Re: [VFB] Fishing report from Sweden

[Tom Swahn Jr.]

Oh Lord...a 34???  And here i went and bought some more #8's...............This is gonna get interesting....thunder boomers here today..good day to tie......2 days left of vacation, then back to work.  My 3 girls all agreed it was time for me to go back to work.....wonder what that meant???

 

Tom-Vermont

----- Original Message -----

From: Dean Larson

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: 5/23/04 12:03:40 PM

Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing report from Sweden

Hi DonO

    WOW!! I'm not sure the list can handle another like you.

    Dean
DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

NICK!!!

 

You are definitely Fantasy Fly material !   :O)

 

See Deb, I'm not alone in the world.  Others share my plight.

 

Imagine there's no rules...it's easy if you tri-i.

 

DD

----- Original Message -----

From: Niclas Runarsson

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 7:33 AM

Subject: [VFB] Fishing report from Sweden

I went out fishing yesterday and caught the largest trout I've ever seen...in my sleep, of course. It was fun though, as it had taken me 2 days to complete the fly and also as it was made of US material. So all of you helped me to catch that trout.

The reason for the 2 days of tying it was that I just HAD to go for smaller than DonO's 32's. A quill winged Irresistible Wulff is hard work when tying it on a #34 hook. Making a deer hair body on a hook that size is rough if you also want space for wings and hackle. And clipping down the hair long enough to actually get the hook visible was picky too. Yes, that fly took many tries to make (and tying it didn't relieve any stress like Dr. DonO said tying would)...

Then it turned out, which I actually didn't think of until I stood by the water, that this wasn't a fly to fish with a 0.18 tippet. Imagine the thrill when I later stood bringing the fish in... a 10lbs trout on a #34 hook using 0.04 tippet. Believe me when I say I wasn't the boss in that fight.

 

I probably won't win a fight like that in real life. I'm actually quite sure I won't come to the point trying, as I would die from a stroke already in front of the vice when trying to tie the fly...

 

/Nick

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--- Tom Swahn Jr  (VFB # 10545)

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