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  • Mar 21, 2013 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Learning to Tie Flies: #59405
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    There’s a beginner’s guide on my website here: http://www.flyfishfood.com/p/fly-tying-class.html

    Might help direct you with videos, books etc. I tried to make the information fairly easy to follow and step-based.

    Jan 14, 2013 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Cicadas. #59371
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    Nice patterns!

    Oct 31, 2012 at 1:59 pm in reply to: Sanchez Biot Bug #59349
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    Yeah, very nicely done!

    Oct 4, 2012 at 3:02 am in reply to: Las Vegas fishing #54085
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    If you’re not opposed to a drive, you can always hit Southern Utah. Great time of year for big fish. Three or four hour drive from Vegas, depending on where you go.

    Jun 29, 2012 at 2:14 pm in reply to: WHat’s your favorite foam pattern? #59243
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    Here are some I like to tie. I’m a big fan of damsels because both trout and warmwater fish dig them.

    Crickets are also something that can work with both:

    And foam STP frogs are fun too…

    Jun 25, 2012 at 2:57 pm in reply to: Big Hair stackers #59227
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    The Griffin is the largest one I’ve seen or used. It can accommodate a lot of hair. Makes for a bit of an unwieldy stack, but it’s a lot…

    Feb 18, 2012 at 1:03 am in reply to: Nikon d7000 reviews #73136
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    FWIW, I recently got a D7000. Decided against upgrading to an FX format and stuck with an upgraded DX (I had the D90 before). So I won’t compare to anything other than what I know personally.

    What I like with the D7000:

    • Increased FPS, makes it nice to shoot my kids’ sports stuff and some other fishing situations needing higher FPS.

    • Does well at the higher ISO. This was surprisingly better than my D90

    • Weather sealed. Not sure what that really means, but it looks more weather-proof than my D90

    • HD Video. This was probably the nicest surprise as I had previously not considered the DSLR as a viable video device. It’s great. Continuous focus is nice and the quality is superb.

    So overall, I’m very happy with that camera. Someday I might upgrade to an FX, but for my photo hacking purposes currently, the D7000 fits like a glove.

    Apr 25, 2011 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Painting Poppers with a Copic Airbrush #58515
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    Those flies all look amazing.  Except that Turbo Popper, which looks like an enemy from Halo. 🙂

    Where can you get these Copic setups and how much do they cost?  Another advantage of markers is the paint shouldn’t eat through softer materials like spray paint can do.

    Also, long shot, but would the sprayer hook up to a Preval spray can?  Those are only $2 apiece at Home Depot.  I’ve used them to do a lot of furniture.

    Zach

    You can probably get it the easiest on Amazon.

    Apr 20, 2011 at 5:42 pm in reply to: Painting Poppers with a Copic Airbrush #58509
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    I’ve had one for about three years now.  It’s a great little tool.  Glad to see it’s starting to catch on a bit.  Here are a few of examples:


    Bass Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Turbo Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Bass Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Bass Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Bass Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Zaggin’ Zook by El Frito, on Flickr


    Bass Popper by El Frito, on Flickr


    Pike’s Puke by El Frito, on Flickr

    Mar 28, 2011 at 6:59 pm in reply to: Costa Rica 2011 – pic heavy #47654
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    Awesome stuff, thanks for posting!

    Mar 25, 2011 at 2:07 pm in reply to: Live video to overhead #72271
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    Maybe I’m missing something, but I assume you’re talking about a regular digital projector and not the old-fashioned transparency projector?

    Mar 24, 2011 at 2:06 am in reply to: Smoking Flies #72345
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    Killer stuff as usual JayMorr.  I always love to work from live models.

    Here’s the fly:

    Mar 7, 2011 at 5:04 pm in reply to: Tube Jig Fly #58436
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    Yeah, that’s my “go-to” warmwater rod as well.

    Mar 7, 2011 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Tube Jig Fly #58434
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    Nicely done Neil.

    Jan 19, 2011 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Clouser in the Crotch! #46809
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    Crotch piercings aside, what’s the body on that clouser??

    Jul 19, 2010 at 2:13 pm in reply to: Salt Lake CIty Fly Fishing #43980
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    Maybe just my personal preference, but if it were me, I’d probably opt for other water in Sept.

    Jun 5, 2010 at 1:38 am in reply to: Popper time #58121
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    Those are stick-on eyes.

    May 25, 2010 at 12:54 pm in reply to: “Pole Dancer” now in stores #58097
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    I tried with a more casting-friendly version without rabbit strip and it seemed to still work, but ended up being more difficult to get to zig-zag.

    May 25, 2010 at 3:20 am in reply to: “Pole Dancer” now in stores #58095
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    Or you can do what I did (been messing with this one for a while):

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeatp-UTY7M

    Crease flies are “close” but don’t quite have the same motion.

    Apr 30, 2010 at 3:16 pm in reply to: Belize!! (part 1) #70740
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    Dang, Adam, those are seriously some quality-H2O shots there…wow!

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