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FlyingFish

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  1. Like you I mostly use hand tools, and improvise with home made jigs for other tasks - I enjoy the challenge!

    Well I am researching boats similar to your ketch - there is a long tradition of fishing ketches here in the south coast of England. I'm interested in the fact that they were built for the task longlining or trawling - powerful and able to work in big seas, yet fast to get the catch to market. 

    I hope to choose a suitable boat for a build soon.

  2. 5 hours ago, wefalck said:

    One could add to one of the strands a length of the finest fly-tying yarn that is available in many different colours

    I was just thinking that... as a fly tiers we are fortunate to have available synthetic and natural threads in a huge range of sizes and colours, from 18/0 (VERY thin) to 6/0 (you'd tie a button on with this) and everything in-between. I'm sure any modern braid could be replicated on a rope walk machine quite easily. 

    I must say to my (inexperienced) eye the scale is spot on Keith, and whether it's the reflection or not, it looks just great!

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