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    Quote Originally Posted by Korrie View Post
    SOunds interesting, would love to see the photos, struggling to visualize
    Hehe, ja, moeilik om te verduidelik, maar maak perfek sin in my eie kop Will try and do a quick SBS tonight.
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    Actually, thinking about it, you could just palmer the entire body and clip off the abdomen section - hahahaha - DOH!!!!
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    Or just build a thread body and start palmering afterwards.
    Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish."

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    Quote Originally Posted by AB1 View Post
    Or just build a thread body and start palmering afterwards.
    I am after the textured abdomen specifically with my thought process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by smallstreams.co.za View Post
    Actually, thinking about it, you could just palmer the entire body and clip off the abdomen section - hahahaha - DOH!!!!
    There is a fly based on this concept, about 100 years old
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    Quote Originally Posted by smallstreams.co.za View Post
    Actually, thinking about it, you could just palmer the entire body and clip off the abdomen section - hahahaha - DOH!!!!
    There is a fly based on this concept, about 100 years old
    Korrie Broos

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    Nymphing, adds depth to your fly fishing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Korrie View Post
    There is a fly based on this concept, about 100 years old
    Ja, I can imagine that there would be - just had the thought this morning as I watched, then after another few minutes go the DOH moment
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    Quote Originally Posted by Korrie View Post
    There is a fly based on this concept, about 100 years old
    Do you have a screen shot of it Korrie?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shamwari View Post
    Do you have a screen shot of it Korrie?
    it is in one of my books at home. If I remember, will take photo and post.
    It was invented by one of the early river keepers on the River Test.
    His name slipped my mind.
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