ROFL That would be my luck... Well, I pulled the POWERFUL magnet out of my Crashed HD from my last Puter, and if it will hold up a 10" Cast Iron Skillet, it should find hooks pretty good... I dropped a #10 in the carpet last week, and my wife "found" it with her pinky toe LOL... I was in the doghouse fo ra while LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Size 32 - was Re: [VFB > You are new so let me tell you about the first ones I ever saw. Some of > the list members have read this story. > This was about 15 years ago. > We had our monthly tying session and a good friend and old time fly tyer > brought some Mustad 32's to show us. He carefully opened the wrapper ( > Mustads were wrapped in wax paper in the box back then) and one of the > guys sneezed. This made Harold flip the paper and the hooks went flying > on the table. For the next hour the hooks were retrieved with a magnet. > The ones on the table were easy to get, the ones that fell on the floor > were harder to find. We did retrieve 100 hooks and felt that we had them > all. > Tony > > Chuck Alexander wrote: > > >Tony, All: Geeeeeez.. I never knew they'd be that hard to find (no pun > >intended LOL) If ya dropped one you'd NEVER find it .. Seriously.. I guess > >it is a "supply and demand" thing huh?? What is the smallest size readily > >available??? And those TINY hooks bring HUGE bucks it sounds huh???? Be my > >luck, I'd try to USE it, and hang it in a tree right next to a hornets nest > >first cast LOL...Chuck > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:31 AM > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Size 32 - was Re: [VFB > > > > > > > > > >>Jerry, > >> Now I know what you meant. I sent out I think nine or ten sz 32 hooks > >>to friends that broke them or lost them. At that time I had 25 hooks, I > >>think I am down to 3 now. It took me five years to find those hooks. I > >>might of told this story before. I was doing a show in N.C. and a guy > >>came up to me and asked me if I ever saw size 32 hooks. He had two boxes > >>of them that he got from a show dealer for 5.00 a box. I had been there > >>going through the plastic tubs of hooks looking for some sz 26 hooks. I > >>never saw the 32's. When I got a break, I went back over and looked > >>through the tubs again but did not find any. He took my name and said he > >>thought he might have some back at the shop. In the mean time there was > >>a box on E bay that went for 277.00 > >>I got a call from him about a year later, he had two boxes of the > >>Mustads, he wanted 295.00 a box. Needless to say, I passed. > >>I got the 25 I had from a shop in Canada. > >>Tony > >> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Tony: > >>> You were the one that kept me in the SFP. I'd lost the two hooks > >>>that Hans had sent me and you sent me one that I was able to tie a fly > >>>on. The amazing part is a couple of weeks later I was cleaning up > >>>around my desk and found both hooks. Passed one on to Rick Ross to > >>>complete his fly, and gave the other to the owner of the fly shop I > >>>frequent. He still has it in a small plastic box. > >>> Not sure if I could tie one on the Mustad today. I can still tie > >>>them on the Tiemco hook though. > >>> > >>>Jerry C > >>>"All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>In a message dated 7/12/2005 9:13:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>> > >>> Yes Jerry, I remember that one. I have tied a total of seven flies > >>> > >>> > >on > > > > > >>> the Mustad sz 32's. I don't know if I can still do it, my eyes are > >>> really fading with age. I only have a few Mustads left, I might try > >>> another at the Sowbug in March. > >>> For those of you that don't know, The Mustad 32 will fit in the > >>> gape of > >>> the Temico sz 32. > >>> Tony > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> > >>> > Here's a whole bunch of flies tied on the Mustad size 32, by a > >>> bunch a > >>> > slightly crazy people. > >>> > Mr. Spezio do you remember this one. > >>> > > >>> > http://www.danica.com/flytier/sfp_previewx/sfp_preview.htm > >>> > > >>> > Jerry C > >>> > "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > >>Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > >
