Chuck,
what book was it, the one with the barb down?
There are different casting styles 'in the market', the old traditional
english style, the US style, the austrian. I think the Austrian Style
had the barb down. I'm not sure, maybe our friend Hans W. will chime in
and clarify...)
Rene
Chuck Alexander schrieb:
> This also brings out a question I have... When I cast my
> flyrod..I'll try to
> explain it since I didn't know if we are allowed to put
> in attachments to
> emails here.. When I stop at the 1 o'clock postion,
> before the line loads
> and starts to cast back forward.. If you took a snap shot
> of the line at
> that point, it would look like a long shanked fish hook
> with the gape and
> barb pointing UP.. But in one of those books I checked
> out at my local
> library, in that same snap shot (in the drawing in the
> book), the line looks
> like a long shank hook with the gape and the barb
> pointing towards the
> ground, right before the line loads, straightens out, and
> comes forward with
> the cast..(In other words, in the book, the line loads
> from an under then
> over position, but I load mine from an over then under
> position) Make
> sense??? Am I casting wrong???? Thanks in advance to
> anybody who may be able
> to answer this.., Chuck
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] My Tom Nixon book arrived!!
>
>
> > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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