Jeff: Thanks a million.. I'll print this out for safe keeping, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Frye" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 5:23 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: True Stories
> > Anytime, Chuck. I have unlimited long distance on both my cell and home > number. Cell is 785-218-1997, Home is 785-840-9005. Keeping your family in > my thoughts and prayers. -Jeff > > > --- On Sun, 1/25/09, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: [email protected] >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: [VFB] Re: True Stories >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 4:10 PM >> Jeff: Thanks a lot.. I will help get my wife well, and >> I'll contact you >> about this.. I really want to do it, and will at least try >> as soon as I get >> her well, Chuck >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jeff Frye" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:04 AM >> Subject: [VFB] Re: True Stories >> >> >> > >> > Chuck, if you want to start a club in your area, >> contact me and I can help >> > guide you. I started one 3 years ago and we now have >> 125 members. I can >> > shorten up that learning curve for you and give some >> good insight on what >> > works and what doesn't. >> > >> > >> > --- On Sun, 1/25/09, >> [email protected] >> > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: [VFB] Re: True Stories >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009, 8:41 AM >> >> Tony: I wonder if around here, since there are >> PLENTY of >> >> places like Volunteer Fire Dept's and Civic >> Centers that >> >> will rent you rooms by the day, week, month etc >> for things >> >> like tying lessons, or whatever. So, I have been >> wanting to >> >> get up a local club. So, if I bought 4 more say >> Thompson A >> >> vises at about $20 a pop, and ran an ad in the >> paper "6 >> >> week fly tying course", limit 6 people, first >> come >> >> first served. Then, the ppl would pay just enough >> to cover >> >> the costs of the building,materials, snacks, etc >> etc.. But >> >> then I'd ask them if they wanted to join a >> >> "tying/fishing club, and we'd then have >> fly fishing >> >> lessons at the local City Park lake that I often >> fish. It >> >> might just "go over". Or, do the fishing >> class >> >> first, then do the tying class. Or even at the >> same time and >> >> do the fishing right before dark, then move to the >> classroom >> >> to tie, cause the huge civic center is right there >> at the >> >> lake..Chuck >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Anthony Spezio >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 8:15 AM >> >> Subject: [VFB] Re: True Stories >> >> >> >> >> >> OK here is one. >> >> I was doing beginner fly tying classes at >> a Dept >> >> Store in N.J. >> >> This was a 6 week course. I had a husband >> and wife >> >> team sign up along with 10 other students. >> >> I started out with the basics pointing out >> the >> >> materials and tools and how they are used. >> >> This gentleman just sat quiet. As we >> progressed >> >> through the weeks I noticed he had a real knack >> for tying. >> >> His flies were top line. He never asked for help >> or had any >> >> questions. >> >> At the end of the six weeks I commented to >> him >> >> about his flies being so good. He said he had been >> tying for >> >> 40 years and took the class so his wife would take >> it. He >> >> said he had not been able to teach her but that I >> did a good >> >> job. In the classes he has attended, this was one >> of the >> >> best. >> >> My face was red but I was also proud. They >> joined >> >> our tying group and she is a good fly tyer now. >> >> That was 20 years ago >> >> Arkansas Tony >> >> >> >> --- On Mon, 1/12/09, Wes Wada >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> From: Wes Wada <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: [VFB] True Stories >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 9:09 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello, VFB.I'd like to start a thread about >> something >> >> of interest to me, andhopefully, to some of >> you.What stories >> >> do you have, that happened, when you were at a fly >> tying >> >> event?You were either tying your flies, or >> witnessing >> >> another tyer'spresentation. Or expanded, to >> include the >> >> presentations at thecasting pond? Possibilities >> suggested >> >> might be educational,historical, colorful, or just >> danged >> >> funny.And they have to be true stories, which has >> to be a >> >> huge challenge,for fly fishers!-----Anybody want >> to start >> >> the ball rolling? Just thought of this, and >> Idon't >> >> have anything in mind, or written, of my own. >> Will do >> >> one,though.Wes WadaBend, Oregon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > > >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
