Gink floatant
 

That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom

Gink floatant
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom

Are you trying to start trouble?

Gink floatant
 

"Skwala" wrote in message
...

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too,
even put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom

Are you trying to start trouble?


I hope not, did I say something wrong?
But I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf after me.
-tom

Gink floatant
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in
:

I hope not, did I say something wrong?
But I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf
after me. -tom


George Gehrke was a frequent poster here until he died about three or four
years ago. To put it lightly, he was argumentative, and some of his less
noble qualities often shined through in some of his roff posts, and posts
to other groups as well. Shortly before his death, he went to one of the
Western Claves and made his peace amongst many of the regulars here.

I stopped using Gink for a season or three simply because I didn't want to
support his endeavors... but nothing worked quite so well for me. Shortly
after his death, I was having a miserable trip in the Catskills, at least
from the point of view of whether I was catching fish or not (I wasn't). I
tossed the POS floatant I had been using, and bought me some Gink. I
allowed this to happen partly because he made his peace with some, and
because I had no reason not to support his wife's endeavors, as she is, by
many accounts, a lovely person.

The first fish I caught after this was an irascible old brown with a big
scar down his side. I thought of George. The rest of the trip, I caught
plenty.

Interestingly enough, Gink.com is still up, and still offering Bamboo fly
rods, (though "*******" doesn't appear anyplace)

--
Scott
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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
. 1.4...
George Gehrke was a frequent poster here until he died about three or four
years ago. To put it lightly, he was argumentative, and some of his less
noble qualities often shined through in some of his roff posts, and posts
to other groups as well. Shortly before his death, he went to one of the
Western Claves and made his peace amongst many of the regulars here.

I stopped using Gink for a season or three simply because I didn't want to
support his endeavors... but nothing worked quite so well for me. Shortly
after his death, I was having a miserable trip in the Catskills, at least
from the point of view of whether I was catching fish or not (I wasn't).
I
tossed the POS floatant I had been using, and bought me some Gink. I
allowed this to happen partly because he made his peace with some, and
because I had no reason not to support his wife's endeavors, as she is, by
many accounts, a lovely person.

The first fish I caught after this was an irascible old brown with a big
scar down his side. I thought of George. The rest of the trip, I caught
plenty.

Interestingly enough, Gink.com is still up, and still offering Bamboo fly
rods, (though "*******" doesn't appear anyplace)

--
Scott

I still don't use the stuff. I found that other floatants and plain old
muslin (sp) works just as well for me. I gathered up a bunch of those
ubiquitous desiccant packets, ground the pellets up in a coffee grinder, and
use it like frog fanny. Though the powder isn't near as refined as frogs
fanny, it works just the same for me. My flyz float at any rate?

Op

Gink floatant
 

Tom Nakashima wrote:
"Skwala"

That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.

Are you trying to start trouble?


I hope not, did I say something wrong?

A can of worms, that.

To get the slightest of tastes (and without having to disenterre it all
here), go to roff on Google groups,

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.o....fly?lnk=gschg

and search on HWMNBN.

- JR

Gink floatant
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom


I started using gink before I knew George Gherke, as it was the best of all
the floatants I tried, I continued to use it after Gherke moved to my town,
and I got to know him and his boys (met his wife a few times, but never
socialized), I still continued to use it even after I started to get free
samples of all the latest and greatest floatants in the mail.

I still don't know if I buy the Abolene Hand Cream business, as I was in a
department store once, and the version on the counter didn't look quite like
Gink, didn't smell like it (it had a fragrance, Gink does not), and didn't
feel like it, but YMMV.

I still use it today, but I haven't had to buy a bottle in over 10 years,
and probably won't have to for some time.

And say what you will about George, one thing he was, was entertaining.

And honestly, what he was like in ROFF, was not one bit different from
himself in person.

Skwala

Gink floatant
 

"JR" wrote in message ...
A can of worms, that.

To get the slightest of tastes (and without having to disenterre it all
here), go to roff on Google groups,

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.o....fly?lnk=gschg

and search on HWMNBN.

- JR

From the deepest bowels of the archives:

************************************************** **********************************


July 25, 2001

"I'll take this one as an uninterested bystander...

See the 'Albolene revisited' thread for more info. G*nk is a well
known fly
floatant made by a man who used to infect this newsgroup. A worse
businessman there never was. He would come here and insult and harass
people endlessly. Many people here decided to never correspond with
this
individual or use his products - he is now usually called HWNMNBM or
HWMNBN
(he whose name must not be mentioned, he who must not be named). One
enterprising regular set up a server called g*inkst*nks.org (which
seems to
be offline at the moment?)."
************************************************** **********************************

I withheld that name of the above poster, though their name is public
record.

Op

Gink floatant
 

Tom Nakashima wrote:
...I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf after me.

Hm......

Wolfgang

Gink floatant
 

"Skwala" wrote in
:

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too,
even put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom


I started using gink before I knew George Gherke, as it was the best of
all the floatants I tried, I continued to use it after Gherke moved to
my town, and I got to know him and his boys (met his wife a few times,
but never socialized), I still continued to use it even after I started
to get free samples of all the latest and greatest floatants in the
mail.

I still don't know if I buy the Abolene Hand Cream business, as I was in
a department store once, and the version on the counter didn't look
quite like Gink, didn't smell like it (it had a fragrance, Gink does
not), and didn't feel like it, but YMMV.

I still use it today, but I haven't had to buy a bottle in over 10
years, and probably won't have to for some time.

And say what you will about George, one thing he was, was entertaining.

And honestly, what he was like in ROFF, was not one bit different from
himself in person.

Skwala





Gink, Muslin, silicone this and that all waste of money :D I generally
use a small bottle of camp fuel (aka naptha) and parafin wax. The wax
dissolves in the fuel and when applied to a fly, the fuel evaporates
leaving the wax thinly deposited on the fly. You can also use a few drops
to help start a fire ;) course I don't smoke either LOL. One dip will keep
your fly floating all day, at least until a salmon rises and pulls it
under. But then I don't mind having to dry it off after the fight is over
;)



--
Panzer

Gink floatant
 

Tom Nakashima wrote:
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.

You'll get an earful about old Gherke with this Subject:
header.

I don't use Gink-type floatants anymore, I use Frog Fanny
and an Amadou. The combo works a lot better than Gink
ever did and you don't leave an oil slick on the water
or your vest.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Gink floatant
 

Skwala wrote:

I still don't know if I buy the Abolene Hand Cream business, as I was in a
department store once, and the version on the counter didn't look quite like
Gink, didn't smell like it (it had a fragrance, Gink does not), and didn't
feel like it, but YMMV.

Gink and Albolene are exactly the same thing to my senses.

I rarely use Gink or Gink-type floatants any longer. Cabosil TS-720 (aka
Frog's Fanny) works better.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Gink floatant
 

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
ups.com...

Tom Nakashima wrote:
...I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf after
me.

Hm......

Wolfgang


No need to panic Wolfgang, nothing against you or anybody for that matter,
but I could see now that some here had personal issues with Gehrke. I
didn't know the history of Gink Floatant except for the fact that it works.
-tom

Gink floatant
 

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
ups.com...

Tom Nakashima wrote:
...I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf after
me.

Hm......

Wolfgang


No need to panic Wolfgang, nothing against you or anybody for that matter,
but I could see now that some here had personal issues with Gehrke. I
didn't know the history of Gink Floatant except for the fact that it
works.
-tom

Just in the nick of time. Panic was imminent.

Lots of people had personal issues with George Gehrke. In this regard he
was no different from many another. In light of later developments, it
turned out that some of those issues were legitimate, while others were
manufactured by their owners. Once again, nothing unusual.

As for his products.......mixed reviews. I don't recall whether or not I
ever used any of them myself. Common sense suggests that their popularity
(which, evidently, continues to this day) is a testimony to their efficacy.

Wolfgang

Gink floatant
 

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
ups.com...

Tom Nakashima wrote:
...I know I should watch what I say...don't want the big bad wolf after
me.

Hm......

Wolfgang


No need to panic Wolfgang, nothing against you or anybody for that
matter, but I could see now that some here had personal issues with
Gehrke. I didn't know the history of Gink Floatant except for the fact
that it works.
-tom

Just in the nick of time. Panic was imminent.

Lots of people had personal issues with George Gehrke. In this regard he
was no different from many another. In light of later developments, it
turned out that some of those issues were legitimate, while others were
manufactured by their owners. Once again, nothing unusual.

As for his products.......mixed reviews. I don't recall whether or not I
ever used any of them myself. Common sense suggests that their popularity
(which, evidently, continues to this day) is a testimony to their
efficacy.

Wolfgang

Good response post Wolfgang, clears up a lot of things about the product.
-tom

Gink floatant
 

We carry most all the different floatants to keep people happy and Gink is
still number one for us.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Tom Nakashima" wrote in message
...
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom

Gink floatant
 

Bill Kiene wrote:
We carry most all the different floatants to keep people happy and Gink is
still number one for us.

I use Gink and think it floats flies better than Aquel, for example, but
Aquel remains more viscous in cold weather, so I usually switch for
fishing in the winter.


--
John Russell aka JR

Gink floatant
 

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:21:22 -0700, JR wrote:

Bill Kiene wrote:
We carry most all the different floatants to keep people happy and Gink is
still number one for us.

I use Gink and think it floats flies better than Aquel, for example, but
Aquel remains more viscous in cold weather, so I usually switch for
fishing in the winter.

I like Aquel when it's hot too, doesn't get as runny as Gink. BTY, I hadn't
realized that the Loon founder died this year until I read it the other day in
FR&R.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

Gink floatant
 

Tom Nakashima wrote:
That's great stuff, I read it here from someone who suggested it.
I applied Gink to just the body of the fly and very little of it too, even
put some on the tippet.
http://www.ezflyfish.com/ginkfloatant.html
wanted to thank whoever suggested it.
-tom

I admired George Gherke a lot. He was a curmudgeon but also a generous,
genuine, genious western gentleman. Been using Gink a lot over the
years and have some hats and material George sent me out of pure
generousity. I love the machine gun oil, don't remember the quote but
it was VERY American.

I received a tube of Flyagra over the 4th. Haven't tried it yet.

Your pal,

TBone
A cash flow runs through it