Don, Sorry it took so long to reply. I was out of town. Here is my thinking on having several "specimen" flies. Although they may not be "perfect" they are three dimensional. It is so much easier for me to look at something in 3D and grasp proportions than it is to try to gain the same perspective from 2D photos.
So, my quest will be to gather "specimen" flies as "benchmarks" for my own tying. It should not be too difficult, I hope. It seems that the most critical dimensions are in the dry fly category - perhaps mayflies? Thanks for your input. You truly are a fount of wisdom. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:29 PM Subject: [VFB] Reply- Doug- perfect patterns > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr. Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I have one more suggestion to add to yours. Perhaps a collection of the > > most popular flies for those of us who are having problems with > proportions? > > I would be willing to purchase or trade for "specimen" flies that I could > > use at my bench as a benchmark - yeah, I did intend that to be a pun! For > > example, I have never purchased an Adams dry fly. I have tied many of > them > > and fished them successfully but I have never owned one that was a > "perfect" > > fly. The same could be said for many other flies, as well. > > Doug > > Doug, > Like beauty, perfection is in the eye of the beholder, and in the eye or the > trout. > On the other hand, traditional standardization can be gleaned from catalogs > and books. > But objectivity will always play a role, as two masters rarely agree on > everything. > There are thousands of fly patterns out there, and probably 7/8 of them are > customized > renditions of something else. So what is the standard? > > Traditional fly patterns can be seen in most fly catalogs. Comparisons of > catalogs will even show variations among the professional tiers. So who > has the perfect pattern? The one YOU think is perfect IS the perfect > pattern for you. Catch my drift? (pun intended) > > DonO > >
