Please include me too DonO. Reuven
Don Ordes wrote: > 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 <mailto:jbal...@a5.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com <mailto: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: > > * Your thoughts on the DVD and ease of transition into tying- > * Your first tries at rope-dubbing- > * Your re-tries (re-ties) at rope-dubbing and the extensions- > * 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 -- 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