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I'm in for one FTF and one Hatches, both in XXL, both Indigo. 16+16+3 = $35 Eben

Blue, not a peep! Evan, excellent point, and no, I ain't! Deek, no slots, just screw holes in the base for the two attached pieces. Urb

Well, as an owner of a bunch of nice knives, (And a chef by trade), I have NO idea why one would need such a thing, but that pic IS IT! Funnier than hell in any event! Urb

To me, FKs suggestion seems most likely... E

Good call, I emailed 'em...

Ha! I love it, and I'm pleased nobody else knows what the damn thing is either! ;-) Urb

Yep, no luck...

Yeah, E, kinda thinkin' the same, but my visual ain't clickin' yet... Urb

OK Gang, Monica found this, brought it home and asked if I can use it - I have zero idea what it is - So... What IS IT? urb

Yep, since '05! Anyway, I'm Eben, from north Texas, and while I've been away, this site has quietly stayed in touch and I finally go the reappear clue - Couldn't believe it'd been five years, but it had... Anyway, howdy again! E

I dunno, Cone - I kinda like yours, too - Now to figure out where I could get away with that... Convert the home office? Take space out of the guitar workshop? Send the 14 yr old away to school? Eben

QUOTE (conehead @ Mar 10 2005, 01:47 PM) Actually the smaller you go the easier and faster it is. I use a 2 1/2 x magnifying lens and light. 1. 4 turns of thread, add fibers for a tail 2. A thread body with a hi-vis post 3. Then tie in the butt end of a #32 hackle 4. Two circles around the post, whip finish and your done I use a lot of 22-32 midges here in south-central PA, and found that after you get the hang of it, you tie them faster and with less cost (less material) than any other fly. For #24-32, I use a 8x tippet, no problem. Hint: If your eyes are old and weak, tie the tippet on the fly at the bench Conehead Just can't seem to find cones to fit those #32s Thanks, Cone - Went off to my local Office Depot and found a nice magnifier light for $14.00 - Works great!! Much easier on my poor ol' eyes! Eben

I'll check that out, thanks! She hunts, too - and cleans her own birds! But most imortantly, she lets me borrow her Sage 4 weight! Eben

You know, that's kinda where my mind ran on it - but I did tie a half dozen Adams with her, and I'll throw some floatant on them and see! Eben

Well, Heck - I'd be happy to build or design you one... I've done finish carpentry, cabinets, and guitars for quite a while now - I'd be happy to help you design, or whatever you need! Eben

Yeah - or Duh! I should say - A good quality floatant should mak everything more or less equal.... Anyway, this one does, she haunts the hot tub on a regular basis... Eben

Oops - Should have asked - what style of magnifier do you use, and where does one find them? Eben

Well, thank you, on both counts! My wife, who is not only a pretty decent fisher, and patient, considerate lady, said exactly that last night - She was beading and I was tying, and she allowed that we both could probably use decent magnification - so far, I just use my reading glasses, but that would help! Eben

QUOTE (orvis @ Mar 4 2005, 11:32 AM) a frind of my is working on a autocad draw of this bench when its finnish i post it here johan Johan - Wow! That's really nice - I like it - I'd love a plans copy when you get one! Eben

OK, I'm new, so bear with me - And if this ends up being a real stupid question, or somehting covered elsewhere, I trust somebody'll tell me - I did poke around and didn't see anything... I have a kitty with great underfur - I've tied nymphs and stuff with this stuff for years - (A lot of recipes say 'fine fur' as a dubbing ingredient, so I figured what the hey). There's something just right about a fly tied with kitty fur catching fish, though if she had her druthers, they'd probably be salmon... She works fine in wets, but can this be done with dries? I'll try it and see if it impacts floatability, but I wondered if anybody else had tried? OK - Go ahead, laugh, let me have it - I can take it! Eben

I knew it - listen, I won that outfit - Honest - I don't even remember what for... THANKS!

Thank You! Great Moniker by the way! Hey, I see the little thing below my name that says 'Bait Fisherman', whilst others say different things - Does this have something to do with length of time on forum / no. of posts / etc, or do they somehow KNOW that I own a very nice spinning rig, too?

Howdy; I'm a newbie from the great state of Texas. I've lived and fished down here since 2001. Prior to that, I fished Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Raised in eastern WA, lived in western WA for many years. Fished happily throughout Idaho panhandle prior to Texas move. Famil ranch in Montana, (The Beartooth Ranch, which an awful lot of Montanans have heard of!), offered great fishing in the upper Stillwater, (Just below Woodbine falls, where Woodbine creek hits the river, if you're familiar... Been flyfishing for about 15 years. Tie my own for about 6 years - Not great at it, but I enjoy it and they catch fish, so... I am the broud owner of a genuine, purebread Blue Dun Kitty - She has the nicest, finest blue grey underfur you've ever seen! Am interested in rod building, specifically, maybe a cane rod or two, (I just re-read all my Gierach books), though I've never done it before. Would like to become a better fisherman, and a better tier, so, here I am! Eben

Holy Smokes ! Having spent last night grumbling and cursing about size 22 Blue Winged Olives, I am blown away! Size 32!! That I WOULD like to see... Gotta have way steadier hands, and better eyes, than me!