40 Rivers To Freedom

There are still a few more hours to get your photos entered in FlyAddicts.com’s first photo contest.  CLICK HERE for more info.

FlyAddicts is proud to announce it’s first major photo contest.  The contest’s theme is “The Places We Fish.”  This isn’t hotspotting, this is about appreciating some of the most beautiful places on the planet.

The Prizes

1st Place

$100 Gift Certificate from The Fly Shop
$50 Gift Certificate from the Fly Addicts Shop
Shirt courtesy of BugSlinger Fly Gear

2nd Place

$50 Gift Certificate from the Fly Addicts Shop
Shirt courtesy of BugSlinger Fly Gear
1 Aluminum Fly Box courtesy of Midwest Custom Fly Rods
1 Waterproof Fly Box courtesy of Midwest Custom Fly Rods

3rd Place

$50 Gift Certificate from the Fly Addicts Shop
1 Aluminum Fly Box courtesy of Midwest Custom Fly Rods
1 Waterproof Fly Box courtesy of Midwest Custom Fly Rods

The biggest perk of this blogging thing is the friends I’ve made along the way.  One such friend is Keith Barton, the dude who writes the Singlebarbed blog.  Among his many talents, Keith makes a pretty sweet dubbing blend or three.  I got a baggie of one of his newest blends a month back or so, the peackock blend I used on the bottom right flies in the pic.  I think Keith nailed the peacock herl color scheme in this blend, but what I was really impressed with was how soft the stuff is.  It stuck to the thread like glue.

The copper/brown mix at the top is also from Keith, but isn’t really a blend, more of an uncut ingredient that isn’t too shabby by it’s lonesome.  The flo-orange stuff on the bottom left color scheme is the stuff you get at your local fly shop.  It isn’t too bad to work with, unlike some sparkle dubbing stuff I’ve used in the past, but it lacks the softness of Keith’s stash.