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Archive for October 26th, 2011
German Fly Fisher and gear designer, Alenko Franolic has some innovative design options for fly reels and fly body components. I enjoy fly reels and definitely resist the urge to acquire them along the way. I like the looks of Franolic’s reels.
An Alenko Franolic fly reel
Especially appealing are the various sized nymph bodies composed of pliable, elastic tungsten materials. The bodies come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. The nymph bodies are somewhat pliable and take the torque of the tying thread to better bind the materials to the body.
Alenko Franolic elastic tungsten nymph bodies
I am torn on these types of materials. Innovative, pre-formed components. Tying purists will blanch at the idea of these body parts. I recall a certain shop owner fussing over the intro of bead heads into fly tying in the mid-80′s. But, I just don’t know if it is that bad or blasphemous. Tinsels, flash, iridescence, plastics, molded lead bodies all have infringed on fur, feathers and hair. There’s a place for these material if there is a place for foams, Krystal flash or Zelon. If anyone has used these fly bodies, I would like to hear their critiques.
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Condit Dam Removal Project…Boom!
A significant event in the Pacific NW….the removal/breach of a dam on the White Salmon River. Visit the White Salmon River Time Lapse Project. This is a work in progress, a bit different than the removal of Marmot Dam. Add’l info at Andy Maser’s Blog
Condit Dam/White Salmon River, Washington (Andy Maser)
http://www.mychamplain.net
The staple of our sport…the hook. Quickly we cover it up with all manner of adornments. Well, a group, via Forbes, has poured through various inventions and tools of mankind and come up with their version of a ranking of the worth of tools. Read more here….
Locomotive’s fireman shovels 5 tons of coal to get to Silverton and back
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
