Actually, I believe fantasy flies began when the local zoo wanted DonO to tie up some size 19/0 fly earings to make the female elephants more attractive to the male elephants....too big? I think not!!
R ______________________________________________ Reuven Segal B. Engineering (Aerospace)- Final Year B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and Management) RMIT University 5/11 Rockbrook Road, East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Victoria Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mobile: 0422 266798 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Saturday, 23 December 2006 5:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] now Earrings Those would probably be too big for ear rings though right??? Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] now Earrings >I think so in Saltwater hooks. Don would know about > this better that I would. > Tony > --- Chuck Alexander > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I see... No, I was not joking.. in fact, that >> brought up a question.. She >> wanted to know if I could get stainless steel hooks >> (or gold plated etc) to >> tie them on cause she wanted to use the hooks barb >> end (with the barb and >> point clipped off of course) as pierced ear ear >> rings. Do they make >> stainless steel hooks??? Thanks, Chuck >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:43 AM >> Subject: Re: [VFB] now Earrings >> >> >> > No, the bead is on the point of the hook. The fly >> > attaches to a earring clip (from craft stores) >> that >> > goes through the hook eye. The fly hangs from the >> > earring clip. I can send you a photo next time I >> make >> > a batch. >> > Maybe you might be making a joke. LOL >> > Tony >> > --- Chuck Alexander >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming >> message. >> >> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
