We add non-lead weight, flashabou, stick on eyes, bead eyes, cone heads, plastic backs, soft tex, epoxy, silicone lips etc. etc. etc. ...so how can you draw the line at spinner blades... I don't use them but can't see how you can distinguish and seperate them out. My 3 cents.
At 11:54 AM 12/19/01 -0800, you wrote: >Ooohh... I feel debate coming on. In my humble opinion it's all OK. Half of >the flies out there really don't imitate a darn thing... so it ends up being >a lure or attractor anyway... what's the diff.... my 0.02 > >Bill > >-----Original Message----- >From: John Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:52 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [VFB] Hanging Hardware on Your Flies > > >Morning All- > >Just thought I would post something that might get the >list stirred up a little, since things have been >fairly quiet of late. The latest issue of Fly Tyer >magazine has an article about using hardware like >spinner blades and propellors on flies, streamer & >bucktail type patterns, that is. The article was >written by Art Scheck, whom I know is very highly >respected. > >The first eight paragraphs or so consist of a >justification and defense of the practice by citing >the historical (pre-WW II) use of hardware on flies. >The rest of the article consists of how to tie flies >with hardware and fishing tips for them. > >I'm just wondering if anyone on the list puts hardware >on their flies? Does anyone feel this is, well, just >kind of wrong? Being relatively new (only a few years) >to flyfishing, I'm open to new or even old ideas that >have come around again, but somehow or another this >seems to cross some kind of line, even though so >knowledgeable and respected an authority as Mr Scheck >endorses it. I know flyfishing and tying is a big >tent, but I wonder how other people on the list feel. > >Just curious in Oregon > > -John > >===== >The River- >You passers-by, who share my journey, >You move and change,I move and am the same; >You move and are gone, I move and remain. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of >your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com >or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > Ginger M. Allen Sr. Biological Scientist Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation University of Florida/SWFREC 2686 SR 29 N Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 PH (941)658-3409(suncom974-3409) Fax (941)658-3469(suncomfax974-3469)
