Yes, Self promotion, we have better tyers on this list than I have seen at some of the big shows with known names. I once tied at a show that just getting started. The person running the show told me, Tony, stick with me and I will make a name for you. I already had a name my parents gave me so I don't need another. There just can't be a "Best Fly Tyer" There can be "Some of the Better" Tyers. By the way, both Cecil and Reggie have tied at the Sowbug and Yes,they are on the "Better Tyers" Class. Tony
--- Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chuck asked, > > >Who would ya'll say is the best ever fly tier??? > > That is impossible to answer. Why? Because > there are so many fantastic fliers around. I > look at Cecil Guidry's Stonefly nymphs and Reggie > Alexander's deer hair bugs and know that they are > absolute masters of the art of fly tying. A few > of you might have seen them the year they tied at > Sowbug. Other than that, they are only known > locally in the Indianapolis area and would never > be found in a "list of famous fly tiers". > > Then there are those with whom most of you are > familar - Deb Duran, Byard Miller, Tony Spezio, > Ye-o DonO,.....and the list could go on for many > lines. > > I'm sure there are hundreds, yea even thousands > more who are also true artists of fly tying in > the U.S. And then we go across the pond and look > out, you've got that many more. Just check out > Hans Weilenmann's site for upwards of 200 > examples of the very best. > http://www.danica.com/flytier/ > > Those who are the most famous tiers tend to be > the ones who are best at self-promotion. That > does not necessarily mean they are the "best ever > fly tier". > > And if you look at the materials available today > that allow a mediocre tier like me to make some > flies that occasionally look good, there is no > way you can compare with someone who was tying > with the materials at the turn of the century - > NO, Chuck, the OTHER century. <g> > > So Chuck, I'd say that was an excellent question, > but also one with no answer. > > Yoost my 1-1/2ยข worth. > > Allan > -- > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
