OkOkOkOk, hiding back under my rock bye Rene -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: Samstag, 14. Dezember 2002 19:38 Betreff: Re: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!!- counts?
Yeah, don't get your hackles up!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!!- counts? Rene Getting a little "plucky" over there aren't you???? Don't get all ruffled. LOL Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Zillmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!!- counts? > 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 the back of the header cards is obsolete.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 > >> > >> > > > >
