Lol, i still owe Royce $20. for a DVD i bought from him in Montana at the FFF I.C. in '05. lmao. I've got all his DVD's and they are very good. Maybe this year will be the year to finally get one of his salmon flies. He has a very large "collection" of his flies right here in the Museum (CFFC&M) at present.....beautiful work. These guys gotta learn to start taking credit cards, lmao. mark.....
From: Anthony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] BTW........... Now Royce Dam
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:15:06 -0800 (PST)
>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
> >
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