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Peter Rawlinson

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #60 on: February 06, 2011, 19:52:55 PM »
Correct Mike -  Edward Vom Hofe.  If  you come across one at a car boot sale buy it .


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Peter Rawlinson

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #61 on: February 06, 2011, 19:55:44 PM »
Look at these beauties ..............

http://www.fowlerperiod.com/reels_09.html
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Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #62 on: February 06, 2011, 20:03:12 PM »
Well done Pete that was a good question , got us all thinking, and well done to Mike for geting the correct answer  :z16

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Jim
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Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #63 on: February 06, 2011, 20:16:02 PM »
Quote from: singingpete on February 06, 2011, 19:52:55 PM
Correct Mike -  Edward Vom Hofe.  If  you come across one at a car boot sale buy it .



Must confess that I had to have a look through some of my books to come up with that one :oops

OK, next question ...... What is the metal joining piece of a bamboo / cane fly rod called?

Checks
Mike
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Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #64 on: February 06, 2011, 20:27:00 PM »
Mike do you mean split cane  :z4 is it a spigot ferrule ?

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Jim
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Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #65 on: February 06, 2011, 20:29:35 PM »
Great stuff Jim .... over to you :z16

Cheers
Mike
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Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #66 on: February 06, 2011, 20:33:23 PM »
What is the literal translation of the Japanese fly fishhing method know as Tenkara ?

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Jim
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Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #67 on: February 06, 2011, 20:35:47 PM »
from Heaven or from the skies

looked it up after seeing a tenkara fly by a young tyer on this very site
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Bronzebommer

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #68 on: February 06, 2011, 20:37:21 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenkara

I was thinking about cheating!!  :oops
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Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #69 on: February 06, 2011, 20:40:48 PM »
Correct Peter  :z16 Goodness this is a great thread for expanding our general knowledge , pity fly fishing questions never come up in pub quizzes  :cool:

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Jim
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Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #70 on: February 06, 2011, 21:00:32 PM »
Ok. Here goes!!

Who invented the 'Gentile' fly & what unusual sizes did he tie them in??
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Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #71 on: February 07, 2011, 19:42:09 PM »
Quote from: rabbitangler on February 06, 2011, 21:00:32 PM
Ok. Here goes!!

Who invented the 'Gentile' fly & what unusual sizes did he tie them in??

Stumped ..... No idea :z8
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Paul Rankine

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #72 on: February 07, 2011, 23:18:30 PM »

 Hi All,
            T C Ivens.

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Paul Rankine

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #73 on: February 07, 2011, 23:32:35 PM »

 Hi ,
        Assuming that I was correct.


        Who originally invented the "Cul de Canard " in the late 1950's .

         Clue:   He was French .

          Paul.

       
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Paul Rankine

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #74 on: February 07, 2011, 23:40:10 PM »

Hi Pete,
               Incomplete answer to yours , sorry . 16 - 11 . A maggot imitation.  Very good on the Urie !!
Paul.

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