Dan, your foam flies are the greatest! I put them into the "traditional" category. My first bluegill bug that I tied over 50 years ago had a chunk of "art gum eraser" that I carved for the body!
Jimmy ************************************************************************* Dan Gober wrote: > Seems to me if a guy designs it, makes it with his own hand and it's legal. > Then fishes with the other guy in mind. I'll admire his creation, no matter > what the material s are. I'll even admire the way a crankbait can be made > small enough for a flyrod. If it helps a brother get to know the water, his > family, himself. So be it. while he's at it, if I can learn from him all the > better. Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Lehmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:02 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Hanging Hardware on Your Flies > > > sounds like dave is on the right track . > > > > Paul > > Long Island N.Y. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Wilson > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:31 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [VFB] Hanging Hardware on Your Flies > > > > > > Ok group.. > > Let me first say that I use the prop style flys (like my own Rusty Cesna) > > for fly fishing and I'll admit it in public! I especialy like stirring the > > pot at demo tying events, tying spinner flys while the dry fly only types > > are tying ultra accurate (insert Latin name here) right next to me. <VBG> > > > > As far as the Fly tyer mag goes, I hadn't seen an issue for over a year, > > then I subscribed again and got this months as my first. The mag has come > a > > long way in the photography dept., Great fly pics! Sure the prop stuff > might > > not be for everyone, but I enjoyed seeing that there are some out there > > almost as demented as myself having fun with what they tye. Now if the mag > > goes way too far into the realm of the spincaster I MIGHT through a few > > tsk-tsks at 'em but it is interesting to see what ave come up with. I've > > seen articles on using trash bafor stripper flys, coffee beans as beatles, > > sequins for flashy segments, and even the use of *FOAM*.... > > > > How far do we take this? I don't know but am having fun tying! > > Is a "Fly" something that represents a possible food source for a fish, or > > does it need to be something actualy representative of something in a > diet? > > and just what bug does a lime trude actualy represent? <VBG> > > > > Best I can tell you on this is to decide what you tourself want to fish > with > > and then to keep an open mind... > > > > my $0.02 > > > > > > Dave Wilson > > http://www.wilsonsworld.org > > > > > > >From: "Bill P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Hanging Hardware on Your Flies > > >Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 11:54:00 -0800 > > > > > >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! 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