Houndog 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2009 Thanks, I stole the package idea from a previous swap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 UPDATE! Royal Coachman (lake fly) E. Oregon Midge Royal Coachman (wet) Jon G Royal Coachman (quill-wing dry) Old Hat - RECEIVED Fanwing Royal Coachman (dry) Service Tech - RECEIVED Royal Coachman (hair-wing dry) purolohi kalastaja - RECEIVED Royal Trude (hair-wing dry) Spanky - RECEIVED Royal Wulff (hair-wing dry) Dart - DONE Royal Coachman Parachute (hair-wing dry) Dezod - RECEIVED Wright's Royal (hair-wing dry) ibrb - RECEIVED Royal Coachman (feather-wing streamer) Student4evr Royal Coachman (bucktail streamer) cencalfly Royal Coachman (Rangeley Lakes streamer) riffleriversteelheadslayer Royal Coachman (marabou streamer) vtflyhack - RECEIVED Royal Coachman (steelhead/salmon wet) Houndog - RECEIVED Royal Stimulator (hair-wing dry) professori - SHIPPED I got flies today from Dezod, Service Tech and Spanky. Nice ties guys and thanks for the extras! The only person that hasn't touched base so far is Jon G. I'll keep everyone posted as the rest roll in. Thanks to everyone for participating! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 in the mail on Monday finished them just now sorry for the delay :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 in the mail on Monday finished them just now sorry for the delay :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: NP Paul! I know you put a lot of effort into them and I'm sure it'll show. If all the flies come in by Wednesday, I can get them before I leave to celebrate Christmas with my family on Thursday. Yes... Christmas in the middle of January. That being said... I don't think it's crucial enough for anyone to mail anything overnight. I did that once with Bud's swap and it cost me a fortune and there was still a delay in someone else getting their flies in so my money was wasted. Just keep in mind this is for fun and don't stress if it's a day or two late. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2009 I got some good lookin' stims from Professori today. There was also a note on my door that there was a package that wouldn't fit in my mailbox. It was sent via USPS Express Mail... I'll have to see if my wife can go pick it up tomorrow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Student4evr 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Dart: Just wanted to give you an update. I should be done in a day or so. I will have to figure out how to ship these without doing any damage. I just might use the mother of all Altoids boxes. As far as the bump in the start of the floss section, I used the article in Hatches premier issue on "Tie for show...". John McCoy doesn't clip anything he ties in until the front of the fly. And he is really stingy when it comes to adding any wraps and he uses precise thread control. I went so far as stripping the peacock from the tail wrap after I had secured it and carrying it forward with an extra length of floss to keep the base diameter consistent. I also learned that you only want to use one side of the below the peacock "eye" for any given fly. One other thing I want to warn everyone about is that I tied these for show. To keep everything clean, I did add any knot between the initial jam knot and the whip finish at the end. I found that I could go back and fix any problems as I tied the fly. (Does anyone need about a million broken peacock hurls??) If you fish this fly it will probably be a 1-shot deal. Dart I still need an addy Frank aka Student4evr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Frank, check the first post, buddy. I'll PM it to you as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E. Oregon Midge 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Shit i got all done went to get your address and looked and i need 14 i had it in my head 12 guess i will soke some more gut and tie 2 more hell i think i will tie 1 with a kori wing it would be easer than the flat raises of the mallard Any way i am close instead of in the morning it will be Thursday and still don't have a clue what to ship them in Rocky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Sorry about that Rocky. I know those flies take a long time to tie. As nice as your flies are, I'd be willing to say send 13 and I'll just take a picture of one of yours and keep that. As far as how to ship them, I'm afraid I'm no help there. I did get some flies from cencalfly today. Holy moly @ the more than generous extras! These streamers are absolutely amazing... you guys will be impressed! Since we are still waiting on a few more sets to come in, it's looking like it will be the at least the 21st before they're shipped. Things are a bit sketchy time-wise as we just got a call tonight from my father in law that my wife's grandad is about to pass away. He may go tonight... or it may be a week. It could be that as we're going home for our belated Christmas, we'll be attending a funeral. At this time, I'm unsure if we'll be back by the 20th or not... it depends on funeral arrangements. I'll keep you guys posted and will get the flies photographed and shipped within 24 hours of receiving all of them. Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E. Oregon Midge 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 JEFF i will get them in the mail in the morning found some gut :headbang: :headbang: Rocky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Hat 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Jeff, don't worry about it, its all good. I went through the same thing last month. Blessings to you and your family. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E. Oregon Midge 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Rocky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riffleriversteelheadslayer 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 awesome ties Rocky now I feel bad with my addition to this swap :wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vtflyhack 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 WoW Rocky. They look sweet!! vtflyhack Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 I had some flies waiting on me when I got home tonight! RRSHS makes a nice contribution with the longest hook I've ever seen! He also came through with a humpy for everyone, so I think you'll all like that. Now, we're just waiting on Frank's, Rocky's and JonG's flies. I know Frank and Rocky have theirs on the way, but I haven't heard from JonG and he hasn't logged into the site since 1/1/09 - I've sent PMs, so if he logs on, hopefully we'll hear from him and he's okay. I should have time to check the mail and post tomorrow before heading to the airport, but it will be tight. No news on my wife's grandad is good news. P.S. Nice looking flies, Rocky! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
