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flysmallie

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  1. I was looking for a new 8wt last year and was close to buying a BVK, very nice rod. Liked it much better than the TICR-X 7wt that I sold because it just never felt right. The BVD I'm not sure, but TFO makes a great rod with exception customer service. I ended up with something else but I wouldn't hesitate to own another TFO.


  2. Good luck, be genuine and have fun.

     

    I've never given a tying demonstration but being the training manager for a large company puts me in front of a lot of people. I don't care if I make a mistake because if you handle it properly it lightens the mood and when everyone is comfortable things go a lot smoother.

     

    I would refrain from ever telling a joke. If it bombs or you bomb the joke then it just screws up your confidence, you get side tracked and things start to go downhill. It's not fun to struggle in front of a crowd.


  3. I fish for smallmouth bass and everybody knows they will come out of the water with headshaking acrobatic moves, so since we are on the subject should I be pinching the barbs down on my flies? Im always afraid I will lose a good fish. Been fly fishing for about 6 years now and have never hooked my self yet. Been close a few times and I know its probably coming.

     

     

    I fish barbless for smallmouth all the time. I wouldn't say that I lose anymore fish than I did when I fish barbed hooks. But it also doesn't upset me when I do lose a fish. Barbless does make it easier to remove the hook from the fish or a fishing buddy.

     

    I usually smash the barb in the vise. And after hundreds and hundreds of hooks it shows no sign of wear.


  4. To get that compact look you have to spin/stack a lot of hair and pack it tight. Make sure you have good quality hair and you clean all the fuzz out. Then make sure you use small clumps. A bunch of small clumps is better that one big one. I have put 28 small clumps on one fly. Then make sure you pack it tight. Use a packer or get really good at packing with your fingers.

     

    I keep a piece of a rubber tire tube over the tube on my bobbin. When I'm ready to tie off I just slide it up the thread and over the hook eye. It will hold all those stray hairs back away from the eye. Still a little tricky to pull it back with one hand while trying to perform a one handed whip finish but it get's easier after a few.


  5. I tie mine in like flytire. I don't like cut or pitched tips.

     

    But instead of lashing it down with thread I just twist the tag end and wrap it forward as dubbing. Makes a nice looking fly and uses up most of the material.

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