*Mark -* ** *RELAX!!!! Life isn't over at 6o ... I tripped over 72 on August 31 and things have slowed down for me, BUT I still keep going. Just keep a young mind and move ahead. When something looms in front of you that seems like it will stop you, find a way around it.*
*-- Joe Fusco, Sr. Member of The Missouri Trout Fishermen’s Association, The International Brotherhood of the Flymph and The Virtual Fly Box REMEMBER CANCER IS A WORD NOT A SENTENCE Reply to: **jfusc...@gmail.com* <jfusc...@gmail.com> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Mark Romero <markflie...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dail, you've been tellin' us all these Muskie stories for a few years > now.........we absolutely have to take you up on that offer to come up there > and go for them. i've never hooked one, let alone landed one. Either has > Misa. i bet she'd like that idea for a tournament. i'll ask her......today's > her birthday. > When we were up in Canada on Lake Wollenston last year.....her biggest Pike > was 39 inches.....mine was 36. The biggest of the trip (we were with a group > of 10 people), was 41 and a half. i gotta see your 43 inch Muskie. > There's 4 shows (at least) on that same weekend we did the show up in > Missouri for the Tri-Lakes Fly Fishers last April on the 18th. We stuck to > our committment to do that, but then also got invited to do a show in Canada > near Toronto, (for the Issac Walton League), on that same weekend. i think > in 2010 we will go do the show in Canada. Gotta get these things done before > we get any older. i'll be frickin' 60 in Feb. ............jeeze............. > > > ------------------------------ > From: d...@positech.net > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: conclave > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 02:08:14 -0500 > > > Mark- Thanks for your kind remarks. Sorry I could not get to your house > after the conclave dinner. I was called back to the resort and had to > leave about noon on sat. I did not get to the conclave dinner. Only cost > me 30 bucks but I hope the conclave can use it to some advantage. If this > rain will slow up to a cloudy drizzle I am going to shake my new spey line > at a few muskies. Will let you know how it turns out. I need to tie a > couple of more mega divers at least 9 to 10 inches long. The regional > Muskie Tournament last week end netted 43 muskies in 3 days and one day the > wind was gusting to 40 mph. According to my buddies they could only troll > in that wind and drag a 3 to 4 oz plug tough fishing to say the least. > They all shake their heads at my fly fishing for those critters however when > they see my 43 inch female musk on the wall they shut up. HMMMMM I wonder > if I should host a fly fish only tourn? I wonder what Misa would say. > Tight lines and as they say back under my rock. Dail > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mark Romero <markflie...@hotmail.com> > *To:* virtual fly box <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 08, 2009 12:18 AM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: conclave > > NO One, who's tyed 11 Sowbugs should have to "submit > flies".....imho..........that kinna deal is why we had so many empty seats > at Conclave. That and the fact that people simply don't wanna come from far > off and only be given two sessions........you'd have to be nuts to spend > money on gas, tolls, (possibly a baby-sitter), resturants, "the dinner", > hotel, fishing license, silent and live auctions, raffles, etc., etc., > etc..........and only tye two sessions.........again..............imho. > The idea that the people won't come and support the Conclave unless all the > tyers are nationally known is rediculas. .....whoever's commin' to Conclave > is commin' to Conclave, because they feel the experience is gonna be worff > it or it aint, PERIOD! Tyers/fly anglers aren't stupid........they "know" > they can learn "somethin'" from every other tyer.....no matter who it > is..........cept maybe some beginner.........but that level a tyer will not > be in the seat. YOU, should be..........imho. > > ------------------------------ > From: d...@positech.net > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: conclave > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:04:10 -0500 > > Mark- I have tied at 11 sowbugs,8 rendevous. and other meets and I can tie > a few bugs now and then. I asked Reed and conclave if I could get on the > tyers list for next year and he told me to submit 6 different flies and he > would let me know if I was good enough to tie. Man was I insulted. > BBBBBSSSSSS Dail Graham > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mark Romero <markflie...@hotmail.com> > *To:* virtual fly box <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, October 05, 2009 7:01 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: conclave > > Seems there outta be some level of cross referencing between the two > list.........Sowbug and Conclave. An empty seat serves no purpose. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:49:33 -0700 > From: bighawk...@yahoo.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: conclave > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > Again, I was not asked. I have been told that this has always been invite > only. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mark Romero <markflie...@hotmail.com> > *To:* virtual fly box <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Monday, October 5, 2009 6:28:03 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: conclave > > Toby tyed this year Jeff. i wish you would have..........we hadda lotta > empty seats......... > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:11:29 -0700 > From: bighawk...@yahoo.com > Subject: [VFB] Re: conclave > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > > Tony, tyer attendance is low because the tying chair is working off the > same list every year. We have over 100 FFF members in our club and nobody > got asked to tie. In fact no contact was made to our club to see if anybody > was interested in tying nor has there ever been any contact of that sort. > Last year the Junior Tyer of the Year was not invited. When you work off the > same list every year, some folks die, some move away and some just stop > showing up. It doesn't take a wizard to figure that you eventually have a > sparse room. 2 years ago, when our club put on the Conclave, I convinced > Toby to come back after he swore he would never tie again. I called Bear and > asked him to please invite Toby and he told me to have him send in 6 flies > for review and he'd get back to him. When I started coming to Sowbug, I > barely knew how to tie. You told me I'd be just fine and I was. I haven't > missed my session since. Since then we've been able to add 3 more folks from > here to the roster. I could fix it but that ain't gonna happen. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, October 5, 2009 5:33:34 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: conclave > > It was good to see a number of list members and I agree, the tyer > attendance was a bit low. > See you all back at the Sowbug. > Tony > > --- On *Sun, 10/4/09, Dail Graham <d...@positech.net>* wrote: > > > From: Dail Graham <d...@positech.net> > Subject: [VFB] Re: conclave > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 10:25 PM > > Tony- You looked good tying at conlave. Saw alot of tying buddies it was > good to see them. Good conclave but I feel they were short on tyers but the > ones who tied did a good job.. I enjoyed the conclave. We had 8 Tri-Lakes > members show up, We need to do better next time.It was good to see you up > and going, keep well. Peggy and Mark sure were going strong as usual. > I got to visit with a few other list members also. Dail Graham > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Anthony Spezio > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:46 PM > *Subject:* [VFB] Re: conclave > > Just had several tyers come by to say so long for now. Most will be back > for Sowbug. > Had a nice visit with several list members. Jerry the visit with you was no > more than a hand shake.. It seems there is not enough time to really visit. > Tony > > --- On *Sun, 10/4/09, J McK <woodenleg...@hotmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: J McK <woodenleg...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [VFB] conclave > To: "Fly Swap" <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> > Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 11:26 AM > > > Hey Gang > > Got to the conclave on Saturday, visted with Tony and Mark, watched many > tyers and > had a all round good time. > > CADDIS was repersented well with four members I know of being there. > > Jerry McKaughan,President > Caddis Fly Fishing Club > P. O. Box 9104 > Russellville, AR 72811 > www.caddisflyfishers.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. 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