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Q:I have a bamboo rod, it has a sticker on it that reads BESTMADE and on the cork is the word Japan. Does anyone know what it may be worth and/or who the maker is?

from todd242500 on 04.16.13
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Q:I can not figure out the Double Haul for the life of me, anyone have some tips.

from Morgan64c on 04.15.13
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Q:What is an appropriate tip for an all day fly fishing trip with a guide? I'm not trying to pay his mortgage. Just enough of a tip so he doesn't curse at me when I walk away.

from redfishunter on 07.31.12
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Q:for fly lines, how do you convert grains to wt?

from Noah Gates on 06.21.12
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Q:I'm trying to figure out ways to get around paying top dollar for dry fly hackle. I realize that this is not a new quest, so I'm wondering what ideas others have come up with. Keep in mind, I'm not trying to win any fly tying beauty contests--I just want the hackle to float the fly and look like wings, tails, and/or legs when appropriate. Here are the things that I've tried/changed so far: 1. I tie parachute style, whenever possible, rather than wrapping the hackle Catskills style. If the legs are flush with the surface of the water, I suspect that I can jump up several sizes (and cheaper prices) to tie larger hackle on the fly. Is it just me, or does it seem like parachute dries work a little better with larger hackle, anyway? 2. I'm using bargain coq de leon whenever possible, then cutting it to size afterward. I got a bunch of cheap coz de leon on eBay, and it's quite large. It's also incredibly colorful and iridescent, so I was trying to figure out how to use it more. I'm tying up flies with it, then trimming with a scissors until it looks proportional. 3. I'm using small soft hackles and then adding head cement. I don't have ready access to materials as a need arises, so I was improvising with some colors that I didn't have available in dry fly hackle. I tied some hen hackle of the proper color in a parachute style, trimmed it to size (which cut away most of the webbiness), and then added a touch of head cement (hard as nails) to the underside as I was finishing the fly. It seems to work pretty good. Finally, I have an idea that I'd like to try, but I don't have the materials needed right now to try. If you've seen the Petitjean Magic Tool for tying CDC, why couldn't we make one similar for trimming oversized hackles down to the size needed? I'm a school teacher, so I'm imagining a pre-sized paper cutter with lines to show where to place the plastic edge so as to cut the hackle down to the exact size needed. I realize that this will remove any special coloration from the tips, but I seem to mostly use grizzly, brown, dun, and black hackle anyway, and cutting the tips doesn't seem to hurt the overall effect. Any thoughts on the above or, better yet, other recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

from Jan J. Mudder on 04.22.12
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