richardw

Oh! I thought they were made elsewhere and Drennan badged them up. I'm impressed if they make them because I thought all hooks except Sprite (Redditch) were foreign. I'd be most grateful for the website url. Thanks richard

Thanks do you have a contact email or address and phone number for Drennan? richard

Please can anyone help me with any information about these hooks. First off I like them but I am using them for tying flies on not for carp fishing. They are very strong, forged and reversed, short shanked with straight ring eyes. My questions are: Who makes them? Are they available in bulk? Does whoever makes them, make the same hook but with a slightly longer shank? Any information at all would be a great help to me. Thanks in advance.

But most flies we use imitate water born insects with only a few, like Hawthorns, Daddy Long Legs and Moths imitating terrestrials surely? richard

Excellent idea! Can you get to the Angling Fair at Chatsworth in May? In most years you will find some real bargains there. richard

"Surely the spirit of "fly fishing" means your artificial is cast by using the weight of your FLY LINE rather than the weight of the lure itself." What about when a fly line is not used? When using a willow wand fresh cut from a pollard Macedonian style? Or garden cane with leader as per my recommendations for Czech nymphing? Or fly rod but at close range with no fly line out of the top ring? It's the thing on the end that decides whether it's a fly. Even if some sad person uses a bubble float and fixed spool reel it's still a fly but personally I'd prefer not to call it fly fishing... The leader acts as the casting "weight". [ 06. December 2002, 11:56 PM: Message edited by: richardw ]

If it's artificial, has no spinning vanes or blades and you are casting it with no other end tackle than a leader, then it's a fly! It could be imitating an insect, an amphibian, a rodent, a shrew, a mollusc or a fish, it is still a "fly". Just be sure of the rules for your water before deploying any of them... richard

Did you get fixed up Craig? richard

No probably not alright for you. On the same page that you gave the URL for on the right you will see the option for Shakespeare Professional Rods - click on it and in scrolling window choose the one called "1710/255 8.5ft AFTM 5/6" offered at £23.20. For a reel get the cheapest plastic one you can find. On tghe left of the page under reels you can find the Shakespeare Condex reels which are excellent, come with a spare spool and are inexpensive. Go for the 3.25inch one. Lines: get a floater and a sinker both WF5. The prices on the site you have been visiting look a bit dear to me. So for starting try and get "mill ends". You can get these from John Norris of Penrith at £3.99 each. For leader material use coarse fishing monofilament. richard

Just a few left now. Does anyone else want any? Should I get some more made in different weights? richard

I know this may sound daft but you have tried Waterlog haven't you?

If you want him to really be an angler for the rest of his life turn him down for a year or so. Tell him, "No! You are too little!" If he gets upset it's working. My grandad made me wait nearly 4 years.

The question in the subject was what's wrong with this government? Two things: Everything they say and everything they do.

Can anyone out there supply me with the following: - Mustad 7780C in sizes 12, 14, 16, and 18 Mustad 39847 in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 Richard Walker Carp Hooks in any sizes at all but very keen to get any of the smaller sizes. ?? Please drop me a message if you have any for sale with prices and quantities available. richard

I have been asked, "Who made these lines?" They were made for me in England by a company in the Cortland Group. They are not "branded" but each line has a unique serial number and I guarantee them against manufacturing defects. rwarda@cix.co.uk