Not a bad idea Iain.but i'd still have to twist it right? And actually, i
think i'm prolly set for life at this point.i've got al kinds of
gut now, from a whole lotta sources and 90% of it is already twisted. Twisting
is not the problem.it's the time involved to do it. T
Peggy.i finished the dry flies tonight..if you find extras of them
or anything else in there.it's for you to keep. Ya never know what i
might send.
Hook: The new Wapsi lable Lightning Strike dry, size 16
Thread: Danville 6/0 Claret.ran out of 8/0 which i would norm
Yeah, sure Bernard. ”Exactly like Don’s”. I’d like to see that. In his
dreams maybe. Sorry Jimmy. You were too late with Joke For The Day. Already
posted and you won’t be able to top it either. LOL
I’d doubt very strongly that if this guy WAS ABLE to do it “exactly as
Don’s”, he wouldn’t be the
I know Niklas Dahlin well. He’s a good friend of mine (not only “virtual
added friend”). His “nerd field” is stripped
hackle stem bodies. Look at some of them at Hans W’s site:
http://www.danica.com/flytier/ndahlin/ndahlin.htm
/Nick
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: vfb-mail@googlegr
Agreed Nick.i've talked to this guy twice on the phone.he's
slow..r...e..a...l...slow. While
there's no way to know if he was just being stupid or actually a thief of a
sort.i hadda ban 'em either way. That was perfect proof of the fac
Right, he sure can tye well...seems to be a really cool guy too. He did a
fly, and named it after me and put it on my site, lmao. Now don't get me
wrong.that's, not what makes him cool. What makes him cool is his attitude.
He's so into it and dedicated. i can't want to meet him and swap
I'll be using a few of my own quotes for the next few days. If you
don't appreciate them let me know.
JIMMY D
"Handling a big trout in swift water is akin to flying a kite on a
blustery day. The more line you let out, the more trouble you're going
to have getting it back."
Jimmy D Moore
***
FYI, for this & other similar issues, I know a mad wop w/ a baseball bat.
J
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Niclas Runarsson
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 5:46 AM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: Don
Yeah, sure Bernard.
i just wrote a piece about the problem/situation at my site. It's on the
"Forum" page under the title "Plagerisum." Everyone should perfectly understand
now, as to why i hadda ban the guy, PERMANATELY. Good luck with work today Don.
Thanks for the kuddos on the Titanic. I'm having a lot of fun adapting it to
all sorts of fish and the possibitlities seem endless.
--
Jay Paulson
Amazing Flies
www.amazingflies.com
- Original Message -
From: Mark Romero
To:
J.P., here's a quote for ya. "Once an idea goes forth, it no longer belongs to
those who brought forth the idea. It belongs to the world.to "UTILIZE!" Art
Blakey... in the litteral sense he was refering to Jazz..and what
it represnts, as an idea
which is HUGE! But i
Nh, twisting is easy. Nail in a bench gut ends knotted. other end knotted
or loops on a cup hook, hook turned in electric screwdriver.
soak gut first in boiling water to soften then twist. leave overnight to dry.
From: markflie...@hotmail.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re
Spoken by a man who has done just that!
Neville (Nev) Gosling
Greater Vancouver,
B.C. Canada
_
From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of iain short
Sent: November 10, 2009 9:42 AM
To: VFB-new
Subject: [VFB] Re: in case
Nh, twisting is easy.
Iain, i've twisted a lot of gut over the last few years.i know the
process.and i never said it was hardit IS a piece of cake...
What i said IS, it's time consumming. And i simply don' t have the time for
that. Plus i'm set for life on gut now. i can't live long enough to
btw, "boiling water" aint cool.luke warm is better. not all gut is the
same and you need to keep an eye on it til it's just right. Some only needs a
half hour to soak.some needs 2 hours.all depends.
From: nev.gosl...@shaw.ca
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: in
btw, "boiling water" aint cool.luke warm is better. not all gut is the
same and you need to keep an eye on it til it's just right. Some only needs a
half hour to soak.some needs 2 hours.all depends.
From: nev.gosl...@shaw.ca
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: in
When using the term "gut", is it always a natural product? I mean- how
do I know it is suitable?
Iain- is the vet gut sutures actually made from animal gut or is it a
different product similar in looks to gut string?
R
Mark Romero wrote:
> Iain, i've twisted a lot of gut over the last few year
Afternoon VFB'ers:
I'm not currently the VFB Moderator, and haven't been for the last year,
when I quit out of Frustration. However, somebody needs to say a few
words about "serial" posts. I'm talking about the kind that are between
two or more VFB'ers who constantly talk back and forth and b
I'm with Jimmy on this one. I need to get some value from that many e-mails.
Otherwise Facebook or an IM might be a better place for that kind of stuff.
There are folks that used to be regulars on here that are gone form the list. I
know that they are alive because I still get private e-mail fro
Jeff:
I'd also like to know about them. I have never tied one and am not sure to how
to go about it.
Can tube flies be used for smaller flies like nymphs and not just streamers?
Thank you,
Alan Di Somma
Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
http://www.azf
Mark or Iain,
I don't tie with blind eyes so tell me why do you twist the gut to make the
eye? Does it keep it from closing or what?
Mike
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Mark Romero wrote:
> Iain, i've twisted a lot of gut over the last few years.i know the
> process.and i never said
Jeff
As a warmwater guy, you would be interested in this:
http://www.hmhvises.com/tubeflyguide.pdf - convertables
tube flies can be tied large, without the large, long shank hook which
the fish can use for leverage to throw the hook.
When a fish swallows your hook (wake up, Jeff!), you just c
Atta boy
chuck
- Original Message -
From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: Virtual Fly Box
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:45 PM
Subject: [VFB] VFB Moderator
Afternoon VFB'ers:
I'm not currently the VFB Moderator, and haven't been for the last year, when
I quit out of Frustration
>From my Viet Nam Vet Friend Woods,
Jimi
USCG ITWPATWT 100% Vet
I don't remember any expiration Date on my Oath to Service...
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but
because he loves what is behind him." G.K. Chesterton
"If the representatives of the people bet
Thank you Jimi.
Thank you,
Alan Di Somma
Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
http://www.azflyfishing.net/
- Original Message -
From: "Desert Eagle"
To: "VFB"
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 5:28 PM
Subject: [VFB] The eleventh day of the e
Computyer at home is on the frits. will need a guru to fix it.
Vitural memory is gone.
Have to brag. I have a pteren in the latest "Fly Fish America".
Rick
--~--~-~--~~~---~--~~
You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" gro
What is a "pteren", pray tell
Who stole you virtual memory? Do you have a back-up system?
Buggs
- Original Message -
From: Rick Zieger
To: VFB ; flyfishingworld ; flytyingandfishing
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:13 PM
Subject: [VFB] news
Computyer at home is on
Reuven, first you'll need to put ypourself together a network of
sources.trust worthy, reputable, and reliable. in other words, you need
to know WHO to get your gut from. other thn that, you just need to get to where
you know the right stuff when you see it. The gut we use is not animal
Jeff, get ken Sawada's book on tube flies.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20:20 -0800
From: bighawk...@yahoo.com
Subject: [VFB] Tube Flies (was AttaBoy, Jimmy)
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
I'm with Jimmy on this one. I need to get some value from that many e-mails.
Otherwise Facebook or an
Mike, the main reason they did it way back when, (the twisting), is because it
made the eye stronger. They use as many strands (in the twist) as was
nessessary so as to make the fly asthetically pleasing in it's looks based on
the diameter of the hook wire. The larger the diameter, the more str
Mike, also way back in the days.when most all blind eye hooks had squared
off hook shanks and no tapers.the gut was usually tyed in almost the
complete length of ther shank..so as to make it less likely to pull out
while fighting big fish. But with the advent of tapered hooks an
Rick, fly fish america is a regional mag. They put out 4/5 different versions
for different parts of the country. i take it your refering to a midwest
version?
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:13:14 -0800
From: rdzieg...@yahoo.com
Subject: [VFB] news
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com; flyfishingwo...@
Mark, can you help with a title on that one? I find nothing by him on tube
flies, only salmon flies.
From: Mark Romero
To: virtual fly box
Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 9:39:36 PM
Subject: [VFB] Re: Tube Flies (was AttaBoy, Jimmy)
Jeff, get ken Sawada's book
Nick, thankx for posting those pics at my site. WAY Cool.
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:46:38 +
> From: m...@pureartflytying.ning.com
> To: markflie...@hotmail.com
> Subject: Nick Runarsson replied to a discussion on PURE Art Fly Tying
>
> Nick Runarsson replied to the discussion
He has 4 books out.2 on Salmon flies, 1 on wets, and one on tube flies.
Later i'll go downstairs and find the tube flies book, and send you/post the
info.
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:44 -0800
From: bighawk...@yahoo.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: Tube Flies (was AttaBoy, Jimmy)
To: vfb-mail@goog
Folks: Please remember to keep Allan Fish and family in your thoughts and
prayers as he has gone to Louisiana for his sister's funeral. She passed away a
cpl days ago, so please remember them in the next days, week, and months to
come, as well as for a safe trip home. Thanks, Chuck
--~--~--
If you have difficulty getting gut for eyes you can always make furled cream
silk eyes.
(Practice on cheap sewing thread)
They look OK framed but I wouldnt fish them.
use similar method to furled leaders.
iain
From: markflie...@hotmail.com
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: [VFB] Re: in cas
Jeff,
Did you get my email off list?
DonO
- Original Message -
From: Jeff Frye
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:20 PM
Subject: [VFB] Tube Flies (was AttaBoy, Jimmy)
I'm with Jimmy on this one. I need to get some value from that many e-mails.
That sounds totally cool Iainthass another cool thing bout Artiostic
fly tying...there are no rules.you can do anything. Well, there is
one ruleyou MUST have funBIG FUN! After all, if you aint
havin' no fun.why you doin' it? i've used all kinna difer
Jeff, here's what you need.
Tube & Waddington Fly Dressing
Dressed, Photographed & Instructed by
Kenichiro Sawada
Publihed by Tulchan Books, a division of
Sawada's Inc.
3-13-4
Minamicho,
Kokubunji,
Tokyo
185
Japan
i can mail you a Tulchan Books catalog if you like.send addr
40 matches
Mail list logo
