As the 2012 Fly Fishing show came to a close, all eyes were on the Denver Broncos. While fly fishing had been the talk of the town the previous 2 days, it was time for Touchdown Timmy to try to lead the Broncos to Victory.
It is always a great time at these shows and this year was no different. There is always time to meet new people, catch up with old friends and to answer tons of questions. I spent this year digging through piles of materials looking for only a few items to tie. Ask anyone, and they will tell you that I brought way too much stuff. But, who did they come to when they needed something? Yup, it was me. I even traded 64 hooks for 100 hooks to Shea. The price goes up when you are on the water....or the bench. I messed around with a new hopper pattern, one that most of you may have seen already. It is one I would like to share with you guys to see what you think. I'll get around to that later. One of my favorite things this year was being able to meet Mark Petijean. I stood there and watched him work magic with his magic tool and place all that high quality material on a hook. I was humbled, knowing that when I grow up, I want to be as good as a fly tier as he is. Not to mention his tools that he has created. As the show came to an end, I had tied a lot of flies. I had made some new friends and made some new contacts and scored a few new things. It was great as usual and as the crowd thinned on Sunday, it was time to hope the Broncos could somehow, just somehow beat the Steelers. It was a great weekend.
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The beginning of something good. |
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A view from my seat. |
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Jake Ruthven |
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Shea Gunkel twisting up something on a 2499 SPBL |
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One of Shea's boxes and his Splatte Guide Stickas |
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It's the land of............ |
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Representing! Howard from the Windknots & Tangled Lines Blog. |
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They were buying like it was candy. |
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Mark Petijean's booth....... |
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had some materials...... |
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and flies...... |
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and some great CDC........... |
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to twist up some patterns like a CDC Caddis |
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His Magic Tool is simply amazing. |
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My favorite. |
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#16 |
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You got 'em? |
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Foam ant. |
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Perfect for this summer. |
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I don't remember who tied this pattern, but I like it. |
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Hey, thanks for stopping by and saying hi! Till next year. |