Reuven, you can go to Lines End and get Whiting Co-op packs from Byard. Some of the choices include a midge hackle assortment for $65. Then you don't have to archive your midge hackle and can just go and have a big old time tying tiny flies.
--- Reuven Segal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How many people actually are on the pro team ie for > whiting?? > I met one here called Mick Hall a couple weeks back. > He showed me a midge > cape. My jaw dropped and my heart went kaboom. He > gave me a couple of > hackles which are superb. I hope to get one someday. > I love tying the > smaller flies but the hackles for the tinier flies > were few and far between. > This one was too much for me though, and I will be > saving the ones he gave > me for a very special occasion....I don't know when > I'll be able to get more > (not looking good at this point). > > It must be great having access to so many wonderful > materials. > > R > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Deborah Duran > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2006 11:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VFB] Reuven - Pro Teams > > Reuven > I was introduced/recommended to Whiting by a big > Whiting Variant Dealer that > I've known for several years now. Whiting picks > their pro-staff based on > these recommendations and it's also dependant on the > location you live in > and your style of tying. This keeps the pro team > members very special, > diverse and Whiting is well represented. Whiting > takes very good care of > their pro team members!! I've really enjoyed my > relationship with them. > The really special part of being on the team is > meeting other team members. > When I went to Roscoe to tie I met a Whiting Team > member from down Tony's > way. I know a lot of the tyers from around here but > being part of the > Whiting team has exposed me to tyers from other > areas of the country. I > also met another Whiting team member from England > while I was in Somerset > this past November. I've experienced an unexpected > bonus for being part of > this team, the camaraderie, and that is really neat! > Warm Regards, > Deb > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Reuven Segal > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] Fly Rods, Reels, and Combos > > What does it take to get onto the tying and fishing > Pro-teams or > Guide-staffs??? > > R > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
