Matt, Enter Rene's "Swap the Mess" photo club, and in return for photos of your tying area/bench, you'll get pages and pages of photos of tying areas of other vfb'ers. They you can show her just how much further you need to go with this obsession.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > Kevin, > > The flies, depending on size, were about $4.00 - $5.00 apiece, that is why I > decided to tie my own. I picked up a pack of the Mother of Pearl with the > intention of using other materials underneath. I think I am going to get a > pack of the silver and maybe blue so that I can follow the actual recipe. > Damn this hobby gets expensive! My girlfriend, who once thought it was a > neat hobby that kept me out of trouble, is now starting with the "Don't you > have enough stuff?", "You have more stuff than you could ever use." and "No > you cannot to go to the craft store with me!" comments. > > Is there an ethical delima with using these things? It feels like I am one > step away for chucking worms! LOL > > I have not fished the Current since July, and the Meramec since Setpember. > I am not a big fan of the parks, but Bennet was good this weekend. Sunday > morning I landed 10 within an hour, and missed just as many hits. > > ~Fuller > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:35 AM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > > > > Matt: > > > > I've seen the fly - a couple guys I was with did pretty well using them > > while floating the Gasconade for smallies last summer. But haven't tied > > with the material. I guess the material costs are why the same guys were > > complaining about the cost of the flies! > > > > BTW - have you fished the Meramec or Current recently? > > > > Kev > > > > > > >From: "Matthew Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > > >Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:49:42 -0600 > > > > > >This past weekend I was in Charlie Readings fly shop near Bennett > Springs, > > >MO and saw the new 'gummy minnow" that was featured in the Nov/Dec > American > > >Angler. Have you seen this thing? I definitely looks like it would > catch > > >a lot of fish. > > > > > >Anyone have much experience tying with sili skin? The recipe I saw says > to > > >use two strips of the stuff to build a base, then one big piece over it > > >all. This allows you make the back a bit thicker and to create color > > >variations which is pretty realistic. The problem is, this stuff is $6 > for > > >a 2x6 sheet. I was thinking of making a base out of foil, foam or some > > >other(cheaper) material. Has anyone tried this? I don't want to waste > any > > >of this "sticky gold". > > > > > >BTW- It was like X-Mas this week. I received my "Whiting Essentials > Group" > > >from the LinesEnd co-op, and I traded some things for new a Renzetti Cam > > >Traveler. Not in love with it yet, but it is growing on me. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >Matt > > >St. Louis, MO > > > > > >
