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cold...just inhuman and cold!

jeff (and, there will be a reckoning...)

Danl wrote:

jeff (shamed and consumed by his consumption, yet planning the next cook
out)

Mmmmmm.....pasties!

Wolfgang



Mmmmmm. *olive* pasties!


Danl

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"Tom Littleton" wrotecom...
snakefiddler notes:
had to have my son
"thread" a couple flies for me this week because the eye was so small; my
increasingly compromised eyesight failed me.
damn old age! :-(

they make special magnifiers which clip onto the inside of hatbrims for just
such senior moments.

Nice things, those. I got a set from the Penns raffle that Mr. Reid contributed.
They really come in handy, especially in low light situations.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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"Larry Medina" wrote in message
Yeah, well when my eyesight started failing badly due to the diabetes,
(which I've recovered much of by now) I was tying flies for dusk on
short sections (6-8") of leader with loops and then loop-to-loop
connecting them to the tippet!!!

Larry

IJ suggests---due to aged eyes I tried tying the small yellow dits they
call flies in Penn. onto a 12inch trailer behind larger indicator fly for
use at dusk. Carried each setup in a 35 mm film can and felt fully
prepared-------but the damm hatches came after dark and I couldnot see the
hook eye on the indicator.
Even got lost trying to return to the cabin along darkened trail--even thou
my fellow hiker had his gps and i am a certified indian guide.


but the clave was fun until Jeff ran over the town's pet duck.

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Indian Joe notes:

but the clave was fun until Jeff ran over the town's pet duck.

glad you enjoyed it, Joe. You should see how well the picture of Jeff's truck
came out on those Wanted posters they have plastered all over Millheim!!
Tom

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Joe McIntosh wrote:



but the clave was fun until Jeff ran over the town's pet duck.



uh...that duck committed suicide. i was an unwitting accomplice... as
were you, if i recall...

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"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"Tom Littleton" wrotecom...
snakefiddler notes:
had to have my son
"thread" a couple flies for me this week because the eye was so small;
my
increasingly compromised eyesight failed me.
damn old age! :-(

they make special magnifiers which clip onto the inside of hatbrims for
just
such senior moments.

Nice things, those. I got a set from the Penns raffle that Mr. Reid
contributed.
They really come in handy, especially in low light situations.


I'm starting to think about carrying prethreaded flies with me for dusk
fishing. Is there a way to carry, say, a dozen flies with enough leader on
them (for loop-to-loop connections) without having a tangled or spiraly
mess?

--riverman

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"Tom Littleton" wrotecom...
snakefiddler notes:
had to have my son
"thread" a couple flies for me this week because the eye was so
small;
my
increasingly compromised eyesight failed me.
damn old age! :-(

they make special magnifiers which clip onto the inside of hatbrims
for
just
such senior moments.

Nice things, those. I got a set from the Penns raffle that Mr. Reid
contributed.
They really come in handy, especially in low light situations.


I'm starting to think about carrying prethreaded flies with me for dusk
fishing. Is there a way to carry, say, a dozen flies with enough leader on
them (for loop-to-loop connections) without having a tangled or spiraly
mess?

--riverman



i would suggest keeping "empty" tippet spools, and wrapping pre-threaded
flies around one of those. you could purchase those cheap (and cheesy
looking) elastic yarn pony tail holders to keep them in place- but then, the
tippet spool probably already has that little slit for just that purpose.
maybe your friends could save empty spools, or if there is a guide service
near you they could hook you up?

snake

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On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:57:18 +0200, "riverman" wrote:


"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"Tom Littleton" wrotecom...
snakefiddler notes:
had to have my son
"thread" a couple flies for me this week because the eye was so small;
my
increasingly compromised eyesight failed me.
damn old age! :-(

they make special magnifiers which clip onto the inside of hatbrims for
just
such senior moments.

Nice things, those. I got a set from the Penns raffle that Mr. Reid
contributed.
They really come in handy, especially in low light situations.


I'm starting to think about carrying prethreaded flies with me for dusk
fishing. Is there a way to carry, say, a dozen flies with enough leader on
them (for loop-to-loop connections) without having a tangled or spiraly
mess?

--riverman


You, IJ, and others might wish to look into snelled hook
holders/carriers. You can buy the plastic, spring-loaded types for
about 2-3-4.00USD, so trying it out wouldn't be too much of a loss if it
didn't work out.

TC,
R

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"sohn" wrote in message
...

"riverman" wrote in message
...

I'm starting to think about carrying prethreaded flies with me for dusk
fishing. Is there a way to carry, say, a dozen flies with enough leader
on
them (for loop-to-loop connections) without having a tangled or spiraly
mess?

--riverman

Would this work?

http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...&feature_id=17



Yeah, might. If I get the idea correctly, there are already several flies
already threaded onto the tippet, but not knotted. You pull the tippet
through the fly, snip it off between that fly and the next, and tie the
knot. You'd lose some variability with fly/tippet combinations, but if you
already know what patterns you're most likely to be using, you can have them
prethreaded.

I bet some sort of system could be done from a homemade rig. Thanks for the
link: anyone ever used something like this?

--riverman

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"riverman" wrote in message
...

"Tim J." wrote in message
...

"Tom Littleton" wrotecom...
snakefiddler notes:
had to have my son
"thread" a couple flies for me this week because the eye was so
small;
my
increasingly compromised eyesight failed me.
damn old age! :-(

they make special magnifiers which clip onto the inside of hatbrims
for
just
such senior moments.

Nice things, those. I got a set from the Penns raffle that Mr. Reid
contributed.
They really come in handy, especially in low light situations.


I'm starting to think about carrying prethreaded flies with me for dusk
fishing. Is there a way to carry, say, a dozen flies with enough leader on
them (for loop-to-loop connections) without having a tangled or spiraly
mess?

--riverman

Would this work?
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...&feature_id=17

Ron