aaplant

Got it on Thursday 10/1 :yahoo: , not yet had a chance to read in detail - but it will get a hammering the next couple of nights.

bowlover Package is in the mail today, let me know when you receive them. Thanks for hosting this swap. aaplant

Perfect for that Halloween swap!

I'm in. 10 I like to tie. Please send an address for them to be sent to. AAP

Nice flies, let us all know how they fished...

Know the feeling. Our cat can't keep away from my calf tail...

Primarily a tyer, and a novice at that, I'll keep at it until I am satisfied. Spend a bit of time backtracking and repeating steps as I try to achieve a moderatly passable result.

Can't beat that deep rich brown in coachman!

Welcome paraschus, great to have you on board. I am a novice also and have found a lot of great advice and ideas from folks on this site. All the advice from the replies to date is great and should get you on your way. I started out tying one of this pattern, one of that pattern and then something else. Recently I have been tying at least a dozen of each pattern and have found that this has helped with technique and getting the right proportions and quantity of materials on the hook. Hope you enjoy this new journey, but be warned - it is highly addictive!

Have a Renzetti Traveller. Like its functionality and portability. I've had no problems with its holding power on 24-2/0 with the standard cam jaw. I only have the pedestal base and want to get a c-clamp to help when tying fly patterns that need higher thread tension. This is, however, the only vice I have owned so not much of a basis to make any comparative observations.

I havent used a crochet needle, but have found that a bobbin threader can assist with the overhand knot with feather barbs.

Started out tying because I wanted a hobby that I could spend some time on when I had some time. Have recently decided that I should get my creations in the water so the balance between tying and fishing may change. Also like surfing tying related sites and getting new ideas for the tying table.

bowlover Tied up some Bloody Mari's, let me know an address and I'll get them in the post.

Never participated in a swap and relatively new to tying but... like to give it a go if there is still a spot. Will work out a pattern and let you know. Regards AAP