Gene L

It's worth a try. Earlier this year, my account was leaked and it cost the bank $5000. And I re-booted all my credit and debit card. I look at it as an expensive lesson I learned. NEVER use Friends and Family to send money to a stranger. I wish I could get my hands on the swindler, but know I won't. Best I can do is warn others about this. I feel everyone on the bamboo forum already knew this. The first time I reported him, I posted it in the wrong subforum which is the reason it was rejected. They're good people over there.

Well, they didn't allow it on theClassic flyroders Classifieds forum as I posted it in Screwed. However, I worked around that fault and I posted the screwed part on the Classifieds forum while attempting to sell a Teton reel. One member had also been screwed by the same guy. I don't know when this happened, it appears to be that Christopher Bridge is playing the forums looking for victims.

I usually tie on a Renzetti but recently (like yesterday) decided to tie on my Regal, which I've had for a while but never used. Anyway, I tied a few flies on it and I've come to conclusions. First, it's a really nice vise with the SS jaws. Second, I haven't missed much. I don't tie rotary all the way, but for those simple things I rotate the hook in the jaws, it just isn't there. I'm going to try for a bit longer, but I foresee switching back to the Renzetti. I just stuck my fingers on the hook with the Regal.

The Classic Fly Rod forum doesn't allow posts condemning others. At least not in the Lodge or Classified forums. I posted a Screwed on the Classified forums and they took it down. I got a few PMs expressing sympathy from members there. They're an honest lot over there and don't want a harsh criticism they can't confirm. I'll figure out a way to get the bastard's name on there just not in the Classified section. There is a caveat posted on the top of the page warning people to use care when bidding.

I got screwed of $225 on the Classic Flyrods site. I responded to a pretty good deal on a fly reel. The screwer was Christopher Bridge, and I should have known better because the reel was underpriced. I was the screwee. I post this even though it's probably not a site someone looking for easy cash would populate. He insisted on Pay Pal friends and family, which has no protection. Pay Pal is a wonderful site, I've ordered through them on numerous times, but Friends and Family offers no solution to a dirty deal. That's another clue to dirty dealing. I look at this as an expensive lesson on buying things unseen. I hope you never get stiffed by an on-line dirt bag.

i wonder if the seal dubbing here is actually from a seal, which is prohibited in the US, or "Real Seal" which isn't actual seal, I suspect it's a trademark. I have a couple of pkgs of that, and it's not seal fur. Does anyone know for sure?

I don't use hard to find dubbing, bud would like to try seal. I understand it's not the easiest thing to dub. It's legal in Canada and England, but not here in the US.

Got to have knots. I'm not aware of any thread that doesn't require a knot, but a half hitch or three is easy to accomplish . There are some advanced tying techniques that you can do with super glue and small flies, size 20 and smaller, but generally speaking a knot is the thing to do. Thread is the cheapest material for fly tying I know of. It can be thin (GSP) and strong or not so thin and pretty strong. I can't imagine tying a fly using the sewing thread I'm thinking of. It's hawser-like and not isn't made for torquing down on the hook. Then, too, I wouldn't use fly tying thread for sewing, which I only do occasionally (I live alone). I say this knowing that some good tyers here use it just not me. If I had to choose a thread and only one it would be a 70 denier in black. That's 8/0, but 6/0 is equally as good just not as small.

I think we keep seeing the same contributors is because they're reliable and highly skilled and can furnish the photographs needed. I can't tie most of the flies in Fly Tyer because I lack the talent and the materials. It's a spectator sport for me. I used to edit a magazine and I know how rare an article that needs little to no editorial attention.

Mine is an 8' 5 we. St. Croix legend, not the legend Ultra or whatever their top rod is. It's my go to rod for trout or pond bass. There are much more expensive and probably more performing rods, but I like the Legend. I mainly mess around now with fiberglass rods, which I like. They are heavier and slower than graphite but I enjoy fishing them.

I bought a very cheap Chinese line marked 6. Weighed, it was too much for a six, too little for a 7. A high six is how I'm using it. It casts fine on a six weight rod, and well worth the very small price I paid for it.

I mark my lines as above. In addition to the tips of the line, I put a line 30 feet in to mark the head so I can weigh it on a scale. Some lines are marked under weight.

I'm trying to consolidate my hooks today. I've got way too many. I semi-organized them in three Umpqua hook boxes. My problem is how to separate them. In "Dry" and "Nymph" no problems, but then I've got Klinkhammer hooks, scud hooks in both light and heavy wire, nymph in standard and x long, curved shank dry, and probably some I haven't organized yet. I think I acquired them a few at a time when I saw a video of someone tying a fly on a certain hook and thought I needed some and because I couldn't find what I needed at home, I ordered some a few at a time. And they built up to a ridiculous state of affairs. The lesson is to organize your hooks early so you know what you need and what you have.

That's a good looking and a needed vise head for small flies. When will they be offered for sale? I would put one on my Medallion. And incidentally, a nice fly.

Here I am trying to tie an 18 Parachute fly and now this. I can barely tie a Wooly Bugger.

Thanks, folks. What do you use for the post on size 18s? I use Para post on larger flies, I suppose a thin yarn for smaller flies.

I don't have a problem seeing them, I have a problem tying them. I wear a pair of cheaters, about 1.5 power, and if it gets to where I need more power, I put on a second pair over the first. Works great, but I don't do such a thing very much.

Does anyone have any tips on parachute flies from about 16 down? I can't do it, but I'm willing to learn. Share your tips. Size 16 is "small" for me.

That would be my choice. You should get a ssecond or third opinion; I could be wrong

They look to be Japanese rods made for GIs after WW 2. There isn't much interest in them and unless it's there's a family/friend connection with it, it's probably not worth restoring.

I have a spool of floss that's marked "French Silk". I don't know where I got it, and it's purple. A spool like for a thread spool. I'll burn a couple of inches and report on the smell. Edit: I burned a little of the floss. It burned pretty well (I don't have the vocabulary to describe how it burned, so there it is.) I'm not totally sure this floss is silk, in spite of its marking. It didn't melt and burned off with little ash.

Well, I guess the Traveler may not have that ability. Sorry about misinformation.

Renzetti vises have an adjustment where they will only rotate in one direction, which allows the vise to index. This setting can easily be adjusted out, It's annoying, but some like this feature.

A photo would be good. As for markings, I don't think the Traveler is marked either.

I wonder about rods from after WW 2, when we cut off trade from China. I suppose there was a lot of saved Tonkin cane, but still I wonder. If H&I rods were of something other than Tonkin, I'd like to know what, as the ones I've owned were pretty good rods.