I think I want to keep this one. If I show her all your tying areas, she will be out the door, for sure!
----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > Great idea Don. Matt, you wanna give her the limit test? Get in, and check > out the tying areas of some of us. THAT outta tell you all you need to know, > when you show them to her. Hey Bro., it's your business, but better safe > than sorry. he he he lol, mark..... > > >From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:08:03 -0800 > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
