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umik1953

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  1. I have managed to get by for the past 20-some years with just a couple sizes of tin cans with a handful of pennies in the bottom for some added stability.
  2. Type p parker-kalon thumb screw https://www.ebay.com/itm/165199618586
  3. https://www.rikerdisplaycases.com/#!/Hinged-Hardwood-Cases/c/20473467
  4. The dreaded disease known as Spring Cleaning.
  5. https://www.calgarysflyshop.com/products/bulk-sink-tip?variant=568621858837 https://avidangler.com/273570c.html https://waterswest.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1458
  6. https://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-tying-lure-making-diy-forum/418278-float-fly-tutorial-using-duck-feathers/
  7. Claretbumbler.com has a sooty bumble that uses pheasant rump for the head hackle https://claretbumbler.com/tag/bibio-pattern/ And on this forum sbpatt uses pheasant rump in about 17 of his loch/lough style patterns.
  8. One thing I noticed is that some folks list a range of sizes available but there is no way on the page to specify hook size.
  9. Go to the very bottom of the page and click About, then click How It Works
  10. umik1953

    hook size

    https://savageflies.com/hook-comparison-charts/
  11. Banded mylar. Used for great lakes trolling rigs. https://www.purpletacoflysupply.com/product/clear-pearl-ci-4-standard-cut/
  12. Maybe the kind of folks who spend 8 or 10 or 12 hours on a single fly are not in it for the 'subs' and 'likes' on YouTube.
  13. Gurglers can be tied to imitate bait fish or insects or frogs or mice.
  14. Could be that Steve Sparkie is in Great Britain where bream are a completely different species from our sunfish.
  15. Great trip. I would guess that is a wood turtle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_turtle
  16. americanspice.com and nuts.com have them for $20 per pound
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