Mark, I'm afraid we're not going to make Sowbug for the 2nd year in a row. I've got to present a talk at a scientific meeting that Friday...thought about making a run up to Mtn. Home after the meeting, but remembered I'm not 18 anymore....hopefully next year the dates won't coincide (or I won't have anything to talk about...). I've been heavily involved in the new Gulf Coast Council of the FFF (currently a subcoucil of Southern). Our first newsletter is now out at www.gulfcoastfff.org/subm/GCC_STS_07Jan.pdf
Mark Delaney On 1/15/07, Mark Romero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Exactly right on Mark, .....how you been btw? Good i hope and hi to the wife. Hope to see you guys again in March in Mt. Home. WE prolly gotta a lotta "in-common" stuff to talk about in terms of.....i hate to even speak the damn word, flood(s).....i heard Katrina hit you pretty hard? Man, you guys would not believe what some of the fly plates at the annual East Idho Fly Tying/Fly Fishing Expo in Idaho Falls, go for each year. We're talkin' 2/3K or more.....up to and above 5K depending on how many flies are in the plate, and who tyed them, etc. It's a beautiful thing to see when guys get in these bidding wars for them, lmao. I've been in some of them and it gets intense. Then at the end of "an "item"", lol.......the whole place errupts in applause for the contribution.........it's a GAS! I once got a Butcher and a Baker, two very old famous Atlantic Salmon patterns on one hook in a single frame, and a Butcher on one hook in a frame, and a Baker on one hook in a frame. That's four flies in three frames......for $800. I had the single Butcher and the single Baker sold later that same night in the hotel bar (where everyone hangs til who knows when...........) to Andy Puyans (legend of the Henry's Fork) for $500. Andy was very happy to get them for $250 each, (which is a steal) and i was MORE than happy to have them both on one hook in a single frame for $300. We bouff got incredable deals, simply because i knew i could off those two singles, and i also knew that that, would be the only way i could justify doin' the deal in the first place to my wife, lmao. Eight bills for four flies is actually a good deal itself.......being what they are, tyed by who tyed them. But she's easier to sell for three, than eight, lmao. And i certanly didn't need the flies duplicated. mark..... ------------------------------ From: *Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* Reply-To: *<[email protected]>* To: *<[email protected]>* Subject: *Re: [VFB] Fly values of great tiers* Date: *Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:52:19 -0800 (PST)* I was just going through some tying desk drawers and found my Flies from the 2 Nixon swaps and realized that I need to put together shadowboxes for them like I did for the Mega-mayfly swap I hosted. ----- Original Message ---- From: Pierre Bombardier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:25:14 PM Subject: [VFB] Fly values of great tiers Chuck, Prices of such flies are determined entirely by demand. Doesn't mean the dollar values mean much to me. I've got a few flies tied by Tony (mainly from Tom Nixon fly swaps plus a froggie) none of the will see the water (none of the Nixon swap flies have either. I also have a ,56%er tied by Tom Nixon, and with Tom gone you can bet that one won't either. A couple years ago a shadow box of Tom's flies constructed by another very good fly tier (who died about 6 months after Tom) was auctioned off at a dinner for the Baton Rouge conclave...fetched something like $750-800. Tom's fly and all three editions of his book are staying in my collection while I'm alive...after that who knows what they'll be worth then? By the way, I have no plans of departing soon... Mark Delaney * Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: Jerry: You better save mine too, cause in 50 years or so, I plan to tie just as good as Tony.. Then you'll be able to say you had one of my first flies.. I mean, I'll only be 98 years old.. Heck, I'll have plenty of years left to get better and better ROFL... Chuck Seriously, your letter here did get me to thinking.. Outside of sentimental value, say somebody had one of Dave Whitlock's first deer hair flies, not knowing he'd have the fame in that area that he does today, what would a fly like that be worth??? ----- Original Message ----- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* [email protected] *Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2007 8:34 PM *Subject:* [VFB] Re:Chili Peppers Picked up my flies today. Nice job everyone on peppers. They'll all see water except Tony's that will join the size 20 Froggie he gave me many moons ago in the swap flies I don't fish box. Nice job with the swap, Chris. Jerry C "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." ------------------------------ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers<http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx>. Try it now. ------------------------------ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers<http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx>. Try it now. ------------------------------ Get FREE Web site and company branded e-mail from Microsoft Office Live<http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2734??PS=47575>
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