I’ve seen a lot “roadkill/fly tyer” pieces floating around the Internet, but the best I’ve read so far can be found at our own Singlebarbed, who makes us wonder exactly what kind of drugs he was doing in college while the rest of us were… uhhh… OK, we were doing pretty much the same drugs, but you didn’t read it here.
Any real tier worth his salt can tell sex, species, approximate the decay level, cross reference it with his mental inventory, and determine value – before he locks the brakes up.
We?re sickos, masterless ronin, owing allegiance to nothing other than the knowledge that steel belted radial season is open year round. The real trick is getting the game processed so?s not spend the next decade in some gladiator academy, protecting our hindquarters.
He even sprinkles the piece with useful information (how to treat bird skins vs those of larger mammals), but still, it’s the description of the diseased that causes some uncomfortable moments, if only because it all seems unsettlingly familiar.
Read the rest of the weirdness at: Sordid Confessions of a Tertiary Stage Fly Tier : Singlebarbed
[tags]fly fishing, singlebarbed, fly tying, roadkill[/tags]
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Not half an hour ago I passed a fox resting on the side of the road…my wife was dozing at the time and I considered pulling over. That’s how bad it is. If we saw a couple of packs of ostrich herl or a prime bucktail on the shoulder, we’d stop for sure.
Dave
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Dozing wife? That’s an easy one. If she wakes, you say you stopped in a vain attempt to save the poor thing’s life.
Instant “sensitive guy” points. Unless, of course, she knows you too well…
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Tom
Reminds me of a little poem I once wrote
Fly Swaps; in Generalities
Sitting before my desk, I am amazed at the array
of tools, fur, feathers, tinsels, and threads of every color.
Oh, and the expense, road kill is not cheap.
Those inclined to indulge in dressing a hook seem
to do so for the visual pleasure of other fishermen.
But, most importantly the fish don’t care.
c/w d.sears 08/07
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