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    Mark,

     

    Is there a Recipe/SBS available for your Snails? Looks like you slayed them out there... Bravo!

     

    I will do one if you like. I found lots of snails on the internet but none of them seemed right for me. Most were made with foam. It seemed silly to me to make it out of foam and then try to sink it. Some were made with hot glue. I wanted a traditional fly.

     

    I tried about 20 different recipes of my own, starting about two years ago, before I settled on this one. I'll try to do an SBS tonight.

    Wow, that's awesome... thanks! Yours look very simple to tie (I hope).

     

    Quite looking forward to your SBS!

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    The local yarn stores here are bereft of both Berroco or Jamieson's, so I opted with Patons Classic Wool Worsted, #00229 "Natural Mix". According to this 411 I found on the Web, it's somewhat close to everything else, but...

     

    www.classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=85951

     

    it's more towards Tan than Pink, but it was cheap (especially with the 40% off Michael's coupon) and readily available. I also use a Prismacolor 'Sand' colored marker & dab it lightly around the finished fly.

     

    The finished product looks close enough to me...

     

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    Here's my Tenkara neck pack. Thats all I carry when going minimalist. In the "accessory" pocket are a spare leader and a copy of my fishing and driver's license in a zip-loc bag (for wet wading). Also not shown is a "test tube" of San Juan worms I carry. I keep this in the SUV with a Tenkara Ito rod.

     

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    That's a great set up, Charlie! Just the basics...

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    I use a Thompson Model A that was given to me back in the 70's, and I purchased a universal base for it from Cabella's in 2010.

     

    I looked up the Thompson in ebay ant it is going for around $11

     

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Original-and-Vintage-NIB-Thompson-Model-A-fly-tying-Vise-/223362322802

    Over the Holidays, I picked up an original Model A with an extra "midge" jaw, a Sunrise Master with 3 extra jaws, two clamp on "streamside" style vises, & an original Thompson bobbin on Craigslist for a $20 spot.

     

    Bought a pedestal for the Model A @ Sportsmen's Warehouse, & it now sits on my desk nicely and works very well.

     

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    I never knew a club like this exists! Is it ok to use in a tournament?

    Nope. Gotta have a full quiver of 14 for Tournament play. (NOT like Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy)

     

    The Dvinick is good for Par 3's or for knocking BirdieBalls around. They feel very stiff in the hands.

     

    BITD we had an 18 hole Par 3 course in Denver that was lighted for night play, and we regularly looped it with a 7 iron, wedge & putter. Longest hole was around 210 yds. Cheap entertainment on a Friday night. Unfortunately it succumbed to urban sprawl.

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    I needed a tool caddy to keep my Tools organized. After trying various cups, jars & small cardboard boxes to hold them, it just wasn't the right thing. So, I dug around the scrap wood pile, found a small wood block,and grabbed the drill & a couple bits. This is what I knocked out...

     

     

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    The Pattern Database is very handy, but the SBS Forum is so-so only because my Tablet doesn't like to play the embedded videos smoothly. They're all on YouTube, though. All that I learned about fly tying I got from YT, this Site & the Links that various Members have posted.

     

    E-books are convenient, but there's something to be said for a hardcover that was given to you as a gift by someone special, or having a set of related books that aren't available in e-book form. The same can apply to reading a print newspaper while having a cup of coffee at the local diner.

     

    Just my .02

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    I know using a magnetic parts tray isn't a new idea for tying but these particular ones may have some advantages. I found them at Wal Mart, they're made by Hyper Tough and you get two for $4.44- They are small, roughly 2" across. I use them to keep the next few hooks I plan to tie right at the pedestal and the won't blow away if you sneeze-

    The magnet is a super strong doughnut shape encased in soft plastic so it shouldn't scratch the finish of the pedestal. Because of the doughnut shape if you slide a hook to the middle of the tray the magnetic force will stand it up on its end making it really easy to grab and remove.

     

    I also grabbed a pair of cuticle clippers for removing tiny nubs of ribbing wire that are sometimes left over after "helicoptering" the tag. Saves my scissors.

     

    Because fly tiers are a creative bunch there has to be hundreds of ideas out there that the rest of us haven't thought of, please share-

    Anybody get Coupons in the snail mail (Valpak, Money Mailer)? There are usually coupons from Harbor Freight that offer that same 4" Magnetic parts tray for free.

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