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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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09/30/08 12:38 AM
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HOTKayaks
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Honorbrite, PM sent.
Thanks, Colleen
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/01/08 10:10 PM
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/02/08 11:19 AM
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RE: Submission of donated flies for the October Reel Recovery fly fishing retreat. Please mail your donated flies to: Reel Recovery c/o Warren Wolf, 4505 El Campo Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Flies mailed after October 5th should be sent to: Reel Recovery, c/o Joshua Creek Ranch, attn: M. Grace, P.O.B. 1946, Boerne, TX 78006 Reel Recovery�s website has some good info on their upcoming retreat for cancer patients, and I was impressed by their organization. From their website I determined: Founded 2003 http://www.reelrecovery.org/aboutus.htm Mission Statement: http://www.reelrecovery.org/mission.htmKey Staff: http://www.reelrecovery.org/staff.htmYou will note that Executive Director Stan Golub, prior to joining Reel Recovery, was Associate Director of Casting for Recovery, a successful program for women fly fishers recovery. Board: http://www.reelrecovery.org/board.htmAdvisory board member is President of Lance Armstrong Cancer Foundation. The retreat is being partially funded by the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. My near term goal in this program is to assist in any way I can for immediate needs at the upcoming retreat in Boerne. I intend make a modest contribution. I encourage others, in addition to current participating forum members, to contribute if they wish, to this worthwhile program. George Glazener ps: Warren wants suggestions for "Any suggestions RE: a N. Texas retreat location?"
Last edited by george1; 10/02/08 12:51 PM. Reason: N. texas
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/03/08 03:01 AM
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Brimbum
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OK guys it is time to get those donations of flies off to Warren. I had some foam spiders already tied, and I found a few dozen of Rich Hart's Ghost Minnows that I had tied sometime before, so I put them in an envelope with some cap Spiders and will post them when the post office opens Friday morning. I am very proud that these three simple patterns all catch a bunch of fish and hope that these guys will get a smile on their face while using them.
Big Dale
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Brimbum
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: Brimbum]
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10/03/08 11:09 AM
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kelkay
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Yes I know it is time, I plan to work on some more flies today. I need to get this shipped off by Monday I think...thanks for the reminder.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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10/05/08 09:53 PM
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kelkay
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Well I have finished my box, I could add a couple more flies tomorrow. Tonight I decided to try some Jitterbees, and I added a few to the box. I put some Bream Killers in there, and a few soft hackle spider type flies...Partridge and Yellow...etc... I hope they like them all, and catch some fish. If I don't forget, I will go to the post office tomorrow and send them off.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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10/06/08 04:28 PM
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kelkay
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My flies went out today, I hope they enjoy them, and catch a bunch of fish!
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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10/07/08 12:03 AM
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lately all my success has come has come from dahlberg diver type bugs, so i sent a dozen white & a dozen other assorted colors, i have gotten side-tracked a couple times & didn't get to tie as many as i wanted to, i will start now for next year.
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: Brimbum]
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10/14/08 09:33 PM
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kelkay
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Hey Dale, what type bead head (size etc..) did you use on those Ghost Minnows anyhow? My biggest bead is about half of what I need, maybe not even that. If you made them for Reel Recovery, they must be a good fly to have...hehehe.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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10/14/08 09:37 PM
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If you made them for Reel Recovery, they must be a good fly to have...hehehe. hell yes, a fly for reel recovery is an awesome fly
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/14/08 09:41 PM
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kelkay
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If Big Dale tied it up for Reel Recovery, yes it had to be good. So I am gonna make some...hehehe. I know what they look like, I just need to duplicate it.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/16/08 09:35 AM
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Brimbum
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Kelly: Sorry, but I don't remember it was so long ago that I tied them. Seems like I tied them on a Mustad 3366 in a size 4, so whatever fit on that after I bent the barb down. When you tie these please remember that when developing the pattern, Rich found that the sparser he tied them the better they worked.
Big Dale
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Re: Reel Recovery
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10/16/08 12:03 PM
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kelkay
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Got ya on the sparseness. I will just have to try and guess. You sure have a good memory on patterns, and who tied them etc... You have even met a lot of these people. That is awesome.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: kelkay]
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10/17/08 03:32 AM
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I could not sleep, so I tried a few beads on a few hooks and found that the 5/32 hooks fit on a size 4 Mustad 3366 once the barb is bent down, but I prefer the 3/16 size cyclops beads on that hook size and reserve the 5/32 beads for the smaller hooks. I also use the Mustad 3407 size 4 hook for this pattern and the size of the beads work the same way for these hooks.
Rich and his wife Lauren used to have a fly shop they ran out of their house in Granbury. When you called, Lauren most often had a kid on her hip and you could hear the dog in the background. You had to be careful and always call them calftails as the dog was named Kip. This is another case of a very gracious wife where Rich was allowed to think it was his shop and while he was off "guiding" clients or fishing, and she was dealing with suppliers and customers.
They once had a Cow Pasture Fly Tying Festival were one of the contests was to see who could tie a fly, rig a rod, cross a fence, go down to the pond and cast a fly to see who could do it the quickest. I thought they could have included catching a fish. That day I won the raffle for a box of flies tied by Charlie Cypert and I could have not been happier if I had won the box of flies tied by Billy Munn. I miss that shop.
I think one of the most cool things about our chosen hobby is that there are so many good folks with similar interests out there.
Have fun with this stuff.
Big Dale
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Brimbum
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Re: Reel Recovery
[Re: Brimbum]
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10/17/08 11:09 AM
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kelkay
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Thanks Brimbum, once again. I sure appreciate it.
The greatest danger to American freedom is a government that ignores the Constitution." Thomas Jefferson
You Don�t Love Something You Want to �Fundamentally Transform� Mark Levin
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