Looking for a particular type of dumbbell eye
I know the kind you mean - I haven't seen them around in quite some time, and I can't remember what they're called. All I've got left are a few remnants that came from recycled flies. I used to use th |
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RBF: Hello from CT
Hi Guys I just joined cause I am thinking of building a rod. I want to build a good Cod rod with enough back to tame the occasional tuna or shark. Right now I use a Trevala TFC XXH58 So I figured I |
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How many species have you landed on the fly
salt
tuna---bluefin, black fin
shark---bonnethead, sand bar, lemon, dog fish
sailfish
striper
weakfish
bluefish
trout spotted
redfish
sea robin
stargazer
cow nosed ray
bonito
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playing in the river
Went out again yesterday (and will be again tomorrow), not as eventful as the last trip but I was much happier with the colours of the fish and the lack of other fishermen
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6'3" St Croix Walleye jigging rod
As Ben mentioned Detroit river walleye jigging is zero casting involved. Your basically fishing 30-40ft straight down with super fast action rods, 1/2oz-3/4oz jigs and jigging up big walleye up to 10l |
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More West Aussie Salt Adventures
Over 150 flies tied in 3 boxes including a few swap flies, multiple leader set up, fly rods in the range from light 8wt's to a large 12wt all made the journey to the northern Exmouth Gulf where we all |
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tarpon waters and the power of a fish
someone I know who regularly fishes for carp to 20lb+ plays his purely off the flyline. It looks nuts to see the first time but he lands fish amazingly quickly compared to a bent fly rod. So basically |
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Various Flies
Nice work Fede - what species do you fish those for? They'd be deadly on small tuna here.
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How far can you cast
A lot farther than is usually necessary, but not half as far as internet experts do on Fantasy Island.
Fantasy Island with a 40kn breeze in your face! ahahaha
Some of the most intense di |
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RBF: roller guides wrapping
Hi!!!I'm a new member from Italy and I wanna ask you some questions about roller guides wrapping...I had some problem with Pac Bay Eliminator Roller Guides...after a pairs of tuna I've seen an "half m |
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Running a fluorocarbon tippet with regular line?
I've been using Seaguar regular fluoro for my saltwater tippets for years with no problems whatsoever. A friend of mine who uses the exact same setup that I do would tell you the same. I use Big Game |
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Middle Ground
I have been FF for 42 years. I can't remember when I started de barbing hooks. But it's been a really long time. I really don't believe a barb helps you in any type of fishing. I have caught more than |
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9wt line on 8wt rod????
awesome thanks guys i think i messed up though i got an 8wt reel and orvis 9wt intermediate line ohh well hopefully i can replace said reel for a 9wt when it comes in i hope any way or is the 9wt on |
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Fluorocarbon vs Regular tippet and leader
Regarding tippets over 10 pounds: I've tried a lot of brands with varying degrees of success, but I've been using Seaguar fluoro for years for saltwater tippets. I've found that it holds up better on |
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Snook pattern
I don't know about snook, but I've caught a lot of tuna on an identical fly. I use a mono loop tail support, as it tends to foul a bit.
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Fishing Rigs
Coolest dude on the river! thats awsome
What river? That's his offshore boat that he uses to go after bluefin tuna. |
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Tarpon Rookie Contest
Ok I am going to win I caught this one off the Tawas point fishing a #12 griffths gnat on my 2 wt you see in the picture the water temp was a balmy 34 degrees its weight was estimated at 135lbs as you |
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More Rabbit strip flys Please
Here's one bug I've had some success with... It's called the Swamp Rabbit and I do it in all the colors shown. I normally get asked to tie them in size 2/0 but it's also a great laid up ta |
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Getting Started
What I would recommend is that you start by picking out a pattern or two and buying whatever materials you need for them and go from there. There's no point in stockpiling a lot of materials just yet. |
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Is stainless really necessary ?
when i was in california, i cought many salt water fish on fresh water tackle, ive landed tuna,barracuda,kelp bass, it was usually my line that gave out.
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What is a henny cock?
haha this is a good one. Leave it to the saltwater guys to derail Piker's thread!
Ya know, I'm not really sure the saltwater crowd here is any worse than the one I fish with. (not that th |
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Generic baitfish
That would be great when those gulf fish are blitzing glass minnows. Lady Fish, bonito and I'll be even tuna! I wonder if you marked the rear edge of the tail with a little black or maybe gold marker. |
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Blackfly Lodge, Abaco
Great report SC - thanks for sharing. I can identify with the buck fever - there's absolutely nothing that can prepare you for the shock of hooking anything as fast and powerful as a bonefish. Out |
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Hi from Darwin, Australia
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Hi George, there are a few folk from down under. Look forward to seeing your flies. Are you salt fishing or bit of e |
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Colton Reels?
A $50 reel wouldn't last 30 seconds under those circumstances. I've seen 12-pound tuna turn cheapo reels into smoking wreckage without working up a sweat.
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Salty Synthetic Swap
Glad they arrived - I was beginning to get nervous. I didn't know about your "Benny the Weasel" alias until I spotted the WANTED poster in the post office. Amazing what police sketch artists can |
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Local fly shop recently changed owners
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Peter, there was 2 shops on Delmarva that I know of, but both have since closed down. Salisbury Fly Shop was th |
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Calamari!
Bob, the front of this particular fly (the tail of the squid) is tied onto a cotter pin that has maybe a five-inch piece of 50-pound mono attached. The rear of the fly (head and tentacles) is tied on |
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A couple weekend randoms..
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Ill be honest.. I tied them up cause they are "pretty" lol. If i start counting bucktail you have my pe |
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Deadly Dazzle Baitfish pattern
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This is a simple pattern which only use minimum material... which I tie them for a very important person ( V |
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Greetings from Saskatchewan
Hi all!
I am a veteran fly fishing guide from Northern Saskatchewan. I have been fly fishing and fly tying for over 25 years. My primary quarry is Northern Pike, and I have the good fortune to |
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Painting Eyes
Thanks for the compliments guys - this has been a lot of fun. Fred, I agree, this might make a good magazine piece - I’ll put it on my winter project list.
Piker, the eyes adhere pretty well onto th |
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Nother new New Englander
Hi, this is Mike from Nantucket. As a avid fly fisherman it only makes sense to also become a avid fly tyer. In my quest for info I found you all and figured I'd introduce myself. I live on Nantuc |
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Bucket Lists
GoPro will definitely be there for the tuna! I suspect if I land that bluefin I'll be able to use my right arm to clip my toenails without having to bend over. Nightheron...5' 9", Nig |
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Hatch Info
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Pike tippet
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Wonder if anybody's |
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Recent floods
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Sometimes there is a bad batch of hooks. I've used the Gamakatsu SC15 and other Gama hooks in addition to |
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why Fly backing not other braded line
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I've been fishing saltwater for twenty years and have never ever had a fish get in to my backing.
Kirk
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epoxy problems
You're gonna have to post a picture of the fly so we can see what you're trying to achieve. You can avoid a lot of the bubbles by doing your mixing on a flat surface and keeping the epoxy spre |
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Sand eel
Very nice tie Nick, that's a gorgeous fly. Just out of curiosity, what species do you pursue with the circle hooks? I'm a huge fan of circles for bluefish and tuna, but I haven't tried the |
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Well, i broke my rod again
by "Piece of Crap" I mean any overly expensive rod which breaks for no apparent reason. Or, ANY rod which breaks for no apparent reason... but we normally only hear about the expensive on |
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RBF: Saltwater spin blank suggestions
Fellas,Clueless fly guy here, looking for blank suggestions to build a spin rod to take to places like Cabo in search of sierra mackerel, football tuna, roosters, dorado, and anything else that bites |
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Large poppers for sharks?
Many thanks Bob, that's really good information. I've been thinking of building an extra bare-bones 12wt and keeping it rigged for just that purpose. And kudos for keeping the fish in the wate |
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perch fishheadz pike fly
Very interesting look Dave. Mr. Pike had better watch out for this one. There was a fly in Lefty's original SW pattern book called a "fender fly" that was nearly identical, but it requir |
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How do you eat yours?
I like fish about any way. I steam trout in a bamboo steamer and drizzle a bit of sesame oil on it after it's done. I love fried fish as well, but don't generally fry them because I'm co |
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Shrimp Eyes
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RBF: forgot to sand blank
Hello all. I'm a relative new comer to rod building. Built a few rods previously. Made a dumb mistake and forgot to sand under the ferrule before fastening it down with rod bond. It's an 80 class tuna |
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Silicone Types
Has it ever occurred to you that most of us work with fur, feathers, and synthetic hair and have little or no use for silicone? Nobody I know uses either silicone, epoxy, or UV resins for anything oth |
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Which fly
Yeah, sounds overly complicated to me, and the one in your book isn't the standard over here. Just tie in a marabou tail, maybe add a touch of flash. Tie in a saddle hackle or two (depending on ho |
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Small Saltwater Flies
Joe, the woolly bugger doesn't look exactly like much of anything, but it looks just enough like a whole host of critters that it'll trigger a feeding response in just about any gamefish that |
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Fly-Fishing Fiji - Information Needed
I ended up catching some Skipjacks & Bonitos on the #8. It actually snapped in two during a backcast at one point. What a whimpy rod indeed. I did manage to land a 200lbs Yellow Fin Tuna while dee |
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Crustaceans
Many thanks Andy and Dave - I'm gonna be leaning heavily on advice from you southern boys in the months to come. I've been tying for stripers and tuna for decades, but I don't know beans a |
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Tons of Tarpon Flies
Great flies Ben! You'll have no excuses now if you don't nail a big tarpon. Hey, what size circle hooks are you using? I use the C71SS a lot for tuna flies - been doing some tarpon flies o |
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SCULPIN SWAP.....free prize for best sculpin
The flies are all sorted and I will hit the post office in the morning. DJG picked Bruce Derington to win his dozen flies. JBurge bought flies and mailed them in and did not want a set back. He then g |
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Striper Decline
Kudos to Nightheron for operating his business on a sustainable basis. Wish there were more out there like him.
I agree that a moratorium is a necessary, but the only way it will work this time arou |
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Creepy Crawlers
I’m not 100% sure what to expect when we move south this coming spring, but fish everywhere like to eat, so I’ve been doing mostly general stuff, a lot of “critter flies” and s |
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Craft Stores!
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Sean, you & I are on the same page then! Funny you mention those foam marshmallows, I have a bag of |
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battenkill vs access
I am a Battenkill man for my striper rods, Tibor for my big sticks. I have large arbor Battenkills on everything from 3wt's up to 10wt's. After that the game changes tremendously. If I'm c |
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