Hey guys, can we please get back to posting fishing-related content
on this list?
I get involved with way too much hair-splitting from my clients to
want to have to put up with it on a fishing email list too.
Thanks,
Kent Lufkin
>Back to symantics, BUT, if you ever attend a BOD meeting of any company, you
>had better believe that any CEO, or manager worth his salt, would call
>anybody that owned a share of the company, or was an employee of that
>company as an owner of that company. I would bet my last rubber legs that
>Bill Gates would never say that anyone who owned a share of MSFT was not an
>owner of MSFT....stupid to think otherwise. Rather than say "Preston, who
>works for Frank Amato and who is the primary owner of the Magazine," I
>assumed educated people would understand the possession. Looks like some of
>the trees on this thread should look around and see if their hangin out in a
>forest. Jere
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "rderedfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:19 PM
>Subject: Re: fly pattern
>
>
>> I wouldn't call it "Preston's" magazine, Mr. Amato might not appreciate
>> that, or Dave Hughes the editor might not, as well, but I too really enjoy
>> Flyfishg & Tying Journal. However, it seems (to me) to have changed
>> slightly from when Les Johnson was the editor (almost two years ago,
>> already!), and I prefer the format and content of Les's time there. Still
>a
>> very good magazine, though, and one of my favorites.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jere Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:52 AM
>> Subject: fly pattern
>>
>>
>> > Did anyone notice the article in Flyfishing & Tying Journal, (the
>magazine
>> > Preston writes for) by Jim Schollmeyer on "Puffy" post flies? This is
>the
>> > pattern, with a slight variation to the parachute style, that I
>described
>> in
>> > an earlier post. It is one of my best producers. I tie in the post,
>the
>> > same way as Jim described, only I substitute floating yarn for the post
>> > rather than "butt of the duck" feathers. I also press my post down and
>> > flare it out more and you are able to do that with floating yarn. What
>it
>> > does, is allow you to "over hackle" your parachutes enabling you to add
>> more
>> > floatation in turbulent water. When you spread out the post and add the
>> > drop of superglue in the center it creates several features of benefit.
>> 1.
>> > durability..your hackle will not come off. 2. the over hackle is
>blended
>> > in with the wing syllouette and appears as wing venation as well as
>legs.
>> > We can fish these in a size #14, or #12 as searching patterns as we
>float
>> > down river casting them into seam water and riffly spots that would
>drown
>> a
>> > lightly dressed parachute as is usually tied. I highly recommend
>> Preston's
>> > magazine. There are some great articles and patterns by good fly
>anglers
>> > that are pertinent to our area as well as areas we would like to go.
>That
>> > pattern has been my #1 producer this summer. Jere
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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