RE: [VFB] Looking for a Poster Child for the IOFF

[mark romero]

Basically just 4., 9., 23., 26., 28., and 31. I don't mess with. Guess 
that's a totall of 29. mark

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Subject: [VFB] Looking for a Poster Child for the IOFF
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:00:37 -0800
Latest rules for flytying fanaticism.
Check off how many apply to you.  The one with the most check-marks is the
'Charter Poster-Child' for the IOFF.  Will get a 'special' certificate
(suitable for framing).  (From me and my photoshop)
I asked Cheryl if she thought I was a fanatic, and she said "no".
Am I good, or am I guuud?  :o)  (It's actually Dr. D and Buggs!)
THE RULES:
1. Raising genetic birds, exotics, or game for tying purposes.
2. Anything involving the family pet(s) and the ensuing procurement of 
tying
materials, including whiskers for antennae.
3. Causing a traffic jam in your pursuit of road kill.  Knows how to de-bug
road kill.  May actually carry a kit in the car for handling road-kill.
4. Making your own hooks
5. Dyeing your own materials not to save money, but to get 'just the right'
shade.
6. Anyone who uses bark, tea leaves, roots, etc to dye materials.
7. Taking a vacation to tie flies, or make fly tying shows as a tier on a
regular basis.
8.  Searches through waste cans/dumpsters for tying supplies.
9.  Name on 'call list' at taxidermist (at least one) for scraps, tails,
etc.
10.  Owns more tying gear and materials than fishing gear.
11.  People think of you first as "The fly tier", even before your
profession.
12.  Has more fur and feathers than he/she could ever use in a lifetime, 
and
sees no reason not to collect more.
13.  Has a library for fly-tying.
14.  Has an dedicated area for fly tying that never gets used for anything
else.
15.  The first use-consideration for any container is fly materials, and
people know to save them for you.
16.  Ties a 19/0 fly, then a size 32 Mustad fly.  (Need that one so I can
get in)
17.  Takes up photography, buys gear, just to support/photograph the
flytying hobby.
18.  Has a web site for flytying.
19.  Gets a rush from seeing Whiting Cree or exotic bird plumage.
20.  Ties classic Atlantic Salmon Flies
21.  You open a fly shop.
22.  You own a Whiting stuffed rooster, and then name him.
23.  You meister mega-fly swaps, and then actually do it again, and again.
24.  You enter more fly swaps than sit out.
25.  You actually tie all of your flies for all swaps you enter.
26.  Ties professionally although they have a job that pays the bills.
27.  Keeps personal records of fly recipes, designs, photos, and sketches
fly designs and ideas.
28.  Has their fly materials inventoried in their computer.
29.  Flytying/gathering materials is almost always one part of personal
multi-tasking.
30.  Has lost count of how many flytying sites are in the "favorites" list.
Has multiple levels of folders to organize them.
31.  Custom builds furniture for flytying and buys tools just for the
purpose.
32.  Your fishing gear is in a closet so it's not in the way of your
fly-tying.
33.  Goes to a fly show and spends more time in the tying section than in
the fishing section.
34.  Would go right on tying flies even if flyfishing ceased to exist.
35.  Can never leave a pattern as-is.  Just gotta mess with it.  Over and
Over.