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Catch of the day [Fishing]

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    motojobobo
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

    Not a fisherman myself so amazed to see these handcrafted beauties. How long does it take an expert like to your friendo to make one of these? He must be 700 years old if he tied all those together, and they are only his rejects.

    The journey is the objective.

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      Giles
      IHUK Crew
      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

      Probably 5-10 mins

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Here some of his "Grade 1" dry flies....I have 100's of his "Grade 2's"....

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        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          motojobobo
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 22 Aug 2015

          Very, very cool handiwork.
          Whoever gets into making them will fill up his home with all sorts of different stuff (strings, nylons, beads…..and on and on) to imitate the myriad insects flying around water bodies.

          The journey is the objective.

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            I dont tie much (mainly salt water flats flies), and I have got a shit load of stuff.....

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Mizmazzle
              見習いボス
              @Giles
              Joined: 29 Jun 2021

              @Giles wow! Those are quite lovely! A well tied dry fly is a work of art. Hell, I have framed paintings of them on the wall.

              In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                My typically Gosportian access to the foreshore....

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                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  @Giles
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  @Giles that’s sad and far too common. Our waterways around shopping centres are the same.

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    Tago Mago
                    Mod Squad
                    @Giles
                    Joined: 16 Jan 2021

                    @Giles not one of your bikes I guess

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      It's been built to access MoD (US = DoD) owned, and very restricted foreshore, the alternative is a 2 mile walk/scramble/wade. It is surprising stable.

                      When my mate got back to his bike after fishing, some local shits had slashed his tyres. I told him to add it to the "fast access pile"....

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        @Giles
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @Giles misunderstood the purpose…our local shits have an affinity of pushing shopping carts (trolleys?) into the local waterways for no good reason. Thankfully, they are too busy doing so, to spend time on slashing tires.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          @goosehd
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          @goosehd said in Catch of the day [Fishing]:

                          pushing shopping carts (trolleys?) into the local waterways

                          That's how they got there, it is the repurposing that I like......

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            aksu
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                            Gear is a bit light for this kind of fishing

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                            ... but not the pants they are XHS!

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              That looks my kind of fishing....Target species?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                aksu
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                @Giles
                                Joined: 28 Jul 2021

                                @Giles Sea trout. I'm more used to fresh water fishing. Was nice, no trouts thought

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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Looks like good Bass territory. I saw a beaut of a sea trout jump about 5 meters from my rod tip whilst fishing for Bass last week....

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    Popped out for a quick 30 minutes at high tide today. Not massive, and no way of gauging its size in the photo, but a lovely fish. Put back to live another day....

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                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      Sean94
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 18 Oct 2023

                                      Just catching up with the thread and there’s been some awesome fish caught. @Mizmazzle you're living my dream fishing the locations you do for amazing species of trout!

                                      My season was quieter than normal but I had some great fish when I did get out. The salmon was landed on a high bank and was released straight after the photo. It was a good year for them this year which makes a change.

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                                        Mizmazzle
                                        見習いボス
                                        @Sean94
                                        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                                        @Sean94 holy smokes!! Looks like you’ve got into some hogs yourself!! Beautiful fish my man!!

                                        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

                                        last edited by 7 Nov 2024, 13:39 S 1 Reply Last reply 7 Nov 2024, 16:27 Reply Quote 0
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                                          Sean94
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          @Mizmazzle
                                          Joined: 18 Oct 2023

                                          @Mizmazzle yeah all in all not a bad season. I didn’t get to fish much after mid June due to house renovations though. Our first born is due next March so I’ll probably fish even less next season.

                                          Despite that I messaged Chris Barclay for one of his small stream specials.. 6’4” 3/4 blank rolled in Japan, Kineya hardware and a curly birch reel seat from Finland, guides etc from the states and built in NC by Chris. I might get to fish it in a couple years! 😂

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