Chuck, I make earrings for the fly shop. Just glue on a plastic gold bead on the hook point after flattening the barb. I clip off the end of the point before gluing the bead on with Super Gel if the point of the hook shows through the bead hole. Tony --- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dave: Yeah, I pierced her ears.. Funny you should > mention that cause seriously, I showed one friend of > ours some flies, and she said I should tie them in > pairs, cut off the ends of the hooks and sell them > for ear rings.. She wants me to tie her some "ear > rings" LOL, Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Masson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 3:20 AM > Subject: RE: [VFB] Casting heavy flies > > > Hi Chuck: did you make or tring to make a new fly > [the wife fly]?or did you want to make a new hole > for a new pair of ear rings?ha ah aha. > dave > ps throw another dog in the house with you it will > keep you warmer > dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Chuck Alexander > Sent: December 22, 2006 1:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies > > > DonO: I'll try that... I have just been trying > to fish them like the lighter flies, and yes, I have > ended up with them in my lap, caught in my cap and > even caught my WIFE in the ear earlier this year > LOL.. So, you can see why I need to learn to cast > them.. The doghouse gets cold this time of the year, > Chuck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: DonO > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:22 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Casting heavy flies > > > Chuck, > > Most casting ills are created by the backcast. > If you're not picking the fly up with power and > authority, your forecast will have no energy to > deliver the fly out any distance. You must be able > to deliver the fly into the backcast properly or the > problems will start to compound, and you'll end up > with the flyline draped across your lap and the fly > hooked in your hat or head. False casting with > heavy flies needs to be kept to a minimum- at > best-none. But the weight of your rig determines > how heavy is 'heavy'. A big weighted hare's ear is > a lot for a 3wt, but nothing for an 8wt., and so on. > > It's hard here to diagnose what we can't > actually observe. Your problem could be one thing, > a couple, or many. But you do have to have a strong > backcast with a lot of energy to make the front cast > work. High speed and a tight loop isn't always the > best thing for fast-moving heavy wet flies. > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chuck Alexander > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:11 PM > Subject: [VFB] Casting heavy flies > > > Folks: I noticed the other day that I am > still having a heck of a time casting flies with any > weight to them at all. They just want to "lob" out a > very short distance.. I don't know what I'm doing > wrong.. I tend to want to do like a lure and caster > harder, and that just makes things worse.. Any > pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Chuck > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: > 268.15.26/594 - Release Date: 12/20/2006 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
