Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-14 Thread BobH
this was in the dark ages pre-genetic hackles. The only way I got material was thru Herter's & scrounging Sent from my Kindle Fire _ From: Alan Di Somma Sent: Fri Oct 12 09:56:05 EDT 2012 To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Subject

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere- the early years of tying

2012-10-14 Thread Don Ordes
materials from that kit, just as a keep-sake- will never use it. DonO - Original Message - From: BobH To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2012 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere Yep but we a lot fun!!! I can remember saving every litt

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-14 Thread BobH
ndle Fire _ From: Anthony Spezio Sent: Sun Oct 14 09:59:29 EDT 2012 To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere Bob, You had to do it that way or the material would fall off the hook. Yes I started tying in the dark ages. Tony --- On Sun,

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-14 Thread Anthony Spezio
Bob, You had to do it that way or the material would fall off the hook. Yes I started tying in the dark ages. Tony --- On Sun, 10/14/12, BobH wrote: From: BobH Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, October 14, 2012, 8:56 AM Something I was

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-14 Thread BobH
this was in the dark ages pre- Sent from my Kindle Fire _ From: Alan Di Somma Sent: Fri Oct 12 09:56:05 EDT 2012 To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere Brian; One of the things I do to make my flies mo

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Anthony Spezio
The eyes on the Foggie are round head pins. If one is missing the other will make a wake on only one side. Tony --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: From: Alan Di Somma Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Date: Friday, October 12, 201

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Alan Di Somma
rent with one eye, > Tony > > --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: > > From: Alan Di Somma > Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere > To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" > Date: Friday, October 12, 2012, 11:35 AM > > I like they idea. I will hav

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Anthony Spezio
I think on the retrive the wake is different with one eye, Tony --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: From: Alan Di Somma Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Date: Friday, October 12, 2012, 11:35 AM I like they idea. I will have to t

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Alan Di Somma
effective. > Tony > > --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: > > From: Alan Di Somma > Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere > To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" > Date: Friday, October 12, 2012, 8:56 AM > > Brian; > > One of the things I do to mak

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Anthony Spezio
Alan, In my Froggies, I have noticed if I might loose one eye, it is more effective. Tony --- On Fri, 10/12/12, Alan Di Somma wrote: From: Alan Di Somma Subject: Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere To: "vfb-mail@googlegroups.com" Date: Friday, October 12, 2012, 8:56 AM Brian;

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Alan Di Somma
Brian; One of the things I do to make my flies more durable is to put half hitches in at every junction. But like you say, not too pretty. I tie mine to catch fish and sometimes I do weird little things like leaving off one claw of a craw dad. Or I will put less feet on one side or make one le

Re: [VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Rick Zieger
I have been contacted to tie a few of the patterns I came up with for fly shops. By the time I would buy the hooks tey want used, get the permits and stuff for taxes there would not be any money made for a long time.  Over half of what they wannbted to pay for the fly would be involved in materia

[VFB] selling flies anywhere

2012-10-12 Thread Brian Burgess
I am sure if I put any of my flies up for sale there would be a lot of people asking for their money back. There are never two that look the same and are not the prettiest of flies but they catch the occassional fish before they fall apart or fly off into the nearest tree. Just tied my first pi