prayers goes out to anyone who has been affected or touched by this disease.

Won't be in on one till the new year, finishing he UK swap, have 100 flies to tie for charity (the ALS society) and two orders to fill for BC clients not to mention a couple of web sites to build, and an oil painting to finishfor a BC gallery.

It was 1992 when my diary indicates larger greyling. After that there was definitely a decline in size. There seemed to be more smaller fish but few large.

I file my hook points too. Makes em nice and sharp.

I'm on block watch patrol in my neighborhood. We keep an eye out to help keep the little ones keep safe by walking little kids who's parents are working.

Yep, I often check the lint trap. I've gotten some great dubbing out of there. Jean loads are great along with sweaters. When my sons where small my wife ran a load of Halloween costumes. resulted in great nymph bodies of about 6 years. It often works as a "base" to add other dubbing materials to. Just something to check out. Then there's my small coffee grinder and mixing various furs for great dubbing I will put aside and sort my trimmings also. Toss em in the blender for some interesting results. My dad used wool darning thread cut into quarter inch pieces and "carded" to make great dubbing for wet flies. On one Algonquin camp when I was a kid I remember him cutting up a work sock, fraying it to make some great wet fly bodies. When I started tying there was not the profusion of materials available like today. You needed to find sources.