Martin, I have to agree about the Lamson reels. I have a Guru model and it is very lovely and well made. I recently got an Orvis Hydros IV to use for saltwater. It is another great reel that I think Orvis is phasing out in favor of their Mirage line. The Mirage is a great looking reel and the price is good when compared to other heavy duty salt reels.
Thank you, great photography. Also you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I wish you health and prosperity in the New Year!
Svend,
You are so right. That first sunny March or April day where it's warm enough to just lean back and doze off is a moment worth waiting for.
Thanks for your comment.
Martin
Spot on and very well written.
The first morfar (or nap) in the spring ist just as important as the first fish!
Great site! I am a novice fly fisherman and your advice on leaders was just what I was looking for.
The subject of hunting whether it be fishing or shooting is indeed a very complex one. I notice that the people
who are antis such as the PETA folks are continuously and some would say fanatically trying to convert and even tell lies in the process of their unremitting relentless quest in degrading the life of people who eat meat and especially those who would hunt their own meat as a food. These people are not worth listening to and should be totally ignored because they are disrespectfully saying that ones parents are to blame for a hunter's killer instinct. Nothing could be further from the truth and I say this from experience.
The fact that a human with a hunting instinct is a natural ocurence will not be recognized by the antis ever because if they do not agree with what people are doing they will try to stop people from doing it and I might add with vigor. Since time began there were hunters and perish the thought there were those who sat back and let the hunters bring home the food and of course there are many of those that sat back who survived who are now telling all and sundry what is right or wrong. Have all those with a killer instinct noticed it is always those who are anti try to convert the hunters never the other way round?
Incidentally all brown trout can live due to them tasting so bad but sea trout are another matter and they are good for you.
The Easy Shrimp Eyes are a nice, simple, innovative product. I have been very impressed with their quality and durability, and am happy to carry them in the Skeena River Fly Supply store. I wish Sten and Erik good luck with their business.
Grant,
I'm aware of the rarity of my LAW reel. A very good friend has one and I do too, but we are probably the two only Danes owning such a reel. I have only seen a few others in my time. Dutch Hans Weilenmann had a few - one small stream size model and one none-anti reverse, which were both real gems. I even think I remember him showing me a large arbor reel of Lawrence's making too, but it might be my imagination. Apart from that I remember seeing my friend Richard Ross having one... and that's about it. They are few and far apart.
I treasure mine - and still fish it every time I have a chance.
Martin
G.S.Marryat,
I'm sorry to hear that the new design doesn't become you well... I know it's question of liking and taste and that it's difficult to create something that everybody likes. You are the first person to criticize the new design - not that it makes your critique less valuable.
Oddly enough I did get several remarks about the old design being old fashioned, too colorful, messy and other remarks, and looking at it right now I have to say that it's just as glaring white as the new one (the dominant white background is the exact same white background we have now) and the washed out green was in stead a washed out yellow supplemented by a lot of different colors chosen individually for every single article.
I'm truly sorry to hear that the design will keep you from visiting daily as you used to, and I hope that lots of new content can convince you to reconsider that. I'm probably going to leave the new design as it is for now, but I'm certainly not totally locked on that and might consider changing it if more protests come in.
Thanks for your honest comment. It's highly appreciated.
Martin
When I was a millionaire Martin,I filled a whole "room" with cabinets full of Fly reels.
Love them and like to have them in my hands to turn them around and study them. I am also very lucky to have quite a few reels and take good care of them. Some reels I put in my cabinet and I don't use them anymore, because they are so special and I don't want to damage them by anything, some of them are the ones I made myself! Very nice artical!!!
Best regards,
Tom Biesot.
I have tried. Yes, I have really tried. Unfortunately, I am not enjoying the new website design, and particularly the colours. The glaring white is almost 'clinical' in its look, and does not radiate warmth. Perhaps someone felt it's the way websites are now, and is attempting to make it look 'cleaner' or sharper. But for me it's too 'clean', and where it's not white, it has this insipid washed-out green colour, which again is not attractive (to me). Of course there will be others who find this attractive. But for me the design does not make we want to linger, as i find it 'uncomfortable' and 'not pleasing'. I have been an almost daily viewer for years, but visit less frequently with this new design. This is probably disappointing for the staff to read, as i am sure a lot of effort has gone into this. However, as much as i love the content, I thought you should also hear that at least one of your viewers does not appreciate the website colours.
Martin, you own perhaps one of the most coveted and difficult reels to obtain, a Waldron reel. Waldron's vises are easy to obtain by comparison. I venture to guess a lot of people don't know that he made a few reels also. Sadly I had a chance to buy one years ago and talked to Waldron on the phone. I was short on cash at the time and had to pass. I've been kicking myself ever since.
This is a great docu-story if you are into bamboo rods or are thinking about taking the next step into the bamboo world. Much has changed to some of the people featured in the film. Master Rod Builder Glen Brackett has since moved on from the Winston Rod Company and formed his own outfit call Sweetgrass Rods. The movie is awesome nevertheless and takes you on a journey from the time the Tonkin Bamboo is harvested in China through the patient and laborious process of rod-making and beyond. Even my non-fishing wife enjoyed the storyline and cinematography!! I highly recommend this movie to both fly fishing experts and novices alike.
To heatshrink down clear or transparent heat shrink, if you have no lighters use "Boiling Water" as our Clear heat shrinks operate at boiling point which is 100C at http://www.shrinkfit.co.uk when there locate search box and type in '2:1 clear heat shrink', we have the 1.6mm and a 2.4mm in Clear in stock.
You can use a lighter to shrink down the clear heat shrink or just use boiling water. Smallest size is 1.2mm shrinks down to 0.6mm all the way up to 6 inches (150mm)
You can use a lighter to shrink down the clear heat shrink or just use boiling water
I'm travelling to Barbados in February for vacation. As with all of my vacations near the water, I plan to bring a couple fly rods. I was just wanting to pick your brain about any beach fly fishing opportunities on the Island. I would also love to know of any fly fishing guides that I could hire.
Thanks a bunch,
Jay
Magnus,
I actually don't think switch rods will give you any advantages on the coast, and certainly not longer casts.
Switch rods give great line control for underhand and spey style casting as well as for mending, but doesn't actually give longer casts. And the longer rods, often 10, 11 and 13 feet, will be a curse once the wind starts blowing - which it does 9 out of 10 days on the coast. The long rod simply gives too much wind resistance, and hardcore saltwater anglers often opt for shorter rods down to 8 feet and less to overcome the wind.
My personal choice is still a 9' rod, which is a good compromise between some reach and comfort as well as gaining the line speed, which is the primary factor in obtaining distance in casting.
Martin
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