tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60149474759719466392024-03-14T14:51:32.348+01:00Waving a StickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-15858329101877050872011-06-12T17:45:00.000+02:002011-06-12T17:45:33.367+02:00Waving a Stick : On the MovePfewwwww.......<br />
After lots of slaving behind the computer I am proud to announce the birth of my own website!<br />
I have been getting more and more requests from people asking me to build a rod for them.<br />
This made me decide to take the plunge, make the next step and start up a small business as a rodbuilder.<br />
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and here it is: <b><a href="http://www.vandermeer-flyroddesign.com/">vanderMeer Flyrod Desgin</a> </b><br />
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I will be making rods on custom order and only use the best materials and components.<br />
If you are looking for a rod that is perfectly suited to a specific purpose, let me know and I will help you make that dream become a reality.<br />
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The website isn't a 100% ready but, I want to make it public now anyway.<br />
Having my own website also meant I had to make up my mind about what to do with this Blog.<br />
I decided upon moving the whole thing and make it become an integral part of the website.<br />
The nest few weeks I will be spending some time trying to move the archive on this Blog over to its new residence.<br />
For now click on the link below. It will guide you to the NEW home of this Blog and will also be your first entry to the rest of my website.<br />
<a href="http://www.vandermeer-flyroddesign.com/vanderMeer_Flyrod_Design/Blog/Blog.html">http://www.vandermeer-flyroddesign.com/vanderMeer_Flyrod_Design/Blog/Blog.html</a><br />
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For those of you who Follow me on Twitter: just keep following me, I won't change a thing about that. I will still be tweeting for dear life from the same account.<br />
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Allright. That's it. Try the link and I hope to see you all there!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
RudyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-20924212547284456892011-05-22T10:48:00.002+02:002011-05-23T15:02:43.769+02:00CleavageI went out for a quick trip with the floattube yesterday afternoon. First time out in the mutated rubber duck by the way.... The sun was shining and there was not a cloud to be seen. When I arrived at the water my initial thoughts about today's fishing were confirmed. No surface activity. I decided to show the fish some cleavage to wet their appetite. Tied on a pink Boobie and fished it static on an intermediate line. The end result: 3 fish caught (around 1 kilo), a few long distance releases and quite a few nibbles...<br />
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Apart from that I met a lot of nice people and I the reception and hospitality of the owners of "De Ronde Bleek" - Jan and his wife- was great. After the fair I fished for an hour or so and hooked but missed a fish on the dry fly. Next morning I also tried my luck for an hour with buzzers and a slow sinking line, before I took the drive over to Germany to fish on the river. Even though I caught no fish I think I will be back to fish De Ronde Bleek for real one of these days.<br />
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Back to the river a was also at two weeks ago. I started with checking out a part of the river on which I had never fished before. Apart from spotting some brook trout and scaring the living daylights out of a few carp (yep, spooked them), I didn't find any active fish. Casts under the overhanging branches with various dries didn't work. In fact it worked so bad that I even considered nymphing.<br />
In the end I decided not to and try my luck on another part of the river.<br />
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After relocating to another stretch I finally found a few fish which were picking flies of the surface every now and then. On the first stretch I saw a lot of different insects.<br />
Rhodani spinners, Soldier beetles, a few bibio's lots of midges, baetis muticus duns were taking off, sand flies and so on. But over on the second stretch It was just muticus duns and sand flies.<br />
A cast in a small hole between the branches and a downstream drift (upstream was impossible) with an imitation to represent the B. muticus ended in a rise to the fly, a hook-up and.... a straightened hook.<br />
Needless to say, the fish stopped rising.<br />
A bit upstream from this fish I found a shallow pool were I saw some fish moving into position at the tail end and start rising. Small duns were floating on the surface and I saw a couple of fish a bit further up making splashy rises ("aha! sedge hatch !", I thought.)<br />
The fish closer to me were clearly working on the small baetis duns I had also seen.<br />
Because off the shallow water (about 20 cm deep) I got a very good at the way the fish reacted to my offerings. The shallow water also meant that the trouts window of perception was very small which called for some very accurate casting. On the first few drifts my fly started dragging after about 10cm.<br />
With some fancy casts I managed to lengthen that to about a meter which was more than enough to get a drag-free drift over the fish. But low and behold.... nothing happened with the dun. Tried an emerger for the same species, with exactly the same result. A few fish had a look at the fly but rejected it at the last moment. For me an excellent example of the importance of presenting the fly in the right way.<br />
A fly that dragged within the trouts window, was completely ignored.<br />
A fly that didn't drag got a good look, but was rejected; both the dun and the emerger.<br />
After another splashy rise from one of the fish further upstream, I tied on Gary LaFontain's Emergent Sparkle pupa and cast it at one of the fish at the tail of the pool. The fish locked on to the fly as soon as it landed, let it drift over its head and grab it at the very last moment it was in its sight.<br />
The fish was a good 30cm and turned out to be a brook-trout. My first one on this river.<br />
Nice. I caught another two fish in the pool, also on the Emergent sparkle pupa.<br />
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Like Hannibal from the A-team used to say:"I love it when a plan comes together!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-51285160141912782282011-05-11T16:28:00.001+02:002011-05-11T16:29:15.887+02:00Small updateFor those who didn't already know it I am in the proces of starting up a small business as a rodbuilder.<br />
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vanderMeer Flyrod design<br />
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All the official papers have been signed, mr. Taxman already send me a letter to say Hi an tell me how glad they are that I am going to make them some money. A website is in the making and I will be attending my first fair this Saturday at De Ronde Bleek in Sterksel. I will be showing my latest builds and give everyone who's interested a chance to cast the rods, ask questions etc. etc.<br />
More info can be found <a href="http://www.derondebleek.nl/vliegvissen/nieuws/">here</a><br />
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Just had some fun casting an 8 ft. #3 as research for my next rodbuilding project (lets just call it operation creeks&small streams, to keep the theme going).<br />
The rod I tested, is a CTS Affinity MX 8ft 3wt. I build (allmost) al my rods on CTS blanks. In my opinion they make some of the best blanks in the world. After a while making short cast, some presentation stuff and rollcasts I ended up distance-casting....<br />
Completely pointless (that's not what this rod is meant for) but a lot of fun.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-34006492223689648412011-05-04T00:26:00.000+02:002011-05-04T00:26:59.811+02:00Attractors<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWnGqiUJWTau4G6skyvR6_aG3gjAWpe6lOLylspsreDWvMMs2x7nXem2OJCLStYGB4KK73-6NdPGdFE5edgvxClh1bQxDftyW9uyjeguHrSs5lAZr9tnO-_KddliIIxj8egsKUM0q-ao4/s1600/IMG_3486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWnGqiUJWTau4G6skyvR6_aG3gjAWpe6lOLylspsreDWvMMs2x7nXem2OJCLStYGB4KK73-6NdPGdFE5edgvxClh1bQxDftyW9uyjeguHrSs5lAZr9tnO-_KddliIIxj8egsKUM0q-ao4/s640/IMG_3486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went out to my local troutwater on Saturday and had a realy nice time with Chris and we even caught some fish (five in total, between the two of us). Three of those fish were caught within 10 minutes during what you could call a hatch if it wasn't a big exaggeration of what was going on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's just say that the fish were actively feeding on the surface for half an hour tops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chris and I had a little chat about what to do between hatches. We, snobs as we are would rather not dig out the streamerbox so we decided on fishing attractors is much more fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, sunday morning I decided I should stock on attractors and tied up a few classics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The flies in the picture above are the famous Royal Wulf (bottom left) and Gary LaFontains Double Wing pattern (top right). There's actually a lot to tell about the double wing, which I will do some other time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh yeah, sunday afternoon I went back to the water and tried to attract some of the resident rainbows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But nothing much happened. A stiff breeze and an upcoming change of the weather (cold) probably put the fish down. In the end one fish devoured my hopper and broke me off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's all fishing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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...a bit about the rod: This rod is a finished prototype for a rod-series specifically suited to fishing on reservoirs. When I started thinking about this rod the general idea was that I wanted to build a rod that is fun to fish. Not an overly stiff broomstick, but a rod that makes you wonder where that big smile on your face just came from!<br />
A nice progressive bend, built with quality components and a classy look were the three key elements.<br />
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The rod is build on a blank from the boys and girls at CTS. In my opinion they build the best blanks in the world. I decided upon a length of nine and a half feet.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The extra 6 inches can make a lot of difference when you're fishing whether it's from the bank, the floattube or boat. The rod in the pics is a 6-weight but can also be build on a 5 or 7-weight blank if that's what your looking for. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If you are interested in the rod or have a question, send me an e-mail (<a href="mailto:wavingastick@gmail.com">wavingastick@gmail.com</a>) or send me a direct message <i><b>@wavingastick</b></i> on Twitter. </div><br />
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In the morning the fish were cruising high, but nothing was hatching. We did see some flies floating by which might or might not be alder flies blown onto the water by accident. Even though there is some debate about whether or not these flies are on the trouts menu we gave it a shot anyway. I tied on a pattern that roughly fitted the ballpark and mimicked the struggle of the insect with a small twitch every now and then. As it turned out, this was a very successful tactic. The first two fish I caught made a bow wave in the surface and devoured the flies.<br />
Even though it was a bright and sunny day there was a half hour when I caught the biggest fish of the day on a small black midge emerger during the sparsest of hatches. A 1,5kg fly that decided to tear of my whole flyline and quite a bit of backing. This doesn't happen very often on this water. The fish give you a nice fight, but this fish was very strong. One to remember and hopefully the first of many longlasting memories for the 2011 season.<br />
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My brother in law wanted to go out and fish with a flyrod for the very first time in his life.<br />
So on Saturday evening we went out into a field where I gave him a quick rundown on how to cast the flyrod and let him have a crack at the basic overhead cast and the rollcast.<br />
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When we were out on the water the next day, I noticed my brother in law having some trouble with the overhead cast and saw him naturally switching to the rollcast.<br />
The whole experience made me think back of my first times out on the water with a flyrod and all the hundreds of tangles I had to untangle before I could finally get the fly where I wanted it to be.<br />
But anyway, it was also clear what a great cast this rollcast really is.<br />
It allows you to think about and there's lots of room to explore the strengths and weakness of your own technique and it very quickly lets you concentrate on the fishing.<br />
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I drove home with the reminder how good a practice-move it is to practice this cast. Because you only need to think about the flyline going forward, you can really zoom in and focus one of the many elements of which the cast itsself is made of.<br />
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That "breaking it down, zoom in and focus" - thing will be my mantra for the next casting practice sessions.<br />
Give it a go as well, I think you will find many great and not-so-great things there.<br />
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And did I catch any fish?<br />
Well, I did actually. The first rainbow on a dry fly for this season. Just over a kilo. Yeah Man :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-89327574333987832952011-03-23T21:21:00.002+01:002011-03-23T21:28:32.801+01:00the Five Essentials - part four & five<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sha</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">me on me! It's been almost 3 months since my last entry. But that's all about to change.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There's a new season with lots of things to do and lots of things to see.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Today I will talk about the last essentials. And Heck... I 'll even give you an extra one for free!!</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Essential nr. 4: The Casting stroke. </span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">First of all a definition. The casting stroke is the motion in which you apply force to the line in order to generate a loop. This all may sound a bit technical, but to just say that we are talking about a cast isn't a 100% correct. For now, we'll forget this and stick to the subject; the Casting stroke. </span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The size of the Casting stroke </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">is generally determined by the length of the line to be cast. </span></span><b><b></b></b><br />
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<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Now, what does this all mean? Quite a lot actually. You constantly need to adjust the length of the casting stroke to the amount of line that is outside of the rodtip. </span></span></span><b><b></b></b></div><b><b></b></b><br />
<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Remember this: Short line short stroke, long line long stroke.</span></span></span></div></div></b></b></div></b></b></div><b><b></b></b><br />
<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I remember a drawing of this concept when I was learning the basiscs of the flycast. I will try to explain the mechanics: 60 feet of flyline weighs considerably more than 30 feet. </span></span></span><b><b></b></b><br />
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<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Asuming that you make a well executed cast, the rod will bend deeper against 60 feet than against the weight of the 30 feet. If you don't adjust the casting stroke, you will deviate from the all important Straight line Path and thus ruin your cast. Not good and no fun at all. </span></span></span></div></div></b></b><b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><b></b></b></span></div><b><b></b></b><br />
<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The key to good loop formation is to match the size of the casting stroke to the amount of bend in the rod This is known as a Variable Casting Stroke. </span></span></span></div></div></b></b></div></b></b><br />
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</span></span></span></div></div></b></b></div></b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Essential nr. 5: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">There must be a Pause</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> that may vary in duration at the en<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;">d </span></span></span></span><b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></b></b><br />
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<b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">of each back cast and forward cast stop.</span></span></span></div></div></span></span></b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">After making the cast you need this Pause to let the loop straighten. If you start the cast before the line is full straightened you will lose tension and not load the rod properly and the whole cast goes to bust. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><b></b></b></span><br />
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<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">A longer length of line needs a longer pause than a short line etc. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><b></b></b></span></div><b><b></b></b><br />
<b><b><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Easy to grasp, but difficult to execute perfectly.</span></span></span></div></div></b></b></div></b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Use these ingredients to make a smooth cast. Take it easy, don't rush it, don't use too much power, let the rod do the work and most of all: Have fun! </span></span></span></div></b></b><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">More Essentials tomorrow. A bit of talk about the Casting Stroke. For now, let's just watch that clip again...<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Efficient loop formation requires the caster to move the rod in a Straight Line Path</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to the target.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all remember this: <i>The line will follow the path of the rod tip.</i> If the rod tip deviates from a straight line, so will your flyline. There may be circumstances were it is desirable to not cast in a straight line, but that is something I want to talk about later. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For now remember to keep track of what your rod tip does when you make a cast. There are 4 different paths that the rod tip can make when you make a cast. All of these paths result in a different loop shape. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The first is the nearly STRAIGHT LINE PATH of the rod tip. This path generates a narrow LOOP and accurate placement of the fly. A narrow loop will show a top and bottom leg separation of approximately 20 inches. The top and bottom leg of the loop will also be in the same plane, that is to say that the top leg should always be directly above the bottom leg for maximum efficiency. Another advantage of the narrow loop is its ability to penetrate a wind. The smaller and tighter loop has less surface area and increases resistance to the wind ” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second path the rod tip can travel is in a CONVEX PATH. The path of the rod tip in this instance travels in a large upward arc as opposed to a near straight line path. A convex path of the rod tip opens up, or widens the loop, decreases wind resistance and compromises accuracy.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The third path the rod tip can travel in is a CONCAVE PATH. The path of the rod tip in this instance travels in a downward arc. This path will form a closed or TAILING LOOP and commonly leads to the dreaded wind knot. The tailing loop will severely compromise full TURNOVER of the loop and accurate placement of the fly.”</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last but not least is the LATERAL PATH of the rod tip. In this instance the path of the rod tip no longer moves in a single plane but instead swings out to the left or right from the straight line path to the target plane. Know as the "Swinging Loop," the top leg "swings out" to the left or right of the bottom leg of the loop. The swinging loop is a casting fault.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was in the early stages of learning how to cast a flyline, this essential was a revelation for me. Concentrating on what the rod tip does when you make a cast really gives you a sense of the control over the flyline we all strive for.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as a bit of a relief for before all of you go out to practice: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The straight line only occurs during a part of your cast. The picture below is an excellent illustration of what to aim for. The picture is part of an article about SLP by Jason Borger and can be found here </span><a href="http://fishfliesandwater.com/casting-mending/slp-straight-line-path-of-the-rod-tip/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://fishfliesandwater.com/casting-mending/slp-straight-line-path-of-the-rod-tip/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Proper acceleration</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of the fly rod.</span></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fly casting the function of the rod hand is to accelerate the rod so that it may </span><b></b><br />
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<b><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">load or bend against the resistance of the fly line. The hand accelerates the rod </span></span></div></div></b><b><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slowly at first and continues to increase in speed until the rod reaches a position </span></span></div></div></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">perpendicular to the target at which point the rod hand accelerates even faster, and </span></div></div></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">concludes, with a short, ultra fast stop of the hand. The majority of acceleration </span></div></div></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-align: justify;"><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">takes place near the end of the stroke.</span></div></div></span></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8073149">http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8073149</a><br />
for an animation about the first of Bill Gammels "Five Essentials of Flycasting"<br />
During the next few days I will discuss these casting principles and hope you will you find it useful and fun. See you tomorrow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-8955302776574412842010-12-09T19:32:00.004+01:002011-02-10T22:16:21.501+01:00Not exactly....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Because angling’s not really about fishing at all, at least not the bit where the line end and water actually touch. It is about people and places, wonderful insights into nature, both human and wild; it is about cameraderie, rivalries, luck and laughter. It is about spirit and perseverance; it is about learning and it is about life.....</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">This is what I read on the Blog "Not exactly Fishing". I couldn't agree more. Go and have a look for yourself to see if there's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">something nice in there for you. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="354" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16903188" width="629"></iframe></div><a href="http://vimeo.com/16903188">Suburbia</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2565106">rudy</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-54221418562006069022010-10-12T23:42:00.003+02:002011-02-10T22:21:31.314+01:00Pikefishing in Friesland<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><br />
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</span></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavingastick/5075989949/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="320" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/5075989949_a30871d637_m.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px;" width="240" /></a>I got a little bit tired of casting these überheavy pikeflies all the time and tied and tried a big big Hollow Fleye suited to the occasion. I had one massive take on the fly and I am confident that it will catch its share of fish this season. It inspired me to make some variations of this fly during the next few weeks. Apart from the grizzle hackle (yeah, just couldn't help myself, had to tie in somezing stripy) it's all bucktail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-87378858250346247342010-10-12T23:38:00.001+02:002010-10-12T23:38:04.336+02:00Roach<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavingastick/5076584140/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5076584140_4cdac1a535_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wavingastick/5076584140/">Roach</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wavingastick/">wavingastick</a></span></div>Here's a not-so-good shot of one of the nice roaches I caught this weekend. I will try to post the pics I make to my Flickr photostream.<br clear="all" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-11272065753533512372010-10-12T23:22:00.001+02:002010-10-12T23:24:05.414+02:00The GameThis weekend I found myself wondering about what it is that I like about flyfishing so much.<br />
It isn't the worlds biggest secret that what I love to do the most with a flyrod in my hand is fishing for brown trout with a dry fly. Unfortunately the reality is that I just cannot do that for the largest part of the year. But is that a reason to toss the rods in the corner during the times in between?<br />
Off course not!<br />
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Last Sunday I had a really good time scooting around a new stretch of water and catching the biggest roach/rudd of the year a few hours later. Yesterday I had a fishless pike-trip in Friesland, the part of the Netherlands where I grew up.<br />
As a boy I spend hours, days and weeks on end fishing in the afternoon, coming home late for dinner and fishing again in the evening on the nights I didn't get grounded.<br />
Wondering about the mysteries that lay beneath the surface.<br />
Addicted, that's what I was.<br />
Hooked...<br />
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and to this very day. <br />
It's not so much about what fish I'm after.<br />
It's not so much about where to fish.<br />
It's the game.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-78729419086096245662010-09-26T23:04:00.004+02:002010-10-10T22:36:37.976+02:00Hollow FleyesWith my trout season being over for this year and after almost recovering from the depression that follows it, I grabbed myself together and dusted of my streamerbox.<br />
Today I want to bring to your attention a few examples of a a family of flies called Hollow Fleyes invented by Bob Popovics.<br />
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... apart from having a strange kind of fancy for goats Bob is also a very creative fly tier that has given the world a few pretty cool and very effective flies. A lot of these flies and the concepts behind them can be found in his excellent book "Pop Fleyes". If you don't already own a copy of this book, go get one. And if you already did, get an extra one just in case, because these books have a tendency of disappearing in thin air once you borrow it to somebody else....<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJJs6jt79zWCjvOgeRj3lYG4s3zcsf27RiCz_Q3RPCVGKHOqknm2uCLruuRU0tqmDm_xSzsV497LPrQVDcQtP4sqgQ7Ts2cerUq_dmi2ys90f-rp4MHPmczyaC9-i2JjEiRJykhZ85xZ9/s1600/IMG_2346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJJs6jt79zWCjvOgeRj3lYG4s3zcsf27RiCz_Q3RPCVGKHOqknm2uCLruuRU0tqmDm_xSzsV497LPrQVDcQtP4sqgQ7Ts2cerUq_dmi2ys90f-rp4MHPmczyaC9-i2JjEiRJykhZ85xZ9/s320/IMG_2346.JPG" width="320" /></a>So... Bob like goats. A lot! Well... the boy goats to be precise. Bob ties a lot of his flies with bucktail. It's a very versatile material that possesses certain qualities that cannot be imitated by any other material. The Hollow Fleye is no exception. The whole fly is made out of bucktail. At first glance this looks familiar and indeed there is a resemblance to the Deciever but there a few big difference in the way the fly is tied.<br />
To be technically the Hollow Fleye isn't so much a fly, it's a concept that enables the tier to make flies with little material and a big profile. The shape of the fly can be controlled very precise by the tier.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjt7Yir3TqLGhcKr7qU9ReceN6uKL3xCg1AbnvH1a5k274EBCAGCy650wHTkvQeHy-QUwYvYjL38yxadr27bfhE_gkNiZ_jmmY17bcLxAaeUCcvL60BBJxw8FDurABkN_esyJ9vVBUyZY/s1600/IMG_2347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjt7Yir3TqLGhcKr7qU9ReceN6uKL3xCg1AbnvH1a5k274EBCAGCy650wHTkvQeHy-QUwYvYjL38yxadr27bfhE_gkNiZ_jmmY17bcLxAaeUCcvL60BBJxw8FDurABkN_esyJ9vVBUyZY/s320/IMG_2347.JPG" width="320" /></a>What Bob came up with is very simple to understand and the technique is pretty easy by itself but it will take a few flies before you will be able to really have full control over the outcome.<br />
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The name comes from the fact that you are trying to outline just the silhouette of the fly and leaving the inner bit empty; Hollow.... simple.<br />
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The basic principle of the technique is to reverse the tying and then pulling back the fibres. I will explain:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpENRFPReh9yKxlsau3V7e9xVu5wPYDNx9orylSTBU271XvxrBblf1bHPu1uhkMfu-vA2UoDWXsvnhHhKXE56jBHEp4-NqA409BanvUuQZh4PF0cZ0zTdAiSA7eZGu7B7BMBHRSu2i0XvA/s1600/IMG_2349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpENRFPReh9yKxlsau3V7e9xVu5wPYDNx9orylSTBU271XvxrBblf1bHPu1uhkMfu-vA2UoDWXsvnhHhKXE56jBHEp4-NqA409BanvUuQZh4PF0cZ0zTdAiSA7eZGu7B7BMBHRSu2i0XvA/s320/IMG_2349.JPG" width="320" /></a>After you put the thread onto the hookshank you get a bunch of bucktail which you ty in round the hookshank with the tips of the bucktail pointing forward! After the bucktail is tied in securely you get something to push the bucktail backwards, an old pen will do just fine. After you've pushed back the bucktail you should now have the fibres pointing backwards. With the pen still pushing the fibres you grab the bucktail with your hand and take away the pen, you build a small ramp of thread directly in front of the bucktail. This ramp will push back the bucktail. If you make a small ramp the bucktail will flare widely and if you make it big the bucktail will be almost glued to the hookshank. So, the shape can be controlled completely by the tier depending on the size of the ramp and the threadpresure. Cool or what?<br />
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After you finish this step you can put on another bunch of bucktail a bit further on up the hookshank and repeat the procedure. Most if the times I use three of these layers. If you tie of after these steps you will have a functional fly, but it will look even better if you put it under hot running water for a while and let it dry. The fly will now have a very realistic fishy shape which it will hold all by itself.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Once you're familiar with the technique you start adding your own ideas to it which is what I did with the Hollow Fleyes you see in the pictures below. Mine all have eyes and a small epoxy head. Some are weighted with a few beads put in between the layers of bucktail and I also made them with a grizzle hackle tip, which I kind of like. I am sure I will think of a few more variations.<br />
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Well there you have it: The Hollow Fleye, give it a tryUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-6998431711234743892010-09-22T00:13:00.003+02:002010-10-10T21:55:03.985+02:00The long awaited rod reviewSo here it is, a rod review of the infamous Diamondback Classic Western.<br />
I heard lots of rumors about the rods and blanks by this brand and I have been scorching the internet trying to find a blank for a while, but never had any success. And then I went to Norway again this summer and got a great tip (thank you, thank you Preben, I ordered a piece of marble to make you a statue....). After trying the latest (and last) incarnation of this rod this summer I knew there was absolutely no way out of this.<br />
I just H*A*D*D*A*H*A*V*E*O*N*E!!!!!<br />
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After contacting the factory directly I am now the proud owner of the very last brand new nine foot 5weight Classic Western that was for sale on this planet. Pretty sure about that last bit.<br />
And I am happy, happy very happy with it.<br />
It has been a while since I got a factory build rod, 'cause I like building my own so much.<br />
And because of that, the factory model already is on it's way to being a so called "custom" rod.<br />
First thing I did after I got the rod out of the tube was cutting of the hook-keeper. I hate those things. They get in the way of your index-finger and the thing about attaching a fly to it, well.... I guess I do just fine with the stripping guide on the rod.<br />
After operation hook-keeper I dug out the sandpaper and started sanding down the grip into a shape I like and had some thoughts about maybe replacing the reelseat for something a little lighter.<br />
And then I started casting.<br />
And then I cast some more<br />
and some more<br />
and...<br />
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Well.. you can probably guess where this is going right?<br />
Yep, it was already pretty dark when I went home and concluded that this blank is very very good.<br />
If a rod can make you forget what time it is, it must be something special, which is exaclty what it is.<br />
It loads beautifully and does everything you want it to do with ease. And with that I don't just mean trying to cast a hole in the horizon, but all slack-line and curves and funky casts that you need when you're out fishing and being able to make this and this presentation can be the difference between succes and a fruitless night out on the water. Oh yeah, and apart from all of the above its looks are something that has to be seen to be believed. That just about wraps it all up and makes it very easy to conclude that this entry is going nowhere. This is not a rod-review.<br />
It's a lovesong....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-582102971583803892010-08-23T01:46:00.006+02:002010-10-10T21:55:24.668+02:00The adventures of Chocolate Diamondback Pussy - part three (The waiting game)I can still see it very clearly. Me being stuck under the branches of some tree hiding for the rain. Hoping for the weather to clear up before it's half past 10. Watching the river and hoping for a trout to show itself. This, ladies and gentleman, this is called the Waiting Game!<br />
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Flyfishing for brown trout with a dryfly actually involves quite a bit of doing nothing. Well, that's not entirely true. Nothing means: not stumpin' around and blind-casting like there's now tomorrow on the riverbank in my way-to-visible wading-jacket. Trout don't give a shit about fashion-statements. Their primary concerns involve a safe place and having some nice food since once it's there.<br />
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The entire philosophy behind this kind of fishing is based on the principle that there is no reason to show yourself, or make a cast without a good chance of catching the fish you've set your eyes on.<br />
Staffan imprinted illustrated this with the quote that ".. every trout has a gun..".<br />
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Apart from being stealthy there are a few more things you need to know before you're on your way to the status of legendary trout-slayer. I won't bore you with to much technical talk right now, because I want to take out some time to fill the natural desire to impress that is inside every one of us.<br />
I know everybody can think of people that have reached this expert status; far out of reach for the rest of us mortals. But I am here to tell you that it isn't.<br />
During my time on the riverbank I've had quite some time to think it through and I think I've cracked it. So here we go. How to become a legend in a few easy to follow steps.<br />
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<i>Step no.1 Always fish alone.</i><br />
This gives you freedom to go where you want and there's nobody who can tell about you hooking the trees five casts in a row, stepping on a fish or dropping your sunglasses in the river and.... well, the list goes on and on.<br />
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<i>Step no.2 Make sure you are always the last one to return back to camp.</i><br />
This is a very important one. If you want to become a legend you need an audience. If you are the first one to return, you ARE the audience. So stay out for as long as you can and keep them waiting for a while. This also cleverly taps into the doubts that every fisherman has about the right moment to stop. Every last cast is never just one cast is it? Well, if the rest of the camp has been hanging around the fire for an hour or so and you're still not there, they start to wonder why and start doubting if they left to early and if you by any chance know something they don't.<br />
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<i>Step no.3 Only talk when you have to.</i><br />
Once again a very easy one to remember but difficult in real-life. But, as long as you keep your mouth shut it is impossible to f@#k up. If you get questions asked keep your reply purposely vague. Most people already know what they would like to hear, so a vague recollection of the facts as they unfolded will do just fine. The audience will fill in the blanks themselves.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i>Step no.4 Do not make pictures of the fish you catch.</i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It is hard to resist the temptation, but remember that pictures don't lie, that's your job. In the end you're better of without a camera but with a good story. It also helps to casually mention that pictures are are not important to you. Remarks like this, if timed right, really help in building your status. Remember that a true legend doesn't need proof of his own greatness. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div>If you follow these guidelines you will have a statue on village-squares across the globe. Invitations for interviews, photo-sessions and tv-shows will be on you doormat by the dozen and all the girls.... Well.... 'Nuff said.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-91072311931520950442010-08-18T16:21:00.004+02:002010-10-10T22:37:47.155+02:00The adventures of Chocolate Diamondback Pussy - part two (Cooking flylines)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4ASxZo0wdI8gARZ93EySmeLkPVAP32DsqEmHONt9Pk0Uv2lrW-qD2GBxNgiZxHHoBaHJL155drO5v1ENDWox7T2DIPbOQObbEo0wICvLHmjpl1lR0MAexke1uCen91vgdnoHSlFE1UJX/s1600/IMG_1977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4ASxZo0wdI8gARZ93EySmeLkPVAP32DsqEmHONt9Pk0Uv2lrW-qD2GBxNgiZxHHoBaHJL155drO5v1ENDWox7T2DIPbOQObbEo0wICvLHmjpl1lR0MAexke1uCen91vgdnoHSlFE1UJX/s400/IMG_1977.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1stBZ9sAS8X_vEjZxj1yMksI4xLS9CENCRhRpvXHc13z9L8BmgWQJBu7ZBUtQbteICTUsxXQtnUl7cFSKlfv206OdFycJerBMqER3LIMgl6dhTveUbtDXnR_tdR8Tos9HR1i88QYvVzAp/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1stBZ9sAS8X_vEjZxj1yMksI4xLS9CENCRhRpvXHc13z9L8BmgWQJBu7ZBUtQbteICTUsxXQtnUl7cFSKlfv206OdFycJerBMqER3LIMgl6dhTveUbtDXnR_tdR8Tos9HR1i88QYvVzAp/s400/IMG_1978.JPG" width="300" /></a>Cooking flylines..... is it real? Well, to tell you the thruth that's exactly what I thought when I heard about it for the first time. But it is really true. I did it <br />
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and I can tell you that it actually makes quite a bit of difference to the feel of the line.<br />
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In the weeks before my friend Staffan told me about it making your flyline so much better. Turning it into what you've always wanted it to be.<br />
Now, I like a good joke as much as the next guy, but I was pretty sure that he wasn' t joking around on this one. So, after we got back for the Northern part of Norway (more about that later) four guys stripped their line from the reel while one of the other guys put the kettle on. For those still in doubt here' s the recipe for the infamous <i>"Spaghetti di Rena"</i>:<br />
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1. Heat some water in a big pan until it is almost boiling.<br />
2. Put in a powder that is used for dying synthetic materials (RIT dye).<br />
3. Put in your flyline for a while and stir it, while checking if you like the color.<br />
4. After a few minutes, when the color looks all right take out the flyline and rinse it with clean water (we used the river for this)<br />
5. The next few minutes you will probably be very busy untangling the flyline. Stop the worries about being had in a big way. You are very close to "enlightenment".<br />
6. After you get out all the tangles you can spool the line back onto the reel and cast with your freshly customized line and life will never be what it was before.......<br />
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The positive effects are the complete absence of memory in the line, it feels very smooth while casting, it is as slick as you' ve always wanted your flyline to be. I was stunned! According to the experts the change in properties comes from the hot water AND the chemicals in the dye. So get yourself some RIT<br />
and try it for yourself!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014947475971946639.post-69945332153625379442010-08-17T23:57:00.003+02:002010-10-10T22:38:31.092+02:00The adventures of Chocolate Diamondback Pussy - part one (down south)On a saturday morning a week or five ago I started up the car and drove about 1500km in a northerly direction. Norway was my destination. In the end I spent about five weeks there and met a lot of incredible people, had some good -and some not so good- fishing and learned a lot.<br />
Today I start a series of pics and comments having to do with this trip.<br />
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Here' s a few from the first few days I spent in the Southern part of Norway<br />
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An unexpected but very welcome and pleasurable experience is what it was. The days are really starting to get longer now and it was great to be out and see the light fade into darkness on a regular thursday-evening<br />
around ten o'clock. <br />
<a name='more'></a>We were with three and another friend dropped by and made a few wonderful pictures. Thanks Cees. I put them up here as a little something to sooth the mind until you can go out fishing again for yourself. As you might have seen, I´ve put up a few tweets today and I am planning to do this more often.<br />
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