Kevin, Do you have a picture of the Bride and Groom flies? I would love to see em.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > > Matt: > > IMHO, "ethical dilemma" when it comes to what you attach to a tippett is a > personal matter. If you're comfortable throwing it with a fly rod, good > enough for me. I think the board has beaten that thread to near death in > past discussions. > > Now, tying materials and material costs are a different matter. Thankfully > my wife has given up on "discussing" my hobbies. Yes, I do need 3,000 > hooks, neatly organized in 2 boxes. And yes, I do have a reason to have > pink deer hair. No, I don't know what this whole mess cost. I clean it up > a couple times a year...... Makes no sense to her, but the fact that she > needs a new purse that to me looks the same as all the other ones she has > makes no sense to me. I guess some discussions are better off un-had. > Everyone's happier that way. She did like the bride and groom flies I tied > out of spun deer hair before our wedding, though. Or at least she showed > them to friends, which I interpret as liking...... > > I'm not a fan of the MO trout parks, either, but I did pretty well on the > Meramec in the wild trout areas at the end of October. The river's been too > high to fish for a much of November. I went there Thanksgiving weekend and > was almost swept away. Going to try and get back there or to the Current > before the end of the year, also in the wild areas. I'll let you know how > they're fishing. > > > Kev > > > > > >From: "Matthew Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Gummy Minnow / Sili Skin > >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:50:44 -0600 > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
