Tony: So you mean that gold bead will then go
THROUGH the ear lobe???
Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] now Earrings
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
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