Steeldrifter

Mark that hurts my eyes just to tryin look at it........land a trout on that and he'll probaly have on glasses SD

Well Sal i thought i had more than i do right now,all i have at the moment are some brass beads that i "think" i got at orvis and the hole size is 1/8". I usallay have some graeen beads that i use for caddis larva but i must be out of those right now,i know the hole on them is smaller. Maybe J.Johnson or some one else can be of more help? SD

OK Sal i'll go check mine right now...if it dont say on the pack i'll tryin give ya the best measurment i can without a set of calipers. PS welcome to the site...stop over in "introduce yourself" and say hi to everyone. SD

Why'd ya pull that railroad spike ya call a earing out'a your ear and use that Big&ugly...and i dont mean SD....i saw that post SD

gonna be 75 gonna be 75 gonna be 75 ya know some of us live in MI Chris! Actually its not bad today about 60 but that will change by the time i hit "post"lol SD

Todder i was serious eyeballin that "production" book but figured it wasnt quite what i would need since i have enough trouble tying one fly but i will have to give it another look. SD

BASTARD!!!! OH it's on now mimi!..........

Shoe i think i would need quite a few drinks to even attempt a fly that small I dont know how you guys do stuff like that Looks good though....i think.....i had to put my glasses on to see it...lol SD

Forgot thanks for the claw info Shoe and i saw Joe's post it looks really good!

Shoe its a Daiichi size2 #2220. Never tied a craw but i do most of my smallie fishing with live craws(about 95%) so i just looked for a hook that "looked" about right for the average size i use. 95% till now that is...MUHAHAHA ...lol SD

I "think" your asking about the hole size that the hook slides through....Is that what you need to know sal? Just give a little more info and i'm sure some one can help ya with what ya need. SD

You guys are great man,i'm gonna print out your tips so i can reference them anytime And welcome to the site Flytyer be sure to stop over at the "introduce yourself" forum if you havent already SD

Just a reminder to all those that havent entered yet we have a "fly tyer of the year" contest going on and the deadline is still over a month away so theres plenty of time left. Last i counted there were about 20 people so far and i think Smallie wants to get a total of around 50 so check it out if you havent' already. Its gonna be a fun contest no matter who wins and smallie is gonna make a display of all the entered flies to take to shows so even if you dont think you will win your flies will still help the site so lets get this thing rollin SD

Thanks guys I really just kinda "winged it" so i'm happy that ya think it looks good,thats one of the reasons i joined this site was to keep me interested in tying and trying new patterens and i find the more time i spend on here the more i want to try new flies BDH i havent' loaded a fly in the DB yet but i'll give it a shot tommorow. Thanks again fella's.....gee i wonder what you guys can expect to get from me when we do that bass fly swap SD

OSD check my post called "can they be saved,leaky waders" that should give ya a hint SD

SH the body is brown chenille with palmered hackel,then i used swiss straw over the body and the head. SD

I put a wrap of lead under it......SH Thanks BD,is the color OK i was thinkin the "claws" might need to be darker.

Never tried a crawdad fly before so i took a trip to the fly shop after work and got a few things to practice. This is my first attempt at tying one and i would appreciate comments on what needs to be changed? Anything? Dont worry i have thick skin so be honest SD

Dornug i think you have been lookin at MY bookshelf All great suggestion bud and i think i have just about worn out my copy of Modern streamers! Thanks for adding to the list guys....all great books. SD

STS is still the same as it has always been,like Shoe said it is mostly PNW with the every so often article on the GL's. Its nice to read it every once in awhile but its not real helpful for us over here. There is one mag that is really pretty cool and it comes out biweekly and is cheap but DAMN if i cant think of the name right now,it covers MI,OH,IN and since its biweekly it is up to date on current runs and times. I'll see if i cant find an old issue and let ya know Will. SD

QUOTE (Shoe @ Nov 20 2003, 09:37 AM) OMG As long as he's comfortable with it. Around 6 Mile and Woodward and in Royal Oak he would blend right in. Sorry SD...LOL Thats alright Shoe the only time i venture into Wierd Oak is to visit FlyMart SD

Lot of good info and also alot of new friend have been made in that 5000. I look forward to the next 5000. SD

Hey Jack i recognize you,how ya been doing man? Nice to have ya jion this site theres some really good guys here and you just added to them I was down in NC about a year and a half ago to see a friend and fished the Davidson river,very pretty little stream had a blast. It's amazing how this sport can help with things in our personal life isnt it. Make yourself at home bud nice to have ya join us. SD

Yupp i found that to be true fishinwrench the first time i wrapped it was kinda big so i pulled the rubberband tighter and it thinned it out. I kinda like it myself because ya can get a whole bag of stonefly bodies at the dollar store SD