Ken: I know what you mean... Before the days of color Glossy, the Illustrator (if different from the author) played just as big (if not bigger in cases of how to books) a roll as the author...One had to be able to convey through drawings, what the other was trying to say...You're right,some of the old B&W drawings in different boooks of different topics I have, and amazing.. Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Staples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! So as I've had a little time to browse through the books I got I'm pretty impressed. These books are all from 1950 - 1968. They have great descriptions and drawings. The photos range from alright to good but the gems are the drawings. A couple of these books have drawings that are so good it immediately becomes clear what they're talking about. In fact I think many of the drawings impart a better understanding of things than some of the more modern books I have where they're full of color photos. I especially like the drawings in Tom Nixon's & J. Edison Leonard's books. Very precise and detailed. Ken On 6/27/05, Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, it looks like I got TONS to learn.. But you are right.. Each author > will bring out something the others didn't etc.. Or explain things that you > can understand better than another author might be able to etc.... Good > think I am an Avid reader huh????.. I LOVE to read things like this.. Non > fiction.. I hardly ever read fiction anyway, cause I figure that if I can't > "learn" something from a book, it ain't worth my time to read it.. Course in > fishing books, when they talk about the size that got away, that probably IS > mostly "fiction" huh???? ROFL.... Thanks, Chuck who sometimes stretches his > fish tales too LOL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 11:47 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > > > Chuck, all fly fishing/tying books are worth something.....at least in > terms > > of the fact that you'll find in them something you can learn from. You've > > got years of homework to do. Embrace that. mark > > > > >From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!! > > >Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:08:18 -0600 > > > > > >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 > > > > > > > > >
