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Dear anonymous,

Dumbest comment I have ever come across. You obviously didn't get the point of the article, which is exactly the opposite of what it says: it doesn't matter a bit how you look!

Irony, you know? Joking by saying the opposite of what you really mean. And I even stamped the article with a "This is a joke" stamp so that even you up here in the Northwest could get the idea.

Well, I didn't succeed, did I?

Happy New Year

Martin

PS: I have been to the Northwest (in several countries actually, even though I guess that you refer to the only real Northwest, namely the one in the US), and it's not true that 99% don't give a rats @#$ about looks. A lot of you people fishing in the Northwest do look like sh*t, but my estimate is that the number is more like 47.8 percent. A lot of your fellow local fly fishers actually look quite decent, and do care a bit about looks.

PPS: Next time you criticize something, be a man and stand behind it with your name. That's also good style.

Hello Erik and Sandra,

It was nice to meet you at the Fly supply store. Thanks for the nice words about the article.
For sure we will meet in the future, maybe in your beautifull fly fishing cabin, or on a fly fishing show.

Best regards,

Tom and Fousjia.

Hello Dan,

Sorry for the waiting, I was reading your question today.
You asked me about designing a simple drag system for the future in my reels. I am thinking about it and maybe in a future reel design I will build such a drag system in one of my reels. I am thinking of a little disc brake system.
Thanks for your nice words and I hope to see your reel design photo's soon!!

Best regards,

Tom Biesot.

Submitted by 1737246310 on

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Dumbest article I've ever come across. 99% of us up here in the Northwest could give a rats @#$ about looks, we are out to catch big fish

Submitted by Armando on

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Nice article!
I tie some big flies myself for peacock and specially for payara. Its incredible how Little info on tying big, large yet light flies is there around the web. It is still a weird thing for people when I show them a 12" fly and I tell them I cast it with an 8 weight rod.

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Hi Martin, Jeez, what a shock! I didn't know until I walked through the Danish fly fair article and I see something very unfamiliar. Man it must be more than 20 years we met in a get together somewhere in Ulm (Germany) together with some other weirdo's (incl. Hans) trying to fish in mid winter! After tying at two Danish fly fair in the early 1990's I stopped tying at shows and also lost contact with nearly all friends & tiers. Hold on Martin. All the best wishes my old friend. Jay

It's a nicely tied pattern. My understanding was that the pattern was originated by Charles Waterman during a botched attempt to tie a Silver Doctor. He tied the fly in the Brooks "blonde style" as shown with all the materials above the shank with no beard or belly. In an article authored by Waterman quite long ago (like 20 years or more) in some fishing rag, he noted he chucked the streamer for brown trout in Montana. He used shooting heads as I recall. That is the first recollection I have of a reference to the pattern. My own experience is that it is indeed effective on trout and almost everything else.

I've used Corel Draw and Corel Paint to make some eyes. You can print them into any color combination you want, then punch them out into whatever size punch you are using. They come out of the printer dry. I've also used Corel Draw to elongate the center of the eye so that it's not circular. Then finish with Loons UV resin. I've been successful using a thin self adhesive sheet to print on. A little artistic flavor doesn't hurt either. Good luck with your creative endeavor.

Submitted by Jay on

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I like to just bounce all over this site. I link your stuff over to some friends for FYI's. Someday I hope to around to sending you something.

Submitted by Erik Strijker on

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Hello Tom,

We met at Daniel (Fly Supply). You told us about the reel and showed pictures of this beautiful reel. You indicated that the full story was on the Internet. We are very impressed by the beautiful piece of work and fascinating information about the design of this reel. Who knows, we meet again (along with your wife and passionate fly fisher).
greet
Erik and Sandra
www.flyfishfarm.com

Submitted by Garth Turner on

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Nice version of the original Silver Doctor with Jungle Cock from Dan Bailey's Fly Shop in the early 1970's Barry. Found this pattern to be most effective in the evening until just after dark for the big
Rainbows. Many fond memories.

Garth.

Submitted by Piker20 on

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I've enjoyed looking over your flies in this and other articles on here. Can't quite figure out the benefit of the disc at the rear of the tube? Surely any turbulance created from the front disc is enough to move the materials? Is the rear disc simply holding up the wing a little higher than a bead or cone or dubbing knot would?

Also I have seen a pattern of yours elsewhere which incorporates a disc the wrong way round at the rear to slow the swing in cold water by acting as a brake of sorts. How effective have you found this and have your tried more than one backward facing disc to add to that braking effect???

Submitted by Erick on

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Love the website and this article. I truly want to try the Easy Shrimp Eyes on some patterns for inshore FF in South Carolina. I read that you will get further out in Europe and the rest of the world "when the time is right". Any ideas when that might be the case for the US?

Congrats on many years of publishing. I can't believe its been 20 years! 6,000 pages... just amazing. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays. Best wishes and keep up the good work.

Submitted by david 1737246311 on

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Im pleased so much is available - we are very fortunate in this day.

But I am very rural - waaaay out in the country. Internet is expensive and data allowances slim. I dont get to watch videos much.
I knew I should have gone to dental school....

Submitted by Amy Greenification on

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Great website! I come from a long line of river and ocean fishermen/women. However, my grandparents on both sides passed away before teaching me anything about it. I tried lake fishing once in my 20's (caught a large mouth bass) and found it to be very upsetting because I was totally unprepared emotionally and I didn't effectively put the fish out of its misery. I was a bad hunter that day and totally uninformed! So fast forward 20'something years, and here I am with a 5 year old son who asks me every week to take him fishing. What to do!

I personally don't believe in hunting/fishing for sport and entertainment. That said, I'm not a vegetarian and I'm ok with killing to eat as long as suffering is avoided. I'm also totally open to allowing my son the chance to make up his own mind about fishing. So I was grateful to find your website and read through your philosophies. I've printed your 10 Rules for Catching, Killing and Releasing and will help him understand his options. I appreciate the gray-zone thinking you've done here, allowing space for everyone to figure out where they stand. Kudos to you!

Submitted by Emil on

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Hello,MARTIN

Excellent work...I am looking almost daily at this site.A few words can,t describe what I feel.Best for you !

EMIL

Hey Ben, Davie uses a L.A.W. vise. They are pretty hard to come by now as the gent who made them (Laurence A. Waldron) no longer produces them. They do come up on ebay every few months, but expect to pay upwards of $1000 for one.

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