Tying Flies for Art's Sake.....
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Vises......which do you like? 16 Replies
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i remember Ree.....that you have a Law.........aint nothin' better.....other than that one really cool feature the Dingo has, that NO other vise has.....yet, ;>).....but soon.........real soon i hope, the Jay Vise will also be able to do what the ...
Mark,
I bought my wife, VEE, a J-Vise from Wasatch at the Ellensburg Tying Expo last year, with the midge jaws. She loves the vise. She also loves her Nor-Vise with all the bells and whistles.
I'm tying on a Snowbee-Waldron. Designed by Lawrence...
Niklas, That's a beautiful box. Is it spalted Maple by any chance?
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lmao.........yeah, didn't think of that. Actually i was hopin' he'd tell me to keep the saddle in payment. i'm always lusting after saddle hackle.........lol. ;>)
Cool fly Mark,you should have cut off the hook points so he got the message good and clear LMAO
Hi Bob, i already saw, and commented about this fly on Facebook.....bu why not here too, lol. It's wonderful.....just a gorgeous tye. What did you use for dubbing.....?.....Seal or Pigs wool? Fantastic effect......and the head is incredable. That ...
i'm leaving for Orlando, FL. in less than 10 hours.....i'll find that info when i get back.....don't forget to remind me.....it's here somewhere.
i was born in Albany, CA. just 7 miles as the crow flies across the bay from S.F. That's where Golden...
Thankx Pete........bu the only thing that may be even slightly innovative is the use of beads incorporated into a ("basically") grub pattern........outta my head. There's nothin' inovative on my part bout usin' a series of soft hackle on, or in a ...
my oh my - that is quite a fly!! The horns or... not sure what they would be considered - not head, not quite veiling, but - the peacock above the head - wow! Just wow! The colors match perfectly - the deep blue-greens of the wing with the peacock...
Now THIS is cool - never seen the hackles like that on a fly. Almost like four soft-hackles, all in a row, but in a very cool way! Never would have thought to do that - which is what makes you the 'outside of the box' thinker ;) The color changes ...
Sometimes cheap is better than expensive - and this fly shows it! Just think of the Beatles - they almost always played a 1465 chord progression (C,G, A, F)... yet they're considered in the top 10 rock bands of all time. Cool lil' bead - adds to t...
Impromptu actions sometimes add to great performances.
Great Job tying Mark...
I know... Ugly gutted and could have done better with the head. And proborably loads of more errors :-) Just wanted to do a more suitable fly for the site.. I named it after the boss.. Rumble with Romero...
Later
Nik
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