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When I was a youngster the soda cans had the tab that would come off of the can. You would break the ring off and fold the tab on a hook. Take some pliers and give it a good squeeze. We would fish it with a casting bubble on a spin cast outfit. The smallmouth couldn't leave it alone. My brother once caught some smallmouth on green beans from the dinner table. Must have been because of the bacon mom always tossed in.

I was in Davis about 2 years ago. The flooding was so bad I think it even wiped some of the rice paddies.

Tried it one time. All I did was make a mess. But I will try again. To answer Mike's question about it being worth the time. Probably not. But then again why do I tie flies when I can purchase them? Why do I build furniture and other projects when I can purchase it? Why do I change the oil in my car instead of taking it to a shop? It's the satisfaction of knowing I can do it.

I use mostly UTC 70. I tend to tie smaller nymphs, dries, and midges. When tying larger bugs and streamers for bass and saltwater I will go to UTC 140. I like the UTC because it lays flat. If I want it more rope like I can twist it.

Agreed

Kelly Galloup has some nice videos. They can be a little long at times but he has a lot of information in them. I can't add to what has already been said other than, practice, practice, practice.

We had a treasurer for the fishing club that had a Sage rod with a garage sale automatic reel. Worked for him.

Being an engineer that started out as a machinest everyone wanted Gerstner chests and roller cabinets. They are high quality and worth every penny. Made in Dayton Ohio I believe.

Just wondering about the possibility of a .22 casing with BB's.

Chug pretty well spelled it out. There can be a lot that goes into hook selection. But for beginning tiers go by the recipe for the pattern. All of the manufacturers put on the package the intended use for a particular hook. Most of them anyway. In the Riffle has a very nice conversion chart of the most common hooks. I believe it was put together by Daiichi. I keep a copy and the tying bench.

I had an uncle the worked for an egg producer. When the hens quit laying the birds were sold to Campbell's. Everything is tender when put in soup. I grew up in Ohio about 20 minutes from the Indiana, Ohio border near I70. I remember many a chicken getting slaughtered in the back yard. Some of those old roosters were down right mean.

Unfortunately, they do.

I have several books of recipes and photos of the flies. Even the photo, black and white or color, helps with proportion. But it is still tough to beat having a fly in hand that you examine all sides of.

Muskrat could be used in a pinch. The Adams was originally tied with wool yarn.

We presently have a miniature poodle, yorkie, maltese, and shithzu maltese mix. They are all rescues. Of all of the dogs we have had in 36 years not a single one came from a breeder. 1 was from the pound, the other 9, rescues. We have usually floated around 2 to 4 at a time depending on circumstances.

Is he a fly fisherman? Yes he is. He's a school teacher.

I like the concept. If I didn't have the roll top I would be doing something similar.

Welcome, I have an old friend who is now in Louisville. He loves his fishing, name is Dustin.

Your revision looks like the place to start. The suggestion of building one out of plywood has merit. It doesn't have to be of top quality plywood. All you are really after is how the layout works. When you are satisfied, build another out of the materials you want. I would be tempted to build the second out of oak or Baltic birch plywood. That one would travel, so what if it gets dinged up. I would then build one for home using maybe maple and walnut or cherry and maple. To me part of the fun is going to shows or tying events at some of the shops and seeing what others have come up with for storage and portability. You will get all kinds of ideas, maybe to many.

Reportedly a dead hippopotamus was found in a pool on the Mecan River in Wisconsin in 1994. Allegedly it escaped from a local game farm or zoo. The owner tried to capture it but was not successful. He shot it the day before trout season opened because he feared it might injure someone.

Wow, I never seem to find those sorts of things. I usually find things like forceps and tippet along the streams. I usually hang on to them if I can't locate the owner. Then they are given to someone who loses a like item.

I guess what it comes down to is, does it look like groceries that day.

Redietz, Very true, it was definitely something they haven't seen.

We used to joke about pellet flies for the stockers. When they key in on a hatch, yes. But I was on recent trip that has me thinking. I started with nymphs, no luck. Midges, no luck. Soft hackles, nope. Tied on scud, did pretty well. Thought 6 was enough for the day. One of the guys that never fished the area let alone trout that often put us to shame. He released 15. He was using a gold crappie jig hook with a soft piece of silicone glued to it. It was cut from a kids toy. A jelly yoyo. The trout would grab it not let it go! So I used to think yes. But now I'm not so sure.