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by daniel
Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Tackle
Topic: Tippet/sheepgirl rings
Replies: 2
Views: 805

Re: Tippet/sheepgirl rings

Paul, the Riverge tippet rings have always been ok for me.
by daniel
Wed May 04, 2022 5:13 am
Forum: Tackle
Topic: Farbank/Rio/Sage
Replies: 3
Views: 754

Re: Farbank/Rio/Sage

Looks like there is profile diagrams for their top end lines, just not the Mainstream series. Still no 30ft weights tho.
by daniel
Wed May 04, 2022 5:08 am
Forum: Tackle
Topic: Farbank/Rio/Sage
Replies: 3
Views: 754

Farbank/Rio/Sage

What are Farbank playing at merging the Sage and Rio (plus others) websites? As far as I can see, the fly lines section no longer shows taper profile or weights at 30ft :evil: The Sage part no longer has a rodbuilders section showing guidespacings and sizes for all their current and past models :( S...
by daniel
Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:34 pm
Forum: Flytying
Topic: Roy Christie
Replies: 9
Views: 2510

Re: Roy Christie

This is very sad to hear. I met him once at Coggeshall with you Paul. You told me Rev Para was coming and i didnt know what you meant! If my memory serves me right we drank far too much and stayed up very late tying ridiculously small flies. Think i still have some flies here he gave me. Great guy. ...
by daniel
Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:36 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Fly Line for beginners?
Replies: 21
Views: 15722

Re: Fly Line for beginners?

Lasse Karlsson wrote: Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:47 pm Just stick a 6 or 5 weight on it 😃

Cheers
Lasse
Or a 3wt barstool :D
by daniel
Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Fly Line for beginners?
Replies: 21
Views: 15722

Re: Fly Line for beginners?

I'm pretty sure when i was sold a 9'6" 7wt XP a million years ago, i was told i'd need an 8 line to load it, may have been a 444sl or possibly Wulff TT. Rod was way beyond my skill level but it actually made me want to learn how to cast, and led me to Sexyloops. Over 20 yrs later i'm still here...
by daniel
Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:46 pm
Forum: Flyfishing
Topic: Currently visiting UK from NZ - I have one weekend to fish, where should I go?
Replies: 13
Views: 3306

Re: Currently visiting UK from NZ - I have one weekend to fish, where should I go?

Hi Phil, i'm not sure who's on the board from that area. Paul will likely know someone. Lee Cummings is based in the Lake District (Millom), excellent fisherman and instructor. If he sees this i'm sure he'd be able to suggest something. Alternatively you could ring John Norris tackle shop and see if...
by daniel
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:40 pm
Forum: Tackle
Topic: How do you like your butts?
Replies: 6
Views: 1667

Re: How do you like your butts?

Yeah it may come down to aesthetics for me. On rods without fighting butts and half wells grips I prefer wooden seat inserts. With metal/carbon inserts on fighting butts and full wells.

Actually I may want to use it for light salt occasionally so fighting butt and metal seat might be the way to go.
by daniel
Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:56 pm
Forum: Tackle
Topic: How do you like your butts?
Replies: 6
Views: 1667

How do you like your butts?

Whats everyones thoughts on fighting butts and full wells on 9' 6wt fly rods. Paul tells me about 1 in 10 HT6's are ordered this way. I think when I throw for distance I use the butt on the back cast, tucked into the forearm below the wrist and levered over with late rotation. Apart from this i'm no...
by daniel
Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:36 pm
Forum: Tackle
Topic: Sage 3250 reel
Replies: 1
Views: 792

Re: Sage 3250 reel

Update on this. Sage customer service responded saying none of the current range spools fit the 3250 (to be expected really but worth trying!)

If anyone comes across any old stock anywhere online, could you give me a heads up here?

Cheers

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