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Old 04-03-2011, 04:19 PM
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Default Oh what a grey day!

Quite a dull grey day so instead of brightening things up I thought I'd go with it, so I tied these 2 flies all with grey hackles in them. Both tied on kamasan B175's size 12.


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Thanks for looking at my efforts, any comments greatly recieved.

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Old 04-03-2011, 05:07 PM
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Your getting good Mark, very nice.
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:01 PM
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I like those Mark
The Grey almost looks slightly blue in the light.
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looks more a blue dun to me mate..
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Old 04-03-2011, 06:45 PM
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Thanks steven, dabhoy and emerger1981, yes you could be right about them being blue, thats what I thought but it definitely says grey on the veniards packet I got them in and I ordered them as grey.....erm
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Thanks steven, dabhoy and emerger1981, yes you could be right about them being blue, thats what I thought but it definitely says grey on the veniards packet I got them in and I ordered them as grey.....erm
typical veniards.. say no more mate
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:51 PM
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yes you could be right about them being blue, thats what I thought but it definitely says grey on the veniards packet I got them in and I ordered them as grey.....erm
The absolutely worst at quality control of any company I have purchased from... maybe those little children can't read so well

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Very nice fly. I like that blue/gray dun look.
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:55 PM
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You must be american, only in america that spelling gray not grey as in UK or maybe a bad speller?

sorry ignore that I didn't read your location properly.
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Old 04-03-2011, 10:56 PM
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Mate I think the clues his location
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Ok wiseguy I see it now, thats funny man
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