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awesome article lots

awesome article lots of good info. What river would you suggest to fish down in argentina for dorado's.

There was very littl

There was very little ever printed about Partridge's cane rods, only an A4 leaflet or 2. Other than Tom Moran, I very much doubt if many people remember much about them, I also doubt if Tom will be of much help to you, as the last I heard was that he was not in the best of health. These were made pre-Mustad's take over & dissapeared very soon afterwards., If you're on facebook, you could try contacting Ole Beurk (? spelling [Martin, GFF staff: His name is Ole Bjerke]) as he was the guy that ran it alongside the late Alan Bramley, he may still recall them. There are obviously cane rod forums as well you could try, but these were made in the mid 70's / early 80's & probably only for a few years at that.

The only thing that

The only thing that would make this photo better is if "I" was in it!
Great shot Jose!
Your fan,
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Jakob,

More pictu

Jakob,

More pictures...?! This article has almost 40 pictures already! We can hardly squeeze more in... The number of images found on any of our patterns surpasses what you find on most pattern articles on the web by an order of magnitude (well, almost...).

These images were all shot during a "live" tying of the fly, as is most of our step-by-step photos, and it can sometimes be difficult to control the background. But if you click on the images to see the larger versions you will see lots of details.

Doing an article such as this one is more than enough work as it is, and supplying shots on different backgrounds is unfortunately beyond our resources. We are after all doing this for fun and for free.

Martin

I have fished with A

I have fished with A fly &bubble for years.It is an exelent way to get closer to nature,because you learn to read the lake you are fishing on. When & where fish are rising,&what hatch they are feeding on,or where are the fish likly to be,like the delta of A feeder stream close to sundown,or shallow spots with submerged rocks,were the fish are jumping in the AM.When you fish with A fly & bubble you are always looking for rises(jumping fish),you are always tring to choose the best fly to match the hatch,to varry your retrive to seduce the fish.What A lovely obsession. Greg

Hey

What about mo

Hey

What about more pictures. The ones you have posted are great but it would great with more details. It would be great to see it on a lighter background also.

But great article and great great fly.

Best wishes

Jakob

I would be intrigued

I would be intrigued to find anything about the Partridge Golden Shadow fly rod as I have owned one for a number of years.
I e- mailed Partridge a few years ago but they could not give me any info. The only info they gave was the value of the rod.
I would be grateful if Keith Kitts could pass on any info he managed to dig up.

All easy: It really

All easy: It really hurts to spend lot's of money for tackle. But the good news (and that is why we are doing it): The only way to cure the pain is not to catch salmon in even more expensive water!

thanks for the patte

thanks for the patterns... will give them a try and let u know how i get on

Wow! I'm so impresse

Wow! I'm so impressed, its nice to see people doing fishing using the special fishing rod, its really an exciting experience in life. People will really love this kind of pastime because its so exciting to do specially when you cached fish. Personally i love doing fishing and it is really fulfilling and enjoyable experience in my life.

Steve

Great looki

Steve

Great looking fly. But I don't understand or see (doesn't show in picture) how liner tube is joined to junction tube with thread wrap over front of junction tube. Would it not be easier to melt the read end of the liner tube up against the rear of the bullet tube (and then add junction tube)...as you do to finish the fly off after the conehead?

Tight lines.

Glenn

Great book.

My s

Great book.

My sister, as a kid, used to be able to just put her hand into the Orvis trout pond and lift out a trout in her cupped hand.

The section on huxing is priceless.

Huxing is a technique of attaching a line to a goose or duck by wrapping it under under the left wing and over the left wing and then aroud the body like a belt. Then a baited hook was attached to the line at the foot or the wing. The waterfowl was then released. A pike would then take the bait and the water fowl would begin honking and trying to fly off and make it to shore.

I just used ordinary

I just used ordinary contact cement to attach the PVC fittings. Buying the actual primer and cement would have added another $5-6.00 dollars to the two tubes I built. I was able to get the contact cement at a local dollar store. It's been two years and no problems.

You can find the boo

You can find the book secondhand on Amazon for about $50-00 if you are lucky. It is long out of print and highly sought after.

Marco,

Marco,

Welcome to GFF!

It sounds like you have a good plane, and fishing at night is definitely the right plan this time of year. You will generally have to stick to pints and places with deeper water. The whole Lillebaelt area has a lot of places, which are suitable.

Make sure you take the wind into consideration, because you are fishing the ocean. and you don't want a head wind!

For Fyn you should check out the 117 Fine Fishing Spots, a booklet available in several languanges. It can be bought locally or ordered online.

This site http://www.seatrout.dk/ has a lot of info and links to these booklets, which you can buy here http://www.visitfyn.com/modules/eshop/?langcode=en

Hope this helps.

Martin

Dabe,

you are rig

Dabe,

you are right. The fly tied min the step-by-step sequence does not include EP fibres. The version tied upside down does, though.

You can use either material, but the fly gets a more transparent look using the rubber bands.

Kasper

I have read this book many times

I have read this book many times and plan on reading it many times more

This is not just

This is not just a great looking fly, i's also a great fish catcher. For the last couple of years I have almost exclusively fished with Kern's Leo Shrimp and Agerskovs Honey Shrimp, when chasing seatrout of the Danish coast.
I just have one question for tying this great looking modified version. On the material list it says there is a back/carapace made from EP fibres, but in the step-by-step this is left out. Should the rubber legs be positioned under or over the EP fibres.

Nice video , but it

Nice video , but it would be more convincing if the guy would unplug the filter so he can really breath trough his mask. ;)

With the current mov

With the current move to off shore manufacture of product reels are no exception. I have found a manufacturer in china whom appears to give exceptional value for conventional reels, most are less that $100 US with freight. They are simple fool proof designs proven by major manufactureres world wide.
Look at www.shinyico.cn the web sute for Weihai Shinyi Fishing Tackle.
My last reel cost $50.50 inc P&P and I regard it as a real bargin.

that is a brassie

that is a brassie

Thank you Martin; R

Thank you Martin; Received your E-mail on the blood nose pattern. Quick responce,I well be tying some of the patterns.wollys is one of my favorits. thanks agan. Ron in Canada

Folks, Here's an other

Folks,

Here's an other likely source for elastic leg material. Moderate size spools, good prices and both clear and in many colors.

Martin

Nice you have a grea

Nice you have a great deal of detail i like it. Keep up the good work! What was the matl. for the legs?