Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Iain Goolager

Barrio 3 Weight
« on: 23/12/2007 at 10:28 »
Just a note to say well done to Mike on his 9' 3wt rod - absolute pleasure to use.

The rods reputation is spreading.....I was down in Forfar yesterday to see Neil Anderson (Angus Angling) with the intention of buying a LOOP OPTI 'Creek' reel, which due to its size, weight and colour (it must be very close to the blue of the rod) seems like it would set the outfit off nicely.
Unfortunately he sold this reel to someone who had the same rod!?!     :'(   Damn and blast


I know you are out there somewhere.....hope MY reel looks good on your rod  :z4

 :z16 Merry Christmas

Hamish Young

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #1 on: 23/12/2007 at 10:32 »
If you've missed out on a Loop have a squint on eBay for a Lamson Velocity 1.5 (the 1.0 is a wee bit too small) in the pre-2007 gunmetal finish :z16
I have one and whilst I don't have one of the new #3wts from Mike it does set the rod off beautifully :wink Great reels  :z3

Mind you.... what about one of Mikes Vosslers........  :z17

Mike Barrio

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #2 on: 23/12/2007 at 10:51 »
Hi Iain :cool:

Beaten to it by another "Barrio" ......... Cool :wink

I've haven't been to Angus Angling, but I've been told by quite a few regulars that Neil's shop is well worth a visit. Another place that frequently gets a good word is the tackle shop on the roundabout as you go through Dundee :wink

Re: "It must be very close to the blue of the rod" ........... I toyed with the idea of getting some of my reels manufactured in blue this year, but never got round to it. Do you think this would be a good idea?

Best wishes
Mike

Sandy Nelson

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #3 on: 23/12/2007 at 12:29 »
Oh Yes :z16

Get them to match the rods and they will look absolutley awesome

Mind you i remember someone suggesting this a while ago :z7

Sandy

Mike Barrio

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #4 on: 23/12/2007 at 12:32 »
Oh Yes :z16

Get them to match the rods and they will look absolutley awesome

Mind you i remember someone suggesting this a while ago :z7

Sandy

Funny that ........... you have a nasty habit of being right :z7

Cheers
Mike

Sandy Nelson

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #5 on: 23/12/2007 at 12:35 »

 :roll

 :oops

 :z7

 :z4

 :z12

 :z16

Mike Barrio

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #6 on: 23/12/2007 at 12:43 »
Next batch of reels in blue then :wink

Nice one
Mike

Irvine Ross

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #7 on: 23/12/2007 at 14:37 »
Blue? 
Blue!
Oh No Dahlings, can you imagine how ghaaaaastly that would look with a green blank? Blue is soooo last season. Don't you read the fashion pages at all? Who is your stylist?
Its the little black number that everyone ought to have in their wardrobe, Dahlings.
Mat black, goes with everything, can't go wrong, absolutely timeless, still look gorgeous in twenty years from now.

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Mike Barrio

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #8 on: 23/12/2007 at 15:10 »
 :z4  :z4  :z4  :z16

Sandy Nelson

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #9 on: 23/12/2007 at 17:18 »
Guess that factfinding mission to the glenkindie arms was good then :z4

 :z18

Sandy

Irvine Ross

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #10 on: 24/12/2007 at 15:24 »
I only had one pint. Honest!
 :z18

Irvine

Tam Greenock

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #11 on: 27/12/2007 at 08:59 »
Cant wait to try mine out, matching it with a Danielsson Nymph reel and a Barrio DT4F.   :z16

Rod Mackay

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #12 on: 28/12/2007 at 11:23 »
Had a look at my Loop Opti Dry Fly last night and it is pretty much exactly the same colour as the Barrio #3.  Looks very cool    :cool:

Mike if you're going to do the Vossler reel in blue put me down for one of them. :z16 :z16 

You can never have too many reels :z4 :z4 :z4

Hamish Young

Re: Barrio 3 Weight
« Reply #13 on: 28/12/2007 at 11:33 »
You can never have too many reels :z4 :z4 :z4

Thats the truth  :z4 :z16

 




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