Royce has been at just about all of the Sowbug shows and at a lot of FFF conclaves that I have tied at. I have a couple of his flies and tying tapes. I made him a Twisted bamboo rod last year. He will be at the Sowbug in March. Tony --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nick, > > I know Royce pretty well from the shows, esp. FFF > and Furimski. He is > usually wearing a big Stetson (cowboy hat for you > furriners). He sells a > lot of framed salmonflies. He's also a Buzek award > winner (FFF > person-of-the-year award), so hang on to it. I'm a > little surprized that he > gave you one, because he makes his living off his > flies. > > I have some photos of him that I took, so if you > want one, I can email it. > > DonO > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Niclas Runarsson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:30 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] BTW........... > > > I got a fly at Sowbug from a guy I had never heard > about... and I actually > never met him either. When I came back to my vise > after getting some coffee, > the fly was lying there with a business card... > Royce E Dam. It was a > beautiful fly, something like the one on > http://www.g-feuerstein.com/Fliegenbinden/Streamer%20Royce%20Dam.jpg > but a > lot wider "head". I showed it to Denny and he told > me that his flies were > expensive and rarely just given away, so I guess I > was lucky to be the only > international tier at the last Sowbug. > > /Nick > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För > Larry Johnson > Skickat: den 9 januari 2007 17:03 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: RE: [VFB] BTW........... > > > Speaking of exotic/expensive flies, I met a tier at > the Sowbug who ties > gorgeous flies that are only used for display. My > old-timer's memory > won't let me recall his name. I took several pics > of his flies. He > tied a fly last year at the Sowbug that took a > whole day to complete. > He said that it would sell for several hundred $$. > For me,this is a new > perspective on the hobby/art of fly tying. > > Larry Johnson > Springville, Utah > > >>> "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/8/2007 7:57 > PM >>> > I don't think they fish with Ron Lucas's beaded > flies. The handmade > lamp > work beads are very expensive and they would break > if they hit anything with > them. They would sink like a rock and I'd much > rather be hit by a clouser > than one of those. > There are some tiers that do fish with full dressed > flies just for > nostalgia's sake. The same kind of fisherman that > likes to use Bamboo rods > also. When they get that fancy with their flies > though they usually end up > on a wall because of the price of the materials. > I was fortunate enough to have the foresight to buy > a few of Ron Reinhold's > hooks when I stopped by to visit him while in > Traverse City. He was > seriously considering selling his business to Ron > Lucas at the time so I > wasn't too surprised when he did. I will most > likely not even tie on Ron > Reinhold's hooks. They're works of art all by > themselves. > What most astonished me though were the nets Ron R > made! WOW!! I wish I > had taken some pictures of the fishing nets but I > got too caught up with the > hook conversation and didn't think of it. > Regards, > Deb > > www.uftri.org > www.linesend.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve Brettell > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] BTW........... > > > Just a question for the tiers of these works of art. > Does anyone actually > fish with them? Have they ever been working flies? > > > On 1/8/07, Jim Collins < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to worry, Don. I believe yours is the most > expensive (you win?). > According to his catalog, Ron's most expensive hook > is an exhibition Jock > Scott (Stout) 10/0 at $25.50. Still, for an Atlantic > Salmon fly hook, that > ain't cheap. > > Jim > > _ > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.10/625 - > Release Date: 1/13/2007 > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
