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Submitted by 1737246287 on

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Hello martin,

Here are a few pointers for Florida: the great thing is that there are fishes pretty much anywhere to be caught.

For bonefish, the southern keys is the place to go with a fast 8 weight, floating line, boneflies and some barracuda flies, you should be able to hook something. Bones are spooky there but they can be big. Better bet for bones is to go to the bahamas, which is not far by plane/boat. Small trevallies cruise the flats as well...!

Tarpons can be caught in the keys as well, close to the bridges and all the way to fort meyers. Sure bet is to hire a guide with a boat for the big ones on a 10 or 12 weight. But there are many smaller ones in the canals, causeways, etc. which can be great fun on 8 weight. Snooks are there as well and can be fun.

Basically I would get a 8 and 10 weight fly rod, a 12 if you want to go for big poons, tropical floating lines, a good reel with lots of backing & good brake, good wading shoes, plenty of suncream, polarized glasses, plenty of different flies and cast whenever I could.

Renting kayaks is a terrific way to discover birdlife and go after fish as well. Depending on the season, hiring a guide should be done in advance, otherwise you might be left with a nondesirable one....wich is a waste of money.

Be careful of the sharks in muddy waters, plenty of bull sharks and big hammerheads can ruin a day...but they can be had on the fly as well and that's when the fun begins!!

Tight lines Martin! let me know how your trip went!!

Eddy

G'Day Andy...
The hook in the Dyna-King jaws is a Mustad Signature Series 4/0 Tarpon... (strong/heavy/durable)

The keel hook just prior to your inquiry is an Owner Cutting Point Rig'N Hook 5/0...(#5137-151) I fish it over estuary muscle beds and eel grass and congured up a snagless design.

Below is another more involved keel hook version on an Owner Cutting Point "Oversize Hook" 7/0 (#5110-171) Fished/drifted slowly on a floating line in low light during the Spring Herring estuary parade...

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Feridun,
Seeing that you are living in South Norway have you ever fished in Egersund. Any thoughts?

Rgds
Hyekal

Submitted by Larry Krumpelman on

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A suggestion on keeping the indicator in place is to pass the loop thru the O-ring and then twist the loop one time before placing it over the indicator. This has worked great for me. Love this site. Keep it oming...

Submitted by david roberts on

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good informashion for lads who live in wales picture of you sitting in boat lyn clywedog by any chance? many thanks d.roberts p.s tight lines

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"You cannot procede until we fumigate you and your baggage..."
"Worst case of Sea Lice infestation we've seen since we stopped a guy named Martin from Denmark!"

NICE TYEZ !!!

Looks great - and thanks for the crab pattern as well!
I'll have to try something similar with evafoam, which is similar but thicker.
There's also a product out there called "mayfly spent-wing material", produced by a top- notch gentleman in Ohio, Jerry Belfour. It looks like what would be used to wrap electronics, but is far more durable (in my personal experience) and somewhat more flexible as well. http://www.mayfly-material.com/ is the site (no affiliation shy of being a VERY pleased customer!) and I may be wrong, but he used to send a small sample upon request...
Anyhow, great tie and I look forward to many more!
Tight wraps,
Pete

Hi Pete

Its packaging foam I kept from a camera ... its similar to the closed cell foam you would buy for making gurglers, perhaps not so dense

I made a crab fly out of it too ..

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Andy

Awesome tie there! Just curious, what was used for the back/ carapace? An evafoam- like product, or perhaps a swiss straw? Just curious - whatever it is, it was used with great success!
Tight wraps,
Pete

'Wanted to display large, prominent eyez...
...with enhanced three dimensional characteristics.
Did not want to compress or restrict the body material nor rely on gobbs of goop to hold the BigEyez in place...
Simple, durable, adjustable, and suited to numerous applications.
An epoxy project that combines 3D eyes and mono...
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Submitted by Corey Haselhuhn on

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I stumbled upon this well trying to find new styles for this amazing little bug, boy this pattern is great.

It's snowing here in Michigan, but I can already see a brown suck this little guy down.

Thanks alot

Submitted by Jon Kirby on

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Very informative series. I have a Rick Fick rod that is in need of a ferrule replacement. I haven't had any luck locating him. Would you have any leads? Thanks . Cheers, Jon

Submitted by Heds on

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Hi Im coming over to Aalborg working for a few days end of april start of may wondered if its worth putting in the fly rod and what sort of fishing there is likely to be? Cheers tightlines!

Submitted by Seamus Barry on

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hi steve, very interested in your ammonite nymph. Only discovered its 'your fly'. Never actually seen one in reality, I have made poor attempts at dressing one. It looks a beautiful creation.
Can I purchase some, I live in Ireland And mainly fish the river suir. I,m trying my hand at czech nymphing.
Regards Seamus Barry, Co. Tipperary.

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