Yes sir, that Tony ties some half-orvised flys all right!
Naw, Tony has mentored me many a time as only a good friend would and I know he has helped many others over his lifetime. Shame us old'uns need to have a youngster teach us but whatever works is fine by me.
Some of my favorites include Tony's "nit pickin" woven Green Drake he started for me with a completed one for comparison. Even Byard couldn't tell the difference but Tony did the nit pickin weaving part so I was left to do the easy part. Tony even sent me a "Fishy Fullum" type kit with materials. He's a generous man and one who I respect and care about.
Now Tony's winged emerger (you ever pick a name for that fly Tony?) was another fly he half tied for me and I melded Byard's killer kaddis with a kicker with it and even added some sparse partridge behind a bead to see what it would do. So far, I've tied 3 patterns for the IOFF swap and they all look okay but I'm looking for a pattern that catches fish and represents as many tyers here as I can without losing touch with the theme.
Now Tony has provided me through gifts and swaps with more than a few of his special flys and I think he'll get a kick out of his IOFF swap bag. If not, I'm heading to Flippin to get more lessons.----Original Message Follows----
From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
You never mentioned the "Half Tied" flies I tie for some "special" people. LOL
I will let it all go by this time but don't let it happen again.
>Tony
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