[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Found it - thanks. These look great. Mike On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM, DonO wrote: > > It was Academy Sporting Goods in Kenner, La. I found a website with both > the long and short sleeve shirts, both under 20 bucks. I can't remember if > the shirts I bought were $15.99 or $16.99, but the color they picked for the > web-photo is awful. They have a lot of vibrant bright colors to choose > from, plus white. They also didn't show that they come with the waterproof > pouch. > > http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/apparel/mens/outdoors/all_magellan&start=0&selectedSKU=0651-00365-8310 > > > http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/apparel/mens/outdoors/all_magellan&start=0&selectedSKU=0651-00365-8308 > > Looks like they are a chain store with outlets all over. I'll also bet you > can order just what you want from the website, just will have to add > shipping. > > DonO > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Bliss" > To: > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:51 AM > Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 > > >> >> Did you buy the shirts from a nationwide retail outlet? I would be > interested. >> >> Mike >> >> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, DonO wrote: >> > >> > I thought about building them, but from research I learned that > adjustable >> > floats are best, and easy to remove are even better. I haven't > experienced >> > yet what the advantages are, but I have read that the outriggers must be > up >> > when under motor-drive. Maybe they aren't strong enough to handle the > water >> > resistance, or they splash, or work loose with chop, or probably during > a >> > turn, the inside float is driven under the surface (bending or breaking > it?) >> > and the outer one is up in the air. I bought mine from Cabelas, so if > they >> > don't work, I can get my $$ back. >> > >> > Have much to learn, maybe by getting wet. Won't be my 1st time getting >> > dumped out of a canoe by an outside force! >> > >> > Speaking of drowned cell phones...I bought some Magellan fishing shirts > when >> > I was in NO, and they are great for $15 (compared to $40 - $60 for my >> > Columbias and Ex-officios), and ea. came with a clear zippered > waterproof >> > clip/string-attached pouch (4" x 4") for a cell-phone and other items > that >> > can't get wet. The attachment point is inside the chest pockets and > that's >> > where it stays with your stuff safe. They have all of the features as > the >> > others, but are very inexpensive. I beat up my fishing shirts pretty > bad, >> > so these won't be so hard to make rags out of down the road. >> > >> > One thing I learned is not to put my credit card in with my magnetic > money >> > clip or my cell-phone while it is on. Seems they mess with the metallic >> > strip on the credit card. So I keep it separate with my DL and fishing >> > license. >> > >> > DonO >> > >> > >> > - Original Message - >> > From: >> > To: >> > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM >> > Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 >> > >> > >> >> >> >> Another option for the outriggers: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/storer/outrigger/index.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> >> Checked by AVG. >> >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: > 2/11/09 >> > 6:11 PM >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 > 6:11 PM >> > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
It was Academy Sporting Goods in Kenner, La. I found a website with both the long and short sleeve shirts, both under 20 bucks. I can't remember if the shirts I bought were $15.99 or $16.99, but the color they picked for the web-photo is awful. They have a lot of vibrant bright colors to choose from, plus white. They also didn't show that they come with the waterproof pouch. http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/apparel/mens/outdoors/all_magellan&start=0&selectedSKU=0651-00365-8310 http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=products/apparel/mens/outdoors/all_magellan&start=0&selectedSKU=0651-00365-8308 Looks like they are a chain store with outlets all over. I'll also bet you can order just what you want from the website, just will have to add shipping. DonO - Original Message - From: "Michael Bliss" To: Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:51 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 > > Did you buy the shirts from a nationwide retail outlet? I would be interested. > > Mike > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, DonO wrote: > > > > I thought about building them, but from research I learned that adjustable > > floats are best, and easy to remove are even better. I haven't experienced > > yet what the advantages are, but I have read that the outriggers must be up > > when under motor-drive. Maybe they aren't strong enough to handle the water > > resistance, or they splash, or work loose with chop, or probably during a > > turn, the inside float is driven under the surface (bending or breaking it?) > > and the outer one is up in the air. I bought mine from Cabelas, so if they > > don't work, I can get my $$ back. > > > > Have much to learn, maybe by getting wet. Won't be my 1st time getting > > dumped out of a canoe by an outside force! > > > > Speaking of drowned cell phones...I bought some Magellan fishing shirts when > > I was in NO, and they are great for $15 (compared to $40 - $60 for my > > Columbias and Ex-officios), and ea. came with a clear zippered waterproof > > clip/string-attached pouch (4" x 4") for a cell-phone and other items that > > can't get wet. The attachment point is inside the chest pockets and that's > > where it stays with your stuff safe. They have all of the features as the > > others, but are very inexpensive. I beat up my fishing shirts pretty bad, > > so these won't be so hard to make rags out of down the road. > > > > One thing I learned is not to put my credit card in with my magnetic money > > clip or my cell-phone while it is on. Seems they mess with the metallic > > strip on the credit card. So I keep it separate with my DL and fishing > > license. > > > > DonO > > > > > > - Original Message - > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM > > Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 > > > > > >> > >> Another option for the outriggers: > >> > >> > >> http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/storer/outrigger/index.htm > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG. > >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 > > 6:11 PM > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 6:11 PM > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Shirts I mean - not the floats On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Michael Bliss wrote: > Did you buy the shirts from a nationwide retail outlet? I would be > interested. > > Mike > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, DonO wrote: >> >> I thought about building them, but from research I learned that adjustable >> floats are best, and easy to remove are even better. I haven't experienced >> yet what the advantages are, but I have read that the outriggers must be up >> when under motor-drive. Maybe they aren't strong enough to handle the water >> resistance, or they splash, or work loose with chop, or probably during a >> turn, the inside float is driven under the surface (bending or breaking it?) >> and the outer one is up in the air. I bought mine from Cabelas, so if they >> don't work, I can get my $$ back. >> >> Have much to learn, maybe by getting wet. Won't be my 1st time getting >> dumped out of a canoe by an outside force! >> >> Speaking of drowned cell phones...I bought some Magellan fishing shirts when >> I was in NO, and they are great for $15 (compared to $40 - $60 for my >> Columbias and Ex-officios), and ea. came with a clear zippered waterproof >> clip/string-attached pouch (4" x 4") for a cell-phone and other items that >> can't get wet. The attachment point is inside the chest pockets and that's >> where it stays with your stuff safe. They have all of the features as the >> others, but are very inexpensive. I beat up my fishing shirts pretty bad, >> so these won't be so hard to make rags out of down the road. >> >> One thing I learned is not to put my credit card in with my magnetic money >> clip or my cell-phone while it is on. Seems they mess with the metallic >> strip on the credit card. So I keep it separate with my DL and fishing >> license. >> >> DonO >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM >> Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 >> >> >>> >>> Another option for the outriggers: >>> >>> >>> http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/storer/outrigger/index.htm >>> >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG. >>> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 >> 6:11 PM >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Did you buy the shirts from a nationwide retail outlet? I would be interested. Mike On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:51 AM, DonO wrote: > > I thought about building them, but from research I learned that adjustable > floats are best, and easy to remove are even better. I haven't experienced > yet what the advantages are, but I have read that the outriggers must be up > when under motor-drive. Maybe they aren't strong enough to handle the water > resistance, or they splash, or work loose with chop, or probably during a > turn, the inside float is driven under the surface (bending or breaking it?) > and the outer one is up in the air. I bought mine from Cabelas, so if they > don't work, I can get my $$ back. > > Have much to learn, maybe by getting wet. Won't be my 1st time getting > dumped out of a canoe by an outside force! > > Speaking of drowned cell phones...I bought some Magellan fishing shirts when > I was in NO, and they are great for $15 (compared to $40 - $60 for my > Columbias and Ex-officios), and ea. came with a clear zippered waterproof > clip/string-attached pouch (4" x 4") for a cell-phone and other items that > can't get wet. The attachment point is inside the chest pockets and that's > where it stays with your stuff safe. They have all of the features as the > others, but are very inexpensive. I beat up my fishing shirts pretty bad, > so these won't be so hard to make rags out of down the road. > > One thing I learned is not to put my credit card in with my magnetic money > clip or my cell-phone while it is on. Seems they mess with the metallic > strip on the credit card. So I keep it separate with my DL and fishing > license. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message - > From: > To: > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM > Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 > > >> >> Another option for the outriggers: >> >> >> http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/storer/outrigger/index.htm >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 > 6:11 PM >> >> > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
I thought about building them, but from research I learned that adjustable floats are best, and easy to remove are even better. I haven't experienced yet what the advantages are, but I have read that the outriggers must be up when under motor-drive. Maybe they aren't strong enough to handle the water resistance, or they splash, or work loose with chop, or probably during a turn, the inside float is driven under the surface (bending or breaking it?) and the outer one is up in the air. I bought mine from Cabelas, so if they don't work, I can get my $$ back. Have much to learn, maybe by getting wet. Won't be my 1st time getting dumped out of a canoe by an outside force! Speaking of drowned cell phones...I bought some Magellan fishing shirts when I was in NO, and they are great for $15 (compared to $40 - $60 for my Columbias and Ex-officios), and ea. came with a clear zippered waterproof clip/string-attached pouch (4" x 4") for a cell-phone and other items that can't get wet. The attachment point is inside the chest pockets and that's where it stays with your stuff safe. They have all of the features as the others, but are very inexpensive. I beat up my fishing shirts pretty bad, so these won't be so hard to make rags out of down the road. One thing I learned is not to put my credit card in with my magnetic money clip or my cell-phone while it is on. Seems they mess with the metallic strip on the credit card. So I keep it separate with my DL and fishing license. DonO - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:13 AM Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12 > > Another option for the outriggers: > > > http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/storer/outrigger/index.htm > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1947 - Release Date: 2/11/09 6:11 PM > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
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[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Don,
I’ll send you a few shots of my set up. 16’ square stern
American Eagle composite. I run 3 hp on the back or a trolling
motor.I usually am standing and poling. Very Stable.
Got these because you can leave them down when you use the outboard.
Here are the stabilizers I use
http://www.canoeoutriggers.com/
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From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of DonO
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:49 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
So OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
Swaps are always good.
1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning
for me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski
show- tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so
I have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing),
the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored,
so I won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a
swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in
some cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots
of overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's
really a technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub
applied to many materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to
VFBers and $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
$99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to have them pirated
because the price is high. The cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD
(latest stuff, anyway), so copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows
finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many requests for a DVD as I
was demonstrating (I could have sold 50 of them easy at each show). We
still have the up-front fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with
links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the production and
copying should be complete and ready for sales. The video will be HQ and
professionally done, with about a year's worth of techniques to master- well
worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my website
and the fly-shows.
3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host
another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick
different materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st
place will get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this
time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade 1
dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as they'll have samples of many types of
dubbing and what they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded
to those who submit different tying-styles of one type of dubbing.
4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing videos, I'll do the mouse
video, then an advanced rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is
Fly-flex (Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and an
archive video of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer tying and fishing
over media-work, but I have some long-range goals in mind for doing the
videos.
5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the dog's stuffed animal
toys (which she happily ripped out for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly
synthetic fiber
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Don, have a great time on the cruise. You're talking my 2 passions in fly
fishing and cooking. Perhaps we will see you at Sowbug 2010 or we can just
bring you to Kansas. Lawrence is a pretty cool town.
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, DonO wrote:
> From: DonO
> Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
> To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 8:44 PM
> Jeff,
> Sheese... I've only had 3 months off- whutzamatter?
> Unfortunately, my wife
> booked a cruise last year, and it happend to fall on the
> Sowbug weekend. So
> I won't be making it this year again. I was looking
> forward to going, too.
> Live rope-dubbing tutoring works best, but the DVD should
> be very close to
> actually being there.
> I'm not real jazzed about a cruise, either, as it's
> too far down to the
> water to flyfish. We do hold up in the Bahamas for a few
> days, so I am
> bringing a 5wt fly rod and some flats-flies.
> Twelve days on the ocean- hmmm. I am definitely this time
> bringing my Cajun
> spices, Indian curry spices, and BBQ sauce, and they are
> going to let me
> cook in their kitchen, or else I'll cook on the deck.
> Their food is OK, but
> oh so bland. Last cruise, I loaded up on Jamacan jerk and
> curry when I was
> on St. Thomas. Found a small deli downtown, and will look
> for it again.
> DonO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Frye"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:06 PM
> Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1
> thru 12
>
>
>
> Are you filling some of that embarrassing free time with a
> Sowbug visit?
> I've got some Kansas boys that want a live rope-dub
> lesson and probably
> would benefit from a mouse show.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 2/11/09, DonO wrote:
>
> > From: DonO
> > Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply
> 1 thru 12
> > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 2:49 PM
> > MeddelandeSo OK, what do we need to liven up the
> ol'
> > list one more time?
> > I'm not as busy right now as I have been-
> that's
> > for sure.
> > Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch
> up on,
> > then left for 3 weeks. Now I'm back for awhile
> ('til
> > mid-March anyway).
> >
> > Swaps are always good.
> >
> > 1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's
> time
> > for spring cleaning for me again. I bought a whole
> male
> > peacock hide at the Denver Furimski show- tail, wings,
> body,
> > crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so
> I
> > have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good
> for
> > rope-dubbing), the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes.
> The
> > tail had turned 50% brassy-colored, so I won't
> have to
> > sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock
> is
> > great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some
> neat
> > feathers if a swapmeister wants to divvy them up with
> the
> > participants. I'd also put in some cherry-picks
> for the
> > swapmeister's efforts.
> >
> > 2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD-
> > "Rope-Dubbing with DonO". Had a
> professional TV
> > cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping with
> > professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'-
> LOL).
> > He'll also do the editing, so I'm looking
> forwards
> > to seeing what we did so far. We taped for about 6
> hours to
> > get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for
> about 4
> > hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one
> hour
> > in HD format, so I'll have as many materials
> > demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots of
> overlaid
> > photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown,
> > it's really a technique video, the basics and
> > sub-techniques of the rope-dub applied to many
> materials.
> > I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to VFBers
> and
> > $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it
> should be
> > $99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't
> want to
> > have them pirated because the price is high. The
> cameraman
> > knows how to copy-protect the DVD (latest stuff,
> anyway), so
> > copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows
> finally
> > motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had
> many
> > requests for a DVD as I was demonstrating (I could
> have sold
> > 50 of them easy
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Jeff,
Sheese... I've only had 3 months off- whutzamatter? Unfortunately, my wife
booked a cruise last year, and it happend to fall on the Sowbug weekend. So
I won't be making it this year again. I was looking forward to going, too.
Live rope-dubbing tutoring works best, but the DVD should be very close to
actually being there.
I'm not real jazzed about a cruise, either, as it's too far down to the
water to flyfish. We do hold up in the Bahamas for a few days, so I am
bringing a 5wt fly rod and some flats-flies.
Twelve days on the ocean- hmmm. I am definitely this time bringing my Cajun
spices, Indian curry spices, and BBQ sauce, and they are going to let me
cook in their kitchen, or else I'll cook on the deck. Their food is OK, but
oh so bland. Last cruise, I loaded up on Jamacan jerk and curry when I was
on St. Thomas. Found a small deli downtown, and will look for it again.
DonO
- Original Message -
From: "Jeff Frye"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:06 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Are you filling some of that embarrassing free time with a Sowbug visit?
I've got some Kansas boys that want a live rope-dub lesson and probably
would benefit from a mouse show.
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, DonO wrote:
> From: DonO
> Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
> To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 2:49 PM
> MeddelandeSo OK, what do we need to liven up the ol'
> list one more time?
> I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's
> for sure.
> Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on,
> then left for 3 weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til
> mid-March anyway).
>
> Swaps are always good.
>
> 1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time
> for spring cleaning for me again. I bought a whole male
> peacock hide at the Denver Furimski show- tail, wings, body,
> crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so I
> have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for
> rope-dubbing), the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The
> tail had turned 50% brassy-colored, so I won't have to
> sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
> great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat
> feathers if a swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the
> participants. I'd also put in some cherry-picks for the
> swapmeister's efforts.
>
> 2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD-
> "Rope-Dubbing with DonO". Had a professional TV
> cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping with
> professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL).
> He'll also do the editing, so I'm looking forwards
> to seeing what we did so far. We taped for about 6 hours to
> get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
> hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour
> in HD format, so I'll have as many materials
> demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots of overlaid
> photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown,
> it's really a technique video, the basics and
> sub-techniques of the rope-dub applied to many materials.
> I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to VFBers and
> $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
> $99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to
> have them pirated because the price is high. The cameraman
> knows how to copy-protect the DVD (latest stuff, anyway), so
> copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows finally
> motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many
> requests for a DVD as I was demonstrating (I could have sold
> 50 of them easy at each show). We still have the up-front
> fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with links and
> credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the
> production and copying should be complete and ready for
> sales. The video will be HQ and professionally done, with
> about a year's worth of techniques to master- well worth
> $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my
> website and the fly-shows.
>
> 3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months,
> I'll host another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who
> bought DVDs. We'll all pick different materials and
> submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st place will
> get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And
> this time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get
> a Whiting grade 1 dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as
> they'll have samples of many types of dubbing and what
> they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded to
> those
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Don,
I have been trying to master rope-a-dope since you showed it to me in
the SLC show. Put me down for a CD.
Mike
>
> Von: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] Im Auftrag
> von DonO
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Februar 2009 21:49
> An: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> Betreff: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
>
>
>
> So OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
>
> I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
>
> Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
> weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
>
>
>
> Swaps are always good.
>
>
>
> 1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning
> for me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski
> show- tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so
> I have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing),
> the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored,
> so I won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
> great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a
> swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in
> some cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
>
>
>
> 2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
> DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
> with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
> editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
> about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
> hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
> I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots
> of overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's
> really a technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub
> applied to many materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to
> VFBers and $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
> $99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to have them pirated
> because the price is high. The cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD
> (latest stuff, anyway), so copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows
> finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many requests for a DVD as I
> was demonstrating (I could have sold 50 of them easy at each show). We
> still have the up-front fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with
> links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the production and
> copying should be complete and ready for sales. The video will be HQ and
> professionally done, with about a year's worth of techniques to master- well
> worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my website
> and the fly-shows.
>
>
>
> 3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host
> another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick
> different materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st
> place will get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this
> time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade
> 1 dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as they'll have samples of many types of
> dubbing and what they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded
> to those who submit different tying-styles of one type of dubbing.
>
>
>
> 4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing videos, I'll do the mouse
> video, then an advanced rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is
> Fly-flex (Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and an
> archive video of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer tying and fishing
> over media-work, but I have some long-range goals in mind for doing the
> videos.
>
>
>
> 5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the dog's stuffed animal
> toys (which she happily ripped out for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly
> synthetic fiber that sets up like a pillow. It rope-dubs perfectly and
> gives all of the different looks (awesome one-material mysis shrimp). I
> have to dye some now and see how it takes the colors. This stuff would
> never respond to a conventional dubbing technique- even worse than ice-dub.
> Hmmm...I wonder what's in the other stuffed toys...and in my wife's stuffed
> animals...and those sofa-pillows... hm...
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
1. I have most of a wild turkey tail
2. Count me in for the DVD
3. Count me in
4. I have a Sony VX-2100 hand held that I use for both hand held & fixed
tripod shots. I've been thinking about a series of fly fishing & casting
vids, give me a call.
5. I no longer have a dog, but I have a macaw that acts like one. Send me
your toys & he'd be happy to tear them up.
6. I'll settle for Muskies on my 5wt.
7. Sounds like fun, don't think I can make it.
8. Same here.
9. I usually stand up, but it works better if no one else is in the canoe.
Never tried outriggers...
10. I'm always up for goodies...
11. Can't help you there, but I used to have a Class C license.
12. Here's eleven.
J
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Of Thomas Eckert
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:52 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: AW: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Put me on the waiting list for your DVD !
Thomas
your fishing connection
Thomas R. Eckert
Sonnhaldenstrasse 14
CH 8032 Zürich 7
Switzerland
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Von: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] Im Auftrag
von DonO
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Februar 2009 21:49
An: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Betreff: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
So OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
Swaps are always good.
1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning
for me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski
show- tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so
I have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing),
the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored,
so I won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a
swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in
some cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots
of overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's
really a technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub
applied to many materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to
VFBers and $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
$99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to have them pirated
because the price is high. The cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD
(latest stuff, anyway), so copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows
finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many requests for a DVD as I
was demonstrating (I could have sold 50 of them easy at each show). We
still have the up-front fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with
links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the production and
copying should be complete and ready for sales. The video will be HQ and
professionally done, with about a year's worth of techniques to master- well
worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my website
and the fly-shows.
3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host
another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick
different materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st
place will get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this
time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade 1
dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as they'll have samples of many types of
dubbing and what they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded
to those who submi
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Don
Joe Fusco is hosting a Material Swap right now and he needs more swappers
JimMay your GOD be your fishing partner.
EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOODJoin me
From: f...@tribcsp.comto: vfb-m...@googlegroups.comsubject: [VFB] Re: Test -
any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:49:22 -0700
So OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
Swaps are always good.
1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning for
me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski show-
tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so I have
lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing), the
tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored, so I
won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is great
for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a swapmeister
wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in some
cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots of
overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's really a
technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub applied to many
materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to VFBers and $39.95 for
the public (I was told by some that it should be $99.95 for as much stuff as it
has), but I don't want to have them pirated because the price is high. The
cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD (latest stuff, anyway), so copying
should be minimal. The two Denver shows finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun',
as I had many requests for a DVD as I was demonstrating (I could have sold 50
of them easy at each show). We still have the up-front fishing segment, the
foreward, and the ending with links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking
about May the production and copying should be complete and ready for sales.
The video will be HQ and professionally done, with about a year's worth of
techniques to master- well worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the
DVDs will be my website and the fly-shows.
3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host another
rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick different
materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st place will get a
14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this time, 2nd place will
get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade 1 dry-fly neck. Everyone
will win as they'll have samples of many types of dubbing and what they look
like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded to those who submit different
tying-styles of one type of dubbing.
4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing videos, I'll do the mouse
video, then an advanced rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is Fly-flex
(Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and an archive video
of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer tying and fishing over media-work,
but I have some long-range goals in mind for doing the videos.
5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the dog's stuffed animal toys
(which she happily ripped out for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly
synthetic fiber that sets up like a pillow. It rope-dubs perfectly and gives
all of the different looks (awesome one-material mysis shrimp). I have to dye
some now and see how it takes the colors. This stuff would never respond to a
conventional dubbing technique- even worse than ice-dub. Hmmm...I wonder
what's in the other stuffed toys...and in my wife's stuffed animals...and those
sofa-pillows... hm.. (Dr. D gets me in trouble again)
6. Saw an article in a recent fly-mag about mako-shark flyfishing out of
SanDiego. Looked like a ton of fun and a work-out for my #5 Abel and 17wt Cam
Seigler saltwater rod (and me too). Gotta go do that just once at least. They
run up to 600lb, but they only cast to 200lb ones or less.
7. Planning a trip to Loreto, Baja this fall (hoping to get the proper slot),
once again for dorado, sailfish, and striped marlin. The wife says she'll give
it a try. Maybe with the sluggish economy there will be better pickings.
8. Thanks an
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Are you filling some of that embarrassing free time with a Sowbug visit? I've
got some Kansas boys that want a live rope-dub lesson and probably would
benefit from a mouse show.
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, DonO wrote:
> From: DonO
> Subject: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
> To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 2:49 PM
> MeddelandeSo OK, what do we need to liven up the ol'
> list one more time?
> I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's
> for sure.
> Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on,
> then left for 3 weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til
> mid-March anyway).
>
> Swaps are always good.
>
> 1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time
> for spring cleaning for me again. I bought a whole male
> peacock hide at the Denver Furimski show- tail, wings, body,
> crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so I
> have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for
> rope-dubbing), the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The
> tail had turned 50% brassy-colored, so I won't have to
> sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
> great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat
> feathers if a swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the
> participants. I'd also put in some cherry-picks for the
> swapmeister's efforts.
>
> 2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD-
> "Rope-Dubbing with DonO". Had a professional TV
> cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping with
> professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL).
> He'll also do the editing, so I'm looking forwards
> to seeing what we did so far. We taped for about 6 hours to
> get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
> hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour
> in HD format, so I'll have as many materials
> demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots of overlaid
> photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown,
> it's really a technique video, the basics and
> sub-techniques of the rope-dub applied to many materials.
> I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to VFBers and
> $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
> $99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to
> have them pirated because the price is high. The cameraman
> knows how to copy-protect the DVD (latest stuff, anyway), so
> copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows finally
> motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many
> requests for a DVD as I was demonstrating (I could have sold
> 50 of them easy at each show). We still have the up-front
> fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with links and
> credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the
> production and copying should be complete and ready for
> sales. The video will be HQ and professionally done, with
> about a year's worth of techniques to master- well worth
> $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my
> website and the fly-shows.
>
> 3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months,
> I'll host another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who
> bought DVDs. We'll all pick different materials and
> submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st place will
> get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And
> this time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get
> a Whiting grade 1 dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as
> they'll have samples of many types of dubbing and what
> they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded to
> those who submit different tying-styles of one type of
> dubbing.
>
> 4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing
> videos, I'll do the mouse video, then an advanced
> rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is Fly-flex
> (Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and
> an archive video of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer
> tying and fishing over media-work, but I have some
> long-range goals in mind for doing the videos.
>
> 5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the
> dog's stuffed animal toys (which she happily ripped out
> for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly synthetic
> fiber that sets up like a pillow. It rope-dubs perfectly
> and gives all of the different looks (awesome one-material
> mysis shrimp). I have to dye some now and see how it takes
> the colors. This stuff would never respond to a
> conventional dubbing technique- even worse than ice-dub.
> Hmmm...I wonder what's in the other stuffed toys...and
> in my wife's stuff
AW: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
Put me on the waiting list for your DVD !
Thomas
your fishing connection
Thomas R. Eckert
Sonnhaldenstrasse 14
CH 8032 Zürich 7
Switzerland
<mailto:royalcoach...@bluewin.ch> royalcoach...@bluewin.ch
tel:
mobile:
<http://www.plaxo.com/click_to_call?lang=en&src=jj_signature&To=%2B41+44+262
+83+67&email=royalcoach...@bluewin.ch> +41 44 262 83 67
<http://www.plaxo.com/click_to_call?lang=en&src=jj_signature&To=%2B41+79+679
+54+63&email=royalcoach...@bluewin.ch> +41 79 679 54 63
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Von: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] Im Auftrag
von DonO
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Februar 2009 21:49
An: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Betreff: [VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
So OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
Swaps are always good.
1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning
for me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski
show- tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so
I have lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing),
the tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored,
so I won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is
great for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a
swapmeister wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in
some cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots
of overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's
really a technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub
applied to many materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to
VFBers and $39.95 for the public (I was told by some that it should be
$99.95 for as much stuff as it has), but I don't want to have them pirated
because the price is high. The cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD
(latest stuff, anyway), so copying should be minimal. The two Denver shows
finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun', as I had many requests for a DVD as I
was demonstrating (I could have sold 50 of them easy at each show). We
still have the up-front fishing segment, the foreward, and the ending with
links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking about May the production and
copying should be complete and ready for sales. The video will be HQ and
professionally done, with about a year's worth of techniques to master- well
worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the DVDs will be my website
and the fly-shows.
3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host
another rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick
different materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st
place will get a 14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this
time, 2nd place will get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade 1
dry-fly neck. Everyone will win as they'll have samples of many types of
dubbing and what they look like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded
to those who submit different tying-styles of one type of dubbing.
4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing videos, I'll do the mouse
video, then an advanced rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is
Fly-flex (Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and an
archive video of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer tying and fishing
over media-work, but I have some long-range goals in mind for doing the
videos.
5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the dog's stuffed animal
toys (which she happily ripped out for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly
synthetic fiber that sets up like a pillow. It rope-dubs perfectly and
gives all of the different looks (awesome one-material mysis shrimp). I
have to dye some now and see how it takes the colors. This stuff would
never respond to a conventional dubbing technique- even worse than ice-dub.
Hmmm...I wonder what's in the other stuffed toys...and in my wife's s
[VFB] Re: Test - any buddy out there?- reply 1 thru 12
MeddelandeSo OK, what do we need to liven up the ol' list one more time?
I'm not as busy right now as I have been- that's for sure.
Got home from Moab and had a million things to catch up on, then left for 3
weeks. Now I'm back for awhile ('til mid-March anyway).
Swaps are always good.
1. If someone wants to host a materials swap, it's time for spring cleaning for
me again. I bought a whole male peacock hide at the Denver Furimski show-
tail, wings, body, crest, everything. It's the blue-neck variety, so I have
lots if irredescent blue neck fan feathers (good for rope-dubbing), the
tan/green fans, & lots of eyes. The tail had turned 50% brassy-colored, so I
won't have to sun them to get them to change. (Brassed-out peacock is great
for nymphs). I'd be willing to send in some neat feathers if a swapmeister
wants to divvy them up with the participants. I'd also put in some
cherry-picks for the swapmeister's efforts.
2. Got the video-taping done on Monday for my 1st DVD- "Rope-Dubbing with
DonO". Had a professional TV cameraman (a friend) come in to do the taping
with professional equipment (for a 'friendly $fee'- LOL). He'll also do the
editing, so I'm looking forwards to seeing what we did so far. We taped for
about 6 hours to get it all done, and I macro-photographed flies for about 4
hours yesterday for the inserts. It will be about one hour in HD format, so
I'll have as many materials demonstrated as the space will allow, and lots of
overlaid photos to help. Although a lot of patterns are shown, it's really a
technique video, the basics and sub-techniques of the rope-dub applied to many
materials. I've decided to put the price at $29.95 to VFBers and $39.95 for
the public (I was told by some that it should be $99.95 for as much stuff as it
has), but I don't want to have them pirated because the price is high. The
cameraman knows how to copy-protect the DVD (latest stuff, anyway), so copying
should be minimal. The two Denver shows finally motivated me to 'git 'r dun',
as I had many requests for a DVD as I was demonstrating (I could have sold 50
of them easy at each show). We still have the up-front fishing segment, the
foreward, and the ending with links and credits to finish, so I'm thinking
about May the production and copying should be complete and ready for sales.
The video will be HQ and professionally done, with about a year's worth of
techniques to master- well worth $30/$40. To start, the main source for the
DVDs will be my website and the fly-shows.
3. Once the rope-dub video has been out a couple of months, I'll host another
rope-dub swap with those VFBers who bought DVDs. We'll all pick different
materials and submit the practiced efforts. Like before, 1st place will get a
14/0 Fantasy Fly Monster-Muddler (Nick won it). And this time, 2nd place will
get a show-mouse and 3rd will get a Whiting grade 1 dry-fly neck. Everyone
will win as they'll have samples of many types of dubbing and what they look
like rope-dubbed. Extra points will be awarded to those who submit different
tying-styles of one type of dubbing.
4. Once we get the 'buggs' worked out for doing videos, I'll do the mouse
video, then an advanced rope-dubbing video. Then on the to-do list is Fly-flex
(Flex-o), McFlyfoam, salt-water streamers, Awesome-hair, and an archive video
of the Baits Motel routine. I still prefer tying and fishing over media-work,
but I have some long-range goals in mind for doing the videos.
5. BTW, I found a great dubbing inside of one of the dog's stuffed animal toys
(which she happily ripped out for me). It's a shiny white very-fluffly
synthetic fiber that sets up like a pillow. It rope-dubs perfectly and gives
all of the different looks (awesome one-material mysis shrimp). I have to dye
some now and see how it takes the colors. This stuff would never respond to a
conventional dubbing technique- even worse than ice-dub. Hmmm...I wonder
what's in the other stuffed toys...and in my wife's stuffed animals...and those
sofa-pillows... hm.. (Dr. D gets me in trouble again)
6. Saw an article in a recent fly-mag about mako-shark flyfishing out of
SanDiego. Looked like a ton of fun and a work-out for my #5 Abel and 17wt Cam
Seigler saltwater rod (and me too). Gotta go do that just once at least. They
run up to 600lb, but they only cast to 200lb ones or less.
7. Planning a trip to Loreto, Baja this fall (hoping to get the proper slot),
once again for dorado, sailfish, and striped marlin. The wife says she'll give
it a try. Maybe with the sluggish economy there will be better pickings.
8. Thanks and Kudos to JimmyD. Can always count on him for something to read
on the vfb list.
9. Once I get the canoe outfitted for flyfishing, I'll post some photos. Any
suggestions?
(15' Gruman aluminum square-stern sports-canoe with outriggers)
10. Just sent another 'goody-box' to a lister, and another one is well
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