Looking for old school Air Cell flyline

[fishinwrench]

57 minutes ago, tjm said:

Gotta ask, how you find that out? Did he respond to this forum by PM?

Yeah Flip monitors this forum daily. 😅

 

No, I called Brian at Mad River Outfitters. They didn't have one, but he said Flip likely had a whole case of original orange Air Cell.  

I've been calling places that have been in business forever.

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

5 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Yeah Flip monitors this forum daily. 😅

 

No, I called Brian at Mad River Outfitters. They didn't have one, but he said Flip likely had a whole case of original orange Air Cell.  

I've been calling places that have been in business forever.

Brian is a wealth of info.  I really like his videos.

[Foghorn]

Might try calling Flip and see if he's got any of the old Air Cell fly line. I was trying to get some of the flies  I had seen Jim Teeny use on one fishing show for catching salmon, but couldn't find any place that had them. I looked up his name and called the phone number listed thinking I might get a fly shop. He answered and thought that I was one of his big time fishing buddies playing a joke. I apologized and he asked how I got his number. Told him I got it off the internet and asked if he had a store where I could buy some. He took the order for a half dozen flies and was actually very polite. Those nymphs I bought still didn't work as well as the so called "parasite" patterns that Ed Elersic showed us how to tie. 

[tjm]

https://www.murraysflyshop.com/products/murrays-fly-shop-indicator-3-per-pack?_pos=4&_sid=82022f6a9&_ss=r

I knew I had seen some shop selling the cut flyline pieces, finally remembered where.  I guess if Murray can't get the SA line it must be hard find. He doesn't say they float, but you can ask.

[fishinwrench]

10 minutes ago, tjm said:

https://www.murraysflyshop.com/products/murrays-fly-shop-indicator-3-per-pack?_pos=4&_sid=82022f6a9&_ss=r

I knew I had seen some shop selling the cut flyline pieces, finally remembered where.  I guess if Murray can't get the SA line it musts be hard find. He doesn't say they float, but you can ask.

There we go!    

In thinking of all the old flyshops I had forgotten all about Harry Murray's .   

I knew y'all would come through 😁👍

[tjm]

These are made of floating fly line https://www.amazon.com/RIO-Kahuna-Strike-Indicator-Chartreuse/dp/B07HSY6VR7

[fishinwrench]

Speaking of old flyshops that are still in business (kinda).........

Let me tell you how LAME Hook & Hackle is now 🙄   They are still all freaked out about COVID-19.     I decided that I'd build a dryfly rod over the Thanksgiving holiday, so I ordered a blank and some assorted components almost 3 weeks ago.......They are sending it one piece at a time.  Took over a week to get a guide set, then a few days later I got the rod finish, a week later (today) I received 2 spools of thread.........I mean seriously....C'mon !!!  😠

[mic]

27 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

Speaking of old flyshops that are still in business (kinda).........

Let me tell you how LAME Hook & Hackle is now 🙄   They are still all freaked out about COVID-19.     I decided that I'd build a dryfly rod over the Thanksgiving holiday, so I ordered a blank and some assorted components almost 3 weeks ago.......They are sending it one piece at a time.  Took over a week to get a guide set, then a few days later I got the rod finish, a week later (today) I received 2 spools of thread.........I mean seriously....C'mon !!!  😠

Sorry... how does getting the pieces separately mean they are freaked out about Covid.  That sounds like a logistics issue.

[tjm]

I think H&H had gone to pot even before '19, they show  products like line but when you try to buy it's "no product found"  Fly line i was looking for iirc

Bob Marriott's,  Bill Kiene's, Dette's Bear's Den

[fishinwrench]

32 minutes ago, mic said:

Sorry... how does getting the pieces separately mean they are freaked out about Covid.  That sounds like a logistics issue.

Because when I messaged them the reply (excuse) began with....."Due to COVID-19........ ".   🙄 

 

Has it not become evident to everyone that anytime you wanna be a slacker....... you just throw out the standard "Due to Covid" line ? 

Hell, I used it myself the other day when my wife was railing me about not pulling the screens and putting in the storm windows yet.   😂