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Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense to leave the hide intact. For the same reasons, I guess it makes the cat issue even more sensitive. Since cats don't come with coroner's reports, a tier might easily draw suspicion, even if he's honestly salvaging cats with a poor sense of timing.

Thanks for the lead on those books. I've spent a tidy sum on my library already but nothing like THAT! That's the kind of thing I'd have to stumble into at an estate sale.

Thanks all for the information. Logger here on the fire was most good enough to send me a bunch of old school fly tying things he had no use for - hackle clamps, a Thompson vise, some bodkins and the like. Plus more Mustad-Viking hooks than I can shake a stick at. All made in Norway. Super cool. (logger is a great guy)

Was wondering if someone had access to a chart - showing any changes in nomenclature from when these were made to today? Something I can compare for when I start stringing up flys?

The shaver idea works for animals still living. Collecting lion mane might be a bit dicey, though...

Are you referring to everything in general, or the Mustads?
If you'll PM me an email, I'll send you a PDF of some hook info from a course.
And the web should have a bazillion hook comparison charts. There are books on that, too.

"stringing up flys" - THAT sure isn't current nomenclature! Next you'll be calling it a "fishing pole"!

It's a fishing stick

"Build her a cake or something."

Pedro

I just want to fish well enough to catch a delicious bass.