Re: [VFB] QFTD

2010-09-12 Thread Jimmy D. Moore
Good Quote, Rick. I agree. If I catch nothing, at least I can admire my espertly tied beautiful flies. ROTF !!! JIMMY D Rick Zieger wrote: If I am going to catch nothing, I would rather catch nothing on flies. Bob Bailess (probably mispelling the last name) Rick --

Re: [VFB] My Brown

2010-09-12 Thread Joyce Westphal
So where can I find the pattern for that fly? Joyce On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 5:30 AM, J McK woodenleg...@hotmail.com wrote: Just a shot of the 22 3lb Brown Trout form the White River last Friday, thanks to Ken Richards of Justfishingguides.com and Jimmy T's parachute hopper Wishes Fishes.

Re: [VFB] My Brown

2010-09-12 Thread Peggy Brenner
Nice fish, it's always a thrill to get the big ones, the little guys are fun to! Peggy J McK wrote: Just a shot of the 22 3lb Brown Trout form the White River last Friday, thanks to Ken Richards of Justfishingguides.com and Jimmy T's parachute hopper Wishes Fishes. Jerry

Re: [VFB] My Brown

2010-09-12 Thread Allan Fish
Beautful fish, Jerry. Glad you had a successful outing. A. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VFB Mail group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos/FOTW

2010-09-12 Thread Don Ordes
Wayne, There's nothing wrong with a wire rib. It's just not needed...if you rope dub. Wire does add weight, durability (for the dubbing), and reinforcement. But a blend of dubbing with a little flash dubbing added will give more life-like segmentation than ribbed simulated segmentation.

Re: [VFB] Rope-dub swap photos/FOTW

2010-09-12 Thread Joyce Westphal
I think that sometimes the wire rib also helps to define the segments of the fly and it adds a bit of weight and extra flash. For instance, a Czech nymph pattern, as tied by the originators, often has two ribs, one of gold tinsel or wire, that is used to make flash, and a clear mono that is a rib