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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.Let's look at the practicality and reality of this. OK there is a company offering a course that in theory anyone could take part in... -
I saw quite a nice one, old but wise instructor finishes his coffee and handed the cardboard cup to a beginner then asked him to half...
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Thanks, tdf, that clarifies somewhat. I suspect though, that if you were guiding and saw evident weaknesses in your client's casting...
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Sorry yes, it is three strands. I wind each seperately with the weights on the end and then let them unwind together. It’s quite...
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petevicar replied to the thread Another Green Highlander (Pryce-Tannatt).Hi Sebastian I have not yet given up. Do have a suggestion as to what I should try. I have been playing with flies to fish with. They...
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petevicar replied to the thread F.A.O. Folk Buying a Bloke XL50.Oh dear. I have a matt black blank apparently on the way. It's due any day now. Pete
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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.I had forgotten about that one.
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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.For me it's more of a geographical thing. I only know of ghillies in Scotland or Ireland everywhere else I have fished they have been...
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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.I have fished with about 20 different guides in the Keys, 10 or so in the Bahamas, 5 or six in Cuba, half a dozen in Los Roques, about...
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petevicar replied to the thread Getting a Young 'Un Hooked!.Well done James. Your enthusiasm that I have experienced on this forum is a wonderful thing and to share it with a younger generation...
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A couple of Christmases ago I'd rebuilt an old, rather floppy rod just for the practice, then put the name of a neighbour's 10 y-o kid...
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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.They guides in the Keys all have captain's licenses. There is also a lot of competition and whereas new young guides are welcome, bad...
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petevicar replied to the thread Wanna be a fishing guide?.Is that not a barman?
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Green Highlander again. My 4th attempt at this fly, third time Pryce-Tannat version. I think I must like it. This one is special for me... -
petevicar replied to the thread Another Green Highlander (Pryce-Tannatt).Wow . That is a beauty Sebastian. To my eye the alignment, shape and proportions are pretty well perfect. Great job. Pete