xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 just checking myself in. is this the fly fishing clinic? having some bad withdrawals. my paws are way too big for tying, but I still do it anyway. I'm not very good at it, but I manage to catch a few with em. to me, there is nothing like tying, casting, and catching fish with your own fly, its just you, the rod, and a string (line).....ya just cant beat it! peace all Xb (xterrabill) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 Welcome to the site, Xb. At least you have an excuse for tying bad flies "paws too big". I think I'll steal it. Even if YOU think you're flies don't look good ... we all still like pictures !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 thanks for the welcome Mike. sure thing on the pics, next time the vice comes out, I will make a few "say cheese". just mind that I am a total goof, with no true experience on tying real patterns. I actually have been endorsed for being a knuckle head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David 82nd 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 Hello Bill, plenty of great guys here as well as just about anything you want to know about tying or fishing. , enjoy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 thank you Dave, ok first question, how come I cannot upload a photo. when I go to the photos forum, the page does not load, and on this page when I click the little photo icon it wants a url addy. I expected a search computer thingie to pop up. is it just me? analog man in a digital world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 Go to reply on this thread, select more reply options, attach file, then choose file, upload it from the computer and add it to your post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 thank you fisherboy! man, I hate being a noob. DOH!! anyway..... here is what I was trying to post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fisherboy0301 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 No problem! Don't feel bad I still struggle with it from time to time. Beautiful Lithobates catesbeianus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Cummings 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2017 Welcome to the site. I visit every day then try my hand at a few flies I see here. I haven't tied a fly that doesn't work on something lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 thank you for the welcome Tom. Mike, here are 3 I twisted up today.... I don't follow any books or recipes, I just kinda mess around with the materials that I have. all comments welcome and appreciated. peace gents. Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 I believe every one of those will catch fish. Might even catch an angler or two. For example, I like the two color thread abdomen on the first one ... a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rolf Jacobsen 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 thank you for the welcome Tom. Mike, here are 3 I twisted up today.... I don't follow any books or recipes, I just kinda mess around with the materials that I have. all comments welcome and appreciated. peace gents. Bill That sir sounds like a plan and a damn good one too! Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 I thank ya again gents. I started watching the vids on FAOL and dug around the house for 3 days trying to find my old tying books. EUREKA!!! Randall Kaufmann, Tying drys and Steelhead, Stewart and Allen (I used to go for steels years ago) I picked them up at a show where I ended up sitting and talking with jim teeny for a good hour. he is a cool guy, he told me a story about how a steel jumped (not hooked) and caught him by surprise, hit him in the back of the head and knocked him off a bolder and into the drink. his wife said "I was LMAO"!! anyway....thanks again to all of you. hope to catch ya around the site. peace, Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xterrabill 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 a pic of my stuff, a lot is home made. chunk of steel shaft for vise base. wood stuff holder ..bench caddy? through bolt with welded Y on top for offset thread holder. wood with cut with pieces of through bolts for thread holder. little copper thingie for holding back hackle when tying heads. twister thingie in the wood caddy made from wire, beads and 2 pens. I really need another fly box. I like the little Cortland one (well the size of it anyway), but have been using band-aids and now surgical tape to keep it closed for many years. (yes, I am a cheap old buzzard) LOL I would like to get one of those 2 sided ones with the page inside and clear covers that is waterproof. any suggestions? better brand name? not too expensive? I also need some supply's... hooks some materials I seen one of those hackle pliers that looks like a pen (or looks like a test lead off a electrical multimeter (I may have one) if that's what they are) I want one of those. help/suggestions would be really cool. here is a pic of my stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kentuckysteve 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2017 Welcome to the forum,Bill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites