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2010-12-22 Thread Don Ordes
I tie mine with real black glasses and a small white-tipped walking cane. Then the big fish KNOW they're blind. Buggs - Original Message - From: Anthony Spezio To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:49 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD- from the web

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2010-12-21 Thread Don Ordes
Tips Trivia Myths, legends, lies and other fishing facts Flyfishing: 200 years of tradition unencumbered by progress. Repeat a lie enough times and what do you have? Another lie. There are numerous myths, legends and lies regarding trout and fishing for them. Here are a few to chew on: 1..

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2010-12-21 Thread Don Ordes
everything. DonO - Original Message - From: Wayne Blake-Hedges To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD- from the web site Gary posted...1 point each time from the article: Hi DonO; I've found that the eyes

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2010-11-30 Thread Rick Zieger
If you don't quit fishing and hunting so much, and get busy with your school work, you're going to grow up to be a bum. That's right, a bum, and all because you're too busy fishing and hunting to concentrate on your school work. Mark my words young man, this love affair you have with the

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2010-11-29 Thread Rick Zieger
The Fish  Objects of Desire Chapter Heading  in The Little Book of Fly Fishing by Tom Davis Rick -- 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

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2010-11-25 Thread Rick Zieger
THE FLIES  Wings -  and a prayer. Chapter heading in the Little Book of Fly Fishing by Tom Davis Rick PS  quotes may be sporatic until Monday -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-11-23 Thread Rick Zieger
In autumn, the major food items  for trout range from small to smaller. Rick Haeffle  Nov/Dec 2009 American Angler Rick -- 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

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2010-11-22 Thread Rick Zieger
Hackles at the bottom of a necked are perfect for tails, and those done have to be dry fly grade. Scott Sanchez  July/August/Sept  American Angler Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-11-20 Thread Rick Zieger
A man has to believe in something... I believe I will go fishing. Wall hanging in our house. Rick -- 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

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2010-11-19 Thread Rick Zieger
There are hackle gauges.  If you use one of these, match you hook to their hook diagram, since all size 16 hooks are not the same size. Scott Sanchez   July/August 2010 American Angler Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to

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2010-11-18 Thread Rick Zieger
There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot. ~ Steven Wright Rick PS  This is why I fish from a canoe most of the time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-11-17 Thread Rick Zieger
Bluegills - and pretty much every other variety of panfish for that matter - relish leeches and crickets, but both baits come with baggage.  Baggage being care.  Aren't we glad we have flies that don't need special care? Dave Csanda  July/August/Sept 2010 North American Fisherman Rick

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2010-11-16 Thread Rick Zieger
The very best fish to catch is the one that is on the end of your line at the time. from the diary of a fisherman here in town. Rick -- 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

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2010-11-15 Thread Rick Zieger
Bluegills often get the Rodney Dangerfield treatment: being abundant and readily catchable with relatively simple tactics, they get little respect. Dave Csanda   July/August/Sept  North American Fisherman Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

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2010-11-10 Thread Rick Zieger
The best time to go fishing is when you have a chance. Don't remember the source Rick -- 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

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2010-11-10 Thread Rick Zieger
I probably will not be online for the next couple of days.  Have to many things to do. Hope someone can pick up the quotes until next Monday. Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-11-09 Thread Rick Zieger
I was fishing form the shore Sunday.  Truck trouble so no canoe. Meet a confirmed bass fisherman. Let him bring in a few fish on a fly rod. I did not know that bluegill could be so much fun. May have a convert. Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

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2010-11-08 Thread Rick Zieger
I  like all kinds of fly fishing. Actually, I like al kinds of fishing. I'm not a dry-fly purist, but it is the kind of fishing I love the most. I've heard the snickering and the  sarcasm all my life, and I've stopped apologizing and trying to explain and defending myself.  it doesn't bother me

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2010-11-06 Thread Rick Zieger
Fly fishermen must be rich to afford the cost of highly priced fly rods, htat is why I don't want to try it. What I was told when I invited someone to try fly fishing. Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

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2010-11-05 Thread J Balmer
; HIll country Subject: [VFB] QFTD Trout fishing is very much an intellectual exercise. Tom Davis The Little Book of Fly Fishing Rick -- 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

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2010-11-04 Thread Rick Zieger
from Jack Lehman.  Thanks  Jack Never fish a fly that takes longer to tie than it takes to lose. Rick If this is true then many times I need to use a bare hook. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-11-04 Thread Michael Bliss
7:29 PM *Subject:* Re: [VFB] QFTD-2 See now - Buggs makes sense but that dog teeth thing - well it got to me. I felt like a snake trying to scratch flea bites. On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote: I had a perfectly wonderful fishing trip. But this one wasn't

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2010-11-03 Thread Rick Zieger
An annual trip to the same water is a way to collect memories and accumulate wisdom. William G Tapply   Nov/Dec 2008  American Angler Rick -- 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

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2010-11-03 Thread Don Ordes
) I had a perfectly wonderful fishing trip. But this one wasn't it. Buggs - Original Message - From: Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@hughes.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD ROFL I'm taking up Don O's habits

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2010-11-03 Thread Jack Lehman
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD ROFL I'm taking up Don O's habits, and the dogs grinding their teeth to nubs was my other personality that posted that LOL, Chuck - Original Message - From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net

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2010-11-03 Thread Chuck Alexander
that trick ROFL, Chuck - Original Message - From: Michael Bliss To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD-2 See now - Buggs makes sense but that dog teeth thing - well it got to me. I felt like a snake trying to scratch flea

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2010-11-03 Thread Chuck Alexander
Yep, he's a fine old dog.. I even bought him his own fly rod LOL. But then he wore his front teeth to the nub chewing on it LOL..Chuck - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD-2 I

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2010-11-02 Thread Chuck Alexander
ROFL I'm taking up Don O's habits, and the dogs grinding their teeth to nubs was my other personality that posted that LOL, Chuck - Original Message - From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [VFB

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2010-11-02 Thread Don Ordes
I had a perfectly wonderful fishing trip. But this one wasn't it. Buggs - Original Message - From: Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@hughes.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD ROFL I'm taking up Don O's habits

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2010-11-02 Thread Michael Bliss
- From: Chuck Alexander chuckalexan...@hughes.net To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD ROFL I'm taking up Don O's habits, and the dogs grinding their teeth to nubs was my other personality that posted that LOL, Chuck

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2010-11-02 Thread Rick Zieger
A man has to believe in something, I believe I will go fishing. Wall plaque I have. Rick -- 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

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2010-11-02 Thread Don Ordes
I told you, Mike, that Chuck was just being incisive. Canine humor... Chuck's other alter ego must be a mutt. - Original Message - From: Michael Bliss To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD-2 See now - Buggs makes

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2010-11-01 Thread Rick Zieger
To fish or not to fish, What a stupid question. Wall plaque I have. Rick -- 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

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2010-11-01 Thread Chuck Alexander
That's true. It's also why, if you look at any older dog, their bottom front teeth will be ground down to nubs, Chuck - Original Message - From: Rick Zieger To: VFB ; flyfishingworld ; HIll country Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 8:13 AM Subject: [VFB] QFTD To fish

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2010-11-01 Thread Michael Bliss
:* Monday, November 01, 2010 8:13 AM *Subject:* [VFB] QFTD To fish or not to fish, What a stupid question. Wall plaque I have. Rick -- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1153 / Virus Database: 424/3231 - Release Date

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2010-11-01 Thread Don Ordes
Mike, He was just being incisive... Buggs - Original Message - From: Michael Bliss To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD Chuck, I lived in Alabama and I understand some of those sayings but how did you get from

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2010-10-30 Thread Rick Zieger
To fish or not to fish, what a stupid question. another T shirt I have. Rick -- 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

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2010-10-29 Thread Rick Zieger
Trying to figure out what the fish are eating on a given day can be maddening. Phillip Monahan   Nov/Dec 2008  American Angler Rick -- 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

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2010-10-28 Thread Rick Zieger
To most people, the sound of a good fish 'taking string' is nothing but a metallic wail.  To a fly fisherman, it's the most heavenly music on earth. Tom Davis  The Little Book of Fly Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post

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2010-10-28 Thread Don Ordes
; flyfishingworld ; HIll country Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:35 AM Subject: [VFB] QFTD To most people, the sound of a good fish 'taking string' is nothing but a metallic wail. To a fly fisherman, it's the most heavenly music on earth. Tom Davis The Little Book of Fly Fishing Rick

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2010-10-27 Thread Rick Zieger
Becoming a 'clean angler' is akin to recycling. Leah Elwell Fly Fish America Rick -- 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

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2010-10-26 Thread Rick Zieger
Most tiers are familiar with wrapping hackle,but few fully understand how to use the hackle to its greatest advantage. Scott Sanchez July/August 2010 American Angler Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

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2010-10-25 Thread Rick Zieger
Being the net man involves more than simply scooping up the fish. Cameron Chambers  July/August 2010 American Angler Rick -- 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

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2010-10-23 Thread Rick Zieger
My wife was asked if my fishing bothered her. He could quit any time he wants to, but I might have to kill him becasue he would not be fit to live with. She is so understanding. Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this

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2010-10-22 Thread Rick Zieger
This comes from Mike Bliss.  Thanks  Mike Only those get weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish”  Rafael Sabatini   Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-10-21 Thread Rick Zieger
Summer smallies can be hard to move. Bruce Ingram  July/Aug 2010  American Angler Rick -- 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

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2010-10-20 Thread Michael Bliss
I would agree with that. It is one of the reasons that flyfishing is so interesting to me. Figuring out the puzzle is part of the lure of flyfishing. Mike On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.com wrote: To catchy a fish on a fly that you've tied is to gain some

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2010-10-19 Thread Rick Zieger
I've always maintained that if an angler doesn't tie at least some of his own flies, then he doesn't really fly fish. Steve Walburn   July/August 1020 American Angler Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send

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2010-10-18 Thread Rick Zieger
I was asked yesterday what my favorite fish to catch is. Answer     The one on the end of my line at the time. Rick -- 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

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2010-10-15 Thread Rick Zieger
The romance of fly fishing lies as much in the beauty of a mountain stream, a  perfect cast and the ultimate catch as it does in the art of trout and salmon fishing equipment. 100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group.

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2010-10-14 Thread Rick Zieger
For a small fish, a bluegill can put up a ferocious fight. caption on a picture   100 Years of Fishing rick -- 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,

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2010-10-13 Thread Rick Zieger
What is the best time to go fishing?   Question I was asked. Answer. Whenever you can get out. Rick -- 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

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2010-10-12 Thread Rick Zieger
A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it. Arnold Gingrich Rick -- 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

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2010-10-11 Thread Rick Zieger
The desire for fishing is like some diseases, in attacking a man with great severity without notice.  It can be no more resisted than falling love can be resisted, and, like love, the best treatment is its gratification. Charles Bradford  Trout Truths Rick -- You received this

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2010-10-09 Thread Rick Zieger
From Mike Bliss   I ike the adaptation. The conservationist Aldo Leopold once identified the greatest challenge in human history as living on a piece of land without spoiling it.  Maybe we could change this to say that, the greatest challenge in fishing is fishing on a river or stream without

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2010-10-08 Thread Rick Zieger
from Mike Bliss “The trout’s biggest advantage is selectivity, and we can counteract it only by knowing the insects that make up his diet.  This is the reason for the study of stream entomology by the angler, and it is often the weak link in his skill.” -Ernest Schwiebert Rick --

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2010-10-07 Thread Rick Zieger
Rainbow trout fishing is as different from brook trout fishing as prize fighting is from boxing. Ernest Hemmingway  100 Years of Fishing Rick -- 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

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2010-10-06 Thread Rick Zieger
In any event great comfort is to be found in the absolute  certainty that the law of truthfulness will be so administered by the brotherhood that no one will ever be permitted to suffer in mind,body or estate by reason of fishermen's tales. Grover Cleveland  100 Years of Fishing Rick  

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2010-10-05 Thread Rick Zieger
I don't know why  in time I go fishing with you, he declared.  the3 day is almost over, and I've got6 only one kitchen-sink fish.   Gordon MacQuarrie  100 Years of Fishing   Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group,

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2010-10-02 Thread Rick Zieger
Fly fishing is the most fun you can have standing up. Forget who said it, but I told someone who has just started that this is a true statement. He called last night to say that his life has been shortened, by top water strikes. Rick -- You received this message because you are

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2010-10-02 Thread Larry Johnson
As far as I know, I was the first to offer this quote to the VFB list. I had seen it on a t-shirt. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah -- 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

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2010-10-01 Thread Rick Zieger
from Mike Bliss Thanks Mike To the fly fisher, the rise is both announcement and invitation. It animates the river like nothing else. It is as close as trout come to leaving tracks. Paul Schullery, “Reading the Rise”   Rick -- You received this message because you are

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2010-10-01 Thread Rick Zieger
Plus, his spelling has improved immensely.    (Or mayhaps he has Ann do his typing??) :-P I do the typing.   My better half thinks a quote a day is way to much. If you have a good quote send it to me. Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB

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2010-10-01 Thread J Balmer
Character is built in a crucible of adversity, which is why I'm such a character when I'm fishing. J From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Zieger Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 8:32 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD

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2010-10-01 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Rick can spell very well, but in his haste to get the QFTD out he skips a letter occassionally. JIMMY D J Balmer wrote: Character is built in a crucible of adversity, which is why I'm such a character when I'm fishing. J -- You received this message because you are subscribed

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2010-10-01 Thread Don Ordes
So what about multiple characters? 'Created in the vacuum of long Wyoming winters.' Buggs - Original Message - From: J Balmer To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 7:52 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] QFTD Character is built in a crucible of adversity

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2010-10-01 Thread J Balmer
I've found that multiple character creation doesn't require said vacuumJ From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Ordes Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 9:27 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] QFTD So what about multiple characters

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2010-09-30 Thread Rick Zieger
As my own fishing seasons wind down to a precious few, it's nice to know I'll be there, as long as I can.  As long as I can bait a hook and make a cast, as long as I am living, I intend to be fishing. Ron Schara   100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you

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2010-09-30 Thread Larry Johnson
Rick: I always enjoy the QFTD. Thanks for providing us with all the thoughts. This one I particularly enjoyed, and forwarded it to many more than usual. I intend to retire next spring, and this quote helps with the future perspective. Thanks again Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Rick

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2010-09-30 Thread Allan Fish
I agree with Larry wholeheartedly. This is a great quote for retirees. I'm newly retired..well, maybe not quite so newly. ;-) And we all need to thank Rick more often. He does a great job with the quotes. Plus, his spelling has improved immensely.(Or mayhaps he has Ann do his

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2010-09-29 Thread Rick Zieger
Clearly, fishing is the pursuit of a life time.  you're never to young to start,  and you're never to old to quit. Ron Schara    100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-28 Thread Rick Zieger
Beyond the big fish and big fibs, there is also a spiritual and eternal side to this pursuit we call angling. Ron Schara  100 years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-28 Thread Michael Bliss
What did he say next? What is that side? On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.com wrote: Beyond the big fish and big fibs, there is also a spiritual and eternal side to this pursuit we call angling. Ron Schara 100 years of Fishing Rick -- You received this

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2010-09-27 Thread Rick Zieger
So many fliesso little time. Adapted from a sweatshirt. Rick -- 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

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2010-09-25 Thread Rick Zieger
Sure, some of us who fish are known to exaggerate a fish or two.  An exact truth isn't really necessary to tell a good fish story.  but remember this, for every exaggerated tale of giant whoppers caught and stuffer, there are the many true stories about the big one that got away. Ron Schara  

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2010-09-25 Thread Don Ordes
Thanks, Rick That's been the motto for Fantasy Flies for 25 years To remember the one that got away. DonO - Original Message - From: Rick Zieger To: VFB ; flyfishingworld ; HIll country Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 7:34 AM Subject: [VFB] QFTD Sure, some of us who

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2010-09-24 Thread Rick Zieger
Going fishing is also a lesson in humility.  Put another way, to fish is to be humbled - not once but time and time again. Ron Schara   100 years of ?Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-24 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Great Quote, Rick. I get humbled most every time I go after trout. JIMMY D Rick Zieger wrote: Going fishing is also a lesson in humility. Put another way, to fish is to be humbled - not once but time and time again. Ron Schara 100 years of ?Fishing Rick -- You received this

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2010-09-23 Thread Rick Zieger
No burdensome qualifications or tedious probation  obstruct the entrance to this fraternity(true fishermen): but skill and fishing ability count for nothing in eligibility. The oldest and most experienced  and skillful fisherman will look with composure upon the vanishing chances of his catch

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2010-09-22 Thread Rick Zieger
What can't you us to tie a fly? After I picked up a few things to use on flies from a lost and found table. Rick -- 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

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2010-09-21 Thread Rick Zieger
Fishing is also a teacher.  Lessons learned in a fishing boat are not lost when you return to shore. Ron Schara    100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-21 Thread Rene Zillmann
country mailto:hillcountryflyfish...@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:11 AM *Subject:* [VFB] QFTD Fishing is also a teacher. Lessons learned in a fishing boat are not lost when you return to shore. Ron Schara100 Years of Fishing

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2010-09-18 Thread Rick Zieger
The romance of fly fishing lies as much in the beauty of a mountain stream, and the ultimate catch as it does in the art of trout and salmon fishing equipment. in 100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to

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2010-09-17 Thread Rick Zieger
It's been said the essence of fishing is much more than casting or retrieving or playting your catch. Ron Schara in 100 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-16 Thread Rick Zieger
For one thing, we anglers are seldom asked to explain what keeps us casting, keeps us hoping to catch something.  It's no mystery to us. Perhaps the only people who are puzzled are those who don't do it. Ron Schara in 101 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because

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2010-09-16 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Great Quote, Rick. You've posted some real gems lately. Keep up the good work. JIMMY D Rick Zieger wrote: For one thing, we anglers are seldom asked to explain what keeps us casting, keeps us hoping to catch something. It's no mystery to us. Perhaps the only people who are puzzled are

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2010-09-14 Thread Rick Zieger
I do what the voices in my fly boxes tell me to. adapted from a T shirt I have Rick -- 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

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2010-09-14 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Rick;   Where do you find all these t-shirts with the fly tying/fly fishing quotes   Wayne --- On Tue, 9/14/10, Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.com Subject: [VFB] QFTD To: VFB vfb-mail@googlegroups.com, flyfishingworld flyfishingwo

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2010-09-14 Thread Don Ordes
Not me. I argue with them. 'Specially Buggs. - Original Message - From: Rick Zieger To: VFB ; flyfishingworld ; HIll country Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:54 AM Subject: [VFB] QFTD I do what the voices in my fly boxes tell me to. adapted from a T shirt I have

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2010-09-13 Thread Rick Zieger
So many rods, so little time writing on a  T shirt. Rick -- 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

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2010-09-12 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Good Quote, Rick. I agree. If I catch nothing, at least I can admire my espertly tied beautiful flies. ROTF !!! JIMMY D Rick Zieger wrote: If I am going to catch nothing, I would rather catch nothing on flies. Bob Bailess (probably mispelling the last name) Rick --

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2010-09-11 Thread Rick Zieger
If I am going to catch nothing, I would rather catch nothing on flies. Bob Bailess  (probably mispelling the last name) Rick -- 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

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2010-09-10 Thread Larry Johnson
I wish to change the thread. Rick: forgive me for piggy-backing on your QFTD. Especially for you who fish a lot of midges and other wet patterns. I was looking across my old list of Favorite Web sites, and clicked on some. You should have a look at San Juan River Fly patterns by Mike More

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2010-09-09 Thread Rick Zieger
There is no more interesting group of fishes than the true pikes. O Warren Smith  101 Years of Fishing Rick -- 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,

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2010-09-08 Thread Rick Zieger
For small fish, a bluegill puts up a ferocious fight. in 101 Years of Fishing Rick -- 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

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2010-09-07 Thread Rick Zieger
I fish because the voices in my head tell me to. T shirt that I have Rick PS  Has the Don O menagerie infected me? -- 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

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2010-09-06 Thread Rick Zieger
The real history of fishing dates back to the day when a child, each of us first hooked a worm to set out in dogged pursuit of finny creatures. 101 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email

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2010-09-04 Thread Rick Zieger
In the month of My, when spring is a blessed fact in most places, churlish Lake Superior declines to be a good neighbor. Gordon MacQuarrie  101 Years of Fishing Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to

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2010-09-03 Thread Rick Zieger
To those anglers who destroy reeds, the best advice I can give you is to take up golf;  your kind is not welcome on my river, your river, or any river. Cameron Chambers   Jan/FEb 2010 American Anlger Rick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group.

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2010-09-02 Thread Rick Zieger
On the other hand flyfishing did have its attractions. I love to waste time and money. P J O'Rourke  in 101 Years of Fishing Rick -- 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

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