Thanks.. yeah I was just trying to get em to go.. Condom worm on that one is just toooo funny LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:01 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! Screwed up two of the URLs. The correct ones are: Blind Man's Worm: http://www.frontrangeanglers.com/flytying/elliottwynne/elliottwynneblindmansworm.htm John Wilson's Condom Worm: http://www.ozarkchronicles.com/flybox/patterns/pattern_sheets/latexworm/latexworm.htm On 6/26/05, Mark Delaney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a few worm patterns: > > Hare Worm at http://www.hookhack.com/bassbugs.html > > Blind Man's Worm at > http://www.frontrangeanglers.com/flytying/elliotwynne/wlliotwynneblindmansworm/html > > Sparkle worm at http://www.customflys.com/tutorials/spklwormtutor.htm > > John Wilson's Condom Worm > http://www.ozarkchronicles.com/patterns/patterns_sheets/latexworm/latexworm.htm > > other patterns to take a look at would be leech patterns and saltwater > needlefish patterns, both which may be modified to worm patterns. > > I couldn't find the pattern, but there is one to imitate a certain > type of worm that uses cheniller of vernille knotted in an overhand > knot around the hook shnk and then tyied down with ends hanging off > both the eye and bend end of the hook. But there are lots of > potential worm patterns. But to tell the truth, bluegills actually > eat more insects than anything else, so my favorite flie are things > like dragnfly and damselfly nymphs and general insect imitators such > as gill getters, brim flies, etc. > > Mark Delaney > > On 6/26/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mark: Thanks.. That sounds logical... Is there a fly that looks like a live > > redworm???? I saw one called the San Juan I think.. are there others??? I > > know what ya mean too. I see some flies and I wonder "I wonder what the > > bluegill think this is"??? LOL...I guess they like the ones I'm using, cause > > I'm now catching more fish than when I was fishing with live bait...without > > having to put on new bait every five minutes...Thanks, Chuck > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 11:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > > > One of the rules down here in Louisiana, especially nin salt water > > surf fishing is that the fly doesn't need to perfectly mimic the bait, > > but it is more effective to tie flies that mimic the hot spinning reel > > baits...it is a strategy that seems to pay off. I do tie lots of > > fliues that look more like the bait (shrimp and menhaden patterns) but > > only because I like to tie them. the same idea is also apploied to > > many local patterns for bass and panfish. > > > > Mark Delaney > > > > On 6/24/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I guess it's the same with any type fishing.. When I do bass fish, and/or > > > Crappie fish on reg rod and reel.. I use Rooster Tails, Beetle Spins, and > > > Grub Tailed Jigs that have been around the a LONG time, and they ALL still > > > catch fish, Chuck > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 9:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > > > > > > > Chuck, > > > > To set you at ease, most of us, (if not all), fish fly patterns from > > > the > > > > 20's up to now. The only real changes are the materials we now have > > > > available and the assortments of hooks. Each tier add is his own bit of > > > > "Personality" to the flies he, (or Her), ties for their home waters, > > (and > > > > those they hope to visit). So the books you have are fine, if you don't > > > have > > > > the named materials, compromise with what you do have, who knows, you > > may > > > > create the next "Chile Pepper" or Copper John". > > > > Tie on my friend, experiment, enjoy and have fun. > > > > Jimi > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.0/27 - Release Date: 6/23/05 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "So much water, so little time!" > > > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > > > > > > > -- > "So much water, so little time!" > > http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html > -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
