Hot Tuna 0 Report post Posted May 16, 2010 Just finished watching LaFointaine Originals Vol.2(BTs Fly Fishing Products) which I recently obtained on Ebay. What a great tape! Good job Al and Gretchen. Also includes the tying talents of Paul and Char Stimpson who I hadn't seen tie before...great tiers. I particularly liked the Enchanted Prince Nymph pattern and the "double magic" technique. Brilliant!!! A lot of out of the box thinking on this one which Gary was so good at. Gone but never forgotten. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al Beatty 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2010 Hi Hot Tuna, Thanks for the "plug" regarding the LaFontaine DVD's. We had a lot of fun working with Gary (and Paul/Char Stimpson) on the 7-video project. Yes, he is gone but not forgotten; we miss him a lot and spoke about him on Friday after receiving a call from a customer who wanted to verify how to perform a LaFontaine tying technique. That tip was how he liked to glue bead-head patterns. TIP: He placed a drop of glue (or crazy glue) on top of the bead head before applying the whip-finish. Then he "formed the triangle of tying thread" with the whip-finish tool and "drug" the leading strand of thread through the glue on the top of the bead while applying the whip-finish. In so doing he glued the fly from the inside out. That little trick sure improved the durability of bead-head flies. Take care & ... Tight Lines - Gretchen & Al Beatty www.btsflyfishing.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
