Re: [VFB] Handline
We used to use those as a kid also. They were quite common at the time.. Ron 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com wrote: Long time since I've seen one of those. Rick On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:48 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Handline
I remember those, harbour walls and piers are full of kids and adults during the summer using those to catch stuff, mostly crabs. Some people refer to those as crab lines. Used one once out the back of a boat in Falmouth harbour to try and catch Mackerel. Ashley On Sun 10 Aug 2014 11:20:26 BST, rx4fish...@nycap.rr.com wrote: We used to use those as a kid also. They were quite common at the time.. Ron 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com wrote: Long time since I've seen one of those. Rick On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:48 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Observations of VFB and age
We never had anything like that over here as far as I know. I only ever used a plastic handline growing up.it wasn't back in '39 however :) Quite a beautiful piece of equipment however. Deserves to be mounted on a wall. On 10/08/2014 7:44 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail wrote: Nev, I still have two of those. One is still brand new, never used. I got that one in a bunch of stuff that was given to me several years ago. That was also my first fishing thing. I caught my first trout on it. You could cast it out then hook the like on a bell that was on a length of spring wire with a bell on it. The wire had a hook bend in it to slip the line in. When the fish took the bait, the bell would ring. I think I was about 10 years old then. I think they cost a whole nickel at that time, that would of been 1939. Tony On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:34 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: I have been fascinated by fish and their environs since a small child. I begged my parents to get me some fishing tackle and eventually, I received a hand line for sea fishing comprising of a lead weight and 3 hooks separated on wire booms. The line was wound around an H shaped handle and one stripped line onto the ground and then whirled the weighted hooks around and let go towards the sea. My father didn't fish, but I believe that I have a deep instinct that makes me want to fish. I don't think that you can make someone into a fly fisher person unless that person either has that deep instinct or interest and is not aware of it. I know people that take up fly fishing and are very gung ho, only to lose interest and to move on to something else. Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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 mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto: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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. mailto:unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Observations of VFB and age
Reuven, That is a good idea, I may just mount the new one I have in a shadow box and hang it on my wall. Tony On Sunday, August 10, 2014 6:24 AM, Reuven Segal beer...@gmail.com wrote: We never had anything like that over here as far as I know. I only ever used a plastic handline growing up.it wasn't back in '39 however :) Quite a beautiful piece of equipment however. Deserves to be mounted on a wall. On 10/08/2014 7:44 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail wrote: Nev, I still have two of those. One is still brand new, never used. I got that one in a bunch of stuff that was given to me several years ago. That was also my first fishing thing. I caught my first trout on it. You could cast it out then hook the like on a bell that was on a length of spring wire with a bell on it. The wire had a hook bend in it to slip the line in. When the fish took the bait, the bell would ring. I think I was about 10 years old then. I think they cost a whole nickel at that time, that would of been 1939. Tony On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:34 PM, Neville Gosling mailto:nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: I have been fascinated by fish and their environs since a small child. I begged my parents to get me some fishing tackle and eventually, I received a hand line for sea fishing comprising of a lead weight and 3 hooks separated on wire booms. The line was wound around an H shaped handle and one stripped line onto the ground and then whirled the weighted hooks around and let go towards the sea. My father didn't fish, but I believe that I have a deep instinct that makes me want to fish. I don't think that you can make someone into a fly fisher person unless that person either has that deep instinct or interest and is not aware of it. I know people that take up fly fishing and are very gung ho, only to lose interest and to move on to something else. Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Handline
Joyce, Never heard od that one . I am trying to visualize doing that in my mind. Tony On Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:25 AM, ashley strutt galeforce1...@gmail.com wrote: I remember those, harbour walls and piers are full of kids and adults during the summer using those to catch stuff, mostly crabs. Some people refer to those as crab lines. Used one once out the back of a boat in Falmouth harbour to try and catch Mackerel. Ashley On Sun 10 Aug 2014 11:20:26 BST, rx4fish...@nycap.rr.com wrote: We used to use those as a kid also. They were quite common at the time.. Ron 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com wrote: Long time since I've seen one of those. Rick On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:48 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Observations of VFB and age
I am into the old tools rather than the 'disposable' ones. My friend, the butcher, had old knives, hand- operated salami cutters, saws and so forth on the wall of his butcher shop. Lovely stuff. Shame for this sort of stuff to get lost, damaged or tossed in the corner. On 10/08/2014 9:35 PM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail wrote: Reuven, That is a good idea, I may just mount the new one I have in a shadow box and hang it on my wall. Tony On Sunday, August 10, 2014 6:24 AM, Reuven Segal beer...@gmail.com wrote: We never had anything like that over here as far as I know. I only ever used a plastic handline growing up.it wasn't back in '39 however :) Quite a beautiful piece of equipment however. Deserves to be mounted on a wall. On 10/08/2014 7:44 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail wrote: Nev, I still have two of those. One is still brand new, never used. I got that one in a bunch of stuff that was given to me several years ago. That was also my first fishing thing. I caught my first trout on it. You could cast it out then hook the like on a bell that was on a length of spring wire with a bell on it. The wire had a hook bend in it to slip the line in. When the fish took the bait, the bell would ring. I think I was about 10 years old then. I think they cost a whole nickel at that time, that would of been 1939. Tony On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:34 PM, Neville Gosling mailto:nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: I have been fascinated by fish and their environs since a small child. I begged my parents to get me some fishing tackle and eventually, I received a hand line for sea fishing comprising of a lead weight and 3 hooks separated on wire booms. The line was wound around an H shaped handle and one stripped line onto the ground and then whirled the weighted hooks around and let go towards the sea. My father didn't fish, but I believe that I have a deep instinct that makes me want to fish. I don't think that you can make someone into a fly fisher person unless that person either has that deep instinct or interest and is not aware of it. I know people that take up fly fishing and are very gung ho, only to lose interest and to move on to something else. Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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 mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto: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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. mailto:unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto: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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Hi Jerry, Thanks for the info. Is this the rod you were talking about? http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Telescopic-Panfish-Poles/738690.uts Some notes on Tenkara. Some of you remember VFB member Mark Romero, who sadly passed a couple of years ago. His spouse Misa Ishimura was co-author of one of the books on Tenkara fishing. http://tinyurl.com/l9v3zae More on Misa here: https://sites.google.com/site/misakoishimura/ Wes Wada Bend, Oregon On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
I have a rod that I have been using. Great fun. Rick On Saturday, August 9, 2014 5:53 PM, Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[VFB] MASTER] Summary of Are we tO Old Survey
Sorry to be so late and messy. tore ligament in left wrist and hard to type.. If you don't show and know you're on the list, jusst add your name and age again. and send to me. I'll try to do better. Ok, young and old farts, (VFB'ers). lets do one of My well known VFB surveys. OK?? Could be fun. Add your name. Could also liven things up a little and age below: JIMMY D Just fall in line. Jimmy D. 77 Tony Spezio --85 Denny Conrad--79 3/4 Allan fish--78 Don Ordes - 63 Peggy Brenner - 65 Nev Gosling - 68 Wayne Blake-Hedges - 54 Jerry Caruso - 66 Dan harrington - 63 Reuven Segal - 38 Ron Boutin - 64 Alan Di somma - 71 Walter Shockley - 65 Gary Webb - 67 Jimi - Desert Eagle - 57 Joyce Wetphal -73 J Balmer - 61 Mel Hocken - agless , Bob Hendry - 70 Rene 59 Jack 45, Rick 64, Thomas 70, Brian 62, Scott 37, Gary 67 Michael 66 AND THE LIST GROWS AND GROWS. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] MASTER] Summary of Are we tO Old Survey
Jeff Frye 54 this Thursday Sent from my iPad On Aug 10, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net wrote: Sorry to be so late and messy. tore ligament in left wrist and hard to type.. If you don't show and know you're on the list, jusst add your name and age again. and send to me. I'll try to do better. Ok, young and old farts, (VFB'ers). lets do one of My well known VFB surveys. OK?? Could be fun. Add your name. Could also liven things up a little and age below: JIMMY D Just fall in line. Jimmy D. 77 Tony Spezio --85 Denny Conrad--79 3/4 Allan fish--78 Don Ordes - 63 Peggy Brenner - 65 Nev Gosling - 68 Wayne Blake-Hedges - 54 Jerry Caruso - 66 Dan harrington - 63 Reuven Segal - 38 Ron Boutin - 64 Alan Di somma - 71 Walter Shockley - 65 Gary Webb - 67 Jimi - Desert Eagle - 57 Joyce Wetphal -73 J Balmer - 61 Mel Hocken - agless , Bob Hendry - 70 Rene 59 Jack 45, Rick 64, Thomas 70, Brian 62, Scott 37, Gary 67 Michael 66 AND THE LIST GROWS AND GROWS. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Wes: That's the one. It's a cheap way to try tenkara fishing. You can put a loop on the piece of fly line you want to and do a loop to eye connection. Another way, as I found out by accident, the one I bought had a butt cap on it which came off and I could have popped the tip top off and threaded the fly line through the rod and seated it with some Goop or flexible cement. Cabela's recommendation that the line shouldn't be longer than the rod is right on the money. If you're planning on using a leader, you might want to make a bit shorter. I actually met Mark and his wife at a show many, many years ago. - Original Message - Hi Jerry, Thanks for the info. Is this the rod you were talking about? http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Telescopic-Panfish-Poles/738690.uts Some notes on Tenkara. Some of you remember VFB member Mark Romero, who sadly passed a couple of years ago. His spouse Misa Ishimura was co-author of one of the books on Tenkara fishing. http://tinyurl.com/l9v3zae More on Misa here: https://sites.google.com/site/misakoishimura/ Wes Wada Bend, Oregon On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Misa should be home from Japan this fall, her Mom is not well and she decided she has the time to spend with her, while it matters most. When she comes back she will be doing some more Tenkara workshops, she does a very good job and has the history. I'm taking her next workshop to give it a try. Peggy On 8/10/2014 1:10 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: Wes: That's the one. It's a cheap way to try tenkara fishing. You can put a loop on the piece of fly line you want to and do a loop to eye connection. Another way, as I found out by accident, the one I bought had a butt cap on it which came off and I could have popped the tip top off and threaded the fly line through the rod and seated it with some Goop or flexible cement. Cabela's recommendation that the line shouldn't be longer than the rod is right on the money. If you're planning on using a leader, you might want to make a bit shorter. I actually met Mark and his wife at a show many, many years ago. - Original Message - Hi Jerry, Thanks for the info. Is this the rod you were talking about? http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Telescopic-Panfish-Poles/738690.uts Some notes on Tenkara. Some of you remember VFB member Mark Romero, who sadly passed a couple of years ago. His spouse Misa Ishimura was co-author of one of the books on Tenkara fishing. http://tinyurl.com/l9v3zae More on Misa here: https://sites.google.com/site/misakoishimura/ Wes Wada Bend, Oregon On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- Peggy Brenner President IWFF http://SixSistersFlybox.pbandj.us -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Observations of VFB and age
Whether or not the sport of fly fishing is in trouble I am not sure. Certainly you do not see the younger people getting into it. Our local TU chapter is very active and we do alot of things. However when you look at the core group , it is primarily retired members, with just a couple of younger members who are really active. But when I go fishing there is no lack of fisherman out there. I spend alot of the spring fishing the Delaware river system. Over the years there is more and more people fishing, and spots That I used to have myself, well no longer. There are many times when we can't even get a spot on our home pool . And over the last 20 odd years or so, fishing out west the same thing has occured. There used to be 3 fly shops in West Yellowstone. Now ther are 5, and when you go in there is always people in them. I donot even go into the park to fish anymore during the normal summer season, you can't find a spot to fish. Go to any of the known rivers in Montana, and there are people all over. You have to hike or backpack and seek out the unknown, smaller streams to be alone. So as I said I am not sure of the future of fly fishing. I am seeing younger people fishing, and seeing more women fly fishing also.. Ron B 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com wrote: I live in a rural area where they are lakes and rivers all around. One of the big business in the area is fishing and guiding on the lakes and ricers and creeks along with a lot of campgrounds. What we see here are many people leaving Wal-Mart with 15.00 spinning outfits on plastic covered cardboard kits. Our Wal-Mart quit carrying any type of fly fishing gear except a few flies in a package that fall apart after the first cast. We had three fly shops in the area. we now have only one and that one has changed hands three times since it opened. I have personally tutored a number of young folks but as far as I know only three have stayed with it. What bothers me most I have seven grandson and great grans sons but none are interested in fishing. No interest at all. When they visit, I never see their noses out of their cell phones or computer games. They are all addicted to them. My son in law is a good fly fisher but his some has absently no interest even though we have taken him out and he has caught some fish. I have also tried to teach him to tie, no interest. Tony On Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:43 AM, Wes Wada w...@wadaworks.com wrote: We've had a lot of discussions around here about the state of flyfishing and tying, and whether there is enough new blood and interest to sustain it. Our local flyclub also has youth programs such as Next Cast and Kokanee Carnival, but in general, like elsewhere, this is an older person's pasttime like rock hounding, old time fiddlers, or classic cars. Also, first impressions for a lot of folks is that this is an expensive, elitist hobby to get into. We have a large fly tying expo in Albany, Oregon each year, and one friend, who owns a major fly tying materials company, always points out how you can look at the show floor and not see anyone visiting that is under 40. I don't think there is any question that in the future, many flyshops and fishing gear businesses will bite the dust, as there won't be the critical mass of customers existing to sustain them. Across the USA, fishing and hunting licenses sales have been in a steep decline. Our local FW department has just announced a 35% cut in their budget due the poor license sales and the Congressional sequester. That's not to say there isn't a younger group out there, but as Peggy noted, they are more internet and social network oriented, and much of what they learn is through YouTube, Vimeo and sites sporting video tutorials. If you want to see some of this younger crowd, attend a fly fishing film tour showing. Membership in fly clubs is not seen as a cool way to spend your time! More than anything, IMO, families do not stress the outdoors like they used to, due to lack of experience, time or money. Every fly fisher I know grew up in families that spend at lot of time outdoors fishing, camping and hunting. Also organizations like Cub and Boy Scouts were a lot more prevalent. Not having these resources, it is no wonder younger people fall into other interests. What we need is another the movie grin. Transformers vs. the Wily Brown Trout. Wes On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net wrote: Well put, Peggy JIM Peggy Brenner wrote: I think our ages reflect all the fly tying groups in general, however, we are all for the most part active. A good number of our over 50's are still working, all of us volunteer in our areas and we have extended families to take care of. Joyce, it's nice to see someone else in healthcare hanging in, it's
Re: [VFB] Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
We have been working with local VA hosp doling tying workshops .However it has not gone over very well as most people that come are just looking for something to do for a few hours ant not really interested in learning to tie. So we are trying to see how we can increase participation. I help out on a Project Healing Waters teaching steelhead fishing on the salmon river (ny).It is a 2 and a half day program and always completely filled. It is a great program and very rewarding.. Ron b On August 8, 2014, at 11:42AM, Walter K. Shockley wrote: -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] MASTER] Summary of Are we tO Old Survey
Bob Haering 57 Wearer of the the Whiting Saddle Hackle Loin Cloth charter member - Original Message - From: Moore, Jimmy ray...@earthlink.net To: VFB vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:51:33 PM Subject: [VFB] MASTER] Summary of Are we tO Old Survey Sorry to be so late and messy. tore ligament in left wrist and hard to type.. If you don't show and know you're on the list, jusst add your name and age again. and send to me. I'll try to do better. Ok, young and old farts, (VFB'ers). lets do one of My well known VFB surveys. OK?? Could be fun. Add your name. Could also liven things up a little and age below: JIMMY D Just fall in line. Jimmy D. 77 Tony Spezio --85 Denny Conrad--79 3/4 Allan fish--78 Don Ordes - 63 Peggy Brenner - 65 Nev Gosling - 68 Wayne Blake-Hedges - 54 Jerry Caruso - 66 Dan harrington - 63 Reuven Segal - 38 Ron Boutin - 64 Alan Di somma - 71 Walter Shockley - 65 Gary Webb - 67 Jimi - Desert Eagle - 57 Joyce Wetphal -73 J Balmer - 61 Mel Hocken - agless , Bob Hendry - 70 Rene 59 Jack 45, Rick 64, Thomas 70, Brian 62, Scott 37, Gary 67 Michael 66 Bob Haering 57 blockquote AND THE LIST GROWS AND GROWS. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout . /blockquote -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout . -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[VFB] Average age so far
Fellow VFB'ers The average age of the group so far is 63.9 years. Does that tell you something? Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Average age so far
Yep. I'm corresponding with a bunch of folks much younger than me. Allan Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2014, at 8:26 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: Fellow VFB'ers The average age of the group so far is 63.9 years. Does that tell you something? Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing
Count me in too. I got my start in fly tying via PHWFF program at Walter Reed in 2011. I'd like to give back . . . Cheers, On August 10, 2014 6:29:27 PM EDT, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail vfb-mail@googlegroups.com wrote: Count me in for five Froggies. I am sure I can do those. Tony On Sunday, August 10, 2014 3:01 PM, Ronald Boutin rx4fish...@nycap.rr.com wrote: We have been working with local VA hosp doling tying workshops .However it has not gone over very well as most people that come are just looking for something to do for a few hours ant not really interested in learning to tie. So we are trying to see how we can increase participation. I help out on a Project Healing Waters teaching steelhead fishing on the salmon river (ny).It is a 2 and a half day program and always completely filled. It is a great program and very rewarding.. Ron b On August 8, 2014, at 11:42AM, Walter K. Shockley wrote: Good Morning all, For two years I worked with another gentleman here in the Charleston SC Area to get a Project Healing Water Fly Fishing (PHWFF) group started as he was the lead and moved ever so slow, as we were going nowhere I ask the national group to send me all the information and I would make it work. I talked with the folks at the Charleston VAMC and put posters up, contacted all the fly shops and off we went. Last Tuesday I conducted my first class for five veterans (2 could not make it) in fly casting and on the 19th I will start them on fly tying. I have 4 Viet Nam era vets and 3 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. What a joy to to work with these veterans. PHWFF has been great on providing fly rods, vices and tying tools. What we could use more of is materials if you have any extra items falling off your fly tying table we could sure use them. I will be sure to give credit to any items donated. I was also thinking it might be fun to do a “Blue Gill” swap with five of the veterans here and five from this list, so they may see some of the work others are doing and I can keep it simple for them. I was thinking flies in the mail to me by 1 December. None of this is set in stone so if you have other ideas please let me know. I called it a Blue Gill Swap as we have a couple of smalls ponds close by they could use the flies in. Thanks in advance to all for your ideas and help. Walter Walter Shockley 448 Mercantile Rd. McClellanville, SC 29458 -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Bob Hendry Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
We use these for fishing off piers down the beach. It is usually the old Greek and Italians who use them but I have had them over time. Allows them to get the float where they want it irrespective of the current. All the piers have been around for a long time and are made of wood. You see these holes along the entire length, as if a kid went nuts with a drill. It is because the fisherman screw into the piers these large, screw- tipped hooks that you get from hardware stores (the ones usually with red rubber coating) and can use them as rod holders. These rods are 15-20' long. Fold down to a yard or so in length. R On 11/08/2014 3:10 AM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: Wes: That's the one. It's a cheap way to try tenkara fishing. You can put a loop on the piece of fly line you want to and do a loop to eye connection. Another way, as I found out by accident, the one I bought had a butt cap on it which came off and I could have popped the tip top off and threaded the fly line through the rod and seated it with some Goop or flexible cement. Cabela's recommendation that the line shouldn't be longer than the rod is right on the money. If you're planning on using a leader, you might want to make a bit shorter. I actually met Mark and his wife at a show many, many years ago. - Original Message - Hi Jerry, Thanks for the info. Is this the rod you were talking about? http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Telescopic-Panfish-Poles/738690.uts Some notes on Tenkara. Some of you remember VFB member Mark Romero, who sadly passed a couple of years ago. His spouse Misa Ishimura was co-author of one of the books on Tenkara fishing. http://tinyurl.com/l9v3zae More on Misa here: https://sites.google.com/site/misakoishimura/ Wes Wada Bend, Oregon On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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
Re: [VFB] Average age so far
I dont see it being such an issue in Australia. we have quite an active fly fishing community, although a number of general fishing stores have cut down their fly fishing sections to almost nothing. Many of us buy gear from the US or ebay due to the prices being charges here. Ridiculous is an understatement as a general rule. However, if you look at flylife.com.au, you can see a lot of activity. When some flyfishing movies were shown in a cinema. all sessions were booked out. Many of the people attending would have been in the late 20s/early 30s I seem to remember. R On 11/08/2014 10:28 AM, Allan Fish wrote: Yep. I'm corresponding with a bunch of folks much younger than me. Allan Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2014, at 8:26 PM, Neville Gosling nev.gosl...@shaw.ca wrote: Fellow VFB'ers The average age of the group so far is 63.9 years. Does that tell you something? Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
So dear Tony..do you see a future for bamboo tenkara rods? Won't have to deal anymore with those pesky guides and wrappings :) R On 10/08/2014 1:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Piranhas? On 10/08/2014 10:43 AM, Jim wrote: I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
On 8/10/14, 10:15 PM, Reuven Segal wrote: So dear Tony..do you see a future for bamboo tenkara rods? Won't have to deal anymore with those pesky guides and wrappings :) Reuven, I used to Tenkara fish with bamboo many years ago. Except we were uneducated it didn't call them Tenkara Rods. We called them Cane Poles. And they were not telescopic.Just 14 foot bamboo poles. G Allan -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Observations of VFB and age
What a great shame Tony. The flies you refer to come ouot of Africa and although rubbish, still cost a good $2.50 here. I used to spend big for little return when starting out, before venturing into fly tying and spending big on materials. The old story..The Most Expensive Way to Save Money :) I try to involve my kids in fixing things Ie putting in screws, tightening nuts, etc so that they will know how to take care of themselves and be able to change their own light bulbs. Laugh if you will but there are so many who simply cannot do it. Shame they don't have the fishing bug (fishing fly?? very funny!!). I still enjoy using my grandfather's old tools. Shame he wasn't into making bamboo rods and fly fishing! On 10/08/2014 4:04 AM, 'Anthony Spezio' via VFB Mail wrote: I live in a rural area where they are lakes and rivers all around. One of the big business in the area is fishing and guiding on the lakes and ricers and creeks along with a lot of campgrounds. What we see here are many people leaving Wal-Mart with 15.00 spinning outfits on plastic covered cardboard kits. Our Wal-Mart quit carrying any type of fly fishing gear except a few flies in a package that fall apart after the first cast. We had three fly shops in the area. we now have only one and that one has changed hands three times since it opened. I have personally tutored a number of young folks but as far as I know only three have stayed with it. What bothers me most I have seven grandson and great grans sons but none are interested in fishing. No interest at all. When they visit, I never see their noses out of their cell phones or computer games. They are all addicted to them. My son in law is a good fly fisher but his some has absently no interest even though we have taken him out and he has caught some fish. I have also tried to teach him to tie, no interest. Tony On Saturday, August 9, 2014 10:43 AM, Wes Wada w...@wadaworks.com wrote: We've had a lot of discussions around here about the state of flyfishing and tying, and whether there is enough new blood and interest to sustain it. Our local flyclub also has youth programs such as Next Cast and Kokanee Carnival, but in general, like elsewhere, this is an older person's pasttime like rock hounding, old time fiddlers, or classic cars. Also, first impressions for a lot of folks is that this is an expensive, elitist hobby to get into. We have a large fly tying expo in Albany, Oregon each year, and one friend, who owns a major fly tying materials company, always points out how you can look at the show floor and not see anyone visiting that is under 40. I don't think there is any question that in the future, many flyshops and fishing gear businesses will bite the dust, as there won't be the critical mass of customers existing to sustain them. Across the USA, fishing and hunting licenses sales have been in a steep decline. Our local FW department has just announced a 35% cut in their budget due the poor license sales and the Congressional sequester. That's not to say there isn't a younger group out there, but as Peggy noted, they are more internet and social network oriented, and much of what they learn is through YouTube, Vimeo and sites sporting video tutorials. If you want to see some of this younger crowd, attend a fly fishing film tour showing. Membership in fly clubs is not seen as a cool way to spend your time! More than anything, IMO, families do not stress the outdoors like they used to, due to lack of experience, time or money. Every fly fisher I know grew up in families that spend at lot of time outdoors fishing, camping and hunting. Also organizations like Cub and Boy Scouts were a lot more prevalent. Not having these resources, it is no wonder younger people fall into other interests. What we need is another the movie grin. Transformers vs. the Wily Brown Trout. Wes On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Jimmy D. Moore ray...@earthlink.net mailto:ray...@earthlink.net wrote: Well put, Peggy JIM Peggy Brenner wrote: I think our ages reflect all the fly tying groups in general, however, we are all for the most part active. A good number of our over 50's are still working, all of us volunteer in our areas and we have extended families to take care of. Joyce, it's nice to see someone else in healthcare hanging in, it's the fastest changing industry right now and the pace is picking up. We had decided and planned to retire completely August 29, but have decided we will each need a small business to dabble in. Peggy -- -- 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 mailto:vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Yes, it was also nice to catch the first one with a fly on a T-rod, while everyone else was using meat. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Reuven Segal beer...@gmail.com Date:08/10/2014 7:19 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Piranhas? On 10/08/2014 10:43 AM, Jim wrote: I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
I use some used bamboo rods I have found at some used stores, I taken the gides off and use them like I would a T-rod. They work great and I have a lot of fun. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Reuven Segal beer...@gmail.com Date:08/10/2014 7:15 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? So dear Tony..do you see a future for bamboo tenkara rods? Won't have to deal anymore with those pesky guides and wrappings :) R On 10/08/2014 1:23 PM, jerryp...@comcast.net wrote: I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of casting. I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me. Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's an inexpensive way to get started. Jerry C - Original Message - I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with them. To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond. Jim Forshey Placerville, California Original message From: Jack Lehman jklepo...@sbcglobal.net Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00) To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone? Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part. And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish. We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We (my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods. Jack Austin -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
And you still managed to catch fish? I didn't know they had braided line 'way back when'. Truth be told, I was referring to split cane rods. How can one expect to catch fish on straight bamboo? On 11/08/2014 12:26 PM, Allan Fish wrote: On 8/10/14, 10:15 PM, Reuven Segal wrote: So dear Tony..do you see a future for bamboo tenkara rods? Won't have to deal anymore with those pesky guides and wrappings :) Reuven, I used to Tenkara fish with bamboo many years ago. Except we were uneducated it didn't call them Tenkara Rods. We called them Cane Poles. And they were not telescopic.Just 14 foot bamboo poles. G Allan -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VFB Mail group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
