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Article Bob Petti, GFF partner USA Aug 1. 2002 One of the GFF partners	Article Lamiglas Perigee May 1. 2002 Review In the world of fly fishing in the 21st Century, Lamiglas is making some of the best blanks available to anyone, anywhere, for any price. In this review by GFF Partner Bob Petti we look at the Perigee blank, which is only available to custom rod builders. He concludes: "People like rods made from Perigee blanks simply because they make excellent fishing rods." Read Bob's Review.	Review Tying Flies the Paraloop Way Jan 1. 2002 Dig out your gallows tools, you're gonna need it after you read this book.
Article Rod building Jan 1. 2002 Global class Tom Kirkman's book "Rod Building Guide" is a cover-to-cover brain dump of the author's experience building all manner of fishing rods. He doesn't tell the reader as much how to do things, as he does why, and almost as importantly, why not. Read Bob Petti's review here.	Article Roddy MacLeod, USA Jan 1. 2001 Nova Scotia Roddy MacLeod hails from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia where he's been a lifelong resident. Husband and father of two (Katie and Donald) he finds rare moments for fishing. Read a short bio here	Article Supreme finish Jan 1. 2001 Varnish "In many ways, it was a rod builder's dream finish." Bob Petti writes about Trondak U-40 Duragloss LS Supreme and hands out one of the rare Global Class scores of 6 in his review. He also looks at Trondak's U-40 Rod Bond, which 'only' scores a 5. Read Bob's review.
Article Conranch Hackles Jan 1. 2001 With over forty years of experience behind him, and a flock that's almost a half a century old, D	Article Little bucktails swap Jan 1. 2001 Swap This swap has gathered a collection of patterns from diverse sources, including Maine regional favorites, patterns from the wider northeast, regional patterns from the West and from Alberta, and newly created patterns. They all share three things in common - hair wings, small hooks, and a tremendous attraction to brook trout. See them here	Article Mustad hooks Jan 1. 2001 New system "...my hats off to the folks at Mustad for having the ability and willingness to make a change." GFF partner Bob Petti has had a look at the new Mustad Signature series and parts wth a Global Class mark for the new, improved and very consistently produced hooks - with a naming convention, which is a blessing to fly tyers.
Article Preston Jennings' flies Oct 22. 2000 Preston Jennings was one of those rare individuals who saw things differently than most folks. It would certainly be in our best interested to learn more about his work and his thoughts on color separation when we design our own flies. Bob Petti shows you a few patterns in the Streamer Section.	Article Sullys Rod Drying Motor Sep 1. 2000 Rod building I don't expect much from a rod drying motor. It should turn smoothly and hold a rod section securely while it turns. Bumps and wobbles and starts and stops are most unwelcome. Sections that come loose and stop turning are definite no-nos. An on-off switch is nice	Article White Marabou May 15. 2000 Marabou What's so exciting about a simple white marabou streamer? It doesn't have any exotic ingredients. No epoxy. No goggle eyes. No genetic hackle. You could tie a million of them for the cost of a gallon of milk. There are no fancy techniques in the tying, so everyone who can wrap thread can tie their own. Pattern here
Article Bass bugs Apr 17. 2000 Bugged I'm not sure how floating bass flies got the name "bug", but it certainly has stuck. Whether constructed of wood, plastic, foam, or hair, they all seem to be lumped into the generic category of "bass bug". Read the article here	Article Bobs Garage Feb 10. 2000 @home There is a story behind "The Garage". Not too long ago my wife and I were renting a two story house that had a tiny little room upstairs with no closet. Since we already had a spare bedroom for family visitors, this room was quickly claimed as the "Sports Room". Read about Bob Petti's Garage here	Article Woodduck Flank Jan 1. 2000 Feathers I have to admit a particular fondness for woodduck flank. Ever since I was given my first baggie of feathers from a duck hunting friend, I was smitten. The color - the texture - the barring of the feathers. they have a natural beauty above and beyond the world of fly tying.
Article Spey Hackles Jan 1. 2000 Hackle I've been fascinated with spey flies for a long time. The first I had ever seen was a Purple Spey tied by Tim Purvis, which arrived in a swap of steelhead flies a bunch of us FF@'ers exchanged several years ago. The next was an Olive Spey tied by Juro Mukai in a swap of atlantic salmon flies. Read GFF partner Bob Petti's article here.	Article Rangeley swap Nov 11. 1999 Swap It was inevitable that the folks on Raske's "Streamers" mailing list would eventually partake in a swap of Rangeley style streamers. See the flies here	Article Hen Hackle Demystified Jun 6. 1999 Feathers Hen hackles have long been the source of confusion to many fly tyers. Whether they are looking for wings for their dry flies or hackles for their wet flies, there seems to plenty of head scratching when it comes time to purchase the appropriate feathers. Read all about it
Article The Technology of Fly Rods May 5. 1999 Review An In-Depth Look at the Design of the Modern Fly Rod, its History, and its Role in Fly Fishing Read the review here	Article New York Salmon fishing Nov 16. 1997 Local Although there are a couple rivers in New York with the name "Salmon River", only one has an international reputation. That is the Salmon River that flows into Lake Ontaria near Pulaski, a small town along the lake's eastern shore. Read on here	Article Tying the Matuka style Jun 15. 1997 Style Who would have guessed that a fly tied to fish the lakes of New Zealand would have such an impact all around the world? Find pattern examples and a detailed description here
Article Fatal Attraction Jun 15. 1997 Safe bet Part wet fly and part streamer, it has all the obnoxious flash of a Mepps spinner in the water, and it's just as effective. More about Dan's ecellent fly here.	Article Sheep hair flies Mar 25. 1997 Baaahhh Recently I've begun working with a material that was introduced to me through the tying of Dave Whitlock. In particular, his "sheep series" of baitfish flies. It's Icelandic Sheep Hair, although some distributors refer to it as "Streamer Hair" or "Secret Streamer Hair". I've found it to be a wonderful tying material for large streamer type flies.

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