After the 1st of the year, when things settle down, who is interested in the Second VFB Rope-Dub Contest/Swap?
Since I did it the 1st time around, I could meister it, appoint a judge or panel, select the winners, who would win a 14/0 Fantasy Fly (rear-view mirror hanger), and second place again would be a mouse. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: J Balmer To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:24 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond I thought it was a great DVD, in spite of the viewJ You have my other comments. I tried the alpaca two ways; tying in the tips & tying in the middle of the bunch. Tying in the middle was more difficult, but made for a thicker dub. Not necessarily a valid adaptation of the technique. Haven't used other materials yet, 'cause I've been busy & need to redo the flies for the swap. Looking forward to using other materials. I like the results much better than doing it the way I was, getting more consistent results & better segmenting. J From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Ordes Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:12 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond Well, just about everyone who ordered DVDs should have them by now (two in route), and most have had at least a week to view and try out the techniques- either for the 1st time, improvement , or extension of the technique. Would like to get some comments: a.. Your thoughts on the DVD and ease of transition into tying- b.. Your first tries at rope-dubbing- c.. Your re-tries (re-ties) at rope-dubbing and the extensions- d.. Your overall opinion of the results you're getting: ease of adaptation, speed, dubbing results, fun, etc. If you're having a problem, go ahead and bring it out. Don't be shy. I spent an entire afternoon at a fly-show with a 25 year veteran professional tier/guide coaching him on getting a perfect rope-dubbed dry fly body. His problem- doing it so long one way made him want to do it the same way. DonO -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 -- 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 vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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
