Don-
Oddly enough there was an auction for some Potts flies
on cards on eBay about 2 weeks or so ago. Almost bid
on them. As I recall, at the time, the hi bid was
about 25 or 30 dollars, don't know how much the
bidding finally ended up at. I think it was 2 or 3
flies on cards and maybe another Potts related item or
two. Maybe there's some way to find out what a bid
closed at, might give some idea of "market value".
Possibly someone else on the list followed the
auction.
-John
Oregon
--- Don Ordes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, I was at a Outdoor show in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as
> a guest tier.
> Trying to figure out what the Potts flies are worth.
> Anyone know? On the
> cards were 2 royal coachmen and two yellow badgers.
> DonO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] badger hair
>
>
> > Don-
> >
> > Just out of curiousity was this an eBay "score"?
> >
> > -John
> > Oregon
> >
> > --- Don Ordes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I actually 'scored' some original Potts flies
> this
> > > weekend, 4 of them still
> > > on the cards, unused, and two sandy mites not on
> > > cards. ( I got the flies,
> > > a swiss champ mini for a vest zinger, and a nice
> > > filet knife in trade for a
> > > mouse) I'll take some photos and post them on
> > > somebody's site somewhere.
> > > These all have the woven hair hackles. I know a
> > > magazine awhile back had
> > > the procedures to weave hair like Potts and
> Grant,
> > > but I can't remember who
> > > and when. I've been in possession of a sandy
> mite
> > > for about 20 years, and
> > > I've figured out how to do the 'belly-weave'
> pretty
> > > well to create the
> > > segments on the bodies, but I've never bothered
> to
> > > weave the hair. I'd like
> > > to see the pamphlets to see how close I was able
> to
> > > come to the original
> > > technique.
> > > DonO
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 5:05 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [VFB] badger hair
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dan-
> > > >
> > > > I was one of the ones in on the Potts flies
> thread
> > > a
> > > > while back. Did get my hands on some
> > > books/pamphlets
> > > > on tying Potts style flies, if any one is
> > > interested,
> > > > they can contact me offlist. I tried the
> technique
> > > > with results ranging from laughable to poor,
> not
> > > given
> > > > up entirely yet, though.
> > > >
> > > > -John
> > > > Oregon
> > > >
> > > > --- Dan/Sal Wheaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > > > There was some discussion in the past on
> "Potts"
> > > > > flies, in which hair was
> > > > > used to form hackles. Interesting topic.
> It
> > > was
> > > > > not part of the
> > > > > discussion, but my understanding is that the
> > > hair of
> > > > > choice on the
> > > > > originals was badger. You might want to
> look
> > > into
> > > > > it.
> > > > > DanW
> > > > >
> > > > > >I've got a chunk of badger fur. has anybody
> got
> > > any
> > > > > good patterns for it? It
> > > > > >looks like it would be great for streamers.
> > > Long,
> > > > > soft hair, brown at the
> > > > > >base, then cream, then on the guard hairs,
> it
> > > goes
> > > > > back to a speckled black
> > > > > >and white.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I can always invent something, but I was
> just
> > > > > wondering what other people's
> > > > > >experience was.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Dan Crowe
> > > > > >Olympia, WA
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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