Deb, How did you do on your "Feather-Quest"? If you did what I did, you also spent WAY too much! Not saying bad prices, I just went a "little" overboard. Good to meet you and other listers at the show! Cheers, Tim
Tim Trexler [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.att.net/~silver.doctor/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 3:44 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tony's stash- Mustads > Tony > Well now I know why I can't find them. I tried for a long time also. I did > see a guy selling very old mustads at the NJ show. I think he wanted $5.00 > a box. He also had them wrapped in paper. I'm not that familiar with hooks > and unless you knew the numbers for the style you were looking for you would > have to open every pack. I was on a feather mission so I didn't look long. > I didn't think to look for the 32's there. Byard may know the dealer who > had these? I wish I could remember which booth. I truthfully have enough > trouble with my 26's. > Deb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:08 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Tony's stash- Mustads > > > > Don, > > Yes, I still have three hooks. > > Do you want to hear a story. When I did the Charlotte show a couple of > years ago > > I stopped by a booth that had a load of old Mustad hooks. I decided to go > to the > > bathroom before looking through two large plastic storage boxes of hooks > he had. > > > > On my way back I stopped at the booth and asked if he had any sz 32 > hooks. He > > said there were some in one of the boxes but not sure if they were still > there. > > Said he had just sold some. I spent 1/2 hour going through all the hooks > and did > > not find any. Later that day I was talking to some guy that was watching > me tie > > some sz 26 flies. He asked me if I had ever heard of sz 32, said he got > two > > boxes from the guy that had the cheap Mustads, 5.00 a box. I asked if he > would > > sell me a box, he said" I think I will hang on to them, they might be > valuable." > > At that same show I talked to a dealer about some sz 32 hooks and he took > my > > card. About two years later he called and offered me a unopened box of > Mustad > > gold sz 32 hooks for 200.00. Said there was a box on E Bay that was > already > > above 200.00. I went to E bay and found them, sure enough the bid was over > > 200.00. I did get 25 sz 32's from a place in Canada. Tied up 10 flies, One > is on > > Hans's site. I replaced some hooks for several others that broke them in > the > > vise. This was something that Hans was doing. He can chime in about it. In > any > > case I have three original sz 32 hooks. When I leave this world, you guys > can > > fight over them. LOL > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Deborah Duran wrote: > > > > > Let me know if you ever find them. The smallest I've been able to find > is > > > 26. A friend gave me a few smaller than that but I can't find them. > > > Deb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Don Ordes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 6:57 PM > > > Subject: [VFB] Tony's stash- Mustads > > > > > > > Tony, > > > > You didn't happen to find any Mustad #32's in your stuff, perchance? > > > > DonO > > > > Just hopin' ;^ ) > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 12:10 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Cheaper hooks > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree on the older Mustad hooks, I have about 50 of the old > original > > > > boxes ( > > > > > Pre Plastic) of hooks. > > > > > These hooks are good hooks. Most are in the original wax paper wrap, > > > > saving them > > > > > for some collector down the line. The boxes are worth more than the > > > hooks. > > > > > Back in the forties when I started tying, Mustad hooks were about 50 > > > cents > > > > or > > > > > less a box, I used to buy "Life Guard" hooks, they were 25 cents > 100. I > > > > found > > > > > two boxes of the Life Guard hooks in my stuff a few months ago. They > > > will > > > > also > > > > > eventually go to collectors. > > > > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > Don Ordes wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I have a large stock of Mustads that are at least 20 years old. > Their > > > > QC > > > > > > must have been better then, as I rarely find flawed hooks in these > old > > > > > > boxes. But I do find quite a few flawed hooks in the newer > purchases, > > > > and > > > > > > it's not limited to Mustad. Most of the defects are in the > > > > run-of-the-mill > > > > > > size 12-18 wire and forged hooks, but rarely do I find defects in > the > > > > > > specialty lines of any of the hook manufacturers. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't have a favorite hook maker, though. I'll tie with > whatever is > > > > the > > > > > > appropriate hook design for what I'm tying at the moment. I get > so > > > many > > > > > > hook samples and handouts at the shows, it is impossible to keep > track > > > > of > > > > > > what mfg. hook went on what fly. Yeah, sloppy, I know. What the > > > heck. > > > > > > > > > > > > Very good article, Dean. > > > > > > > > > > > > DonO > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:22 AM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Cheaper hooks > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is the reason I quit using Mustads. Used to buy them in > bulk > > > and > > > > > > still > > > > > > > have a bunch with open eyes. Got tired of cutting thread or > making a > > > > large > > > > > > head > > > > > > > to close the eye. > > > > > > > I have gone to Eagle Claws and have no regrets. > > > > > > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Allan Fish wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >For those that have used Mustads... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Did you get any hooks in your package with the eyes not > > > completely > > > > > > closed? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No, I think they sent them all to Canada. <g> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (now ducking & retreating) > > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Allan Fish > > > > > > > > Greenwood, IN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
