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Re: Spiders etc

Post by letumgo » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:23 pm

Your absolutely right, Mike. These are first class articles. I especially enjoyed Articles 4 & 5, regarding the Tweed flies. They are handsome little flies.
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Re: Spiders etc

Post by Ruard » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:07 pm

Mike wrote:A small series of absolutely first class articles;

http://www.aflyinholland.nl/content/spi ... el%201.htm

Tom Cross passed away some time ago, so dont post to the address given for the pamphlet. I dont know whether this can still be obtained.
http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/pr/November2001/cross.htm
Thank you Mike for letting me know that he past away. I will change my site!!

Perhaps somebody else know were we can obtain the booklet???
Philip perhaps??

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Re: Spiders etc

Post by Roadkill » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:55 pm

Thanks Mike- a nice addition to my flymph folder.
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Re: Spiders etc

Post by wsbailey » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:17 am

Mike wrote:Interesting that he uses the Ashima F45 on his flies;

http://www.srtroutsupply.com/images/143_F-45.jpg

I wrote a couple of very favourable review of these hooks some years ago, if they had been available in straight eyes, and I had been able to get hold of them easily, I would probably be using them mostly as well. As it is I use the Drennans ( Daichi ) hooks I have often mentioned here.

http://www.srtroutsupply.com/ashima.html

Found at least one of the old reviews; http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/reviews/ashima01.htm
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In the first article David Westwood mentions Partridge Z2 hooks. Do you know anything about these? Bill
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Re: Spiders etc

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:28 am

Mike,

Excellent series of articles. Well worth reading through more than once. Thanks for posting that.

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Re: Spiders etc

Post by Ruard » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:01 pm

Mike wrote:

Nice to hear you enjoyed them, but the credit is really due to Ruard for putting them on his site.
The really credit is David Westwood who did write these articles and the Flydressers Guild who placed them!!

The Daiichi 1640 looks like the Drennan super specialist, but the Drennan is much thicker, much more havy.


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upper: Drennan
down: Daiichi

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Re: Spiders etc

Post by BobSmith » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:04 am

Mike
I have a copy of Jim's book given to me by Tom Cross, let me know if you want a PDF copy and I will email it one to you.
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Re: Spiders etc

Post by Soft-hackle » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:44 am

Nice! The articles and flies are very interesting. I've never tried the specimen hooks, but I do like the look of them. Guess I'll have to purchase a few. Thanks for posting, Mike.

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Re: Spiders etc

Post by joaniebo » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:14 pm

Mike

I tried sending you a note via this forum but it was refused. I have a copy of "Jim Wynn's Recommended Flies for the River Wharfe". Please send me a regular e-mail at Robert dot OL at sbcglobal dot net, if interested.

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