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cheech

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  1. Yep... Agreed. Another thing... Inflation.
  2. We did exactly that in the link listed above. Collins capes were very very good and came in second place behind Whiting bronze. The saddle that came with the collins cape was not suitable for tying dry flies, and it wasn't even the same color as the cape.
  3. Regardless of how good, bad, complex, simple, long, short your videos are, there will always be criticism when you post it on the interwebs. Some of the criticism is warranted, some is from people who are jealous. Best just to move onward and upward and keep tying.
  4. I leave the caps off of my zap... works great. My favorite CA glue is Wapsi Z-ment. A collaboration between Wapsi and Zap.
  5. That little light is actually pretty amazing. I used it in the UV Resin Shootout. The resin, however, was by far the most expensive (per oz.) of them all.
  6. Also, if the end goal were purely just to catch fish, why wouldn't we throw night crawlers, live crickets, etc. Hell, why not even throw gill nets at them?? Fly fishing is NOT about solving a "problem," rather, it is purely for our entertainment. If tying a metamorphosis of attractors called the Grumpy Frumpy and catching fish on it is fun, then I win. If I submit the Grumpy Frumpy to a fly company, they tie it, they sell it, and the end user catches fish with it? Fun is had. Could that angler have caught that same fish with a plain jane hare's ear? Yep. Would he be able to tell his buddies that he was fishing the "grumpy frumpy" at the bar that evening? Nope.
  7. And just when the nail seems like it can't be struck again, it is hit with violent force square on the head.
  8. ...which is why I found it amusing that a piece like this came from a guy most famous for changing the tail of a comparadun to synthetic, and calling it a new pattern. In fact, in that light, there's no shortage of arrogance suggested when a guy basically says, "When I made a minor tweak and called it a new pattern it was okay and even good to do, but now anyone that does it is a detriment to the sport." and the nail has been struck on the head.
  9. Well said. My thought is that the absolute best way to catch fish is a nightcrawler or a wad of dough bait... Why do we morph into "fly" fishers? Because it's interesting and fun to us. Same can be said with fly tying. I have had many a conversation with the "I don't fish with foam" guy, and the "I only tie with natural materials" guy, and the "I don't fish with beadheads" guy. I guess the next guy is "I don't fish with flies developed after 1983" guy.
  10. This. Use a Daiichi 1710 or a TMC 5263. They are 2x heavy, and are necessary to keep a foam fly from flipping.
  11. This pattern http://www.flyfishfood.com/2014/10/complex-twist-bugger.html by the guys at FlyFishFood was the inspiration. This video will show the technique, but here's the materials I used. Hook: Allen B200 #8 Thread: 140 denier (I used both Danville and UTC, either works) Weight: .020 wire for weight Tail: Wooly Bugger marabou white and olive. white goes on the bottom Body: Complex twist of hot orange Krystal Hackle, White Schlappen feather and Olive Schlappen feather. Twist carefully and brush out. Head: Olive and White Senyo Laser Dub Eyes: I used 8mm, but 6mm works better. Add blue and orange colors with Chartpack or Copic markers. Add the lines at the top with a black Sharpie. I glue the eyes on with Tear Mender, then secure the head with CCG thin UV resin. I tied an alternative body color using pearl UV polar chenille, orange schlappen and olive schlappen. I'll post a picture tonight because I think it looks a little more realistic. Hope that helps! Very cool. Kind of a mashup of the complex twist bugger, the Low Fat Minnow, and the Belly Scratcher Minnow.
  12. It's Palmer Chenille. Mirror Wrap is similar, but it tends to be a bit longer with thicker fibers.
  13. that wasn't much of a "show" then.... For stocked trout a few #8, #10, and #12 woolly WORMS (not Buggers) in light and dark colors is all I'd ever need to fish the rest of my life. Thankfully this hobby isn't about NEED, and thankfully I don't fish only for trout. I'd agree with this... My stocker kryptonite is called the Blank Saver shown to me by a friend. Basically a black wooly bugger with a chartreuse bead.
  14. Was it the Lemon Ashy, or the Orange Asher?
  15. http://www.amazon.com/UltraFire-Flashlight-Rechargeable-Included-Waterproof/dp/B00ZZQFN9C/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1456765195&sr=8-10&keywords=ultrafire+501b+uv All I know is that I have been using this light for the last year with no issues whatsoever - even with silver creek resin. There is absolutely no need to spend more than this for a UV light.
  16. http://www.ebay.com/...t Lamp&_sacat=0 Yes... This light is the light to end all lights. You can even get it with a rechargeable battery.
  17. I actually did take this into consideration because someone said that same thing. I did the same test with all the resins on a gallon sized ziploc bag and the results were identical (I think I mentioned that), but upon retrieving the plastic many of the globs of resin fell off and I couldn't begin to try to place them back in their spots... Imagine having a bunch of globs of glue on the floor of your car. I didn't have the time or motivation to do it again.
  18. Frank's warning is fair for sponsored, promotional content that are really ads in disguise. But Cheech's post is not a one-sided promotional ad. Cheech leads off by saying all of resins are very good and later advises buying any powerful light. He was not pushing his Loon brands. Cheech did a ton of work and spent his money doing this test and writing it up. He did all of us a big favor to publish the test results, along with the test procedure, not just his conclusions or opinions. He will probably never recover his time and money from his margins on sales of Loon through his site. I hope he benefits from traffic to his site due to this excellent report. If anyone thinks there's a discrepancy, they can bring it up here or in blog comments. Thanks for the vote of confidence. The ambassador deals are kind of funny when you get into the industry, and there are many reasons we partner with the companies that we have chosen. Since Curtis and I started Flyfishfood we have been offered many "pro" deals, but we have only accepted the deals that we feel most confident with. With resins, We could have gone many different directions, but the products at Loon fit best for what we were doing. The guys at Loon were grateful that we did a review and were very open to the results because even if there were knocks on their products. All in all, we just wanted to do an apples to apples comparison of all the resins out there because of discussions like this. It seems like everyone gets a VERY strong opinion about how a certain brand is the best without really comparing them to all the other brands, so we did that for them. Most of the opinions are usually just based on them trying to justify a purchase (which is 100% OK due to that behavior being human nature), and the common tactic of saying "my brand is best" just because it's the brand that they happen to have.
  19. The light mumbo jumbo is all marketing BS. Even the Tuffleye "blue light" argument is not relevant. All lights I had cured ALL resins. Some just did it better than others. In fact, the Ultrafire 501-b for $15 on amazon was as good as any light on the market for any resin... If a resin cures tacky, it's the resin, not the light.
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