Guest Report post Posted December 14, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/flytyermagazine/posts/10155955031854938 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2017 Nice divers and Banana Bug. Can you imagine how hard it must be to make deer hair bills.Did you check out comments...Nice ones there too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2017 I have that book around here somewhere Got to meet and tie with Tim once. Heres one my Banana Bugs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2017 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2017 Mike your Banana Bug pattern is incredible, I bet that thing has got some wag. Do you also make the non articulated version? How thick is that book? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2017 Mike your Banana Bug pattern is incredible, I bet that thing has got some wag. Do you also make the non articulated version? How thick is that book? I might see where you are heading... Check Amazon for used title. Libraries sell surplus off for a pittance. Cheaper than colored copies! Like 5 bucks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2017 FRN Yep I Just ordered a copy of the book on Amazon $14 shipped. If it's anything like the quarterly magazine this has got to be the Holy Grail of flytying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike West 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Fshng2, Well I guess you’re about to find out it’s about an inch inch and a quarter thick I bought that when it first came out back in like 1985-1987 something like that. It was a wealth of information and an eye-opening book at the time. You will soon see that nothing is really new. I’m an old guy right (59) In order to learn how to tie you figured it out yourself ,you bought books or went to clubs and tied with other tiers. Now days if you want to get into fly tying and don’t know anything... you can be an expert in a year because of YouTube and the Internet. Sometimes it pisses me off because the young kids ain’t paid their dues and other times I really appreciate it because I’ve learned so much from others. I’ve been spinning a deerhair for over 40 years and I’ve sat down with some of the best dear hair spinners at the time(70’-90’s) and I can tell you’re right now these past heroes don’t hold a candle to some of the guys we have on this board today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaddrifter 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Maybe my links/images are working correctly but what book are you referring to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flat Rock native 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Maybe my links/images are working correctly but what book are you referring to? Post 4 above Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaddrifter 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 That just shows up like this for me... 1_F392_D73_BD36_4_B6_F_847_A_047_A59_F96 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Deaddrifter do a search on amazon (books) for Fly Tyer Pattern Bible as that is the title. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deaddrifter 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Fshng2, Well I guess you’re about to find out it’s about an inch inch and a quarter thick I bought that when it first came out back in like 1985-1987 something like that. It was a wealth of information and an eye-opening book at the time. You will soon see that nothing is really new. I’m an old guy right (59) In order to learn how to tie you figured it out yourself ,you bought books or went to clubs and tied with other tiers. Now days if you want to get into fly tying and don’t know anything... you can be an expert in a year because of YouTube and the Internet. Sometimes it pisses me off because the young kids ain’t paid their dues and other times I really appreciate it because I’ve learned so much from others. I’ve been spinning a deerhair for over 40 years and I’ve sat down with some of the best dear hair spinners at the time(70’-90’s) and I can tell you’re right now these past heroes don’t hold a candle to some of the guys we have on this board today. I am with you Mike I learned from the school of hard knocks too. I can tell you enjoyed the book alot, coffee stains and all.. Ha. Thank goodness for Ernest Schweibert's Match The Hatch (without pictures) and orvis catalogs. I'm just a young guy (66) that started tying when I was 15. I missed tying a few years in between but have been making up for it these last few years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2017 Thanks! NP it's in Amazon books. E-bay also has it with a make an offer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites