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    Ask Giles and/or Alex Anything

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    • Daniel SanD
      Daniel San
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      @Giles @Alex
      maybe it’s asked before , but is the belt loop size different? And if so so which cut has the biggest belt loops ?

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        The same across all models....

        "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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        • SKTS
          SKT
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          @Giles ahhh..I like this.

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          • endoE
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            @Matt said in Ask Giles Anything:

            So you’re saying the S stands for “S”omeday we’ll rerun the Beatle Buster?

            you're not following @Matt

            si tacuisses

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            • jordanscollectedJ
              jordanscollected
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              @Giles Has Iron Heart Wabash been made on selvedge machine before? if not, any reason why?

              world tours:
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              Mad Red x2
              Wabidashery

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              • GilesG
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                It has not. Possibly because the machines that we use to bleach the dots need projectile loom width of fabric. Or even if we can feed shuttle loom width through the "dotting" machine, it may be super inefficient....

                "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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                • jordanscollectedJ
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                  Thank you I can see where that would make it inefficient.

                  world tours:
                  888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                  Mad Red x2
                  Wabidashery

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                  • B
                    Buckeye
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                    @Giles @Alex There are many things that make IH fantastic, but among my favorite are the dedication to quality assurance (fabric, stitching, shape, etc) and precision of sizing. What other brands do you both look to as following in the same footsteps at IH; i.e., doing things ‘the right way’? I think @Olly referenced @Alex respecting Freenote Cloth in that manner on a production of the Iron Cast.

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                    • SourPowerS
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                      @Giles do you have any photos of the titanium fishing reels you used to make?

                      Excess In Moderation

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                      • GilesG
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                        This was one of them.....

                        https://oldtimeangler.tripod.com/index/hardyzanetireel.htm

                        I'll take photos of them later....

                        "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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                        • AlexA
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                          @Buckeye said in Ask Giles Anything:

                          @Giles @Alex There are many things that make IH fantastic, but among my favorite are the dedication to quality assurance (fabric, stitching, shape, etc) and precision of sizing. What other brands do you both look to as following in the same footsteps at IH; i.e., doing things ‘the right way’? I think @Olly referenced @Alex respecting Freenote Cloth in that manner on a production of the Iron Cast.

                          Freenote, Samurai, Stevenson Overall, Y2, Double Helix, The Flat Head.. There are a lot

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                          • GilesG
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                            This was the reel we made for House of Hardy, it was sold as the Hardy Zane Ti and retailed for USD10,000......🤯

                            This is the prototype, it has a handle made out of a "plastic" type material developed by the Soviets for the International Space Station (Hardy's changed the handle for the production model)...

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                            This is a Ti prototype for the Hardy Marksman. Hardy's did not sell the Ti version (I think mine is probably the only one in existence), but they licensed the design from us and made it out of aluminium. They made a few 100, possibly a few 1000 and it was a nice little earner 🙂

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                            And these 2 are random 2/3 weights

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                            I've use the one with line on a lot (paired with an Orvis 1 weight) for native brown trout and a few memorable times for Bonefish in The Bahamas. I don't suppose many people have landed a Bonefish on a 1 weight outfit 🙂

                            "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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                            • GilesG
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                              @Buckeye Same as @Alex , but a few more

                              White Kloud
                              Ripple Fisher
                              Zenaq
                              The Osaka 5
                              Tackle House
                              Good Art
                              and and and

                              "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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                              • SourPowerS
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                                @Giles thank you so much for sharing. These are genuine treasures, I love the timeless design and raw finish.

                                I cannot even imagine the joy of hearing that small arbor 1wt setup scream after connecting with a bonefish!

                                The Zane is a masterpiece, one of the most stunning pieces of fly fishing equipment I have ever seen. I can really appreciate the connection between your passion for fishing and over-engineered “IH values”. These photos bring me back to a beautiful tarpon that I landed about 5yrs ago after a grueling fight…

                                Excess In Moderation

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                                • GilesG
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                                  Ive still to do a Tarpon. I’ve tied shit loads of flies and chucked them at shit loads of fish in Florida, The Bahamas, Mexico and Belize. But still they allude me.

                                  "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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                                  • goosehdG
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                                    "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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                                    • SourPowerS
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                                      @Giles
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                                      Excess In Moderation

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                                      • Sir_Cuffs-a-LotS
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                                        but were you happy about it?? 🙂

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          @SourPower That will do nicely, and boy do I love a pair of Xtratuf.....

                                          To your comment about taking Bones on a 1 weight outfit. It teaches you 2 things:

                                          1. How close you can get to a fish and cast without not spooking it. I got way more hits on the 1 weight than I do on my traditional #7. However, that may also have been that out of necessity, you have to use minute flies......
                                          2. That you have to know how to run mighty fast in calf deep water....

                                          "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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                                          • B
                                            Buckeye
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                                            @Giles What does ‘extant’ mean in the context of IH pieces?

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