Kansas Fly Fisher

Dano - Glad to hear about your mom! Hope to see you there, but we understand if you're not. John

Your very welcome, but we should be the one's saying thank you, to you and all our brothers and sisters serving our country. We wish all of you a very Merry and Safe Christmas. John

NICE fish! And a lot of fun I'm sure. Congrats! John

And to all . . . a good night! Merry CHRISTmas all! Hope the holidays are as good as you want and that next year even better. John

Sorry to hear about your mom Dano, It sounds like things are going well. Prayers are up as we speak. Wish you and your's a happy holiday. John

I'll call her today. Thanks Phil. John

Hey Phil, I know you're in Cancun but when you get back I would like to book a couple of nights for my son and I. We will be down on the 1st and will stay until the 3rd. Give me a shout when you get back and we can finalize the arrangements. Thanks John

Congrats everyone! This was an outstanding project. We had 15 members participate in this swap; Myself, Tim, Steve, Terry, Jim, LMW, Phil, JoRoB, Okieflyfisher53, Dano, Larry, Don, Rolan, Zachary, and Michael. The box I used measured 24" long, 16" wide and 9" deep. We could not have gotten another item in there if we wanted to! Here is the inventory as sent: 82 dozen fly's, 17 fly boxes, 46 leaders, 2 Leader Links, 1 spool of 4lb test line, 2 spools of fly line, 12 btls of Zap-a-Gap, 1 tying vise, 4 btls of head cement, 3 btls of fly line cleaner, 3 btls of fly floatant, 200 streamer hooks, Tippet: 14 spools of 2x, 5 spools of 3x, 11 spools of 4x, 15 spools of 5x, and 6 spools of 6x, and a LARGE assortment of fly tying materials! Bravo Zulu John

Sorry for not posting sooner, but it's been busy around the house and at work. Our #2 and #3 granddaughters are coming home for the holidays. We haven't got to see the youngest yet. So you know Grandma's been keeping me busy. Work's been equally as busy as we are still down two paramedics. Anyway, the point of this post. The box went out in the mail the afternoon of the 12th. I'll post an update to the inventory tomorrow. It's been a busy shift and I'm heading to bed. Just wanted to get everyone up to speed while I had a little down time. John

Great to hear you home! Glad everything went well. I'm looking forward to some "PT" with you. That's "Put and Take" on the river. Here's for a fast recovery. John

I can bring a couple of more 12 packs. I'm like Leonard though, I drink Dt. Pepsi, but I'll bring some Dt. Coke along on this trip. This is really shaping up to be a real fun time. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and being able to put some faces with the names. Has anyone heard from Terry? John

Thanks for the info Davy. I'll have to try the longer tippets on my next trip. Hadn't thought about that. John

Congrats! Have a great time and get some pictures for those of us locked in here in the midwest. John

Welcome to the site. You'll find a great bunch of guys and gals here with a ton of experience. I'm not a bait fisher, although I'm thinking of giving it a try next year, so I'll defer your question to one of them. Again, welcome! John

All this talk about grits has made me hunnngray . . . John

Dear Santa, Mine is but a short list this year. All I want is for the conflict to be over in the Middle East and ALL our troops to be home and safe for the holidays. Thanks Santa. John

I've spent a few good nights in my Nissan Frontier! Not too uncomfortable, but give Phil a call. I think he's got his winter rates going and there very reasonable. John

LOVE IT!

I'll bring a small gas grill and some "firehouse poppers." I can also bring cold drinks for lunch. TB - I'll bring the Foley "just in case." John

Forsythian, I really don't know for sure what the difference is, but I would suggest it might have something to do with corrosion resistant connections and components? Maybe? John

You Got it! I don't do the mouth to mouth, but I LIKE to shock! Dano, I've got a portable gas grill I can bring. It'll do six or so burgers and some hotdogs if that helps. I like the idea of inviting the MDC agent and hatchery workers. It be nice to meet them as well. John

Update for 06 Dec 2006. Got Don's and Jim's boxes in today. With the deadline getting close we are only one away from having 100% returns. As of today we have gathered 82 dozen fly's, 35 spools of tippet, 26 packets of leaders and a multitude of other items including several packages of tying materials. Thanks again for all that you have done. John

Looks like it's a go! I'll be bringing my son down. He'll be back for the holidays and I've promised him a trip (or two) to Taney. We won't be there until around noon though. I have to work the ambulance on New Year's Eve and won't get off until around 8:00 a.m. We'll start down right after that and it's about a 3 hour drive for us. Hope to see some of you for lunch. John

Best of luck! Hope you're back on the water soon. John

Thanks for posting the article Dano. John