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Old 12-11-2011, 08:33 PM
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...but it's the last three weeks from the bank on the Bristol Waters, so these'll have to do.











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Old 12-11-2011, 08:35 PM
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Are those flies 'dabblers' ?
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:37 PM
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look good, have you cut the marabou on the wing on second one?
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:43 PM
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Well spotted FB, twas an off-cut.

Couldn't let it go to waste.
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:43 PM
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Look fine to me but I know fook all about these thing
So how do you fish these ?
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:52 PM
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Look fine to me but I know fook all about these thing
So how do you fish these ?
Tweeked back along the bottom on a short leader and a shooting-head Di7, or as the point fly on a 'washing-line'.

Either way it is the work of Satan and should not be encouraged.
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Old 13-11-2011, 07:49 AM
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They will certainly do the biz over the next couple of weeks.I often have one on the point this time of year -even on an intermediate line.Black seems to do well this time of year for me


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Old 13-11-2011, 08:41 AM
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Not something I would fish. But very nice flies..
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Old 13-11-2011, 09:24 AM
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There's now't like a good set of booby's
I don't use them but they aparently account for a lot of fish
These look good to me
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Old 13-11-2011, 10:05 AM
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Boobies, almost always on my cast, i love fising tem across te to and pulling really fast, its sooooooooooooooo intense, nice flies - ps - DONT cut marabou!!
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