Mark: I'm gonna give those patterns a try.. I have been fiberglass patching on my boat and I bought a 100 pack of thos egloves.. Don't need the condoms cause I been married for 22 yrs, and had MY tubes cut, tied, clipped and burned after FIVE kids in 1995 LOLOL, Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Delaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! It turns out that condoms and latex gloves are often used as sources of thin latex for various fly patterns...the latex gloves at Lowe's or Home Depot are a lot cheaper... Mark Delaney On 6/26/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > > -- "So much water, so little time!" http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html
