Hey V, I don't know if printing out the VFB posts would be cheaper. That's a big chunk of paper & ink!
On 6/24/05, DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Daaahhhlinggg, > Forget the old books. Just print out the VFB posts. Lots cheaper. > More $$$ to go fishin'. > Or spend it on me, big fella. > > Veronica > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > This brings up a question I have had since I checked out some library > books > > Tuesday, but haven't gotten to read them yet.. Three of the books are > circa > > 1970's... Is Flyfishing, type flies, rods, lines, leader and/or tippet > > material.. etc stayed the same enough for these books to be good for a > > newbie like myself??? Or should I buy the new books to learn the latest > > stuff??? And if it has changed a lot, how do I tell which is still in use > > and which is not, without putting out a ton of money on all new > > books???Thanks in advance to anybody who can answer this.. Chuck who is > > goin fishing the next THREE days in a row iffen it don't storm > > Woooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Staples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:57 PM > > Subject: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > > > And all I can say is wow... > > > > In my mind I was expecting a book of patterns (kind of like > > stewart/allen's flies for bass & panfish). Boy was I wrong. What an > > awesome book! He has a ton of great information in there!! Looks very > > well written as well. I can't wait to really get into it. Have to > > finish "Fisherman's Coast" first though. It was in great shape as > > well. It's a first edition (1968); looks like first printing (no note > > of a subsequent run). > > > > Along with it I also got 4 other books: > > > > Flies by J.Edison Leonard 1960 > > America's Favorite Fishing - Angling for Panfish by F.Philip Rice 1964 > > Fishing Flies and Fly Fishing by William F. Blades 1951 > > The Dry Fly and Fast Water by Geo M.L. LaBranche 1967 > > > > They all look pretty interesting as well. Needless to say I'm pretty > > pleased with this ebay purchase! > > > > Just wanted to share. > > > > Ken > > > > > > >
