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    The Cicada's over in my neck of the woods have very little orange in them as well!! Problem is,the fish in our area (especially the trout) don't seem to give a hoot one way or the other!! Every time I have seen one on the water around here,it has thrashed and paddled it's way out of sight,completely unmolested!!

     

    I think they scare the trout around here!! :hyst: :hyst: :hyst:

     

    Sulphernut

     

     

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    I must apologize for the former post!! Further research indicates that while the pictures appear to be authentic,there is some question as to exactly where the catch took place!! It seems this fish has enjoyed quite a bit of exposure on the 'net!! Again,my apologies!!

    Sulphernut

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    Speaking of Pike!! :o :o :o :o

     

     

     

    This is a new record Northern Pike in 1000 Island . He caught it in

    Chippewa Bay

    Check this thing out? The man by the name of Hotchkiss (in the photos

    below), was fishing

    and caught a 36" Pike, as he was reeling it in, a 56" Pike tried to eat it

    !!!!!

    He landed them both in the same net. The last picture is unbelievable.

     

     

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    I would second everything that Chase Creek said,and add LIGHTING!! I don't know about any of the "older" folks on the boards here (of which I am one!) but I seem to be needing more light each year that goes in the books!

     

    Sulphernut

     

     

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    Like glm38, I have never found a pair of hackle pliers that I have been completely happy with. When Whiting started marketing saddle hackles in dry fly sizes,that are anywhere from 6 to 12 inches long,I thought I'd died and gone to heaven!! The best hackle pliers I can remember having were a pair of Thompson "Duplex" pliers,back when I first started tying. These had a rubber jaw opposite a serrated brass jaw,and gripped a hackle like sheer death!! ......Don't know what ever became of them!! I bought a "knock off" pair several years ago,burt they are not even close to being as good as the originals! These days,I'll bet I have 10 or 12 pliers,in every style imaginable. If I can't use my fingers,I just keep trying different pliers 'til I find one that won't cut the fearther I happen to be working with!!

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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    bear-kodiak....Maybe I ought to tell you why I ask,ehh?? !! I make my home in the Lehigh Valley. In Somerset NJ,there are two shows every year dealing with fly tying/fishing. These are about an hour away from me! I usually have no problem ordering hackle through the mail,if I HAVE to. When it comes to colors that there is not much question about (brown,grizzly,white,etc.) However,if I were looking for something like a bronze dun, I think I'd want to see it in-hand before I bought it. All (and I do mean ALL) of the fly shops in my area have folded their tents,so these two shows are the only real oppurtunity I have to purchase materials "hands on". What I'm getting around to,is that if you aren't TOO far west,it might be worth the trip.

     

    (provided of coursse that you don't need these feathers today!!) I mention it,because when I was there in January,it seemed to me that there was an unusually high number of hackle merchants in attendance. Seemed like everywhwere I looked,there were piles of necks and saddles,in every color imaginable!! Some sweet deals as well. Just a thought!!

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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    I have to weigh in on this one!! I have two original Matarelli whip finish tools,and have never needed to look elsewhwere!! The only "modification" I have made to them was to take a piece of heat shrink tubing,and shrink it onto the handle...this had the effect of making the brass handle a tad larger in diameter,and more importantly,less slippery. On the flip side of the coin,these tools being so good,has probably kept me from ever learning to whip finish by hand!! ( I never get serious about it!!) I can see where whipping by hand would be rather handy when I'm tying bass bugs,and anything large. But when it comes to trout sized stuff,I'll take the tool evey time! Speaking of Matarelli tools,I might toss in a comment or two about their bobbins. They are in my opinion,simply the best!! The Matarelli wasn't my first bobbin...but it was my first GOOD bobbin...I bought it sometime in the very late 60's or very early 70's and it's still going strong! I have since added to the collection!! Between the material he uses for the tubes,and the way they are finished they are SUPER smooth! I would stack them up against any ceramic bobbin available today!!

     

    Just my 2 pennies!!

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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    DHise....NO excuses needed!! taking that advice to heart,I find myself in possesion of about 9 pair of scissors!! Can't really pick a favorite...they all have a specific use that they were bought for. For a while there,I was buying a pair every time I went to the fly shop! :hyst: :hyst:

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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    There are no doubt MANY books that would help you out! The guys over at "classic fly tying"

     

    ( http://www.classicflytying.com/ ) would no doubt be able to make a more educated recommendation for a beginner than I ever could! ...Use your same log-in information. As to the second part of your question,I woulkd again defer to the experts! The third part,about being willing to pay a bit extra for quality materials,I have an answer : "This is a GOOD thing!!" :hyst:

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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    Mickalo: Regarding the Marc Petitjean Magic Tool... I agonized over buying this tool for quite awhile,due to the price....HOWEVER....It does make easy work out of the operations for which it was intended! Yes,if you feel you could make use of it,buy it by all means, (another HOWEVER ....) Know this: The instuctions that come with the tool itself are nearly useless!! The DVD that sells for anywhere from $22.00 to $29.00 is nearly essential. From what I've been able to find,there is precious little out there in the way of instruction besides this DVD. Put it this way....I owned the tool for several months,playing with it from time to time,and was rather frustrated with it....Then,I broke down and bought the DVD,watched it once,and many questions were answered! Once you realize a few basic tricks of the thing,it becomes second nature,and things get much easier....QUICKLY!! I wouldn't recommend it to a beginning tyer,but if you have basic tying skills pretty well mastered,it will broaden your horizons for sure!!

     

    Sulfernut

     

     

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