Thank you 1 fly...

ORIGINAL: coldfront

to all who worked so hard, thanks. to jack for keeping this alive, we all owe you for your enthusiasm. is it time to start next year's list?

ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

keep in mind that jack spends tons of time also building rods, contacting people and then driving up from kentucky. he too should be commended for his work.



Ok lots of ppl stayed at home this year for some un named reason.


It was a great event for the WW from what I heard..

ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

ORIGINAL: rookie5781

ORIGINAL: coldfront

nuke, i have thanked skip, debi, john and the guides via pms or on facebook. i was with them and the vets. i was the net guy. also thanks should be extended to hans and vickie, fisherlady and erie mako and all those who stayed at the pavilion cooking and getting things ready. i have talked to them also.

i talked to almost all of them this morning or early this afternoon.

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Thank you Coldfront.

Before you knock someone for the lack of participation you might want to think twice. Jack has done more of his fair share of work for the one fly, as he does every year. Just because he does not live up here, doesn't mean he doesn't do anything. I also want to say if it wasn't for him and Brandon, we would of never gotten prizes done in time due to having more then we could handle alone.

I do want to thank everyone that took time to donate, tie flies, help the vets, cook, set everything up, and the list goes on. The people behind the scenes are a great bunch of people and I couldn't of asked for a better group to work and get involved with.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

I know how much you did and it's great but don't give credit where its not due...

ORIGINAL: Bughawk

ORIGINAL: kingnuke32

ORIGINAL: coldfront

to all who worked so hard, thanks. to jack for keeping this alive, we all owe you for your enthusiasm. is it time to start next year's list?

Thats a joke give credit to Skip or someone who deserves it, the guy who did WW(Skip and the guides) should be commended, it will live well beyond someone you named who pretends he does something.

I really debated about chiming in here, especially since I have not participated directly in the last 3 One Fly events, but when I read a comment like that, I just cannot keep my mouth or keyboard shut. 

I was with Jack and have been with him since we decided to put the One Fly together years ago.  The first several were attended by a handful of people, no fancy prizes, no big meals, no night before dinners, no poker tournaments, no whatevers,,, just a few guys gathering to have a good time fishing, swapping stories and hanging out.  A simple idea, fish with one fly until you loose it.  Fish for bragging rights.  Fish for fun.  Fish because you love the sport and wanted to share some time with friends and family.

Over the years, the event grew, more people, more elaborate set ups, more prizes, more, more, more...  I helped Jack get prizes so EVERY person would leave with something, even if it was a $2.00 set of hemostats or an empty fly box.  The prizes got better and better and more expensive, the plans more complex, and so it went.  As the event evolved I left for personal reasons, but others stepped up to fill the breech.  I have stayed in contact with Jack in a behind the scenes advisory role and provided a few prizes, but have not participated directly.

This year a new addition of the wounded warriors was added to an already full agenda.  I think it was fantastic that the hero's were welcomed and thanked in a very real and special way for their service and sacrifice.  All those who worked with these brave folks should be applauded, but this added event was not part of the original idea.  It added a new dimension, but also changed the direction of the event.

As I said, I really have no right to comment on this year's event as I was not there, but I want to put a little perspective on the history of the One Fly and let those who don't remember the beginnings know what it was and what more importantly it meant to those who started it.

As with all things in life, we often mistake more for better until we realize that it is the simple things in life that make the lasting memories and mean the most to us. 

Maybe the One Fly has grown beyond what it was intended to be and as such, it needs to change.  Perhaps it will spin off some other meaningful and fruitful activities.  That would be wonderful.  But the one thing we all need to keep in mind is that a man named Jack many years ago sitting around BSing with his buddies had an idea and put that idea into motion.  If Jack had been like most men and let the idea just remain that, an idea, no one would be here today having this discussion.

Jack, from a person on the sidelines, I say thank you for your vision and years of commitment to the One Fly.