all this whipfinish talk...once the Christmas and New Years are in the books, i gotta review my knots and stuff!!!
Tom in Vermont On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Jack Lehman <jklepo...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > ** > Been tying for 35 years and still haven't figured out how to use a Griffin > whip finisher. Materelli for smaller flies and presentation finishes, hand > whip for larger flies. > > Jack > Austin > > On 12/21/2011 2:21 PM, Jimmy D. Moore wrote: > > It's all related to finger size. Long slender fingers = easy by hand. Fat > stubby fingers like > mine = Tuff to whip finish by hand. Hate those Matarelli tools. Too much > slippage. > > JIMMY D > > Allan Fish wrote: > > > I could never consistently get a good whip finish by hand, so I > definately enjoy that crutch :) > > <snip> > > > *Eric Worm* > > > *Reed City, MI 49677* > > > > Eric, > > It's a shame you're a 6 hour drive from here. I'll be tying at a fly > show at the IN State Fairground on Jan. 7th. I could have you doing a > reliable whip finish in 5 minutes. Well, no more than 6 or 7, anyway. > > I will admit, however, I STILL use the Matarelli tool on midges and > other small flies. Just a matter of preference. > > But maybe it's just as well you live so far away. Just think about it a > minute. Having a Worm and a Fish together would definitely generate too > many snarky comments. :-P > > Al > **** > > -- > > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > afi...@sbcglobal.net > -- > 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 > > > -- > > > **************** ><((((((((º> ***************************************** > JIMMY D. MOORE, ARS WB5RHT,author Moon Holler Misfits > Fishing & Hunting Club, Member, TOWA, Past VP Guadalupe > River Trout Unlimited, North Zone Fishing Editor Emeritus, > Texas Fish & Game Magazine, VFB & FFW Moderator, Scout > Exec. BSA, Retired, 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 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 -- *"I never met a true angler who is not by nature at least a somewhat hopeful person."* * Charles Gauvin* -- 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
