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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:11  Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE

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i fractured my anckle today plaing rugby so will have heaps of time to tie flies and would like to give them a try haha
cheers Calum

That was silly  :D  at least you can see the bright side huh  :cool:
Some nice flies in there fella's, Well done Mike you run a very smooth swap.

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:15 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
The extended bodies were formed on a needle first then slide on hook and tied on etc...
I got the technique from a book I loaned, "The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference" by Lee Tedson & Jim Schollmeyer...
Fantastic book in fact I just this minute made an Amazon purchase of it  :D
The quick over view is, put a sewing needle in your vise, wrap on thread, tie in tail fibres, wrap with thread and apply glue, then dub over while glue wet and whip or half hitch...
then slide the body off the needle with some sort of flat plier... it took a couple of attempts to get the timing and pressure right to slide them off the needle...
I rattled off a couple of dozen then tied the pattern.

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:20 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Cheaper on Amazon than Fishpond Mike?

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:25 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Johnno, try comparing fishpond with "the nile.co.nz"
Have make some great purchases over the years by playing one off against the other :D

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:25 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Don't know Johnno, I didn't even check just an impulse really :p

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:41 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
It is actually plus I got another book at the same time... "Tying Emergers: A Complete Guide" by the same two gentlemen.
Couldn't find that on Fishpond....

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,21:57 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
Yeh Wolfman.  Bought a bit from there in the past.

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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 16 2011,23:34 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
awesome flies and geat photos of them too.
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PostIcon Posted on: Apr. 17 2011,11:39 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
looking forward to getting these beauties now, they look great :D.  Thanks for all your work Mike, I enjoyed tying for my first swap

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Very nice patterns. Really good photos of them too.
Excellent  work guys and thanks for sharing. :)
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