I've been on this list for about 2 years now, and although I recently have not been participating too much, I do read the messages and I have gained a lot of infomation that has been very helpful for me in fly tying and fly fishing. I tied some good flies and caught some good fish as a direct result of the quality tips I got from the fine folks on this list.
Interestingly enough, your series of posts about the bluegill fly was the first time, excluding the occasional name calling or bad language, I noticed posts that were not intended to be helpful to other memebers. When I began reading about this fly, I was intrigued. Discovering proven patterns are like finding a little bit of gold. Flies that work consistently well on fish like bluegills are especially good, because they not only allow for good action on panfish, but they also help children and new fly-fishers get hooked on the sport.
It is apparent to me that other folks on this list share my opinion since I saw a great volume of posts on this thread over the past few days, with some of the posts asking for the pattern with references to using that fly to fish with kids.
Although you stated you would provide the pattern in the chatroom at 11pm and you needed permission from the creator to disclose the information and you tied this for the world to see at an expo, the general population of the list probably missed out on the opportunity to learn that pattern.
It seems to me that if you did not intend to educate the list about this miracle pattern, you should not have mentioned it at all. By stating this pattern exists, but refusing to post the information, you didn't do anything but waste time with this thread. It's only fly.
Bob
----Original Message Follows---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VFB] But JOHN, Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:16:59 EST
Well, Phil, I do not appreciate being called a redneck for one. Second I tied this fly at a tying expo for all the world to see. The fly is not an original creation of mine, and the creator, when he sent me this fly, didn't want me publicizing it. I would be more than happy to let you all know, its up to him. I emailed him earlier and if anyone who wishes to know wants to meet in the chat room around 11 tonight (Michigan time) We will tell you (if he says its OK). I promised him it would not get publicized. Hell he may even be able to scan a PIC for people. I know he sent me a PIC a week ago.
john
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