Don, Tony, I'm a bit late on this one but really appreciate it if you could forward the photos on to me.
Kev -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris Rozmajzl Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 5:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Speckled cree necks- Tony Tony, Could you forward those photos to me? It would help in following Don O's explanation. Thanks in advance, Chris R. At 11:06 AM 2/29/2004, you wrote: >Don, >The photos are on their way There are a couple with the price still on the >bag.. >Feel free to make comments on the list. We can all learn. >Tony > > >DonO wrote: > >>Tony, >>Can you send me a photo of those two necks, please? >>I am curious, as I'm not familiar with a speckled cree. >>All of the cree I've seen is bar- cree (and the variants). >>I have many mottled and speckled capes, but none in the >>traditional cree colors. >>So I would really appreciate a look-see. >>Thanks, >>DonO >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:00 AM >>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? >> >> >> >> >>>Here is a story about my experience with hackles. I was on a trip to >>>Maine and stopped in LL Bean. They had a bin of closeouts that the >>>salesman was putting out. >>>They were small necks @ 50 cents each. Having travel money I splurged. >>>Picked out 50 necks figuring I could trade them for something. They were >>>all natural necks. In the bunch there were some necks like I had not see >>>before. There were mottled and speckled brown , black and cream . I I >>>picked out 25 of those. I made a stop a fly shop in New Hampshire and >>>was telling the owner about the necks. He wanted to see them. Then he >>>made me an offer, he would trade the 9' 9 wt I was looking at for some >>>of those necks. He took 20 of the 25 speckled necks and a couple of >>>others. He is a commercial tyer and was going to use them for tying >>>Adams dry flies. He wanted all of the speckled ones but I wanted to give >>>a couple to my tying group. I kept five >>>I will make this short. When I showed them to my tying buddy, he said, >>>Those are Cree and offered me 10.00 each. >>>I still have two of the necks and really hate to pluck any feathers off >>>of of them. >>>That is what happens when you are not educated on what you have. >>>Tony >>> >>>J&A Burbank wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I tie the majority like Tony does, but I also tie a good number of them >>>> >>with >> >> >>>>Grizzly dyed golden brown. It's a wonderful color that I got in last >>>> >>years >> >> >>>>co-op and I'd like to get a half saddle in it. >>>> >>>>Byard, is that something you can take care of? : ) >>>> >>>>Jim >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 7:06 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I tie them with a grizzly and brown hackle inter wound with each other. >>>>>Tony >>>>> >>>>>Rene Zillmann wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Bob, >>>>>>Don says the same. Ok, 2:1, maybe I loose <G>. I read the scan from >>>>>>the Herters book you sent me. There are 2 hackles mentioned, but no >>>>>>colors, only the type of rooster. >>>>>>Have to investigate >>>>>>Rene >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Bob Haering wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Rene I think it is cree that is used in the original. It was invent >>>>>>>here in Michigan after all. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>>>>>>On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann >>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:21 PM >>>>>>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [VFB] Any openings in swaps? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Don, >>>>>>>btw: i still have to name my pattern. I'll intent to ty an Adams in >>>>>>> >>its >> >> >>>>>>>original dressing as good as I can get the materials. No cree needed, >>>>>>>if memory serves the old pattern used some badger.. >>>>>>>Rene >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.594 / Virus Database: 377 - Release Date: 2/24/04 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.594 / Virus Database: 377 - Release Date: 2/24/04
