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  I'm gonna set my vise up for the first time this upcoming week after I get some thread and some wire for wooly buggers.
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That's really cool! I'm now very curious about responsible feather harvesting.
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After goring a few fish who swallowed my flies real deep, I've debarbed my stuff. I caught my personal best immediately after and didn't have any trouble keeping it; that made me feel even better about it. However I did the same to my wife's hook on a spinner, and it kept allowing her worms to fall off.
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I meant rod/reel; thanks, I'll have to find some of those hooks.
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  I'm doing a thing! Took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out how to load my bobbin, but I'm on my way.
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Forgive my double post, but I have breaking news! I present the Wu Tang Wooly Bugger, made exclusively from whatever random stuff I had.  It sure ain't neat, and it sure ain't pretty, but it's a start!
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I'm kind of expecting it to unravel when cast, because I'm far from certain I did the whip finish correctly.
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Sep 26, 2019 20:35
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Anyone have a hot source for picking up a bunch of fly hooks, or should I just continue to buy the mustad packets at the shop?
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 I kept breaking the little feathers I was trying to use to add the wooly leggy fuzz. Internet was out so I was just freestyling it. I picked up some beads, different threads, and some olive colored materials to play with. I also got some nymph hooks, to try making some of those.
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Sep 28, 2019 03:53
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Looks good! Maybe I'll have to try to do something like that. What hooks you using?
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That sounds like an awesome idea. Dr. Ozzie: those are gorgeous. I have to go tie a few buggers now.
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Oct 3, 2019 01:41
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What do ye fly tyers think of the UV hardened clearcoat stuff? I saw it used in a video and it looks pretty neat, but the pricetag at the shop made me think twice about picking some up.
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It's pretty similar to the one I got. I've got no complaints with this one so far. Terra Rotary Vise
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I'm still too new to know what's what, but I'm certain someone will have something rad to do with them. I have another birdgoon sending me some molt feathers to mess with.
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Oct 12, 2019 18:27
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A birdgoon sent me some stuff! I'm excited to work with these neat colors. The short feathers at the bottom I know will work for snazzy tails; what should I use the longer ones for?
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Lmfao Fly tying classes start in January!   I can't want! Gooch181 fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Dec 6, 2019 |
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Is coffee used because it's a potent scent in general, or because fish are specifically attracted to it?
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Those look legit!
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Dec 28, 2019 04:00
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Check out Tightlines, InTheRiffle, and Kim Misiura on Youtube for fly tying tutorials that are laid back and well done. (I tried to link them but it kept loving the links up)
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Nope, and life crap got in the way of me attending those classes I was so excited for. Wouldn't suggest letting some dipshit without insurance back into your car. I'll have some catching up to do prepping for my first spring of fishing! Its not all bad news, however. My new ride is much better suited for hauling kayaks and poles.
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Those definitely look like they'll catch fish; hell yeah.
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I'm doing weekly classes with Project Healing Waters, starting last week. First, we are building rods from blanks; last week we attached the guides, eyelets, and tiptop with rubber bands at the appropriate spaces and marked the spline on each rod segment. This week we are wrapping those with line and lacquering over them. After we have the rods built, we move on to fly tying. We'll also be practicing casting, I imagine. Eventually we start doing fishing outings, and one is apparently at the state hatchery. I'm super pumped and ready for some warmer weather.
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Did they not survive fishchompin's?
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:Ahhhhh I want to get into rod building so badly. That is really cool. Let me know if you'd ever be receptive to being commissioned to build one for a goon. One of the instructors is fitting the handles on the bottom piece of the rod for us to save us what is apparently a serious headache, so I won't quite be an expert. If you start in on building a rod, let me know and I'll gladly impart any knowledge I manage to retain! I leave in a few hours to start attaching those guides.
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Doubleposting in the name of progress!
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You can tie flies if you have like 2 inches of a table edge accessible. They little man! My whole tying setup fits in a single shoebox, vice and materials included.
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Nice! Don't neglect roll casting; it's easy and super useful, if less impressive looking than the other casts. 100% suggest tying a bit of yarn to your leader and practicing in the yard.
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Apok is the hero we (don't) deserve. Fly tiers; there are different types of thread, some made of a bunch of little threads. Is there a general rule governing when you want X type of thread? Do you have a size/type that is your "main" thread for general use?
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Thanks! edit: I also found a chart, as mine were in denier: 
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Man I remember having trouble getting the whip finish down last year, but I brutalized a decent looking first attempt at a helgrammite repeatedly trying to finish it. I have the tool and watched a bunch of videos and have no idea what to do differently. I think failure usually occurred on the second or third wrap, when the thread comes loose from the little arm on the tool.
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I'll look into that, thank you!
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Anyone ever made their own squirrel zonkers for fly tying? I'm amassing a number of tails and have them in the freezer until I decide how to handle them.
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