Toggle navigation Fishing The Fly Scotland Search Gallery Gallery Search Stats Register Login 1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever Fishing The Fly Scotland Index Main Discussion Area General Knowledge - Fly Fishing Print Pages: 1 2 3 4 [5] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... 55 Peter Rawlinson Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #60 on: 06/02/2011 at 19:52 » Correct Mike - Edward Vom Hofe. If you come across one at a car boot sale buy it . Logged Peter Rawlinson Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #61 on: 06/02/2011 at 19:55 » Look at these beauties ..............http://www.fowlerperiod.com/reels_09.html Logged Jim Eddie Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #62 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:03 » Well done Pete that was a good question , got us all thinking, and well done to Mike for geting the correct answer Jim « Last Edit: 06/02/2011 at 20:18 by Jedi » Logged Mike Barrio Forum Admin Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #63 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:16 » Quote from: singingpete on 06/02/2011 at 19:52Correct 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 OK, next question ...... What is the metal joining piece of a bamboo / cane fly rod called?ChecksMike Logged Jim Eddie Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #64 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:27 » Mike do you mean split cane is it a spigot ferrule ? Jim Logged Mike Barrio Forum Admin Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #65 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:29 » Great stuff Jim .... over to you CheersMike Logged Jim Eddie Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #66 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:33 » What is the literal translation of the Japanese fly fishhing method know as Tenkara ? Jim Logged Peter McCallum Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #67 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:35 » from Heaven or from the skieslooked it up after seeing a tenkara fly by a young tyer on this very site Logged Bronzebommer Guest Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #68 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:37 » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TenkaraI was thinking about cheating!! Logged Jim Eddie Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #69 on: 06/02/2011 at 20:40 » Correct Peter Goodness this is a great thread for expanding our general knowledge , pity fly fishing questions never come up in pub quizzes Jim Logged Peter McCallum Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #70 on: 06/02/2011 at 21:00 » Ok. Here goes!!Who invented the 'Gentile' fly & what unusual sizes did he tie them in?? Logged Mike Barrio Forum Admin Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #71 on: 07/02/2011 at 19:42 » Quote from: rabbitangler on 06/02/2011 at 21:00Ok. Here goes!!Who invented the 'Gentile' fly & what unusual sizes did he tie them in??Stumped ..... No idea Logged Paul Rankine Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #72 on: 07/02/2011 at 23:18 » Hi All, T C Ivens.:-) Logged Paul Rankine Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #73 on: 07/02/2011 at 23:32 » Hi , Assuming that I was correct. Who originally invented the "Cul de Canard " in the late 1950's . Clue: He was French . Paul. Logged Paul Rankine Forum Member Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing « Reply #74 on: 07/02/2011 at 23:40 » Hi Pete, Incomplete answer to yours , sorry . 16 - 11 . A maggot imitation. Very good on the Urie !!Paul. Logged Print Pages: 1 2 3 4 [5] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... 55 Fishing The Fly Scotland Index Main Discussion Area General Knowledge - Fly Fishing