So there's what, 6 of us still on the site?  Last years recipients did a great job, but since I've been in charge of setting the calendar, it's been a back burner issue.  Kinda like life is going on and the tie just doesn't hold the same importance, it did for Jerry (Lip Ripper) and Pete (Turnip).

Hey Rodrigo...I am still in possession of the fish tie. I had it for the month of Oct. Did ok with it...caught a few fish with the tie. Then Hurricane Sandy hit NY, I was tied up with that for a while. Then Bass or Bass wanted it, but he said he was having shoulder surgery and wouldn't be able to fish for a few months. So it's after the holidays and new year and I still have the tie. So if anyone wants it...I guess contact who ever is running the fish tie program or post up here...It would be nice to see some ice with the tie.

Got to agree with you Vito, some ice pic's would be nice. We got anyone out there that ice fishes and would like the tie?

Yes indeed...I miss all the tie posts...ERABBIT was killin' 'em with that tie! BTW...where was the "nafc big mouth" (who is putting me down for not making good posts) when the tie thread was going strong? He was silent while everyone was fishing.
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                             

I'm planning my annual birthday fishing trip this year for April 12-13. I'd be glad to sport the tie then!

Posted By mo65 on 06 Jan 2013 09:07 AM
Yes indeed...I miss all the tie posts...ERABBIT was killin' 'em with that tie! BTW...where was the "nafc big mouth" (who is putting me down for not making good posts) when the tie thread was going strong? He was silent while everyone was fishing.
                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                             

I hope he put his finger in a HI-Voltage light socket..........

Rod any chance we could give the Memeber Meets first wack at the tie ????  Itwas at the finger Lakes Meet two years running but the last time Ole Pete had it and he was on the bank most of the time  (sipping wine I think  )...........anyway It would or could get some extra exposure !!!!

Hey Rod, I'm going to try for steelhead (again) with someone here in Washington but a non club member in February. If I got the tie in time for that trip, am I allowed to take HIS picture instead of mine if he catches a fish and I don't (AGAIN!!)? I suppose I could borrow his fish- no one would know but us. ;-)

Duh, I remembered after I posted that last one, I'm also supposed to meet up with another club member for steelhead in February. Maybe we could do a double!
I'll have to send a PM to the current holder to see about getting it in time.

Jan - Rodrigo I'll send my info in a pm, unless those don't work for you, Barresi
Feb - Prober
Mar -
Apr - bass or bass
May -
Jun -
Jul -
Aug -
Sep -
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

Erabbit, you bet. I love that idea. What month?

Rod , I'll drop in the meet section and ask them......... The Finger Lakes Meet is in September.

Got your pm rodrigo...Tie will be sent shortly.

Posted By rodrigo on 05 Jan 2013 10:04 PM
So there's what, 6 of us still on the site?  Last years recipients did a great job, but since I've been in charge of setting the calendar, it's been a back burner issue.  Kinda like life is going on and the tie just doesn't hold the same importance, it did for Jerry (Lip Ripper) and Pete (Turnip).

Well I should probably ask, and figure out the calendar for 2013.  Who wants the tie and when do you want it?

BTW if you don't know what I'm talking about, ask me to go into detail and I'll write up a brief history.

Go ahead it will be a GOOD read !!!

Jan - Rodrigo I'll send my info in a pm, unless those don't work for you, Barresi
Feb - Prober
Mar -
Apr - bass or bass
May -
Jun -
Jul -
Aug -
Sep - Erabbit
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

Since you asked. The fishing tie, began as the regifter tie. Here's how it started. A long time ago, my buddy Larry and I are running and he asks me if it would make any difference to me if it hurt fish when they were hooked. This was at the time that some scientist did a study to see if trout felt pain, by injecting a 13oz fish with several mililitres of hydrochloric acid or bee venom into their lips and observed their responses. Because as active fishermen we all know the best bait for small trout isn't worms, nor flies, but acid and venom. What else would you use? Seriously? Best baits ever! And I had read this article and wondered aloud what's that ratio several mililitres to 13oz. I weighed about 200lbs so I'd drink what, 32oz of HCL or bee venom? and then admitted that it wouldn't. I'd still fish. I went on to lecture him about how in the real world nobody ever thinks of spiking their baits with bee venom and acid. I've read a lot of article and it's just not done. My goat was got. A couple of days later, he showed up at my house with this ugly fish tie. I'm looking at it thinking "what the hell do I do with that?" He agreed and said he wasn't ever going to wear it, but he thought I might like it. He said it was given to him as a gift and he was regifting it to me, like that Seinfeld episode. So this tie sits in my closet for a while.

This was one of those times the site was really busy and after Mulinex caught that world record blue cat, I asked the site members if anyone would be interested in passing around this tie. Take it on a fishing trip, get a pic of you wearing the tie and holding a fish, or if you're skunked make up a great story about why you didn't catch any fish. It was positively received and tweaked. Some of the members wanted to have additional gifts going along with it. and a binder holding the stories and pics of those who'd had the tie. I knew there was no way, I'd have the time to look after the tie, so I asked for volunteers to organize the calendar. Jerry aka Lipripper took the job and did a great job for the next handful of years. After he was worn out, Pete aka Turnip took on the job for another several years.

Amazingly, the tie has gone to some really impressive fishermen/women and it has brought some pretty nice luck. I have a list somewhere, but off the top of my head It's been as far north as Alaska for salmon and halibut and it's fished in the Gulf for spots and trout. It's been to the finger lakes meet, the Texas meet and I believe it's been to the Wisconsin meet. It's had some mishaps also. Our third volunteer kept it for about twice as long as he intended and a couple of years ago the original blue tie was lost and it's now an equally attractive brown fish. I was told last year that another fishing site has a tie that's also being sent around. In it's first year it actually had an article in the magazine about it.

This is the plan. Request a month. If it's open you agree to take the tie fishing and photograph yourself with the tie and your catch. Bring others along, because hilarity ensues. Sometimes the tie participates in imbibing after a day on the water. Anyway, post your pics and stories about your fishing trip with the tie, then send it along to the next person. If you want send them something to fish with. If you don't want to do that, it's not a requirement.

I will loosely follow the tie and prompt recipients to send it on if it bogs down anywhere. The most important thing is to have fun, catch fish and document it. We are the brotherhood of the fishing tie and we catch a lot of big fish. It's got some great mojo.

Who esle wants it? All those months are open.

It's to bad we can't get some of the old timers that use to be here to give it a try. Guys like angry bob, lipripper, papa_d, ICB, musky girl, walleye king #1 some of these people used to post alot of pic's of fish caught.

Frank they did have walleye King #1 took ice fishing pictures with Da Tie and his buddies to a NEW level.  I think MG had it at a MEET , Lip had it not sure about the rest. We just need folks to have fun with it fish or no fish host it and tell us a few stories and sun fish pictures. Most of the newer folks on here don't understand what this site was like back then. A lot of the threads on here seem very silly or useless to them. The way we did thinks way back worked great for us. I can remember coming on it the morning seeing Lip was at the bottom of the ONLINE page and try to get out in front of him to say HI in threads that we all seem to use that are deemed useless or silly today by new folks. Now most use the chat BUT what they don't think about is the dude that comes in later. Then they up-graded the site again and again till we got where we are today...........The OLE silly way we did it everyone new we were around that day no matter what time they came in.....................Oh well it's gone BUT Da Tie lives on......LONG LIVE DA TIE......

Tie is in the mail

Thanks. I'll be happy to wear the tie in April. Maybe it'll bring me luck to set my new PB for a flathead cat on my birthday fishing trip.

I would like the tie for June, will have ths sons-in-law with me on vacation. I took it to Dallas, Seattle, Alaska and back in 2005. on one of my shore trips on the cruise, I went salmon fishing with the tie on.

I remember when I got the box from Howard "walleye king #1" Garris. looked at the notebook for a couple hours reading the stories. He included his modified wing-it bobbers and a lure he said they most often used for walleye in his neck of the woods. I took it to Alaska and met a couple people who knew about the tie. I sent it along to Buddy aka squrlb8 along with a fishing hat. and the beat goes on...

Looks like "We're putting the band back together." We're on a Mission from God." anyone? anyone?

Jan - Rodrigo
Feb - Prober
Mar -
Apr - bass or bass
May -
Jun - Pillman
Jul -
Aug -
Sep - Erabbit
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

I spoke to Casteel today, we're gonna try fishing w the tie on the 19th.