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rstout

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  1. Bugaboo, I agree with the previous posts. I can say that Utyer is an excellent source of information. He has helped me in the past. I do understand the excitement of just learning to tie a fly so practicing your techniques may or may not be your thing. A very long time ago my first ties were dozens of wooly womrs. Any color. Some were ghastly but at least I was tying. I teach 8th graders how to tie during the school year and then during "field day". I have them tie a wooly bugger at picnic tables at the lake. We then take the flies they tied and see if they can't catch a fish from the lake. My advice to you is to tie a tail. If it looks good, then move to the body. If it doesn't, unwrap it and try again. Be patient Compare your tail to a quality fly already tied. If it doesn't look right, unwrap it. Check length. Check material quantity. Do you have to much or to little? Keep working on the same fly until it looks like the fly you are trying to imitate. When you are starting out, you may be able to whip out 3 bad flies for one good one. Take the time to tie a good one. Rob
  2. If it was me, for giggles and grins, I would tie a fly on it and use it. What is the worst that could happen. Or you could just tie it and save the fly. Rob
  3. Rob, all body fur is really, is a synthetic material like ice fur or antron that is chopped into about a 1 inch length with some flash thrown in then sewn together like chenille. They make 2 sizes of the stuff and it comes in a slew of colors. Google search it, I believe the guys at TCO flyshop have it in stock. Personally I like the white as you can color it to any color you wish as it takes marker well. Willy Self out in Montana turned me on to the stuff, glad he did as it is a very quick alternative to building shape to a fly. I don't know what happened to my account, but I was denied access on the old name, guess I have to start from scratch.. Rich, To bad about your account. Have you talked to Will about fixing it? Thanks for the information about the body fur. I have been looking for a great sculpin pattern and this looks like the trick. I like your videos.
  4. Rich, The pattern looks great. What exactly is body fur and where can I find it? Rob
  5. The use of two hackles in earlier versions of fishing flies was due to very short hackles. The quality of hackle 100 year ago, 50 years ago, even 25 years ago was far inferior to the genetic hackle we have now. Hackles now are 6, 8 10, 12+ inches long and you can hackle multiple flies from the same hackle where as before, hackles were 2 to 3 inches long. Use one hackle for your flies unless it requires 2 colors such as an Adams. For heavy water I use 3 to 5 wraps in back and 2 to 3 in the front depending on the fly. Rob
  6. Nice looking bug. Is it in the database? Rob
  7. Personally, I would just buy a new pair. They are fairly inexpensive unless these are anodized and colored and cost a lot of money. Rob
  8. Tony, Fly tying is in the tyer. If you want to substitute a material, color, whatever, that is the choice of the tyer. Yes, duck feathers can be substituted and will work. Experimentation is always fun. Rob
  9. I always tie them in. When I fold over the wing case, the legs are right in front of me so I tie them in. Do I think a trout would refuse it for not having legs... No. To each his own preference. The legs are so slim and fine, a trout would have to inspect it awful close first. In moving water, legs are less important. General color, shape, and size are more important in my opinion. The sawyer nymph is about as plain as a nymph can be and trout eat it. Rob
  10. Jeremy, I have ziplock bags of hackle that I have sized and separated. I do not do a whole saddle or neck but a couple dozen feathers of each color at a time. When I have used all of that size or get down to the last few, I size some more. It makes tying faster and it doesn't really take that long to separate them.
  11. Both of those tutorials are fantastic, I truly mean it when I say I've been looking for a tutorial all day that uses common materials that I have, not wedding gown material, or super thin black foam or stuff like that. Thanks a million! The splitting of the tails in step 7 and 8 of Charlies Fly Box works great and it is simple. You can split 2 or 3 fibbets easily. Rob
  12. It is called a dubbing block. You attach wire to one end, string it to the other end and then back to the starting end. You then put dubbing material between the strands and turn on the motor or turn it by hand which twists the wire and dubbing material together to make a dubbing "brush". You then attach the wire to a hook and dub a body. They are used so you do not have to dub material onto your thread.
  13. Thanks. Once the hackle was tied in, I tied in the wing like an elk hair caddis. I left a head on the fly by cutting the hair a little long. The hackle makes the wing stand up a little higher like a mayfly instead of flat like a caddis. Rob
  14. Steve, J. Stockard, one of the sponsors of this site sells them. They sell the primary wing feathers or just the biot stems themselves. Here is the links to both. Full Feather The photo show 2 feathers of each color/matching sets. You use the narrow side of the feather. just the biot Hope that helps. Rob
  15. Steve, Thanks for the compliment. I tie them in black, gray, brown, tan, olive, white, yellow, pmd, and even bright red. Great all around fly when mayflies are in the air. Rob
  16. Joe, A turkey or goose biot is the leading edge of the wing feathers of a turkey or goose. The wing feathers are wide on one edge and narrow on the other. It is hard to explain but the narrow side has thicker wider barbs which are called biots. They are about an inch long and you tie them in at the tip. Here is a sample video of how to tie them. I coat my body with Sally Hansen's hard as nails prior to wrapping the biot. The biot is made more durable because it is glued to the hook. Rob
  17. Joe, I tied that fly. The body is a turkey biot (gray). You can use any color. Hook: 200R size 14 - 20 Tail: partridge Body: turkey biot Hackle: grizzly Wing and head: Deer/elk hair I trim the bottom of the hackle flat so it rides lower in the water. Rob
  18. Tony at River Road Creations created me a stone fly cutter for big black stones and it works great. The cost was reasonble also. Give him a call or email him. Rob
  19. Well said Steve. I am angry about the swap but it is not the responsibility of Will and the other mods to fix this. Everyone needs to relax and quit blaming the mods and the owner. I feel that because the site is free and it provides me with a great amount of reference material and communications with people I would normally not be involved with, my loss of 24 flies plus postage is worth it. If you feel the site and mods are not doing their job or you are not getting your "moneys" worth from the site, there are others out there. I started this mess when I bitched about Justin Nolf aka flon18 on this thread. My mistake! When someone starts talking about FTF being a third party in some type of legal action, then Houston, we have a problem. The site is FREE! The old saying "you get what you pay" DOES NOT APPLY in this case. I get a hell of a lot from this site for nothing but logging in. This is a great site and again, IT IS FREE! Rob
  20. Let me start this by saying that I do not blame the moderators of this site for flon18 and the disaster with the Ant Swap. The moderators of this site are the best. Will does so much work and provides a free service to all who visit here. Frankly, everyone on this site owes Will a debt of thanks. As far as flon18 goes, he is the issue here not the moderators. I have lost flies going to Canada. That is a risk. I have lost flies in the mail in the US. That is a risk. There is no guarantee that anyone approved to be a swapmeister wouldn't take the flies and run. The bottom line is that Justin Nolf ripped everyone off. HE is responsible. Will, I take my hat off to you and the other moderators for providing this site. It provides valuable information, comraderie, and the opportunity to get aquainted with people from all over the world! Thanks Rob
  21. I am going to jump in here because I agree with all that is said. I have never dropped out of a swap and can understand those that do but there are a few who just disappear from site never to be heard from again. The Ant Swap a few months ago turned into a real disaster when the swapmeister flon18 disappeared with everyones flies. No email, no posts, nothing! I emailed him multiple times, the moderators emailed him multiple times and he hasn't been on the forum since. He got away with about 175 flies in the swap. The swap started bad when he wasn't updating anyone. His last log in to the forum was after the flies were due, after people asked him about our flies. His name is Justin Nolf from CT and he should definately be banned fromt he swap and the forum!
  22. rstout where did you get your log? I have been looking around to get one but the few I have seen I didn't like. Kevin Kevin, I created it. I ran a publishing company in my former life so I had access to design software, water proof paper, digital printers and binding equipment. There was a site that sold them but it has been a few years since I have seen anything advertised. Rob Next question is do you have one to spare,(sale), or can point me in the right direction. Kevin Kevin, I do not have extras. If you run a google search, there are a few companies that sell them but they seem pretty pricey to me. Rob
  23. rstout where did you get your log? I have been looking around to get one but the few I have seen I didn't like. Kevin Kevin, I created it. I ran a publishing company in my former life so I had access to design software, water proof paper, digital printers and binding equipment. There was a site that sold them but it has been a few years since I have seen anything advertised. Rob
  24. Brian, I keep a fly fishing log book. I record location, date, weather, temp, water temp, flies used, who I fished with, fish caught, and time of day. My book is water proof and I keep it in my fishing bag. I really like it. Helps me figure out what to use and provides a history of my catches and friends who shared them. Rob
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