Bill, Monti Smith from Oregon was planning on coming but I have not heard from him. Dennis Conrad from Washington state will be coming by Greyhound. I wish you can make it sometime. From what I have seen of your flies I really would like to have you tie. You should check into some of the shows in your area. Got to get back in the shop. I have lost three months with this knee thing. I have to finish a donation bamboo rod I am making for the Sowbug. I have about ready to wrap, need to finish a few minor things before I can wrap it. Have a great day. Tony
Bill & Christina wrote: > Thanks for sharing that story Tony. Anybody coming from WA state this sow > bug? I would really like to try and make it next year, tough being out here > on the edge of the earth. I've actually heard of Grays Harbor being referred > to as the a** hole of the earth. Hmmm... I wouldn't go that far, they just > don't like all the rain. Anyway hopefully I can make it out sometime to meet > you all. Back to L.M. (lurk mode) > > Later, > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony Spezio > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 5:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] Carp Again > > All this talk about Carp brings back some fond memories. > When I was about five or six years old my dad took me to the > Passaic River to go fishing. He used a hand line and > attached it to a bell with a spring that screwed into a > board. You would put a rock on the board and wait till the > bell would tingle. Corn meal balls was the bait. > The Passaic River was a stinking polluted river at that > time. He caught a couple of carp and we took them home. They > were cleaned and I remember something about a mud vain that > had to be removed. I also remember that just the backs were > used, the belly part was thrown away or used in the garden. > We did this on several occasions > How we lived through all of that I don't know. Money was > tight back in 1935 and 36. > Then I thought how my buddy and I would make extra money > while in high school. The upper Passaic River started to > clean up some by 1945 and there were large carp in the > river. > We got our first spinning rods and we used to go the the > upper Passaic River on our bicycles and catch Carp. Yes, we > road bicycles when I was in High School. We would each catch > several and put them in burlap sacks, hang them on the > handle bars and head for the Jewish chicken markets. We had > no problem selling the carp. The carp would be put in large > holding tanks and we had to wait for our money till the carp > showed no signs of dying. We did this a couple of times a > week. Those were the carefree days. This buddy is the same > one that showed me how to tie flies using mothers thread and > yarn back then. We still get together once a year here in > Arkansas but we are starting to feel our age. > Thanks for stirring up my memories. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED]
