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picked 'em up while enjoying a crisp cold frosty blast of air when I opened the door
Ouch. It hurts just to read that...
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Not only did I pick up flies today, but picked 'em up while enjoying sushi with fishingbob. Thanks Bob for hosting (as always, just great), and thanks to all for a really nice set of opening day wonders.
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Count me in, if you still have room!
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Hi everyone,
I just want to apologize to everyone for holding this swap up.
Dan, don't sweat it. Like Bob said, not knowing what's happening with a swapper is what's frustrating. Life happens, and there are seasons for everything. You obviously care. I don't think anybody can fault you. Hang in there.
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So you and the ole rattler went for lunch. Sigh!
We thought about sending you a "care package" lunch, but weren't quite sure what it's condition would be once it arrived. Bob had the steak, I had the chicken.
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I'll give it go. Pattern TBD
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Ooooo... If there's still room, count me in.
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Hey Bob, did you happen to snag any pics of the submitted ties? I've been wanting to see what everyone sent in
Rogue, I talked to Bob this afternoon and offered to take some pix. It's not a state-of-the-art studio, but I have a lightbox with a macro setup on my camera. I can shoot pix of the flies and post them. Only drawback is, it'll have to be after Christmas.
Ho, ho, ho, and Merry Christmas!
John
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Had the pleasure myself of meeting up with Santa in person yesterday, and his name is Bob!
First, thanks for all you do Bob! And second, gotta say this is a *really* nice set of flies. Great job by all participating, and kudos to the swapmeister, uh, I mean Santa. Ho, ho, ho!
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...For those of you who, like jburge, are not familiar with the use of commas; the instructions are for 1 of the choices, not a combination...
Well, Ho, Ho, Ho, Bob is absolutely right. I've learned that commas save lives. Note:
"Let's eat Grandma!" vs "Let's eat, Grandma!"
Thanks for hosting!
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A "Go Fund Me" site has been opened to help Ross with medical expenses. You can see a few pictures of him and of what's left of his car. Ross had $14.00 to his name when he started this new job, now he is looking at months of rehab and recovery. At this Thanksgiving please give if you can.
What Bob said. Ross is a straight-up guy, a fly tying "freak," and amazing brother. If you can, please reach out.
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Definitely many thoughts and prayers his direction. He's always a fun contributor to the forum. Get well soon!
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Mine's gonna be a diving caddis (soft hackle).
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Oh yeah, I'm there. Pattern TBD...
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Ok now it's Chinese food. Bad enough when you two old rattlers would go for sushi without me, now it's Chinese. There will be a piece of coal in the toe of your stocking this Xmas.
Hey we had some boxed up and ready to send to you, but for some reason the post office wasn't allowing it. ;-)
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Had the pleasure today to not only grab some Chinese food with fishingbob, but also pick up a fabulous set of flies. What a really nice set! Thanks to all the tiers, and thanks to Bob for hosting another great swap.
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Keep 'em and fish 'em :-)
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Got mine too. Great set of flies by a great set of tiers! Thanks for hosting vicrider.
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BB, flies have landed! Yes, I'm on the left coast, and have been away from picking up mail for a few days. All arrived in great shape, and in great form. A fantastic set of flies by all. Thanks for hosting, it was a LOT of fun!
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...a Humpy MACHINE....! ...
BB
Hmmmmmm ;-)
LOL! Uhhhhhh.... speechless ;-)
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Guys, I tell you what. The Humpy has always been a hard fly for me to tie. And small flies are hard as well. I have tried tying the Humpy with limited success. I can turn one out that will do in a rush, but that's it. So, when I get a set of 12 Humpies, SMALL ones, to boot, and they look like they came out of a Humpy MACHINE....! Well, all I can say is TRIPLE Wow! (A double wow isn't good enough.) Jburge has offered a very welcome addition to this set of flies, and you guys are going to love seeing this one. Thanks Jburge, and many thanks for the extras. I really appreciate them.
Take Care
BB
Ha! Too funny. And, my pleasure. Glad you like 'em. Don't know why, but I've had more success with red than with any other color.
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BB, flies have officially flown and are in the hands of the USPS. Sending one my favorite attractor patterns--Red Humpy. Thanks for hosting!
John
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Nick,
Flies have left the building. Dropped 'em at the Post Office on the way to work this morning. Green Gossamer silk floss, peacock herl, and reverse hackle--tenkara style. Also work well as a caddis pupa impression :-)
Thanks for hosting!
John
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OK, I'll bite. The temptation is just too big (hmmm... sounds kinda like a fish reaching for a bug). Pattern TBD ASAP
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I'm in. It'll be fun.