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A Matching set

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A Matching set

Postby flybob » February 9th, 2014, 5:37 pm

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In spite of all the time that Mrs. Flybob is spending in caring for her mother these days, this amazing woman still manages to find the time to take care of the needs of our fellow rod builders and Net fabricators.

Albeit, these were for me, she has already made a couple of net cases for Fishfreak, and a few rod socks for Midger this year.

We just recently got an inquiry for a dozen socks for a competition fly fisherman in the Netherlands! Potentially our first International order!

Now if I can just find the time to go fishing......

hope you are all well out there,
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Re: A Matching set

Postby RichardCullip » February 9th, 2014, 5:44 pm

Those look great Bob. Just don't set them down in the woods. You might never find them again.....
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Re: A Matching set

Postby lucfish » February 9th, 2014, 5:59 pm

That's some nice stuff Bob. We miss you too.
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Re: A Matching set

Postby mike.s » February 9th, 2014, 6:44 pm

Now she just needs to make you a shirt amd pants out of this stuff and you will totally dissapear...lol
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Re: A Matching set

Postby anacrime » February 9th, 2014, 6:50 pm

Shoot, better not drop em in the woods!
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Re: A Matching set

Postby midger » February 9th, 2014, 6:53 pm

Nice looking set of socks! Martha does them right.
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Re: A Matching set

Postby Papasequoia » February 9th, 2014, 7:24 pm

Nice!
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Re: A Matching set

Postby Richard W T » February 10th, 2014, 2:44 pm

Nice!
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Re: A Matching set

Postby briansII » February 10th, 2014, 2:54 pm

Very cool! I never thought about a net case, but if you have a masterpiece like the Sierra Nets, I can understand needing one.

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Re: A Matching set

Postby WanderingBlues » February 10th, 2014, 3:01 pm

Very classy looking work.
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Re: A Matching set

Postby WadeK » February 10th, 2014, 3:11 pm

Those are very nice, but I'd be afraid someday I'd loose one and find it in the woods by the sickening sound of a rod crunching under foot.
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Re: A Matching set

Postby flybob » February 10th, 2014, 6:29 pm

Well for those of you concerned about losing them in the woods, I can always replace them with this pattern!

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Though the original belongs to Eric's granddaughter.....I am sure I can dig up some more of this fabric!
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Re: A Matching set

Postby teejay » February 11th, 2014, 11:52 am

Bob, an advantage that occurs to me is that you could probably leave your expensive rod in the pink strawberry case in your vehicle and nobody would break in to steal it. The ultimate camouflage.
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Re: A Matching set

Postby Rob909 » February 11th, 2014, 2:48 pm

Good to hear from you Bob :)

Martha certainly does do good work!


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Re: A Matching set

Postby stanbery » February 11th, 2014, 5:43 pm

Bob

Martha did a great job on the rod sock and net sock.
Really like the camo.

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