[VFB] Re: FW: Fly fishing becomes therapy for PHWFF vets attending trip to Branson, MO

2009-09-24 Thread David Masson
Hi jim can I have your mailing address again I seem to have lost it again thank dave From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jim phillips Sent: September 23, 2009 2:11 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] FW: Fly fishing becomes therapy for

[VFB] Dan Gober - Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
Still waiting for fliesiain SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps you only pay postage once. If you entered both swaps dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie ELEVEN flies, toe tag them,send them to me by the end of august.Enclose 3 US dollars for

[VFB] for Reuven Segal - Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
Still waiting for fliesiain SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps you only pay postage once. If you entered both swaps dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie ELEVEN flies, toe tag them,send them to me by the end of august.Enclose 3 US dollars for

[VFB] for John Bennett - Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
Still waiting for fliesiain SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps you only pay postage once. If you entered both swaps dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie ELEVEN flies, toe tag them,send them to me by the end of august.Enclose 3 US dollars for

[VFB] FIRST Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
FIRST Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps, :- You only pay postage once. :- Dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie Eleven traditional winged wet flies. Sized for trout. BUT NOT STREAMERS ! Due end august Send your flies, with 3 US dollars postage

[VFB] SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps you only pay postage once. If you entered both swaps dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie ELEVEN flies, toe tag them,send them to me by the end of august.Enclose 3 US dollars for return postage iain short, 29

[VFB] QFTD

2009-09-24 Thread Rick Zieger
It's frequently difficult to maintain correct color one dubbing becomes wet and translucent.  Thank the hook shank: it's in the middle of everything, soaking up light like a dark heart defeating every effort to brighten things up.  Even using substantially lighter dubbing only partially solves

[VFB] Re: Fly Fishing Book Recommendation

2009-09-24 Thread glwebb
Sound great, but I'm saving my money for Don O's DVD. Gary Webb --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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

[VFB] Re: QFTD

2009-09-24 Thread glwebb
And some patterns like soft hackles with silk thread count on this change in color. Gary Webb Rick Zieger rdzieg...@yahoo.

[VFB] Re: QFTD

2009-09-24 Thread J Balmer
Or wire, or floss:) -Original Message- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of glw...@gundluth.org Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: QFTD And some patterns like soft hackles with silk

[VFB] Gone no-mail

2009-09-24 Thread Allan Fish
I'll be gone till Sunday night and won't have access to e-mail, so I'm now No-mail. If you need to contact me, send it to my address and I'll read it when I get back. a. -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN afi...@sbcglobal.net --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

[VFB] Re: for John Bennett - Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
Iain, i've tried to get ahold of John Bennett 3/4 times in the last few months..no luck. mark From: iainsh...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] for John Bennett - Wet Fly Swap Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:06:07 + Still waiting for flies iain SECOND

[VFB] Re: QFTD

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
Rick, you seem to really like Bill Logan a lotgood choice. He's an incredable tyer. Really nice guy too. i wish he'd come down and do the Sowbug sometime. Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:18:18 -0700 From: rdzieg...@yahoo.com Subject: [VFB] QFTD To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com;

[VFB] C.B. dies

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
For those of you who knew Charles Bartoni am very sad to say he passed away yesterday, loosing his battle with cancer. If you would like to express how you feel to his family, please email virginabar...@att.net

[VFB] We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Nevile Gosling
It seems to me that we need to establish a blacklist of those persons who sign up for a swap and then fail to communicate with the swap master or other swap participants. It is ok if a person has to drop out for valid reasons, or even if they have taken too much on and can't continue AS LONG AS

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
Whilst I can understand the feelings of people who are running swaps or entered into swaps, and have to cope with dropouts who fail to apologize or give reason for failing to complete their agreed task, Blacklists are an unwelcome and ineffective way of getting flies in on time. The last

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
From: iainsh...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:21:58 + Whilst I can understand the feelings of people who are running swaps or entered into swaps, and have to cope with dropouts who fail to apologize or give

[VFB] Re: FW: Fly fishing becomes therapy for PHWFF vets attending trip to Branson, MO

2009-09-24 Thread jim phillips
Jim Phillips PO BOX 848 Herlong, CA 96113 If you want anymore of the material I sent, just ask! I have different colors. Jim May your GOD be your fishing partner. EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me From: mass...@nb.sympatico.ca To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com

[VFB] We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Allan Fish
John was also a no show on my just completed 36 streamer swap. He had been very responsible in the past and always one of the first to send in his flys. I sent him several messages but no response. In my opinion; something has occurred to John and I pray that he is well. I'm concerned for

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
Me too.how can we find out wass up? Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:59:28 -0400 To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com From: afi...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [VFB] We Need a BLacklist John was also a no show on my just completed 36 streamer swap. He had been very responsible in the past and

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Niclas Runarsson
Know the feeling. I just hosted a tiny fly swap here in Sweden. We were twelve tiers but it turned out to be ten flies... with five reserves who had seen the announcement too late, but were standing in line to jump in. One envelope came in with a big hole in it... flies lost. But as he was eager

[VFB] Re: C.B. dies

2009-09-24 Thread Jeff Frye
Thanks, Mark. I visited with Charles many times at Sowbug From: Mark Romero markflie...@hotmail.com To: virtual fly box vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:03:36 PM Subject: [VFB] C.B. dies For those of you who knew Charles

[VFB] We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Neville Gosling
I think that I will start my own blacklist and will not particpate in swaps or will withdraw from swaps if someone on my blacklist is part of the swap. Most of the culprits just do not communicate. Presumably they are too embarrased to do so. They get all enthused when a swap is announced and

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Jeff Frye
I haven't seen a post on Facebook from John for months and he usually posted about every day. From: jim phillips desert-tr...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:22:20 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist John

[VFB] Re: We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
What if you're dead? In my ten years on the VFB, we've had several pass on to the great fly tying show above. JIMMY D Neville Gosling wrote: I think that I will start my own blacklist and will not particpate in swaps or will withdraw from swaps if someone on my blacklist is part of the

[VFB] Re: C.B. dies

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
He was a great tyer...but way more importantlya SUPER person...him and Tom Berry were the only two guys from the south who came up and did my show in the Catskills, and they each did it twice. I use to see Charles all over the country and visit him at his home and he here. He

[VFB] Re: On The Edge To Nothing Swap 2009

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
Cool..tkx., Rene From: niclas.runars...@soderhamn.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] On The Edge To Nothing Swap 2009 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:20:59 +0200 Here are the flies from the swap I just hosted. Just have to share, since this swap truly shows what swaps is

[VFB] SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread iain short
OK, Dan has posted flies, now waiting for flies to land. SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both swaps you only pay postage once. If you entered both swaps dress Different fly's for each swap please. Tie ELEVEN flies, toe tag them,send them to me by the end of

[VFB] Re: SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
all good things From: iainsh...@hotmail.com To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:36:46 + OK, Dan has posted flies, now waiting for flies to land. SECOND Traditional Winged Wet Fly Swap If you entered both

[VFB] signiture

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
i have him under something other than his first name in my email contacts..and i can't remember what it ismight take hours to search it down..so, i send him messeges through my site, at which he is a member. still..no luck.

FW: Read: FW: [VFB] We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Neville Gosling
Fellow VFB'ers John Bennett is there because I requested a message read confirmation. If this is not John, someone else is using his e-mail address. Neville (Nev) Gosling, Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada __ From: John C. Bennett

RE: Read: FW: [VFB] We Need a BLacklist

2009-09-24 Thread Mark Romero
lmao...i've had email since 1999.and never even knew you could do that...rotf..lol From: nev.gosl...@shaw.ca To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: FW: Read: FW: [VFB] We Need a BLacklist Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:38:48 -0700 Fellow VFB'ers John Bennett is