Burning my vice !!

Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

On Apr 5, 6:31 pm, "John & Emma Whiteley" wrote:
Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

I have a complete fly tying setup, including exotic furs from Africa
and an abundance of hooks, dubbing, threads, etc etc etc. But I still
prefer to buy a handful of ready made flies than to tie up a halfdozen
of my own. Blasphemy, I know.

I've been tempted to put my entire tying kit up for grabs on eBay or
ROFFT. I think I'm more in love with the idea of tying than I am with
the realities of it.

I vote for C

--riverman

"John & Emma Whiteley" wrote in message
...
Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

I have no idea what you are talking about. Your fly is impressive and I
know it would catch trout on my favorite stream--Upper Creek! However,
unless I can learn how you tied you fly, that is whether I can tie one just
like it, I may never catch a trout with your pattern, as I don't fish my
swap flies--to date anyway.

You did a wonderful job! Thanks for your efforts.

Op --aka-- Mark H. Bowen

"John & Emma Whiteley" wrote in message
...
Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.

Probably not flammable.

b, book in for some tying lessons.

Highly successful singers take voice lessons. PGA professional golfers have
coaches. The list goes on and on.

c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Purely a matter of personal choice.

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

If these fly swaps were competitive most of us would have no business
entering.....most of us.....some of these guys are real pros. But they
aren't competitive, and I haven't seen anything yet that anyone needed to
apologize for.

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

They'll ALL catch fish. Guaranteed.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

Ditto. Despite the lamentations of malcontents there is still very much
that is good about ROFF. These swaps over the past several years have been,
and continue to be, one of the highlights.

Wolfgang

"John & Emma Whiteley" schreef in bericht
...
Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

I dunno what you're talking about. I personally liked the Diawl Bach you
tied. The same for the

"John & Emma Whiteley" schreef in bericht
...
Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

I dunno what you're talking about. I personally liked the Diawl Bach you
tied. The same for the Haul a gwynt you tied earlier. Can't talk for others
but I like your Welsch patterns. Keep on doing the good work with iron,
feathers and furs!!!

Hans van der Stroom

On Apr 6, 7:24 am, "Hans van der Stroom"
wrote:
"John & Emma Whiteley" schreef in ... Just received the GFS 2007 . The question is should I
a, burn the vice and admit defeat.
b, book in for some tying lessons.
c,sell the vice and buy ready made flies .

Answers to roff .(still worth browsing even now).

John'' who still believes scruffy catches fish'' Whiteley.

Thanks to Joe and all the adept craftsmen.

I dunno what you're talking about. I personally liked the Diawl Bach you
tied. The same for the Haul a gwynt you tied earlier. Can't talk for others
but I like your Welsch patterns. Keep on doing the good work with iron,
feathers and furs!!!

Hans van der Stroom



Even for a stiff like me who sells flies.... I still tie.
Theres just something extra satisfying about catching fish on flies
you tie yourself.

I use the pro ones i get into the shop for reference when I try to
learn new patterns or parts of patterns.