My problem is the opposite. I can, only without my glasses, thread a #28 Tiemco with a 7x tippet without any problem, tie the knot, dress the fly, etc. Then I put my glasses back on, and cast, and everything small still disappears, including anything size 18 or smaller.
I've got perfect up-close macro-vision- I have to tie my size 32 Mustads naked eye, but can do that without a problem. But I can hardly recognize the person sitting across from me (at a show) without putting my glasses back on, which are now lineless tri-focals. I'm thinking of getting Lasik surgery, but this TN surgery has postponed that thought for a while. I realize i will lose macro-vision, but it should be worth it to throw my glasses away. I found out that shooting pool with trifocals is near impossible. I talked with Dave Whitlock last year at the Denver Furimski show, and he's had the L-surgery. He's in his 80's, but says he's got 20/20 vision again, first time since his teens. Anyone else had the Lasik surgery? Do you like the results? Has it helped both long-range and close up vision? Is it nice to wear decent sunglasses again? DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: J Balmer To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:49 PM Subject: RE: [SPAM] RE: [VFB] Fishining this morning Just what I need, one more thing around my neck. I'll keep doing it the same way, fumbling & bitching about it to myself. Helps me look more my age . From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neville Gosling Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 9:15 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [SPAM] RE: [VFB] Fishining this morning Tony and others: You might want to try one of these fly threaders. It holds the eye of the fly in line with the groove magnetically. After placing the fly, one simply pushes the tippet along the groove (from right hand side), through the eye of the hook and as you can see the end of the tippet comes out on the left. They green thread in the photo is simply a lanyard that the person is wearing around their neck so that the threader is always available. They retail online for about $10.00. The eye of the fly must be clear of any threads or hackles. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: May 13, 2010 10:55 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [VFB] Fishining this morning The reason I had 7X on was because I was fishing sz 26 midges for Trout on Tuesday. There was still a small Caddis hatch on and I was also using sz 16 and 18 tent wing Caddis. 6X would not work, trout were too finiky. I did not think about taking my vest with the tippit spools, I just grabbed the rod and a small box of flies. If I get to back to fish that pond again, I will have 4X on. Yes, I do have a problem tying on the small flies and the fine tippet. Tony --- On Thu, 5/13/10, Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> wrote: From: Neville Gosling <nev.gosl...@shaw.ca> Subject: RE: [VFB] Fishining this morning To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 11:53 AM 7X ! I might go 6X on the rare occasion but never 7X. Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B.C. Canada -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Spezio Sent: May 13, 2010 9:34 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [VFB] Fishining this morning My wide has a double appointment at the doctors office this morning and normally she will be there for a couple of hours. I have permission to fish the pond alongside the parking lot.I have never got to fish it because of time of the year or having my appointment. It was overcast and real windy but I gave it a shot. Tied on a Peacock and Bronze. Had nothing for a while then I got a good fish on. I never did see it before breaking off. I had some 7X tipprt on my leader and had no other with me. Then I tied in a Peacock body nymph with a gold bead head. That did yeild a couple of Largmouth Bass. The takes were real slow, just felt the line tighten up and the fish was there. Had another take and when the bass came out of the water, he broke off. Tied in a Peackock body bugger. When I turned out of the wind, I noticed my wife back at the van waving me to come back. I could not belerve she was already finished. Heading back to the van I made another cast and hooked up with a Largmouth. That made five Bass, two break offs and one miss. Not bad for about an hour fishing. Arkansas Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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