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Title: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 26/12/2013 at 23:37

Guys,
did you get any good fishing goodies from Santa?

I got a Go pro camera which I have no idea how to use yet. I have sent a PM to Goolager for help but if anyone else is conversant with elec trickery any advice would be welcome. I am guessing that Iain Camweron and Euan Soundmixer might have something to say.

P.S,

Euan I picked up a rather fetching Russian hat for you in Azerbaijan to keep your lugs warm next spring. I will give it to you next time we meet.

Eddie.  :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Iain Goolager on 27/12/2013 at 09:05

Replied to, Edwardo

Iain

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Hamish Young on 27/12/2013 at 09:44

Quote from: edfish on 26/12/2013 at 23:37

Guys,
did you get any good fishing goodies from Santa?

Two new wading sticks was part of the pressie list Santa asked me to get myself along with both the book and DVD by Justin Anwyl on Bass fishing  :z16

H :cool:

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Marc Fauvet on 27/12/2013 at 10:36

Quote from: Hamish on 27/12/2013 at 09:44

Two new wading sticks

like these ?  :z4 :z4 :z4
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/1362_27_12_13_10_35_55.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1627)

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Jim Eddie on 27/12/2013 at 12:24

Well I got a Sage XP, a Kindle Fire HDX, lots of socks and whisky, Oh and this T shirt, one stage of development missing though  :z4 :z4 :z4

 
(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/12_27_12_13_12_24_18.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1628)

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Graeme Inglis on 27/12/2013 at 17:42

A nice pair of Simms wading boots and some new thermals in amongst the whisky, socks etc.

Graeme

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Barry Robertson on 28/12/2013 at 08:26

Jim did you get the medicine ball your smuggling under your t shirt also?? :wink

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Jim Eddie on 28/12/2013 at 11:40

Quote from: bigtroot on 28/12/2013 at 08:26

Jim did you get the medicine ball your smuggling under your t shirt also?? :wink

That's the Turkey Baz  :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4 :z4

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Iain Cameron on 28/12/2013 at 12:55

I picked up a tenkara rod from the Czech Republic via ebay for less than £60 new, inc P&P

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/3_28_12_13_12_52_00.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1629)

that's the tenkara rod at the bottom, with its case in the middle. On the top is the butt section from a 4 piece 9 footer just for scale.

Not entirely sure what I'll use it for - but have been doing some nymphing/bugging for grayling with my regular fly rods with leader to hand method and no fly line out of the rod - so I think that's probably where it will fit it.  It'll also fit in the rear pocket of my fishing vest, so it can be carried along as a 2nd rod without getting in the way.

the rod is incredibly thin at the tip, so it'll fun to play with in close quarters stuff.

oh, and bought some more of the excellent barbless, black hooks from fishonproductions - I really like their range of hooks.

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/12/2013 at 14:40

Some great DVDs and a few nice bits and pieces :z16

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/2_28_12_13_2_40_21.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1630)

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 28/12/2013 at 16:53

Guys,
looks like Santa is helping everyone to prepare for 2014. Lots of good stuff there.

Eddie.  :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Matt Henderson on 28/12/2013 at 17:26

When we bought our house the previous owners said there was a squirrel in the back garden. We've yet to see it. To give it some encouragement the wife bought me a squirrel feeder!

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/12/2013 at 17:51

Quote from: mdh on 28/12/2013 at 17:26

When we bought our house the previous owners said there was a squirrel in the back garden. We've yet to see it. To give it some encouragement the wife bought me a squirrel feeder!

Nice  :z4

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 28/12/2013 at 18:37

Quote from: mdh on 28/12/2013 at 17:26

When we bought our house the previous owners said there was a squirrel in the back garden. We've yet to see it. To give it some encouragement the wife bought me a squirrel feeder!

Very nice Matt. How are you going to fish with it?

Eddie. :X2

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Soldierpmr on 28/12/2013 at 19:48

The wife treated me to a new sonik sk8 xtr 7# 10ft and a sk3 reel with 2 barrio lines  and a new barbour jacket  :cool:

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 29/12/2013 at 00:44

Well done good effort. Enjoy the new toys.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Matt Henderson on 29/12/2013 at 17:36

Quote from: edfish on 28/12/2013 at 18:37

Very nice Matt. How are you going to fish with it?

Eddie. :X2

Use it's tail for Salmon flies obviously!

(no squirrels were harmed in the making of this post!)

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 29/12/2013 at 21:23

Fair enough Matt,

as long as it is the grey version.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 06/01/2014 at 07:35

Orvis wader socks...so far, they have been worn around the house as slippers, they are that thick and warm :)

I have a Dyna King Barracuda rotary vice waiting for me in the US :)

And I treated myself to a Helios #7 Switch rod :)

I bought Cass a model engine to build...yes..thats what she wanted!  :shock

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 08/01/2014 at 23:19

Quote from: Rob on 06/01/2014 at 07:35

I have a Dyna King Barracuda rotary vice waiting for me in the US :)

Rob,
nice vice. Not from Santa but it is our 30th wedding anniversary in February and my wife has bought me an HMH exhibition vice with all sorts of attachments. It will not make any difference to the flies that I make but it does look like a nice piece of kit to play with.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 09/01/2014 at 08:56

Quote from: edfish on 08/01/2014 at 23:19

but it does look like a nice piece of kit to play with.

Is that not what it is all about? ;)

I am thinking of putting a few £££s towards it and upgrading to an Indexer instead. She leaves on Sunday to the States for 2 weeks so I have to order it and get it delivered to her work in Houston.  :z16

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 09/01/2014 at 08:58

Quote from: edfish on 08/01/2014 at 23:19

Not from Santa but it is our 30th wedding anniversary in February and my wife has bought me an HMH exhibition vice

I just looked that up at Lakeland...I thought, wow, for £68 you get a lot of stuff...and then realised it had a "0" on the end.

I have owned cheaper cars!..lol. Very nice indeed!

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 10/01/2014 at 21:44

Rob,
the vice and all the attachments have arrived in a very nice fishpond travelling fly tying case with compartments for materials. It looks ace, the engineering on this is way beyond any vice that I have used previously. It looks like I will joining my son as an expat later this year and heading off to the middle east for a few years so at least I should have a good stock of flies before I come back to retire and fish happily ever after.

Hope you enjoy your new vice when it arrives.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Euan Innes on 10/01/2014 at 21:47

Photos Eddie,  or it didn't happen!   :z4

 :z1

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 10/01/2014 at 21:48

Euan,
I will go to the kitchen and take some with my phone.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 10/01/2014 at 22:25

(http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/1111_10_01_14_10_23_49.jpeg) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=1640)

Euan,

here it is with the additional jaw sets on the pedestal including the rotary chuck for tubes, sweet no more fannying about with needles.

Eddie. :z16

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/01/2014 at 23:48

Looks great Eddie :z16

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 11/01/2014 at 00:01

Cheers Mike,
still freaking out about the prospect of no trout fishing for a few years but I am sure that I can find some stuff in the sea to throw fluff at to keep me going. Steven seems to be managing in the far east so I suppose his old man will get used to it. At least I will have a nice vice thanks to his mum to keep me going until we come home.

Eddie. :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Euan Innes on 11/01/2014 at 12:20

Wow!
Now that is pretty. Well played Eddie getting your missus to buy something useful.  :z4

I'm sure it will look lovely in the Middle East churning out Scottish trout flies in preparation for the big return.

 :z1

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 12/01/2014 at 00:11

Euan,

the big return is one thing but the last hurrah  is another. I am not planning to move (no matter what my boss thinks) before some time in May. Lets get as much fishing and as much memories in as we can before I bugger off to the desert.

I already have the spring salmon fishing organised so we need to get the troot fishing for April and May sorted. I can see Durness and Beanie and the other lochs that we need to explore on the way to Beanie being done before I head off.

Eddie. :z16 :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 13/01/2014 at 07:50

Quote from: edfish on 11/01/2014 at 00:01

still freaking out about the prospect of no trout fishing for a few years

I hear there are Salmon in the Yemen ;)

Plenty of saltwater oppurtunities for a bit of fly chucking, and there are a few fish in the rivers that will hit a fly, so all is not lost :)

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Steven Sinclair on 13/01/2014 at 09:17

Quote from: Rob on 13/01/2014 at 07:50

I hear there are Salmon in the Yemen ;)

Plenty of saltwater oppurtunities for a bit of fly chucking, and there are a few fish in the rivers that will hit a fly, so all is not lost :)

Don't listen to him Dad the fishing will be horrendous, I wouldn't even bother if I were you.  Your time would be far better spent tying flies for me!  :z4

I'll fire through my requirements shortly and if my requests are ignored I will ensure that mother is made aware that her loving gift is not being put to good use....

 :z18

Your loving son.

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 13/01/2014 at 11:26

Steven,

I will be busy making flies for whatever I can find. You never communicate with your mother anyway so I will be fine. :X2

You could even try a novel concept and tie your own, I did teach you a long time ago so you will manage fine. :X2

Dad :z18

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/01/2014 at 17:51

Quote from: salar on 13/01/2014 at 09:17

Don't listen to him Dad the fishing will be horrendous, I wouldn't even bother if I were you.  Your time would be far better spent tying flies for me!  :z4

I'll fire through my requirements shortly and if my requests are ignored I will ensure that mother is made aware that her loving gift is not being put to good use....

 :z18

Your loving son.

 :z4  :z4  :z4

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Matt Henderson on 22/01/2014 at 21:27

Mrs Henderson spotted out squirrel in the garden yesterday. Bit of a conundrum a grey body but quite a gingery head?!? Do they cross breed?

Sadly the 35mm lense was on the camera to take pictures of the bairn and she couldn't get a decent picture of the wee thing.

Cheers

Matt

Title: Re: What did you get from Santa
Post by: Noel Kelly on 22/01/2014 at 22:04

Hi Matt
Mixed colouring is common in greys. The cant breed with reds.