Re: [VFB] Tiny flies unrevealed...

2010-03-25 Thread Niclas (Gmail)
Together with flies tied on them, I also have them beside a millimeter ruler (1 inch=25.4 millimeters - 1 millimeter = 0.03937). http://www.swedneckflyfishing.com/32s.htm TMC518 #32 is 3.5 millimeters (0.138). Straight part of hook shank, fly part, is about 2 mm (0.079)... which is also the total

[VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2010-03-25 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Your line must always be fastened securely to the axle of the spool. If you forget once and a fish strips the reel naked, you deserve several kicks. If you forget a second time, you're not worth kicking. Eric Taverner - The Angler's Weekend Book [1949] ยบ

Re: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

2010-03-25 Thread Don Ordes
H I would think if they spooled up thebacking without fastening it securely to the reel, at that point, long before getting spooled, the person deserved a Darwin award, Second Class. (First class is when they are weeded out of the gene pool by their actions.) Buggs - Original

[VFB] Darwin award, Second Class.

2010-03-25 Thread Neville Gosling
Dear Buggs: My club organizes trips to a remote river to fish for steelhead using use fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to get there. It is not a cheap trip and lasts for a week, so you can imaging that prior to going on one of these jaunts, one tinkers and prepares one's tackle extensively.

Re: [VFB] Darwin award, Second Class.

2010-03-25 Thread Jack Lehman
The I owe my buddy a bottle of Scotch' award? Jack Austin Neville Gosling wrote: Dear Buggs: My club organizes trips to a remote river to fish for steelhead using use fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to get there. It is not a cheap trip and lasts for a week, so you can imaging that

Re: [VFB] Darwin award, Second Class.

2010-03-25 Thread Alan Di Somma
Same one I got for the same situation in Alaska last year. I got my line back and quite a story to tell. Un luckly I had the lodge put a new line on my reel the night I got off the river, so it cost me $90. Thank you, Alan Di Somma Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than

Re: [VFB] Upcoming Trip to the US

2010-03-25 Thread reuven_segal
I am not yet Dr. Segal. It will still be a while yet. And being the genius that I am, I just figured out what you guys meant by Post Hole Digger and Piled Higher and Deepermaybe not so smart! R -- Original Message -- From: Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@hughes.net To:

Re: [VFB] Upcoming Trip to the US

2010-03-25 Thread Chuck Alexander
A PhD (doctorate) we (In Redneck land) call it a Post Hole Digger (PHD) as in the tool you use to dig fence post hole with LOL, Chuck - Original Message - From: reuven_se...@iprimus.com.au To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [VFB]

[VFB] Fur Hair Swap Finals

2010-03-25 Thread mystikalraven
Ok so i have finaly got time to finish this swap lol, as i am going though the flies tonight they are all great, as i sit here sorting them i am seing that we have lots of extra and i am wondering if you all dont mind may i donate them to the local food banks so that they can have a silent

Re: [VFB] Fur Hair Swap Finals

2010-03-25 Thread Jack Lehman
Works for me Jack Austin mystikalra...@frontiernet.net wrote: Ok so i have finaly got time to finish this swap lol, as i am going though the flies tonight they are all great, as i sit here sorting them i am seing that we have lots of extra and i am wondering if you all dont mind may i donate

RE: [VFB] Fur Hair Swap Finals

2010-03-25 Thread J Balmer
Works for me. J -Original Message- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of mystikalra...@frontiernet.net Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:40 PM To: vfb-mail Subject: [VFB] Fur Hair Swap Finals Ok so i have finaly got time to finish this swap lol,