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Old 05-02-2011, 06:46 PM
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Unhappy Didn't feel colourful today .

Was having a grey day so no colour in the tying today

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Old 05-02-2011, 06:56 PM
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cracking paras Danny
Im sure the fish like the colourless flies more
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Old 05-02-2011, 06:57 PM
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liking them Danny, are they 14,s or 16,s.
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Old 05-02-2011, 07:06 PM
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yeppers, I would be very happy with a box of those
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liking them Danny, are they 14,s or 16,s.
#8 ...............................just messing They are 14s mate . not got any 16s at the mo but will knock a few of these up when I do ...

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I use something very similar to that one Danny,its virtually my go to dry these days.Great for copying emerging buzzers or just a general dark terrestrial....
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Great for copying emerging buzzers
Exactly what I had in mind for these
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I really like those.I take it you're using good quality grizzle for the hackle?
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I really like those.I take it you're using good quality grizzle for the hackle?
Cheers , I got both lucky and unlucky with those hackles . Unlucky in that I bought a Metz grade 2 saddle for mainly #10 wets but there were hardly any of that size on it , lucky in that most of the hackles are very long , stiff barbs and just the job for paras in #14 / #16
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Nice flies, whats the dubbing Danny think I need to get something other than seals fur and hares for my dries/ emergers
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