Seadog

I just sent the flies in the mail. Hopefully you all receive them soon. Again, thanks to everyone who participated. Everyone one done a great job and I had no problems with postage!!!!! Also, thanks for all the extras. It is greatly appreciated!

Ok we had a now show in the swap. I was kind of holding off returning the flies in hopes that I would receive the last swapper's flies. That does not look likely to happen so I will send the flies out tomorrow. Let me know when you receive your flies back. Also, I will send back one extra flie that every swapper sent to make up for the "no show".

Any update?

ive received all flies except from fisheye don

Fly's are in the mail and on the way.

Got them over the weekend. Nice! Only one more swapper left!

received flies yesterday from mybadhabit and bluegill576. Very nice!!

 

 

Still nothing?

No I got them two days ago. I posted (received). They are very nice!!!

received flies yesterday from mybadhabit and bluegill576. Very nice!!

flies in the mail should be there by thursday.

 

Mike

Got them yesterday. Very nice!!

I will be looking to finish my ties here in the next few days, I will mail them as soon as I have the funds available to do so. They should be out by the end of next week as long as everything goes as planned.

Great! Have I sent you my addy yet?

Sorry for the delay in shipping I packed these up weeks ago a forgot to mail them. They will go out in the next couple of days.

Great! I look foward to receiving them. This is shaping up to be a real nice swap!!

ok I have received flies from Margaretann, RickZeiger, and famill00. All are very nice ties!

M&M Minnows are in the mail.

 

-Forrest

Received them!

Rick I received your flies. famill00 i sent you a pm!

If you all would, please send me a message or post when the flies are in the mail. It helps me keep track a little better! Thanks

M&M Minnow should go under the name famill00 on the first page as a heads up....

 

 

Thanks,

Forrest

Sorry, got it!!

Since there is some tiers ready to send flies, I will close the swap. Tie 9 bluegill flies and have them sent to me by October 15th.

Im in and does the pattern have to be a wet or dry fly or just it can be whatever. Sorry if this question is stupid.

It can be either. You choose if you want to tie a wet or a dry fly.

I've been gone for a while and thought the best way to get back in the groove is host a swap. I was thinking tie anything you like for panfish and make them due by October 15 if I can get 10 to 15 swappers!

1. Seadog Floyd's giller bug (modified version with a twist) completed

2. bassbuster Mini-craw (orange and brown)- mailed - received - COMPLETED

3. FisheyeDon Gibby's bead-head bluegill fly

4. wes917 Steroid Ant -mailed -received - COMPLETED

5. Mickalo Rubber-legged nymph - mailed -received -COMPLETED

6. mybadhabit TBD - mailed -received

7. Margaretann TBD -mailed - received -COMPLETED

8. bluegill576 TBD - mailed -received

9. RickZieger Mohair leech -received - COMPLETED

10. famill00 M&M Minnow - mailed- received -COMPLETED

If I am understanding the poll, I think it puts you at a disadvantage. I know it's not a "fly inventing contest" but in my opinion a new pattern or a fly that has not been viewed much has a little bit of a "wow factor" that would give it an edge!

 

Actually, that not what the poll is really asking. It wants to know if it's cheating to use someone else's design. My only point is that if you don't have the skills to pull it off, it gives you no advantage at all. And if you do, you're probably going to add your own spin. As an example, I'm sure you've seen the deer hair anemone fish ("Nemo") that often appears at the top of these pages. It has that "wow" factor, but much of that "wow", at least to me, comes from the tier's complete mastery of deer hair spinning technique. If the average tier on the forum attempted to copy it, it may look OK, but not "Wow!". If another tier does have that complete mastery, he/she will undoubtedly make some subtle (or not so subtle) changes to it so that his/her own style comes through. The recipe might be exactly the same, but the fly will look different, and there will still be a "Wow!".

 

I'm not knocking innovation; just saying that I don't see how anyone could view using an existing pattern as cheating.

I agree with that also! I do not think using someone elses pattern is cheaating. Totally acceptable in my book. I am just saying if 2 members that have Pelhamets excellent fly tying skills enter the contest, one using a well known pattern and the other using an original, I think the original has more of an advantage.

I also think tyrite should enter his deer hair mouse. Now thats a "wow" factor!

If I am understanding the poll, I think it puts you at a disadvantage. I know it's not a "fly inventing contest" but in my opinion a new pattern or a fly that has not been viewed much has a little bit of a "wow factor" that would give it an edge!

an orange ant. It was the ugliest fly ever known to man and still have it.

Doc Blake, Charlie 1st BN 3rd Marines (93-97) on the sunny Island of Hawaii.

I just want to say Happy birthday to the United States Marines Corps. It has been 234 years of the best the world has ever seen.

Also, with Veteran's day around the corner, I want to say God Bless to all that have served and given the ultimate sacrifice in all the branches of our Armed Forces.

God Speed

Semper Fi

poppers

No buffalo roaming the range in Hoosier land. There a few farms that have buffalo that they raise to sell the meat. My best guess is someone is taking it to dispose and it fell of a truck. I had the town street department pick it up and well i could not resist this 5 inch plus long hair.

I know there has been plenty of posts about members aquiring tying materials off of road kill. Untill today, I never thought I could stoop to that level.

As I was driving down the road in a small town here in Indiana, I came across a buffalo head lying along side the roadway. My first thoughts were of what kind of fly I could tie with that hair. Needles to say, I cut off a large clump :hypocrite: