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Microcables
Hey everyone, long time no talk to!!
Got a question. Found some fly tying material in an estate sale box that we purchased.
They are called Microcables. They are "formed of twisted copp |
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Hellgrammite
Thanks for the replys everyone. And yes the biots take alot of time tying in while dubbing the body(at least for me). I had three bobbins tyed to this monster at the same time. Started late last night |
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WTB used fly tying outfzit
I'm looking to buy a used fly tying outfit, maybe from someone that may have lost interest, or may have upgraded to something better. This is my first time at fly tying. At this time I'm in Pe |
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My Fly Tying Bench
This was originally a computer desk that came with my bedroom set, but I needed a fly tying bench so I filled it up with materials and got it all organized. |
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Hellgramite Swap
Bass absolutely love Hellgramites, so let's do a swap where we all tie up our favorite version of the Hellgramite. Due date will be March 15, 2012. First 12 are in. Everyone please tie up 12 f |
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Grizzly Saddles, Grizz & Badger Cape
Clearing out a few items
#001 Grizzly Theriault Farm Streamer Saddle, Select Grade
Unused. Probably best suited for streamers in smaller (#6, #8) fishing sizes, or salt water flies.
Paid $12.95, |
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Bucket List Trips or Species
My bucket list for 2012 is to land my first tarpon on a fly (2 trips booked) and self guide myself to a bonefish on a fly tied by myself. If I can get a tarpon on one of my flies that will be a plus. |
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Olive & Olive
[img]http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenmann/olive_olive.jpg[/img]
[b]Olive & Olive[/b]
Hook: Grip 14723BL #14
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Hen, dyed light olive
Body: Fluey barbs from |
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My first fly
Hi southernRoller7,
That's not bad at all for your first fly! I would make a few more just like it for fishing and keep that one in a very good spot so you never lose it. If you really get b |
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Matrinchã
Fish that like to eat terrestrials flies, then when o set the hook, jump's like crazy!
Awesome fish to fly fish!
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Bass Drugs
My fav flies to use when peanut bunker, moss bunker and other large baitfish come into my area! |
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Hi from Louisiana
Been lurking around here for awhile and really like this forum. I live in Southern Louisiana and mostly fish for bream and bass. I also do a little tying. I've already picked up a lot of good i |
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Please view this topic
http://www.promiselandranch.net/index.html
Good evening everyone, hope all is well. Please check out the above website and scroll down to the bottom of the page where the fly tying items are. The pri |
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Fly Tying Bench - Dustin Guyette
this is my tying area, and its very messy[url=http://www.flytyingforum.com/GalleriesView/27572/Benches/GalleriesId/98/]View the full article[/url] |
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Bass Snack
Saltwater Flies
Squid Clouser - Rattle Bendback - Small Surf Candy - Flashy Spearing - The Bottom Dweller |
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New Member in Florida
Hello..
I've been fly fishing since the mid 90's off and on but just started tying this past December. Bought some tools to just tie up my own take on some San Juan Worms and then went to tyi |
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Home made tying tools
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The lower item is a bodkin, just a needle and a buffalo tooth. the upper is a "Fuzzer-Upper", to fuzz up the dubbed bodies of small flies, kinda the same as |
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Fly Tying Bench - Foamation
My tying room is full dedicated to warm water and salt water tying.
I mostly tie foam flies and shape, sand and paint all of it. Poppers and divers and well as other off the wall creations are done |
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fly weighting materials
I am into fly tying only for about 3 years and totally new to the FLY TYING FORUM. In some places in Canada it is prohibited to use fishing lures containing lead of any kind and that of course include |
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Help with fly tying
First of all I'm a newbie at fly tying. I love to fish for bream here in Marion.Ala. As of right now I' m in a nursing home learning to walk again, so I have a lot of time on my hands.I got th |
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Fly Tying
Need some advise. Where can I buy fly tying equiptment at a resonable price,first of all I'm a nursing home patient wanting to learn the art of fly tying ,as I have plenty of time on my hands. May |
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Hatches Blog Post - Ross CLA Fly Reel
Hatches Fly Tying Magazinewill@hatchesmagazine.com,,USA[url=http://hatchesmagazine.com/blogs/Hatches/2012/01/12/ross-cla-fly-reel/]View the full article[/url] |
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Bead Head Soft Hackle
Hi,
There are no hard, fast rules regarding fly tying, and I have seen beads used as a thorax on other flies. Personally, I have been tying and fishing wingless wet flies for many years and feel addin |
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Going to PA
Well, thanks for all the information guys but it looks like it may have been a bad gouge by a little bit. Turns out I will be in or near a town called Hamburg which is north of Reading, PA. I am gue |
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RBF: Ferrel wraps
Well I have been putting another rod together and I was just wondering about ferrel wraps. How big and are they a must have on rods. I know in the past they were there for strength and to prevent th |
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Private Fly Swap
If you are interested in doing any private fly swaps, please message me. I will have the flies done the same night and sent out the next day. Check out some of my patterns via my profile. Thanks! |
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How much $ tied up in fly tying??
A friend of mine who is a professional trout guide in E. TN. told me not to expect to save any money over store bought flies. In
fact he warned me that tying could become an addiction, and boy was he |
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Benched
Sorry to hear of your back/neck . But your flies look great and with any luck you'll have plenty tied by the time you take to the water again.With this down time from fishing maybe you could try a |
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New tier to the forum
Shhhhhhhh Ben your going to scare him away just remember you save money by tying your own flies welcome to the site and the addiction |
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Foam Question
Hello all,
I just recently have started tying my own flies, and I have a question about foam bodies. I was given some cylinder foam bodies (they are very thin), and I was wondering if someone could |
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dubbing
I've been thinking about tying blaze orange elk hair caddis and using them for indicators. Anybody know of a company that makes blaze orange dubbing? i've found orange and ice dubbing in ora |
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Nano Silk
Almost 6 bucks for a single spool of thread? Whoa.
Haven't seen Nano Silk, but 10/0 Power Silk is available from [url="http://www.flytyingspecialties.com/"]Fly Tying Specialites[/url]. |
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RBF: Hello
Just wanted to intriduce myself, lurked around this site for long enough to build my first few rods and learned quite a bit from the gifted builders on this site. I already have an addiction to buildi |
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Traira
Another fish that like to eat flies!
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First popper build
I have used wood filler, and on smaller poppers I have used Loon UV Knot Sense. I can fill the gap, level it off, hit it with a UV light, and paint it. No waiting.
On a side not, my New Year's |
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Tacky Epoxy
I have recently started tying epoxy flies and keep having the problem of leaving them on the drier for a couple of hours and having them still tacky to the touch. I try and keep the mix equal, but ha |
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Fly Tying Bench - bluegill576
The table is a cheap plastic folding table and I store most of the materials in the little drawers. I store my most used threads on the thread holder from joanns and my tools in the renzeti tool caddy |
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from Charleston, South Carolina, Hello!
Im fairly new to fly fishing and tying ties. I have gotten into the groove of the actual fishing part and wanted to get into tying flies. My favorite things to fish for are trout, and largemouths in |
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January Prize Giveaways
This month I will be giving away more than just fly boxes, I have a small mountain of items that I will be digging through. Prizes might be fly boxes, DVDs, books, gear, etc.
Here is a list of ways |
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Everglades report, 10 January
With several cancellations this past week I was only on the water one day - and that was just after the coldest night of this winter season. Even a day later, water temps were nearing 51 degrees as w |
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Merry Christmas Fly
I have been giving people clear Christmas Ornaments with a classic dry fly hanging in them for the past two years, and they have gotten rave reviews, but this year I wanted to mix it up a little. Aft |
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Fly clips
I use them. But note that I am primarily a warmwater fisherman and the fish aren't typically as picky as trout. I love them because I can change flies quickly without having to add tippet every |
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Muskrat and Mallard
Nice tie Dustin! How are you tying in the mallard? I love the nice clean profile.
Mike. |
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Why I don't fish much in the fall/winter
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Thats a nice buck but i dont really see how "interior decorating" is related to fly tying Or are you |
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List of Ingredients for a tie
I just started tying again after about 30 years of being away from fly fishing and fly tying.
I started easy with my first flies. I fish alot of Steelhead so naturally I thought just an ordinary egg w |
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NEER Hair flies
I bought some several years ago to use on saltwater baitfish patterns, and was not particularly fond of it. It matted & kinked too easily IMO, and really didn't have an action in the water tha |
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Fly Tying Chicago
For those of you in the Chicago area, the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance (ISA) with a little help from the DuPage Rivers Fly Tyers (DRiFT) has organized a fly tying gathering scheduled for January 21st. |
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More fuz and feathers
Great stuff Dave. I have seen similar flies using wool for the heads. How does the Congo Hair ride in the water? I know it's a lot lighter than wool and sheds water. |
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Fly Tying and Dogs
That's my old tying bud in my Avatar, sitting next to the tying bench in my man cave. I loved to torture him with my rooster capes, and his favorite tying material, the hare's mask. He died |
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Need Some Advice on a Fly
Thank you for the ideas, I really appreciate you taking the time. Very nice flies. I'm particularly interested in the first fly pictured. What does the tail end of the fly do when wet and stripped |
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chicagoland fly show
the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance is hosting a Flytying and Fishing Show Saturday Jan 21 from 9-4 30pm
it will be at St Charles Borromeo Church/Holy Family School 145 E Grand Bensenville il
there wi |
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Blue Wing Olive Pattern Asssistance
Flytire,
I am sure it was a paraloop method, but do you think using the mono string for the loop caused the instability of the tie? The only thing that came apart was the mono loop, hence the grizzly |
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DIY Cliff Style Fly Box
Great job Ben! I've been thinking of making a similar box for tarpon flies out of a wooden briefcase-type box that used to hold an artist's kit. I love the idea of the foam on top - I' |
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