Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying??

2011-01-07 Thread Rick Zieger
Been tying PTN and Hares ears to send off for Casting for Recovery and Reel Recovery. Wanted to get donations done before I started tying for myself. 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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2011-01-07 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Scott;   I replied to this a couple of days ago, did you get it?   Wayne --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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2011-01-06 Thread Anthony Spezio
wayneb22...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 9:11 PM Hi Tony;   I see, for me I started assembling spinning rods prior to fly rods.  Most of the spinning rods I built used single foot guides so I guess single

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2011-01-06 Thread Anthony Spezio
Did you get him hopping. Tony --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com wrote: From: Don Ordes f...@tribcsp.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 8:33 PM _filtered #yiv1849985683 { font-family:Cambria Math

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2011-01-06 Thread Chuck Alexander
, January 06, 2011 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Cool! What did you attach them with? On Jan 5, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Chuck Alexander wrote: Tom: Last year, I tied articulated buggers for a swap, and then, I caught quite a few bass with them. here's a pic

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2011-01-06 Thread J Balmer
Depends on why he was single. From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Ordes Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 8:33 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? I had a single Black-foot guide once

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2011-01-06 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011, 6:53 AM Wayne, As I said, to each his own. If you make a bamboo rod with me and plan on single foot guides, you will have to take it home to wrap it. LOL  Now I

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2011-01-06 Thread glwebb
hook as normal, and that's it. Clear as mud??? Chuck From: Tom Davenport To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Cool! What did you attach them with? On Jan 5, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Chuck Alexander wrote

Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Articulation

2011-01-06 Thread Don Ordes
Chuck, see this article also about articulated flies: http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/articulation.html DonO - Original Message - From: Chuck Alexander To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:08 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying

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2011-01-06 Thread Chuck Alexander
: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Sounds good Chuck. One extra step I do to help secure the mono is to flatten the end with a pair of flat-nosed pliers from my radio building bench. Probalby not necessary with superglue. But as Tony says: Everybody should do what pleases them. Gary L

Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Articulation

2011-01-06 Thread Chuck Alexander
Thanks, Chuck - Original Message - From: Don Ordes To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:29 PM Subject: Fw: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Articulation Chuck, see this article also about articulated flies:

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2011-01-05 Thread Tom Davenport
For the last month I have been tying up wooly buggers in different styles. First I experimented using Chinese Crystal beads I found at the craft store, (I posted a picture of some of them). Then I tied up a bunch of buggers Chili Pepper style: A couple dozen using Tony's colors, then a bunch

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2011-01-05 Thread Rene Zillmann
-online.de/* wrote: From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:19 PM Guides to a rod blank Recipe: Hook: a pacbay blanc, sz. 5 wt. Guides: Black

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2011-01-05 Thread Rene Zillmann
Hi Scott, no problem. You are not the first one in the trap... G Rene On 01/05/2011 03:28 AM, Scott Bearden wrote: Ooops. My sincere apologies Rene! Scott On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com mailto:bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: Rene is a HE from Germany.

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2011-01-05 Thread Anthony Spezio
I was just kidding. Tony --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de wrote: From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 1:43 PM Hi Tony, lol,.. you know

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2011-01-05 Thread J Balmer
Unfortunately, I haven't been tying. As far as sizes go, I've caught trout on everything from a 26 to a 6J From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Blake-Hedges Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:59 PM To: virtual flybox Subject: [VFB] RE: What's

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2011-01-05 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
t...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 2:27 PM For the last month I have been tying up wooly buggers in different styles.   First I experimented using Chinese Crystal beads I found at the craft store, (I

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2011-01-05 Thread Chuck Alexander
Tom: Last year, I tied articulated buggers for a swap, and then, I caught quite a few bass with them. here's a pic, Chuck - Original Message - From: Tom Davenport To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody

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2011-01-05 Thread J Balmer
I had a black single foot guide once, had to carry him across the rocks. From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Bearden Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 5:25 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? Tony

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2011-01-05 Thread Anthony Spezio
Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 7:37 PM Hi Tony; BLACK SINGLE FOOT GUIDES!! the bain of rod making   Why???     Wayneb   -- You received this message because

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2011-01-05 Thread Allan Fish
It is a personal thing, I just don't like them. I guess I was weened on Snake Guides. Another thing. if not wrapped right, they will slip out from the wrap. I made one rod with single foot guides quite a few years back (okay, probably 30!). Never again. Even though they were tightly wrapped

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2011-01-05 Thread Anthony Spezio
Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 5:02 PM It is a personal thing, I just don't like them. I guess I was weened on Snake Guides. Another thing. if not wrapped right, they will slip out from the wrap. I made one rod

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2011-01-05 Thread Allan Fish
Not to be a smart butt, they were not wrapped right. Sorry, teacher. VBG I dislike wrapping them. There are several types, I have used two types. If I was going to use them, I would use the Arrow head type. These were straight spade-foot. I think the arrowhead would have not pulled loose.

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2011-01-05 Thread Anthony Spezio
It is a pain in the butt if you don't like them. If you like them then it is not a pain. Tony --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: Allan Fish afi...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5

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2011-01-05 Thread Allan Fish
I had a single Black-foot guide once. Is that close enough? DonO Did you try to get him to wade barefooted to clean his single black foot?? a. -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN afi...@sbcglobal.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this

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2011-01-05 Thread Tom Davenport
,bluegill, and Pickeral on this pattern. Wayneb --- On Wed, 1/5/11, Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net wrote: From: Tom Davenport t...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 2:27 PM For the last month I have

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2011-01-05 Thread Tom Davenport
@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? For the last month I have been tying up wooly buggers in different styles. First I experimented using Chinese Crystal beads I found at the craft store, (I posted a picture of some of them). Then I

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
I am tying up a bunch of Chili Peppers to send out to people I promised them to. Then will tie up a couple of Knitpikin Mayflies for Joyce. Today I will be dipping two rods. Tony --- On Mon, 1/3/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com

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2011-01-04 Thread ashley strutt
I'm tying up a set of flies for someone who fishes in Iceland fot atlantic salmon. Ashley On 4 Jan 2011 02:59, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi All; What's everyone tying these days?? I just finished up my flies for the SowBug swap last weekend and moving on to something for

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
Wayne, I tied up a batch of Diving CDCElk You can see a 'squadron' of them here: http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenmann/squadron_diving_cdcelk.jpg A close-up view of the critter here: http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenman/diving_cdcelk_14.jpg Cheers, Hans On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:59

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
Page not found. Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com wrote: From: Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 8:19 AM Wayne, As a PS - here is a Dave

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
Page not found on the closeup. Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com wrote: From: Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 8:08 AM Wayne, I tied up

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: Page not found on the closeup. Tony --- On *Tue, 1/4/11, Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
Very odd - I corrected the url text yet the underlying link remained incorrect. Third time lucky: http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenmann/diving_cdcelk_14.jpg *Diving CDCElk* Hook: Tiemco 2499SP #14 Bead: Tungsten 2.8mm, black Thread: Benecchi 12/0, light brown Abdomen/barbs: CDC Type 4,

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: Page not found on the closeup. Tony --- On *Tue, 1/4/11, Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com* wrote: From: Hans Weilenmann hans.weilenm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4

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2011-01-04 Thread Larry Johnson
Hans: Good to have you jump in on the list. I opened the squadron pic, but the critter pic and close-up pic would not open. Pretty flies. What size hook? What size bead? As Joyce often says, enquiring minds want to know. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah Hans Weilenmann

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
I have since posted a corrected url, and the recipe details. #14 hook for those, though I also use them in #12 and #16. They have been quite effective for the past 13 or so years I have tied and fished them, across three continents. On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Larry Johnson johns...@uvu.edu

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2011-01-04 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 12:21 PM I have since posted a corrected url, and the recipe details. #14 hook for those, though I also use them in #12 and #16. They have been quite effective for the past 13 or so years I have tied

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2011-01-04 Thread Hans Weilenmann
Wayne, ??? I have a CDCElk, which floats. I have a Diving CDCElk which, well, dives to the bottom following entry into the river. Where is the confusing part? ;-) Cheers, Hans On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Hans; Great looking pattern

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2011-01-04 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:32 PM Wayne, ??? I have a CDCElk, which floats. I have a Diving CDCElk which, well, dives to the bottom following entry into the river. Where is the confusing part? ;-) Cheers, Hans

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2011-01-04 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:50 PM I love CDC Elk. It's one of my most productive flies on small streams.  I'm tying Rangeley streamers full steam right now. I've attached one of the latest. Here

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2011-01-04 Thread Rene Zillmann
Guides to a rod blank Recipe: Hook: a pacbay blanc, sz. 5 wt. Guides: Black, single foot Thread: dark olive Varnish: Epoxy Rene Rene On 01/04/2011 03:59 AM, Wayne Blake-Hedges wrote: Hi All; What's everyone tying these days?? I just finished up my flies for the SowBug swap last

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
BLACK SINGLE FOOT GUIDES!! the bain of rod making as color preserver is to wraps. LOL Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de wrote: From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
Would we like to have you tie at the Sowbug. Real nice tye. Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Pacres pac...@gmail.com wrote: From: Pacres pac...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:50 PM I love CDC Elk. It's one of my

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2011-01-04 Thread Scott Bearden
is to wraps. LOL Tony --- On *Tue, 1/4/11, Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de* wrote: From: Rene Zillmann rene.zillm...@t-online.de Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 3:19 PM Guides to a rod blank Recipe: Hook

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2011-01-04 Thread Scott Bearden
Wayne, Have you ordered any fox squirrel yet? The reason I ask is I have the same video and have been meaning to buy a squirrel hide. And when you posted this it reminded me that I have been wanting to not just do the red fox squirrel, but also a black squirrel. Since they are found in nature, I

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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
Rene is a HE from Germany. Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com wrote: From: Scott Bearden scott.bear...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 5:24 PM Tony, Well she could go really old

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2011-01-04 Thread Wayne Blake-Hedges
Hi Tony; BLACK SINGLE FOOT GUIDES!! the bain of rod making   Why???     Wayneb   -- 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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2011-01-04 Thread Scott Bearden
Ooops. My sincere apologies Rene! Scott On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Anthony Spezio bambot...@yahoo.com wrote: Rene is a HE from Germany. Tony -- 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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2011-01-04 Thread Anthony Spezio
Check out Hans's sz 32 hook page Tony --- On Tue, 1/4/11, Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Wayne Blake-Hedges wayneb22...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: What's everybody tying?? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:53 PM Hi Hans;   I don't doubt