One midge group next time? Pls remember, in the US everything is bigger and larger than in the remainder of the world- Here in Europe it has an old tradition that we tie tiny and fine flies. Therefore the next midge feathers have to be reserved for the European listeners. Rene living in Germany, that�s in Europe
-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: april c. burbank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Samstag, 14. Dezember 2002 17:47 Betreff: Re: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!!- counts? >Ok Don your realy making my blood boil and my heart pound. I can't hardly >stand it. Don't know how your planning on divving up the groups in the next >swap but would like to see a couple of the groups that have one or two midge >along with standard sizes (if there is such a thing : ). Now stop teasing >us. > >Jim >----- Original Message ----- >From: DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 8:29 AM >Subject: Re: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!!- counts? > > >> Bart and Co-op swappers, >> >> I know the midge hackles tie more flies each than the larger ones, but >let's >> say you get an average of only 5 flies per feather. 5 x 42 = 210 flies! >> That's 2- 100 packs- and most of your swap investment at the 100 pak >price. >> And you get 5 more packs! Not a bad deal. >> >> I also didn't tell you ( in the other post) that the number-count system >on >> the back of the header cards is obsolete. Yes, it could still be used, >but >> everything he puts out now would be a gold or platinum by those standards. >> The saddles have come so far since that printing that the numer counts are >> more applicable for 1/2 or 1/4 saddles than for full. And the >midge-saddle >> fly-counts are just plain ridiculous- from ANY midge-saddle! On top of >> that, they're getting fuller and longer and smaller fly-size every >> generation, now that the gene pool can be cherry-picked every generation >for >> select breeders. So the old number-count system gets more obsolete every >> generation. The buyer wins again. >> >> That's why I knew this plan would work so well. There are so many >feathers >> on each saddle, splitting and sharing is now an excellent way to get a >bunch >> of hackles in many colors and sizes for a great price. >> >> And now (mid-Jan.) the REAL ekklektik swaps begin! I will try, with the >> help of Tom, to get some saddles that you would never find 'on the pegs'. >> I'm planning to go visit before/after the Denver show the 1st weekend in >> Jan. I think that between Tom and I there will be some really neat >saddles >> in the swap! (And some new surprises, too.) >> >> DonO >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 10:30 PM >> Subject: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!! >> >> >> The grizzly midge saddle it plucked, packed and being mailed in the AM. >Good >> news for group 2, there are 42 feathers per pack, give or take 1 or 2, and >> the longest feathers are about 8 inches and the shortest is about 3 >inches. >> I tried to use the hackle gage on some of them to get an idea of the size >> range, the majority is #22 and there are some that are a lot smaller then >> the #22, my hackle gage won't go below 22. I know you group 2 folks will >> like these packs. >> >> Bart >> >> >
