A picture and ingredient list is usually good enough without taking the fly apart... My $.02 ...BP
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric the Flytyer Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] fly repair? Now, fly dissection- When I copy another tiers patterns, I get two flies. One of them for a model/archiving, and the other for dissection. Here is an idea: Anybody ever take digital pics of a fly dissection? Would be a good way to come up with a record for tying the pattern :) Eric --- Larry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This thought is related to the theme of repairing > flies. I had a guy tell me once that he admired a > certain person's tying so much that he put the man's > flies in his vise (one at a time) and disected them. > Took them apart, so he could learn from the tying > methods, etc. Anyone ever take another tier's flies > apart to learn from them? > > Larry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/25/04 10:42AM >>> > If the hook is still good I will reuse it. Trying > to repair a fly seems > to be an uphill battle. Once something comes undone > some else is sure > to follow. You can slow this down by throwing in a > couple whips after > each step. The whips build up less bulk the a half > hitch. > > BobH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Richard Zieger > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:40 PM > To: virtual fly box; flyfishingworld > Subject: [VFB] fly repair? > > Do you every repair a fly after you have used it? > > Or do you toss it? > > How many cut the materials off and start again? > > Rick > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
