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| Priestmaker | March 2nd, 2008, 3:06 pm | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Hi All. Nice site you have here, Interesting articles. Nice one. | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
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| Taxon | March 2nd, 2008, 3:23 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 483 | Welcome aboard, Paul. You are from England on the River Tyne, right? | |
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| Priestmaker | March 2nd, 2008, 3:49 pm | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Yes, Thats right, I live on the North Side of the tyne. Yo know it?? | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
| Taxon | March 2nd, 2008, 6:23 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 483 | No, Paul, I don't. I Googled your location in an attempt to learn where you were from, and then sought confirmation. Do you fish? | |
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| Troutnut | March 3rd, 2008, 4:16 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1115 | Welcome! | |
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| Priestmaker | March 3rd, 2008, 5:19 pm | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Yes I fish, mostly for trout in resevoirs, stillwater fisheries, lakes. The river Tyne is considered to be one of the best salmon rivers in england, but too expensive. I make priests as a hobby, and sold some to a guy in Anchorage. Ive subsequently been invited over in 2009,to fish the salmon runs,Im flying out with two mates, really looking forward to it. My personal best is a rainbow, a little under 9 lb. Hope to better it this season. heres my web album. http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
| Smallstream | March 3rd, 2008, 7:16 pm | |
| State College, PA Posts: 95 | "scratches head" make preists? like the holy kind? | |
| CaseyP | March 3rd, 2008, 9:31 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | smallstream, a "priest" is also a fishing accessory, but in this age of CPR fishing, not very many people use them. salmon fishers in Alaska bring the fish home, you see, so they need one. | |
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| Priestmaker | March 4th, 2008, 1:21 am | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Thats right Casey, in England too a lot of fish are taken for the table.. I was rather surprised to learn from another site, that in most of the US all fish are returned. Smallstream, Its called a priest, as its used to administer"The last rites" to a fish, rather than leave them to slowly die. | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
| Smallstream | March 4th, 2008, 10:02 am | |
| State College, PA Posts: 95 | haha oh I see, like a club or something | |
| Softhackle | March 4th, 2008, 10:51 am | |
| Wellsville, NY Posts: 144 | Welcome, I always find it a real pleasure conversing with fishermen from England. Mark | |
| "I have the highest respect for the skilled wet-fly fisherman, as he has mastered an art of very great difficulty." Edward R. Hewitt Flymphs, Soft-hackles and Spiders | ||
| CaseyP | March 4th, 2008, 12:45 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | in England too a lot of fish are taken for the table--Priestmaker when i visited England last year, my hosts were mystified why i didn't bring home some fish for the table. my treat at the fish'n'chips shop fixed that! | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
| Priestmaker | March 4th, 2008, 1:12 pm | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Smallstream, If youcopy and post the link in my earlier post (photobucket)into your browser, youll see the prists. Heres a link to a site you might find interesting. http://www.flyforums.co.uk/index.php Paul | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
| Smallstream | March 4th, 2008, 10:01 pm | |
| State College, PA Posts: 95 | those look very nice, likes works of art. I bet it feels a little less barbaric to the person than slamming the fish's head against a rock. | |
| LenH | March 5th, 2008, 11:37 am | |
| driftless area Posts: 58 | thanks for the UK link. gonna join later. Len | |
| CaseyP | March 5th, 2008, 2:17 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | I bet it feels a little less barbaric to the person than slamming the fish's head against a rock--Smallstream and classier than smacking it upside the head with a pair of rusty pliers that live in the bilge. (one of those moments i wish i'd not seen because it was so unexpected...) are they horn or wood? and how are they made heavy? | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
| Priestmaker | March 5th, 2008, 5:44 pm | |
| Newcastle On Tyne Posts: 14 | Casey, thay are Made from Stag Antler. I drill out one end, a half inch bore, around one and a half inches deep. Fill with lead. then take a brass wire brush on a drill, and clean off the crap, mud etc. Cap the ends with slices of buffalo horn, then scrub the whole lot with bleach, and wash, then dry. then the priest is is sanded down using a belt sander, then finer grades of abrasive paper. Then finally polished with metal polish. I usually add a brass centre to one end. Then a waxed leather thong and toggle. copy this into your browser. youll see them. http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ paul | |
| High Quality Antler priests, for Salmon ~ Trout ~ Gamebirds. Made from Stag Antler, capped with Indian Water Buffalo Horn. see my Gallery here http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg55/thepriestmaker/ | ||
| CaseyP | March 5th, 2008, 8:59 pm | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 254 | gorgeous! your pictures of the process are neat, too. why are good hand-made tools so much more fun to use? got a bodkin made from a piece of Yellowstone River driftwood that, no offense to Dr. Slick, makes my standard store-bought one seem crude and overdone. | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
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