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Ah ten years is a long time - certainly long enough to see the funny side! Ultimately we all have fishing in common and that's far more important than our differences. No Bones today but a shit-load of Trevally (as Bernd would say!). Cheers, Paul Sure is :pirate: What does your counter say? Cheers ...

Paul Arden wrote:Incidentally I get on fine with all the examiners now!

Doesn't that depend on your definition of fine

Go catch some bones

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Lasse

Hi Paul

Yes, we met irl in Holland back then

It was more that your reasons to take those two exams where somewhat different to what Mark wrote, and your feelings afterwards where of course different. I fully understand that!

And I agree, and feel the same.

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Lasse

Hi Chris

That's Frank Loprestis site, the clips are heavily outdated, both tests have been revised several times since he put those clips up

It's an ok resource, but not current.

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Lasse

Hi Chris

Do you have a link to that clip?

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Lasse

Hi Chris The stripping in?? :???: ACCURACY CASTS-ROD HAND ONLY ____ 13. Beginning with the fly in hand, present the fly to targets at 20, 30 and 45 feet (6.1, 9.1, 13.7 meters). The candidate shall begin this task with the line extended to 55 feet (16.7m) and then strip in the line until only 4 to 5...

Hi Chris Prior to starting the task, 55 feet of line (feet to fluff) is taken out. Then you pull in line until only a few feet are outside the tip, take the fluff in hand, and then you are ready to start the task. This way, you have fluff in hand and more than needed line of the reel to accomplish t...

Hi Paul

Didn't you take the IFFF between the EFFF and the AAPAGAI Seem to recall that

Why did you take the EFFF and the AAPAGAI masters?

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Lasse

Allways have been

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Lasse

Hi Chase

In a headwind, I go for as straight a flyleg as possible, with as much speed as possible. The loop will morph anyway, and shaping loops usually happen after we accelerate the line.

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Lasse