"A Gift to My Wife"

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steely34
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2011/05/14 10:55:29 (permalink)

"A Gift to My Wife"


Thought about this for a while - started last night and finished this morning. Thought I'd share it. A small gift to my wife.




























































"They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

John Gierach

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    bingsbaits
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/14 12:51:59 (permalink)
    WOW.... Beautiful work....

    "There is a pleasure in Angling that no one knows but the Angler himself". WB
     
     


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    Fisherlady2
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/14 13:18:02 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: bingsbaits

    WOW.... Beautiful work....



    What he said!!!!

    Steely, that is incredible! She's one lucky lady!
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    rookie5781
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/14 14:52:36 (permalink)
    That is awesome, maybe that will give Jokerball an idea for a gift.


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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/14 14:52:52 (permalink)
    That is awesome, maybe that will give Jokerball an idea for a gift.


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    deetz4352
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/14 15:33:17 (permalink)
    Looks great !!!  She gonna like it Im sure. It would look even better stuck in a fishes mouth. 

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    woodnickle
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/15 09:17:02 (permalink)
    Just beautiful!!! You sure do have talent! I am truely enviouse to have such great skills

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    smallie2
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/15 09:36:09 (permalink)
    Great work! And the photo is just as nice!
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    Flyguy638
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/15 20:22:56 (permalink)
    Very nicely done, what a guy
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/15 22:24:45 (permalink)
    very nice steely wish i could do that you are the man!!!!

    I didn't say these are the ten suggestions
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 08:14:23 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Fisherlady2


    ORIGINAL: bingsbaits

    WOW.... Beautiful work....



    What he said!!!!



    What they said.

    "For the supreme test of a fisherman is not how many fish he has caught...but what he has caught when he has caught no fish." - John H. Bradley

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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 10:44:59 (permalink)
    that's great steely. i might have to hit you up for one of them for the ol' lady!
    she thinks my beetle patterns are very good. maybe a beetle in a pine tree will be appropriate!
     
    great job  this shows some fly guys have more talent than some realize!

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    luvinbluegills
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 11:40:00 (permalink)
    Superb work! You've combined a number of techniques and also produced a realistic fly that any lady would love! 

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    flyfishindave
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 16:56:20 (permalink)
    great job but will she let you take it to alaska to try it on a silver just asking
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    steely34
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 18:42:32 (permalink)
    Thanks everyone for your comments on this. Very much appreciated and I'm glad you liked it. I put it in a small frame and gave it to her along with the flowers - no special occasion - just something to let her know how much I appreciate her putting up with me for as many years as she has. Especially with this strange obsession I have with fly fishing and tying. Guess it's better than being in the local pub every night though.   She always knows where to find me.... down at the bench. 

     FFDave .... that's a good one.... as long as it took me to put it together - no  - even if she would let me .... I wouldn't want to risk getting it stuck in a tree on the backcast!!   Thanks for the chuckle. 

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

    John Gierach

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    flyfishindave
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/16 20:47:53 (permalink)
    I THOUGH YOU WOULD LIKE THAT
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    bulldog1
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/17 10:31:12 (permalink)
    Beautiful work and a nice gesture for your wife, but (and don't take this the wrong way) if I did that let's just say I'd have a lot more time to fish and half as much of everything else...
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    RE: "A Gift to My Wife" 2011/05/24 05:55:59 (permalink)
    Yes but make sure your wife like this kind of gifts coz if she is not then you can understand.. Just kidding, hope your wife likes it.. Thanks

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    post edited by clothbottom1 - 2011/05/24 05:56:55
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