Yes, he is quite a guy.
I have tied with him at several shows. Always makes feel like an old friend.
Tony    [EMAIL PROTECTED]

"Grombacher, Alan" wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> If you ever have the chance to meet or talk with Tom Nixon, you should go out of 
> your way to do it.
> Tom Nixon is one of the all time greats in flyfishing history in N. America.  He is 
> the Pioneer of modern bass flyfishing along with some of the others like Lefty and 
> Dave Whitlock.  His book, while not fancy like Whitlock's books is a great one full 
> of ideas.
>
> I've talked with Tom only on the phone about using PIGBOATS on Bull trout and big 
> Brown trout.   I blew a guys mind once when I pulled a PIGBOAT spinner rigged fly 
> out of the water.  Imagine the picture of a guy standing there holding a Bamboo 
> flyrod with this contraption hanging off his leader telling a guy how great the 
> fishing is!  The guy (he was fishing an EHC) thought I was from outer space.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alberta Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Spezio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:37 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Tom Nixon's address
>
> The story is when you hear something that is 99.44 pure,
> this fly is the other .56%. That is what Tom told me.
> See you in a few weeks.
> Tony
>
> Mark Delaney wrote:
>
> > Tony,
> >
> > I didn't get the whole story, but I think Allan Fisdh
> > knows it.  So maybe Allan can post the story....
> >
> > Mark Delaney
> >
> >  Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >      That . 56 % er is a killer on the White.
> >      Did Tom tell you the story behind it. If he did,
> >      post it, I
> >      think the list would get a laugh.
> >      Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >      Mark Delaney wrote:
> >
> >      > Rick,
> >      >
> >      > I scanned a fly that Tom Nixon tied (a .56%er)
> >      and put the
> >      > recipe on my website. Go to my website at
> >      >
> >      > Go to my website at
> >      > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
> >      >
> >      > and click on Mark's Bass & panfish flies.
> >      click on the
> >      > icon for the .56%er and tom's mailing address
> >      is contained
> >      > in the text.
> >      >
> >      > Mark Delaney
> >      >
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > southshore.com> wrote:
> >      >
> >      > Tom has been invited to the Sowbug. He will
> >      have
> >      > some books
> >      > there is he does come.
> >      > He came last year.
> >      > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >      >
> >      > Allan Fish wrote:
> >      >
> >      > > >How would we get ahold of Tom to get his
> >      new
> >      > Book?
> >      > > >
> >      > > >Rick
> >      > >
> >      > > I'll get his address this afternoon and send
> >
> >      > it to you.
> >      > >
> >      > > Allan
> >      > >
> >      > > Allan Fish
> >      > > Greenwood, IN
> >      > >
> >      > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > So much water, so little time!
> >      >
> >      > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html BR>>
> >      >
> >      >
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