Village Idiot

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Re: Village Idiot

Post by RnF » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:55 pm

haha, now that's a stickler!
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by Kelly L. » Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:40 pm

This photo made me do a double take! Loved it. Quite funny. That ones needs to be in a book. You must eat a lot of fruit is all I can say! Your photos are top notch too. Awesome work.
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by Hans Weilenmann » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:03 am

gingerdun wrote:Hans, That is a great fly-tying portrait. That gentleman is truly happy. Looking forward to hearing more.
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Lance, the tier in the photo, the person working on his first-ever attempt to tie a fly (for a special occasion), is the late Alan Bramley.

Alan was the owner and ceo of the (then) leading hookmaker firm Partridge of Redditch.

Cheers,
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PS The Polish fly hook I referenced earlier in the thread was an Alan invention, where he sent out samples to friends on April Fools - it is a normal shaped hook with an eye at one end, a point at the other - so far, so normal - and a barb pointing the other way...
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by Izaak » Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:09 pm

Hans,

The Polish fly hook would have been perfect! :lol:
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by fflutterffly » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:19 pm

I think I resemble that remark.
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by chase creek » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:34 pm

Don't think there's a smiley big enough for this one! :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Village Idiot

Post by DOUGSDEN » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:33 pm

Don't laugh too much folks! This fly will be perfect when we start pushing flies thru the current instead of pulling or leading them thru! Very funny stuff indeed! Please keep us fed!
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