Gene L

I did one last night, leaving off the fail. I wet the raffia before tying it on and it wasn't very difficult.

Nice. I needed an idea of a fly using raffia. What did you use for the tails?

Neat vise indeed. It will be interesting to see how the jaws turn out. The original jaws look great but weren't great at holding hooks. Or so I heard. If any one can do it, HMH can. Unfortunately, modern trends to be toward rotary vises. I don't know if "unfortunately is the right word here, but I note that any rotary vise can be locked into a non rotary function. I prefer rotary but also own a few fixed rotary vises and tie on them occasionally.

The Red Riding Hood, basically a wooly bugger with red hackle and eyes. Big eyes.

I looked but couldn't find DV jaws for sale here in the US. For some reason, yours isn't the only case of worn DV jaws. You would think replacement jaws would be widely available, but they're not.

Why bother to remove the hook at all. I don't see the urgency, send the entire thing back to Regal. I'm sure they'll replace it, but keep us posted. The only advantage or removing the hook is to save the hook.

An Irishman and a Scotsman walked into a bar. The Scotsman yells, "Drinks all around, on me!" The crowd roared and applauded. Next day, the local paper read "Irish ventriloquist found beaten to death."

That 41 Ford takes me back, makes me wish I could have a woodie. .

Thanks. USPS charges are more than I thought, I think shipping by USPS on a similar item was $26.00

Send me your address. I owe you $20. I shipped the rod by UPS but I found out I could have shipped it at USPS for half the $45 they charged for packaging and shipping. Sorry I forgot your name.

That's it. I wish there was more to it. No documents I've been able to see. Doing research, I came across a No 1 in the box and with pages was on sale back in August. It was listed at $49 and didn't get any bids. Photo was with all the equiiptment. Wish I'd seen it earlier.

The rod is available from HMH. I bought on last month. Didn't always have them but they do now. About $20. I ordered it over the phone.

A day ago. A massive stroke. He will be missed.

There used to be a web page of ClassicFlyTyer. I believe he had a No 3 along with all the Thompson vises. He's no longer posting, which is a shame. My No 1 has the bobbin cradle. I don't think the vise was ever used. I got it with a fly tying kit which was complete and hadn't been used. It's a good vise but I don't use it so much because I have other vises that are good vises as well. I find it strange that Universal went from No 1 to a simpler vise No 2 and then went back to a complicated No 3. I wish someone would post a No 3 but they are, indeed rare.

I've got the original paperwork that came with the No 1. If you want, I can send you a copy..

I have an original and a 2. If you do a search on Universal Vise you'll see how one user cleans his up. He ties just about every day. It's not as elegant as an original, but it holds a hook very well and is a rotary vise. Good price.

It's not working for me. What's up?

Looks great. That fly will catch fish. Continue to tie flies better than I can.

I had the same problem with thread a couple of weeks ago. I broke it two or three times and figured I'd nicked the thread by my hook. So I pulled past it and haven't had the problem since. I have an old Nylon thread marked 4/0 Nylon on a wooden spool. It's from the early 50s, The first few inches the thread was weak, but after I spooled away the thread's first few layers, the remainder is as strong as could be. So I think threads can weaken as it ages but once you get past the outside you should be good. I don't know what thread is made of today.

Done

These blue feathers were given to me by a vet who kept exotic birds. I think she was a "rescue" keeper as well.' I don't know if they can be used to tie a couple of flies; I know I CAN'T use them. If you want them, send me your mail address and they're yours.

The OP didn't pose a question to be answered. So there.

I didn't take it to mean just Orvis rods. I took it to mean The Lodge was not the proper venue for a post mentioning selling an item. On another site I'm on, the mere mention of an item for sale would be forbidden.

See the Classifieds. I'm lead to believe that to mention the Orvis rods on this site isn't permitted.

Well, I'm 77 years old. Wish I could wade, but for now, it's fishing from the bank...which isn't fishing much at all. I've got lots of stuff I should get rid of but fortunately fly rods don't eat and upkeep on them is nothing.