RE: [VFB] Re: Giving Away Flies At Shows/Demos

[mark romero]

I probably give away 100 flies a year, more or less. This year i'm doing 
seven shows, (the most ever in one year for me), plus tying at different 
things where we, (CFTG) teach kids, so........it's easy to go thru 100. I do 
it because i could never use them all myself, and because people like it. I 
know i do, when someone gives me a fly. And i probably get 100 flies a year 
back too, because i watch more tyers tye every year, than anyone i know. 
Just at the CFFC&M alone, that's seven months of Sats., (first one after 
opening day, to the last one in Oct.) right there, where we spend the 
afternoons with the "special guest tyer" every week. So what goes around, 
comes around. And like Ginger said, you can't expect anyone who spent hours 
on a fly, to go around giving them away. I wish all of you could come and 
see my gallery sometime........"Killer" fly collection. later, mark


From: Ginger Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [VFB] Re: Giving Away Flies At Shows/Demos Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 
11:25:17 -0500

Most tyers I have seen give their flies away, but some more famous ones do 
not.
And some do, Gary Borger gave me 2 of his flies at the New Jersey show, Bob 
Linquist, none.
I come out and ask some that do not offer and sometimes trade for their 
flies too.
The complicated patterns that take a lot of time (sculpted deer hair, 
weaving, hand painted poppers, classic salmon flies)
are not given away and I do not blame these people, they are works of art.
I love to give my flies away to genuinely interested spectators.

At 09:51 AM 12/11/2003 -0600, you wrote:
I've seen several comments similar to the one below over the years on the 
list and it has me wondering...

Is it not a common practice to give away the flies you tie at a show?  I 
always give away the flies I tie at shows.  Usually to the person that 
asked me about something in particular about the pattern or to the person 
that is "front & center" at my table.

What about the rest of you?  Do you give yours away?  Do others that you 
have observed give their away?

- Gary

At 09:02 AM 12/11/2003, you wrote:
...I've watched him tye many times at the shows too. Mr. Midge. He gives 
flies away like crazy too...
Ginger M. Allen
Sr. Biological Scientist
Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator
www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu
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