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Old October 23rd, 2006, 12:37 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying
chas
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"Larry L" wrote:
It's pretty easy to share/ get others to share successes at the vise ....
patterns that produce.

..snip...

So, one glaring example of failure in my boxes last season was any effort I
made to incorporate "Ice Dub"


Possibly a larger target is in order. I used a neat little fly tied on a #2
glow bug hook with purple ice dub and pink thread to hook my biggest steelhead
ever. He stole the fly after a while, but he was in the 20+ pound range. I
also caught a couple chinook this spring on that pattern, they were 12-15
pounds. I did try it on trout, and not even sea-run cutthroat would take it.

Go figure...

Chas
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