Count me in too. Mike
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: > After the 1st of the year, when things settle down, who is interested in > the Second VFB Rope-Dub Contest/Swap? > > Since I did it the 1st time around, I could meister it, appoint a judge or > panel, select the winners, who would win > a 14/0 Fantasy Fly (rear-view mirror hanger), and second place again would > be a mouse. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* J Balmer <jbal...@a5.com> > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:24 AM > *Subject:* RE: [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond > > I thought it was a great DVD, in spite of the viewJ You have my other > comments. > > I tried the alpaca two ways; tying in the tips & tying in the middle of the > bunch. Tying in the middle was more difficult, but made for a thicker dub. > Not necessarily a valid adaptation of the technique. > > Haven’t used other materials yet, ‘cause I’ve been busy & need to redo the > flies for the swap. Looking forward to using other materials. > > I like the results much better than doing it the way I was, getting more > consistent results & better segmenting. > > > > J > > > > *From:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Don Ordes > *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:12 AM > *To:* vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond > > > > Well, just about everyone who ordered DVDs should have them by now (two in > route), and most have had at least a week to view and try out the > techniques- either for the 1st time, improvement , or extension of the > technique. > > > > Would like to get some comments: > > - Your thoughts on the DVD and ease of transition into tying- > - Your first tries at rope-dubbing- > - Your re-tries (re-ties) at rope-dubbing and the extensions- > - Your overall opinion of the results you're getting: ease of > adaptation, speed, dubbing results, fun, etc. > > If you're having a problem, go ahead and bring it out. Don't be shy. I > spent an entire afternoon at a fly-show with a 25 year veteran professional > tier/guide coaching him on getting a perfect rope-dubbed dry fly body. His > problem- doing it so long one way made him want to do it the same way. > > > > DonO > > -- > 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 more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > 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 more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > > -- > 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 more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- 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 more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
