DonO, you want to meister or do you want me to? JIMMY D
Don Ordes wrote: > Hi y'all, > Just returned from a week in Montana- friends, fishing, sightseeing. > Forest fires have ruined much of my viewing pleasure (my fav. spots), > so I had to find new areas of incredible rivers running through > fantastic scenery. Oh pity me. :o) We had dinner in Lakeside on the > west shore of Flathead just a couple of nights ago, and from what I > heard on the return trip, they were voluntarily evacuating because of > numerous fires heading their way. Fishing was so-so, really need a > drift-boat to fish those waters properly. Met some fishermen who will > take me next time I head up. Did catch a few cuts on dries, but maybe > missed a few takes while taking in the scenery. > > Jimmy's poem would be a good idea for a swap. Set up howevermany > odd-ball materials from the list (10 -20?)and make a list of flies > tied mainly with those materials (sketch and name them, like > 'burlap-sack humpy'). (The secondary materials could be other > materials from the list or not.) Each swapper would select one fly > and tie the appropriate number of flies and send them in. The > swapmeister would sort the flies and return them with a nicely printed > "A Fly Tying Fanatic" poem (the swapper could decide to do his/her own > if more convenient), leaving room on the top of the poem for mounting > one each of the swap flies, all for framing. > > I've seen a lot of things auctioned off at the fly shows, and this > would rank as one of the truly unique fly tying hang-ups, plus another > rememberance of the VFB for long-timers. > > I'll sign up as #1 and as designated 'sketcher' for patterns if > needed, so those who need ideas can see them on a hook. > > Need a swap-meister. Any takers? > > Jimmy's p > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jimmy D. Moore <mailto:[email protected]> > To: Virtual Fly Box <mailto:[email protected]> ; Fly > Fishing World <mailto:[email protected]> ; Hill > Coountry Fly Fishers <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:05 PM > Subject: [VFB] A Poem for You Weird fly tyers > > Speaking of weird, which was generated by > rick's quote yesterday, I guess I'm the weird > one. If my poem also describes you, then you're > definitely weird too. > > Have a good evening. > > JIMMY D > > A FLY TYING FANATIC ! > > Cotton balls, wine corks, tow sacks, I save'em all. > Craft beads, sparkle rope, doll's eyes, I'm walkin tall. > > Mosquito net, you bet! And it's already green, don't > have to dye it. Just try it. You'll see what I mean. > > Sewing thread, parrot feathers, and purple yarn. > I'll use most anything, and don't really give a darn. > > Closed cell foam and balsa wood. Anything goes. > Why I've even used the lint from between my toes. > > Candle wax, bee's wax, ear wax, I use'em all. > Soda straws, model paint bought at the Mall. > > Javalina hair& belly hair from an Armadillo. > Why I even use eider down from my pillow. > > Longhorn tail hair, my hair and hair from my > cats. I'll even use belly hair from a free-tailed bat. > > Black Visqueen sure makes good beetle backs. > Cut'em out, glue'em on, hang'em on the rack. > > Thus is the life of a fly-tying fanatic. Could I use > the fiberglass insulation from my attic? > > I throw away nuthin. I keep all kinds of stuff. > With my kind of fly-tying, there's never enough! > > By JIMMY D. MOORE > © August 23, 2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- **************** ><((((((((º> ***************************** JIMMY D. MOORE, ARS WB5RHT Author - Moon Holler Misfits Fishing & Hunting Club, Humorist, Past VP Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited, Member TOWA, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, Texas Fish & Game Magazine, Scout Exec. BSA, Ret. Website - http://bigtroutman.tripod.com/index.html ***************** <º))))))))>< **************************** --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
