Mark, When DonO invented flyfishing and flytying, he decided that there should be two courses of endeavor. First, the inventor/innovator must design a pattern, be it useful or as art. Then there is the traditionalist (who must rely on the innovator to originate a pattern), who must copy that art and recipe with faithfulness, thus creating and maintaining the tradition. Both have their place. It's fun to sing a song and to write a song. Both have their place. The inventors, obviously the first, will always invent. Not all flies will become traditions, of course, but the course of inventiveness has been carried on for so long it itself is tradition.
The practicioners of faithful renderings keep alive traditions worth saving, demonstrating the value of the efforts of those originators. The practicioners of design and innovation must find their kinship with the original artists who, upon a canvas of fine wire, paint with media of fur and feather the classics of the future, suitable for framing. Then there the half-breed misfit who ties traditional streamer flies on salmon fly hooks. Throw his butt out. Buggs (waxing fillasoffikal) PS DonO's away for a while working, so ya'll hafta put up with me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:06 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] simple request...Ray? > Monte, i'll agree with most of what you said, except for the blasphemous > part. That's a matter of O's and A's. And everyone has both, lol. I have > nothing at all against tradition......it's a cool concept. Convention > however is a bit boring. And trust me, nobody "appreciates the traditional > tyer" any more than i do. Just another reason i do not have any desire to be > in competition with them. mark..... > > >From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: RE: [VFB] simple request...Ray? > >Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:30:33 -0500 > > > >Remember that by trade Carrie Stevens was a millinary. So when someone > >gave > >her feathers and hooks for fly tying she just did what she already knew how > >to do, she glued the feathers together and then tied them on the hooks. > >She > >was never taught how to tie flies. > >Deb > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >Behalf Of Monte Smith > >Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:08 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [VFB] simple request...Ray? > > > > > Fly tyig is all about the use of one's imagination.............after > > > all, you got one. > > > > > >True, to a good extent. But that doesn't mean one should eschew all > >tradition and conventions. I know plenty of tyers who tie great > >looking, creative flies that can't tie an Adams to save their lives! I > >think it's important to maintain the traditions of the pastime as well > >as push the boundaries a bit. > > > >If you want to tie a Grey Ghost on a 6/0 salmon iron, great! Have a > >ball. Just try to appreciate the tyer who uses a more "traditional" > >approach as well. > > > >I'm with Deb. There's plenty of stuff to mess around with in the realm > >of fly tying. Cross-pollinating classic salmon flies with traditional > >New England streamers seems blasphemous. lmao hehe lol dig? etc. > > > > ;-) > > > >Monte > > > > > > > > >
