Hey ya’ll… one of the guys up in Maryland is staging a tying marathon to support their local Project Healing Waters (PHW) Chapter… we’ll I have contacted him and thrown the gauntlet down challenging him to a North vs. South marathon… The vent will be from 10AM - 3 PM. All flies tied here will go to our local PHW chapter and if it’s cool wiht them a small fraction, like 10% goes to the SC CHapter of Heroes on the Water. What we need is a place to do it on the 20th, I am pretty sure I can find a few places to maybe donate lunches, but more iportantly we need peoples to tie the flies! 
Please post up if you can attend or if you can support by donating materials, loan us a few vises if we need 'em etc. As soon as we can find a place we can start making more indepth plans… Maybe a few prizes/raffles… Let me know what ya’ll think.
Ken
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
I’m more than happy to lend my tying abilities for the event. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I’ve got a place in mind for the event - will look into it today to see if it is available.
BTW, I just checked the PHW website, and they have the MD tie-a-thon on the calendar for Feb. 27, not the 20.
Cool … I’ll get in touch wiht the guy up there and make sure we do it on the same day… we gotta whoop the yankees at this ya’ll know that right
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
i may be down that way. SNL gets out of OTS 18 and party on 20. what size hooks etc are we lookin at. planning to go to cavs/bobcats the night before but i will tie cyclops style if needed. lemme know so i can pack up by the 18th.
any word back from bagdad?
he’s pretty white for a fly guy
This is awesome, I’ll tell everybody I know with a vise…
Some of the best fishing ever done, was done without water, using only the printed word. --Unknown
We will be tying for the local PHW chapter here so crab patterns, skrimps, clousers… all the stuff for the local waters… and the guy on KBF is doing it on the 20th so we will too…
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
Great! I’ll look into getting a venue tomorrow - I wanted to make sure we had the date set before hand.
Ken, if you need me to do anything else to help out, please let me know.
cool… I have no idea how many of us will be there but the 20th will be the day and we do need a venue…
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
i just had an idea on venue. not sure if its feasible or too late but perhaps a mall would allow us to set up a kiosk. that would allow promotion of the causes and give some publicity to the club. we would need enough electricity for lights, some card tables for clamp-ons, and we might not be able to practice ALL of our vices. if not this time maybe the next one. my .02.
p.s. i will be out by the airbase so the more norther the more better for me
he’s pretty white for a fly guy
Allright ya’ll… Our buddy here FishinFrenzy has hooked us up wiht a venue… The Crab House on James Isalnd, right there by Wapoo Cut, has agreeed to let us use thier upstairs room for the event… The CA has agreed to donate some stuff for us but what I need from all of you is… I need a no dookie lis to of people who will be there… ya don;t have to be there the whole time but I need to know how many of us there will be… So far
Me
Austin
FishinFrenzy
I am sure there are more of ya’ll but I need some confirmation as soon as possible. post up here, PM me or shoot me an e-mail… Thanks again Guys!!!
Ken
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
I just wanted to let ya’ll know we will have materials and tools there so you don;t have to bring all your stuff if its too much hassle… stop by and tie a few of your favorite patterns for us and help out these orgs… is 5 minutes at a vise really too much to ask???
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
Alright ladies and gents, we need to get an official roll call on who is and who isn’t going to come out to the PHW/HOW Fly Tying Marathon. Mainly, I need to let the Crab House know how many people to expect, but I also need to know who I will have to harass unmercifully until I get you to come out.
In all seriousness, the fly-tying marathon will be held on Saturday, February 20 from 10:00AM – 3:00PM at the Charleston Crab House (located at 145 Wappoo Creek Dr. on James Island). All flies tied at the event (or donated by anyone who can’t make it), will be donated to Heroes on the Water and Project Healing Waters – two organizations that assist injured and disabled veterans on their road to recovery by introducing them to the therapeutic qualities of fishing.
Want to pitch in but can’t tie flies? Not a problem. There are several ways you can help out:
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Donate materials. Stop by the Charleston Angler and tell them to put together a material goody bag for the event. We’ll use the materials during the event for the flies we tie. Anything left over can be sent to the organizations for them to use in future events.
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Donate money. We’ll gladly take any money that is donated and pool it in with the flies/materials to send to the organizations, as one lump donation from the Charleston fishing community. Keep in mind that your donation is tax-deductible, as both organizations are 501(3)(c), non-profit organizations.
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Spread the word. Talk to your family. Talk to your friends. Talk to the guy in the cubicle next to you. Talk to anyone and let them know what’s going on and how they can contribute.
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And finally, support those who are tying. If you can’t donate and can’t tie, hell, just come out to the Crab House on the 20th and shoot the proverbial “schitt” with us.
We especially want to thank our event sponsors, the Charleston Crab House for agreeing to let us hooligans use their facility, and the Charleston Angler<
Quick update, Ron from hookandhack.com has donated a bunch of tying material for us… THANK YOU Ron!!! he has a great business and if you aren;t gonna buy local from the CA and ya want to buy in line hit up his site. Tons of stuff and great prices!!!
www.hookhack.com
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
i should be able to make it Ken…my goon trip might not float:frowning_face:
www.flyfishingsc.com
I was wonderin where you were if not Brother just tie me up about 4 dozen drum beaters
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
I have a charter on the 20th, but I may be able to swing by for a bit to help out.
im in. do i need more than a vice and bobbin? light? may not be there by 10 but soon after.
he’s pretty white for a fly guy
I have a box of materials that I would be happy to donate. Just call me at the shop and I can bring them to you or just meet up w/ scotty d and give them to him!
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Hutch, we should have a good bit of tyig supplies 
Haddrells fan… THANK YOU!!! I’ll give Scotty a hoot unless he has laready talked to ya.
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os