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This has been my experience. Print at home and tape to package. Tracking is included. Below is a typical lable I print at home using Pirate Ship. Cost for the package is usually just north of $4.00.

I received a great selection of Christmas Caddis flies a few days back. Bob, thank you so much for the coaster. Thank you for letting us know that your wife would look over swap flies. My wife is a knitter/crochet person. Her coasters grace places all across our home. My wife thinks I shouldn't use the coaster made by your wife. Protect and keep it. Can't disagree but I'm not sure. We actually spent some time the other evening discussing it. These, to me are the things that matter. To wit; as a fly tyer and wood worker/craftsman I want people to use the item I crafted. That's why it was made. Honestly Bob, I don't know what to say. As cp said, your wife's coaster will hold a special place on my desk. Used or not.

To me this swap is not just an exercise or ritual. With that, I got to thank you guys. Yeah, you @Woodenlegs and Mr. Nick (@vcrider) himself. No really. The days of me standing in a river and waving a wand may have passed. Snotty rocks and all. I miss it greatly. Yet I got to keep doing. So still-water is my next adventure. There is a lot of good still-water around me. From foothill to sub-alpine to alpine lakes. Full of my favorite quarry (trout) if you will. I have the canoe and kayaks (just need to get my fat butt in them). I’ve fished for decades for said trout and smallmouth. In moving water only though. Stillwater baffles the living crap out of me. Give me bait in still-water and we got bluegill, bass, and catfish for days. Bluegill on the fly got me started oh so many years ago (thank you Mr. Peterite, my personal old guy mentor). Stillwater was put on the back burner and has eluded me since I was kid. Many decades ago. The box I received and the flies therein will give me the umph to get off my butt and learn something new. Thank you. Merry Christmas. P.S. Now to go have some oysters on the half-shell. Yum

Merry Christmas all. I hope everyone has blessed day.

Just openend a wonderful set of flies from Woodenlegs. Perfect! Exactly what I was hoping for. 🐟 Santa Nick - thank you so much for all your hard work on this swap. Truely wonderful. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Forgive What? No really Bob: take a moment. You're amongst friends. You matter. Thank you for hosting. That whole wellness/full function (or whatever they mean) thing eludes a lot of us folks (aging or otherwise) to some degree or another. To whit, simply breathing is so often taken for granted. People just take breaths without thinking about it. Imagine that. Those who take it for granted are clueless. For now. For them I say, try it: not being able to breath that is; see how it works out for you. However, we know you and you are no slacker. You should know that we see that. You're good. Stay strong. You're amongst friends. Be well, JP

I note that you said "had." Do you still have it? Never fired one myself but it has a great reputation as being accurate. The Berettas manufactured in Italy were generally very good out of the box. Based on online comments and reviews it seems Beretta USA went through a rough period. I've been fortunate to be able to get Italian made Berretas. Seekins Element is a good rifle and 1000 yds is not doable for most shooters. I got started doing some "precision" rifle shooting but slacked off in the past few years. I Picked up a Ruger RPR in 308 a year or two after they came out. It was a good deal back then for an out-of-box precision rifle. Great entry level option IMHO. Did some upgrades but nothing significant. Lot more off-the-shelf options today in the same price range. Having said that, my RPR shoots sub-moa. I do reload for it. Did ladder testing to find the recipe it liked. Most regularly shot distance was at 400 yds. I've never taken it out over 600 yds. It's my understanding is that 1000 yds would be pretty much be the limit for a 308.

Got an envelope full of fly tying goodness from Santa Nick. Thank you Nick for doing this every year. As Bob said it's a great tradition. Also thanks to everyone that contributed and to Norm for the flies. JP

Skykomish Purple Hook: #1.5 Alec Jackson Spey (Nickle) Tread: Back ½ - White Uni (under floss), Front ½ Red Uni Tag: Medium Flat Gold Tinsel Rib: Embossed Flat Gold Tinsel (wrapped length of body), Front Half Body - Medium Gold Oval Tinsel (wrap after BEP is wrapped to lock it down) Body: Rear Half - Deep Violet Floss, Front Half – Purple Angora Dubbing Hackle: Electric Violet Blue Eared Pheasant (BEP) (tied in butt first at ½ body point and counter wrapped to head) Collar: Violet/Purple Schlappen (2 turns), and Natural Guinee (2 turns) Wing: 2 Red/brown Ringneck Pheasant Feathers (low and flat over body) Variation from Pg 64 of Stewart and Allen, “Flies for Steelhead.”

That is really cool. Nice goal.

USPS updated it last night. It's in Transit to destination. On a side note: Did you feel the quake off of Ferndale?

Yep, it's at a Fresno Post Office. USPS should start trucking it north tonight and update the tracking.

The set will be in the mail in the AM (12-04-2024). Heading north on the two hour drive up the 99 on Wednesday so it should be there Friday. USPS Tracking 9400136208070322488881. Tied a set of Kings River Caddis. A simple pattern but very effective on slow water. It doesn’t have to be fancy or elaborate. Buz knew it and had it right. Tossed a few of my go-to in there for you. Not contemporary big-name flies or the flavor of the day. However, if you put me on some Sierra blue line water and it hunts. I expect it would do the same for you. Love the map blue lines. Thank you for hosting. Love the caddis for Christmas Swap.

Got my flies. This set is going straight to the vest for some action. Nice! Thanks for hosting TT.

Mine are also on the way USPS Tracking # 9405 5362 0807 0283 7763 34. Sent an email with description and postage payment via PayPal. Thanks for hosting.