Fly Boxes -- Advice?

Ken Fortenberry wrote in news:l5_Ye.1358
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I have a left retrieve 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect, it's loaded
with a Cortland Sylk DT4 and I use it on my Zimboo.

Make me an offer, if it's over 4 figures I'll throw in
the fly line. ;-)

--
Ken Fortenberry



If you mean significant digits, I'll go $23.01


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Scott
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:

I have a left retrieve 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect, it's loaded
with a Cortland Sylk DT4 and I use it on my Zimboo.

Make me an offer, if it's over 4 figures I'll throw in
the fly line. ;-)

If I remember the story corectly, I could never insult you by offering
4 figures for taking the memories of the fine gift of a reel you were
given by your professor.

But if there's a graphite or glass rod you're interested in

Lazarus Cooke wrote:
In article , Daniel-San
wrote:


I'm thinking of replacing the foam cheapies I'm currently using.

Wondering which types/brands you guys use, and why.


I use mainly Wheatley boxes for dry flies (although when I'm in Ireland
I use a wonderful American "CommonSense" wet and dry fly leather fly
book)

Neither of these is perhaps the most efficient for the job, but,
dammit, they're beautiful, like my 8' Hardy cane rod, my Hardy Perfect
reel, and my Phoenix silk line.

And all of them catch all the fish I really want.

Morrel foam boxes is all I put in my vest these days.

I have a Wheatley and a Okuma "Wheatley knockoff." They both suck, but
the Okuma is the better of the two. Regardless, both are consigned to
the very bottom of one of my never-to-be-used-again gear boxes.

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Wayne Knight wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:


I have a left retrieve 3 1/8" Hardy Perfect, it's loaded
with a Cortland Sylk DT4 and I use it on my Zimboo.

Make me an offer, if it's over 4 figures I'll throw in
the fly line. ;-)


If I remember the story corectly, I could never insult you by offering
4 figures for taking the memories of the fine gift of a reel you were
given by your professor.

He wasn't *my* professor, he was an English Prof who
thought a NeXT was just what he needed to facilitate
handwriting analysis of medieval scrolls. Apparently
there is value in knowing which particular monk did
the transcribing of the scroll.

I was the NeXT guy on campus but I couldn't help him
much officially during working hours because he didn't
have any money so I set up NeXT boxes at his office and
his home after hours and on weekends. The folks who did
have money were mostly asshole chemists and engineers
so it was my pleasure to do computer weenie stuff for
an English Prof and I never asked for a thing in return
except beer.

When it was all done he gave me a first edition of
_Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary_ and a Hardy Perfect.
And you're right, I'd no sooner part with that reel
than with the Zimboo rod I pair it with.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Scott Seidman wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Make me an offer, if it's over 4 figures I'll throw in
the fly line. ;-)

If you mean significant digits, I'll go $23.01

Just kidding, Scott. Notice the ;-) and see my response
to Wayne.

--
Ken Fortenberry

the very bottom of one of my never-to-be-used-again gear boxes.




DISCLAIMER: This is one of LarryL's weird off thread replies to nobody in
particular .... boring stuff to follow



That never-to-be-used-again gear box has been giving me headaches lately.
I've seen a few people pass on the last couple years leaving so much 'stuff'
behind it was a real pain for their loved ones. So, I'm cleaning out my
****, determined to stop being a slave to crap I own and even more
determined to avoid making others deal with it, when I can't. The
problem? It's damn hard to ashcan "perfectly good ****." g But each week
I manage something, toss an old rod, fly box, decoys, or something.

Fwiw, it always brings a very real feeling of freedom to see the long unused
crap go, but it's still hard to throw it out .... in our culture we're so
trained to "want more, more, more, and consume, consume, consume" that the
idea of wanting to own a lot less seems a bit evil. I have a 40ft X 60ft
shop that has collected junk for years, my goal is to see it empty, or damn
near so.

"Larry L" wrote in message
...

the very bottom of one of my never-to-be-used-again gear boxes.




DISCLAIMER: This is one of LarryL's weird off thread replies to nobody in
particular .... boring stuff to follow



That never-to-be-used-again gear box has been giving me headaches lately.
I've seen a few people pass on the last couple years leaving so much
'stuff' behind it was a real pain for their loved ones. So, I'm cleaning
out my ****, determined to stop being a slave to crap I own and even more
determined to avoid making others deal with it, when I can't. The
problem? It's damn hard to ashcan "perfectly good ****." g But each
week I manage something, toss an old rod, fly box, decoys, or something.

Fwiw, it always brings a very real feeling of freedom to see the long
unused crap go, but it's still hard to throw it out .... in our culture
we're so trained to "want more, more, more, and consume, consume, consume"
that the idea of wanting to own a lot less seems a bit evil. I have a
40ft X 60ft shop that has collected junk for years, my goal is to see it
empty, or damn near so.

Throwing the stuff away doesn't solve the problem. It IS the problem.

Wolfgang
only in murrica.

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:52:00 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:

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Fwiw, it always brings a very real feeling of freedom to see the long unused
crap go, but it's still hard to throw it out ....

Why are you throwing it away? Doesn't anyone else want it? You don't
have to eBay it, but a garage sale would be good. Or finding a local
teacher with students who could use it. My local Goodwill has very
little sports equipment. Your local charity store might want some.

It took us months to find a family that wanted and needed the almost
new kid bunk bed we were giving away. It suited them perfectly and we
glowed with the knowledge that it had gone to good use to someone who
couldn't possibly have afforded it.

Cyli
r.bc: vixen. Minnow goddess. Speaker to squirrels.
Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.

http://www.visi.com/~cyli
email: lid (strip the .invalid to email)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang"
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 2:16 AM
Subject: Fly Boxes -- Advice?


SNIP
Throwing the stuff away doesn't solve the problem. It IS the problem.

Wolfgang
only in murrica.

Wishing to possess it all in the first place is the real problem!

.........and not only in "murrica".

One can be a slave to ones posessions. Having to get rid of a lot of stuff
that belonged to somebody else is also a terrible chore.

TL
MC

Mike Connor wrote:

Wishing to possess it all in the first place is the real problem!

........and not only in "murrica".

One can be a slave to ones posessions. Having to get rid of a lot of stuff
that belonged to somebody else is also a terrible chore.

Gawd damn, it sure is good to hear from you Mike.

Your chores are heavy of heart and please accept
my sympathies.

--
Ken Fortenberry