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Nice ties! We tie something similar to imitate baby Bunker to catch False Albacore and Bonita. I especially like that the eye seems to be above the point. Dan Blanton visited our club and taught us a lot. "Predators are head hunters". If so ou have the eyes in the right place. What hook is that? Ted

I fish in southern New England. If the Good Lord restricted me to only one fish to catch it would be Bluefish. I lived through the striped bass moratorium of the eighties. At that time, stripers were so rare new fisherman wondered if they would ever see one. Bluefish were our salvation. At times Bluefish are easy to catch, at other times they are very difficult to fool. Catch a five pound Blue in the shallows and you'll see your backing. Catch a ten pounder in a kayak and have it tow you all over the place. Bluefish in the fifteen pound range can bite an adult bunker in half. I have met fishermen with missing fingers from Bluefish. Any fish that can bite back is a worthy opponet. I am pessimistic about the condition of Striped bass. Hope the Blues will hold their own. Ted

Thanks for the entusiastic welcome everyone. I see some ties I want to try. Ted

This is a great web site! My friends Gary and Double Haul told me about this. My interest is saltwater fly fishing. For the last few years a kayak has helped me expand fishing possibilities. I belong to the CT Fly Fisherman's Assoc (CFFA) which is a supportive group of diverse fishing enthusiasts and is committed to educating people about fly fishing. Gary is our club’s education chairman. I help him run salt fly tying and, with Double Haul, salt fly fishing classes. The amount of fishing I do causes pangs of guilt about being selfish but I offset the guilt by teaching skills during the winter. The biggest influences on the evolution of my fishing are Ed Mitchell, Bob Popovics, Lou Tabory, Kenny Abrahms, Alan Caola and Lefty Kreh. As I get older I've come to appreciate how fortunate it is to have a passion like salt water fly fishing. I am indebted to the dozens of other fishermen I have befriended over the years for all the things they taught me. Ted Rzepski

This a great web site! My friends Gary and Double Haul told me about this. My interest is salt water fly fishing. For the last few years a kayak has helped me expand fishing possibilities. Gary is our club education chairman and I help him run salt fly tying and, with Double Haul, salt fly fishing classes. The amount of fishing I do causes pangs of guilt about being selfish bwhich I offset by teching The biggest influences on the evolution of my fishing are Ed Mitchell, Bob Popovics, Lou Tabory, Kenny Abrahms and Lefty Kreh.