Hey, I like the idea. I think Gary called the peacock touch dubbing trick "Double Magic". It is refered to on a couple of his videos that I have.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: [VFB] Loss of a legend Fly Swap???? > As Bob H. put it, "He (Gary) always struck me as a person who was alway > willing to share with another." I agree totally. He shared so much of his > knowledge with those in our community. What about some type of tribute swap? > Now, I know that there is already a LaFontaine Swap going and I do not want > to step on anybody's toes. So, I want to make this different. What if we tied > up flies that we make up oursleves, but that use some kind of technique that > Gary passed on to, shared with, or taught us (etc.)? For example, if we do > this swap, I will create a fly using peacock and touch dubbing (A technique > Gary taught me at a show in Portland, Ore.). Tyers could pull techniques from > any of his innovative books, items they learned at shows, etc. Gary seemed to > be a teacher who looked at fly tying differently and wanted to pass these > things on to others. Why don't we use these teachings to create some > effective flies of our own. Let me know what you all think? Is this not the > time? I will be willing to host. > > Happy tyin, > Bryan Laing
