Glenn: I guess that with any product.. he who pays the most money gets the
"cream of the crop" , Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Overton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] The influence of importanting hackle in the 60's and 70
's from one man ,Terry Hellekson
Chuck ,as you remember ,there wasn't any large hackle farmers in those
day. Know matter how bad the quality was then by today's standards ,it
still filled the gape of the increase of new tyers and the popularity of
fly tying . As I understand ,all of Metz hackle went over seas at one time
and what we had for ourselves here in the U.S. was what they didn't want.
I remember when the best of Metz hackle went to Japan as they were paying
much over there. And they always paid their bills...Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] The influence of importanting hackle in the 60's and 70
's from one man ,Terry Hellekson
Glenn: This is what amazed me as I said in my post about that 1973 Tying
Materials book I found..It makes me have even MORE respect to the men and
women here, and all over who have been tying since way back
then..Compared to today's materials, they tied GREAT flies with JUNK as
compared to today's stuff. I do NOT mean that as a put down to Mr.
Hellekson.. I'm sure he imported the best quality of that day..But I am
still amazed, as I start reading that older book, and seeing pics of what
the men and women had to work with, and STILL turn out a GREAT
product..Gives me, like I said, a new found respect for veteran tiers
that's for sure... Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Overton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 3:24 AM
Subject: [VFB] The influence of importanting hackle in the 60's and 70 's
from one man ,Terry Hellekson
To RC BELT.
Many of us feel ,Terry Hellekson book " FISH FLIES ' will be the last of
it's kind with the accurate history . Without Terry ,and a lifetime of
notes and from his dad ,it never can be duplicated again. A lot of you
didn't know in the 60's and 70's the only fly tying necks we had were
all coming from India and China. Little is known today that these necks
were all imported by Terry Hellekson. .He was the one supplier in those
days to all the retail and wholesale shops . How can anyone ever tie a
dry fly without some supplier of imported hackle in those days
,remwember we are talking about more then 35 years ago.. Because of the
availability of hackle made by Terry Hellekson, we got to credit him to
be the catalyst that got fly tying the boost in those early days to what
fly tying is today. To realize how one person contribute so much and
today not many know the wonderful things we all enjoy that was made
possible by this wonderful man and close friend.
Glenn Overton
----- Original Message -----
From: "RC Belt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:53 PM
Subject: RE: [VFB] flyfishing and flytying books and accurate history
Thank You Glenn,
I am looking for a copy of "FISH FLIES" as I type.
Thanks again,
Randy
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