Found my old vise after 20 years

[Falcon45]

Hi folks....last week I ran across my fly tying vise I hadn't seen for 20 years. I promptly dusted it off and began tying up a few flies. I call these flies the "Jimmie Dale" jigs named after 2 of my buddies.

[CrappieDreamer]

Nice! What colors are you using in the top left jigs?

[Falcon45]

Hi CrappieDreamer...the body is forest green chenille, underbody is chartreuse tensile, the tail is green guinea feathers, and I added a few strands of crystal flash. Hope this helps.

[skiptomylu]

Welcome to the site and Board! Amazing find after not seeing your vise for so long! Now just enjoy the hobby and catch some fish, not much better than that!

Skip

[trypman1]

Very nice!! Thanks.

[Falcon45]

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. Looking forward to learning more about tying flies. To me there is no greater thrill than catching a fish on a fly that you tied yourself!

[slammingjack]

Some really nice colors there.

[skeetbum]

Some very nice work . Welcome from Central Florida. I'd say that you haven't lost your touch, those will do just fine. Some newer materials might give you some ideas too. Welcome back to the addiction.

[Falcon45]

Some very nice work . Welcome from Central Florida. I'd say that you haven't lost your touch, those will do just fine. Some newer materials might give you some ideas too. Welcome back to the addiction.

Thank you Skeetbum for the warm welcome. Finding that vise after all those years was like meeting up with an old friend you haven't seen in a long, long time. I'm finding new patterns and new materials to play with. Can't wait to get to Lake Bowen here in SC.

[skeetbum]

Thank you Skeetbum for the warm welcome. Finding that vise after all those years was like meeting up with an old friend you haven't seen in a long, long time. I'm finding new patterns and new materials to play with. Can't wait to get to Lake Bowen here in SC.

I know about revisiting an old friend. I recently went Skeet Shooting with a friend, something I did avidly for about 20 years, and fell right back into the groove. I find it funny how we love to learn new things and follow a different path for a time. Some of these paths are never traveled again, and some we visit with a smile. I have always come back to fishing and things related to it. Some things are just a part of us and partly define who we are.