You're on a roll, Norm. Fantastic work.

letumgo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:18 pm Reminds me of Alfalfa from “The Little Rascals”.

...odd, I looked at it and immediately saw Ethel Merman.

Nice tie, Norm!

Man, you and our dear departed friend, Alan Petrucci, make purple look good . ...too bad it's still purple. Alan dared me to tie a purple fly for him, so I did. I told him it would never work. He promptly went out and caught a fish with it. I've been trying to catch a fish on purple my entire life! ...

Yeah, baby!

"A simple wool spider". What a great way to say it. Me, I spend too much time trying to explain the stuff I just tied; ...when, as it turns out, was just a 'simple wool spider'! (insert Homer Simpson 'Doh! moment here ). Beautiful stuff, David. I have enough Jameson's to last a lifetime, a...

Even the fish speak French up here; this one will work.

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 3:33 pm I'm liking the two color bodies, Norm. Like the Angel Child, I'm stealing this one as well.

Yup. This one is getting stretched out to streamer proportions for ice-out. Nice tie, Norm!

I am intrigued by the upturned eye hook. Why do you hate the 200R? I rather like it. Lol, you've got the wrong guy. Wayne loves the 200R. It's ME ! I hate the 200R with a heat that burns with the fire of a thousand suns. Why? ...why does the moon chase the sun? It's an inherent part of my tying DNA...

chugbug wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:14 am Devo?
"Wax that whip --
Make it really stick!"

Ha! ...gawd, I hated Devo.

"Whip it, whip it good"

Okay, so how many bad 80's musical references can we find? I'm thinking Ian Drury and the Blockheads might turn up... (hit me with your rhythm stick).

I have read the books mentioned by roadkill plus THE NEW SCIENTIFIC ANGLING TROUT AND ULTRAVIOLET VISION by Reed Curry. Very interesting subject but I don’t think we will ever know for sure the effectiveness or non effectiveness of UV materials. Lou I met Reed several times, interesting fellow. Las...