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andrew.da.cook

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  1. Thanks gents, I will get to work. All the of my Skis have came off the same fly in the past year. Needless to say that will be the one I will be tying!
  2. Sorry gents, but it was on a pattern that wasn't from the swap. I fished most of the flies but by the second day I was rotating through others in my box.
  3. Alright guys, I know I am down south so I have a bit of a head start, but finally can broke the almost year drought!!
  4. +1 for what they are saying. Get a line that reduces minimum amount of false casting. It is especially important because the fly will(and I repeat WILL) be stripped all the way to the boat, so only a short amount of fly line should remain past the rod tip when preparing for the next cast. Rio outbound short is a great line for this. The rio pike/musky line in intermediate is a great all around line, but I would also look at the SA triple density sonar lines. I have started using them for musky to smallmouth and trout lines. Never have been disappointed.
  5. Great tying fellas! Looking forward to getting mine wet in the next couple weeks.
  6. You can get tungsten carbide plates from McMaster Carr and then machine the part that you need. Not sure of the application but I imagine that would be easier than mixing and working with epoxy.
  7. I'm no guide but I am willing to help you out and swim them for toothies;) Good tying!
  8. Glue is always going to have a spot on my desk along with lacquer. Knowing when to use them is key. I never understood people putting lacquer while attaching lead eyes (maybe someone could explain the thought process here?) but a glue will bound, lacquer will protect. I have generally a thin and thick of glue and lacquer as they all have their certain purpose.
  9. +1. I now have two of these, one for all my rods and one for all my reels. I have a rod rack in the SUV and/or just keep them in my drifter, but over time they will start to rub where the supports for the rods are from driving. If you want your rod to be completely safe, nothing beats a tube.
  10. And check out the whole bar series. There is always something to learn when you see these excellent fly tiers tying their own pattern and not someone walking through how the perceive the pattern to be tied.
  11. I would do bucktail on the back half and craftfur on the head if anything. Traditional hollow fleyes were tied with just bucktail (the hollow semper fleye with hackles). The issue is you are limited to length of fly by the bucktail, typically ends up being from 3.5-8"(I have a couple tails with ~9" hair on them, I save that for special ties). Just remember the sparser the better and even distribution of fibers or whatever material you end up using.
  12. UV resin on the tail until it extends beyond the bend of the hook.
  13. When that happens to me, I will just recenter it, and throw some UV resin on top to give it more of buggy look to it. If I can't fix it then I just save it for the Spring River stockers.lol
  14. My best bass on the fly. Got to love golf courses.
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