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A challenge for sure!!!
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05/24/15 06:45 PM
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chefmike
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A friend of mine (or I thought he was!!!!!) gave me some size 32 hooks YES 32!!! and challenged me to tie a fly on one. Well I am always up for a challenge. I lost 3 hooks on the floor trying to get one in the vise! Well here it is a size 32 dry pheasant tail in the picture is a size 14 hook to show comparison No before anyone asks I will not tie you two dozen........... Mike
".........the wood rod casts beautifully, and through it you can feel the heartbeats of the small trout." John Gierach.
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/24/15 08:36 PM
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tmds3
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wow, i would have lost all of my hooks trying to get them in the vice, nice job
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/25/15 01:36 AM
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J-Moe
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It won't get any harder than that!!!
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/25/15 08:46 PM
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RexW
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No before anyone asks I will not tie you two dozen...........
No problem Mike, I only need one dozen of them. You've done better than I have with them. I got a box of those hooks several years ago off a clearance rack. That box has never been opened.... Nice job!
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/25/15 09:55 PM
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chefmike
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Thanks guys Rex, Was it the split double wing olives you wanted or the fully dressed salmon flies? Mike..................
".........the wood rod casts beautifully, and through it you can feel the heartbeats of the small trout." John Gierach.
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/25/15 10:08 PM
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RexW
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A dozen Royal Coachmen will be fine. Hey, will you still be around on Sunday at the Expo? Not sure if I will make into the Expo hall on Fri or Sat, unless the casting park gets washed away like the rest of the state...
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/26/15 10:39 AM
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texsam
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Dude! how many xxx are your glasses . Great work,
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/26/15 02:31 PM
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chefmike
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Rex I will be at the Expo all the three days..............so please drop by and say hi. its great meeting you guys from the forum. I will be next to the Austin Fly Fishers
Mike
".........the wood rod casts beautifully, and through it you can feel the heartbeats of the small trout." John Gierach.
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/26/15 04:42 PM
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Coolshot
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Very Impressive!!
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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05/29/15 08:35 PM
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COFF
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It won't get any harder than that!!! He still has to get it tied on the tippet.
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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06/02/15 05:04 PM
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J-Moe
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It won't get any harder than that!!! He still has to get it tied on the tippet. He had it displayed at the Expo. He actually had to point the hooks out to me. No way I could get them tied on.
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Re: A challenge for sure!!!
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06/04/15 01:01 PM
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mickfly
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The nice thing about those tiny hooks is that you can't put much on them, so the flies are simple to tie. I've tied and fished size 32s with good success on the San Juan, though these days the Juan seems to require nothing smaller than a 24, with 18s to 22s the norm.
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