Iain I know one guy. A pro yet you use to carry a streamside kit. He finally got sick of it jabbing him in the back. So he tossed it into one of the deepest holes in the Holy Water section of Au Sable River here in Michigan.
BobH ----- Original Message ----- From: "iain short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 12:56 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] stream side tying kit > I still dont understand why anyone ties at the waterside. > Tie more at home, carry some big fly boxes full of flies, > and fish at the waterside. > iain > > > > > > > My wife & I were camping up in Michigan several years ago so we could fish > the Ausable. A fellow a couple of campsites over had his "portable" fly > tying kit. It filled the back end of his Suburban. It had two huge > (padded) handles on each end. The legs were made of what looked to be > about 4" round stock. His buddies helped him get it out of the Suburban > and set it up. > > Every evening after his Scotch, he'd sit in front of his "portable" fly > tying kit with a Coleman lantern hanging from a 'sky hook' and swat bugs. > I never did see him tie a fly all weekend. > > I've tried to keep mine a little simpler. If I'm really going > "heavy-weight", I've got two tackle boxes. One has all my hooks. The > other has everything else. > > Good night, > > Allan > > > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 3 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&D I=7474&SU= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_addphotos_3 mf >
