Re: [VFB] Surprises...

[mark romero]

BTW Rodney, you need to find out what wt. lines that furled leader is 
designed for. They come in different "sizes." Most likely you got one for a 
4/5/6, and it's prolly 5 ft. 9 inches long or less. Just match the tippet to 
it by using up to say 4 ft. of whatever is woking with the size fly your 
throwing. I've used tippets as long as the leader before and they still 
turned over just fine. You can graduate the tippet if you want, but it's 
really isn't nessessary. Maybe if you gonna go with 5 ft. or more of it.
mark
From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Surprises...
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:42:27 -0800
Rod...
$10/hr ????  Isn't there some kinda' para-medic union you could join?  NO
bennies??  For the kind of work you do, $10/hr should be what you pay in
taxes.  How many lives have you saved, my man?
They at least need to pay for your fishing vacations. (Now fishing related)
DonO
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From: "Rodney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <vfb@troutnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Surprises...
>
>
> > 30 entered and many failed to take part so i returned spare flies...
> iain
>
> Oh ok...  I was just curious because I didn't expect to get that many of
my
> own flys back...  Byard did get a set didn't he????... Also if anyone
would
> like one of my "Santa's Slay Ride", let me know and I'll send you one...
>
> DonO...  Let me tell you, it really gets tough sometimes with only maybe 
a
> total of 3 or 4 hours sleep in that 48 hour shift...  I've even ran 48
hours
> with MAYBE 2 hours sleep...  And you don't really sleep because your ear
has
> to be tuned open for when the tones go off...  They only give you 5
minutes
> to respond over the radio before they second tone you...  Then we get 
our
> butts chewed, if we do get 2nd toned...   It's called "a lot of
caffeine"...
> LOL ...  When I get home, the first place I hit is my tying bench, tye 
up
a
> couple flys, which helps me unwind and relax, then I hit the bed and 
sleep
> for 10 to 12 hours...  LOL ...  Getting paid only $10.00 per hour, with 
NO
> benefits, leaves you no other alternative but to work 120 to 144 hours 
in
a
> 2 week pay-period...  (Course we get time and a half for anything over 
80,
> which helps compensate.)
>
> Also I was wondering...  While at the "Sowbug", I got a "furled leader"
from
> Jim Hatfield...  I've never used one before and was wondering how it's 
set
> up and used...  Do you attach a 4X to the tapered end and then tie on 
your
> fly??...  And how long do you make the 4X???...  What about using tandem
> flys with split shot???...
>
> Rodney...
>
>
>