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The second annual UTAH FLY TYING EXPO! Great auctions, classes, tiers, raffles, fun for all. I will be there Saturday, probably all day from the sounds of it.
All money goes to the Stonefly Society Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Mojo built the most beautiful McFarland rod to be sold or auctioned or raffled.
I will try to get some pixs of it.
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[center][font "Arial Narrow"][#008000][size 4][cool]Have you invited Mac? He isn't doing anything this Saturday. LOL[/size][/#008000][/font]
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[blue]hey now.. I have to take my truck in for service.. it may not be as exciting as golfing or tying expos.. but I know I wont get skunked like I do when I go fishing... [sly]
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That would make it PERFECT if you two were there!
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[blue]sis you have no idea how much I would love to come up there and see all that glitz and glitter.. and watch you in action at the fly tying table.. but would still love to see pics of it all if anyone thinks to take some..
Id also love to see that rod mojo made.. and would be very curious as to how much it brings at auction..
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Here is the Spruce Creek ready for the show. It is a 7'9" Dry Fly Glass with blank by Mike McFarland. Agot guide and Wicker wrapped cork them flamed:
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that is an awesome looking rod.. love the mojo's work..
.. you said a dry fly glass.. Im gonna show my ignorance here.. what wt rod is that.. ?
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also.. just curious. why did he wrap the cork with wicker.. ?? is there any advantage to doing that.?
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First off it is a 4 weight, but it flexes right down to the handle (VERY NOODLIE) like allot of bamboos.
The wicker on the cork is awesome for grip, but also looks and old school.
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[font "Arial Narrow"][#008000][size 4][cool]I would imagine that wicker is a bit heaver than cork. How much extra weight would it add to the rod? About an ounce?[/size][/#008000][/font]
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The wicker was a thin strip, so I wouldn't even say an ounce. The whole rod (remember it is glass not graphite) weighed 3.4 ounces.
I know this for sure cause I have a very accurate scale for weighing my Polish Flies.
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I stand corrected, it is not wicker it is Rattan (like bamboo, so strong as heck)[cool]
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The rod is beautiful, I went and saw it yesterday. The wrapping thread was a vintage orange varigated thread that looked fantastic on the blank. From what I understand there were 52 $10 cards/chances to win that rod. My idea was to buy one card, win it then as per usual, accidently break it off in my truck door, or fish it in front of MoJo all the time, just to piss him off. Oh well you had to be at the banquet to participate in this raffle, so someone walked off with a beauty.
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They brought out another deck of cards on it so it went just short of $6 hundred. He is smiling today for sure. Not sure who won it yet.
It was a great turn out.
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My b-days getting closer my favorite brother. And I won't tell your other brothers about it
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