Why is it cruel to keep fish in a tank, Thomas? The fish knows nothing else. He doesn't even know he exists. Cheers, Paul Cruel in broader sense as keeping animals trapped creates piles of shit, sick animals and the chemicals / medication needed to make such an operation work are cruel to nature as...

If i´d known when I would be in ... but I think I said I am in ... sort of :-)

Being unrespectful to nature is cruel - cruel as in "stupid". Not being concious is cruel / stupid. Catching fish for food is natural. Putting fishes in tanks / farming nets is unnatural = cruel. Holding animals in cages just to be slaughtered i unrespectful towards nature - cruel in other...

Hi Glenda I fish barbless almost exclusivly nowadays. You don't lose anymore fish, more the other way around if you fight fish properly (no slack). Releasing fish is faster. The selfcaught fish are the best, you know how it's been handled after being caught, and it doesn't get fresher to the table....

here's some variations of the same technique.

Harps, here is a pic of some materials. You can clearly see how long the fibre are. https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10846254_10203226329007314_5852091118063646293_n.jpg?oh=72e9569fae7fb7982cab58f3f335743c&oe=5547469E&__gda__=1425826043_cdeede71eaf54b59f3620875...

Snowshoe Emerger on Partridge CZ .... love that hook, small, strong and scarp as hell, barbless Hook: Partridge CZ or CZF Thread: whatever 8/0 and thinner *I tie with Dyneema which is 14/0 I think - that´s a Weilenmann question really :D Body: hares hare dubbing Wing: Fibres from Artic hares feet * ...

you said it - "ex" fishing buddy/partner. Sounds like he wanted an weird sort of excuse for not praticing casting. I am personally not so very interested in casting as a sport, but the guys I know competeing are all together damn good fishermen.

Thanks Harps, yeah - it is (or was) quite a common type of fly before things got "nice and tidy" and genetic hackle took over. This thing outfishes all those "industialized" flies I think. Anyway, it is vaery effecient tie and one does not need very much materials. Some hares fee...

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