rich5665 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Is it me or are there more and more swap participants with each new swap Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Due date is fine with me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Due date is fine with me also. I talked to Ray (letumgo) and I'm going to tie his Soft Hackle Maggot. I've been seeing a lot of maggots in the gullets of panfish around here lately. It should be a good producer. I'll go with a size 10 so panfish aren't as prone to swallow the little buggers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldog5485 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 I need everyones input on this to make sure im in the right direction lol........This fly I posted is what we are swapping right ? 6/0 thread body Orange dub Thorax Hungarian Partridge Hackle Size 10 Hook Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dart 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Kevin, yup. You're on the right track. Typically soft hackles will only have a turn or two of hackle on them though... this will allow them room to really move in the water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldog5485 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Thanks DART !! Little Modifications need to be done but this probably going to be the scheme ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Dart hit it on the head - sparse hackle. Lots of variations - thorax or no thorax, ribbing or no ribbing, dubbed bodies, etc. Take a look at Soft Hackle's websites for examples - flymphforum.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 the maggot fly would be a great pattern for the big gills here, Dart! Looking forward to seeing int.... Closing the swap a few minutes early...Closing the swap with this post due to dangerous weather in my area...afraid we may lose power due to tornados, flooding, and straight line winds...Most of the storm in Just a hair north of Danville...check the net for pictures of Louisville.. they got 6 inches of rain in less than an hour...devastating... Swap is now closed! Get tying, folks...Due date remains Sept 10. My many thanks in advance for the great effort. This is going to be a hell of a good swap! Any tier wishing to add thier specific pattern, just PM me and I'll add it beside your name in the first post Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkansas Mike 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2009 Due date is a'right. Gotta' get to tying though. Have 12 Quill Gordons to tie for the swap I'm hosting (due date Sept. 5th) and now 16 soft hackles (by the way BigDaddy...think I'm going with my Spider X) . Also got word today that one of our local resort shops wants 100 of my sowbugs. My first sale! :yahoo: No rush on them though. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Congrats on the first sale!! Used to keep the creek fishermen stocked with buggers and craws...still do custom orders of "Floating Flies" for an elite bunch of cop fishermen...Love that you got a good order the first time around...that resort down around the White...lot os sow bugs in the White Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkansas Mike 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks, BigDaddy. Sow bugs are extremely popular down here. I was thrilled/humbled/mortified all at the same time. Thrilled and humbled that someone actually might want to use a fly I tied, and terrified by the idea that someone who knows how to tie a lot better than I do might soon be perusing the bins and pick up one of my scraggly sow bugs... And laugh. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Ah hell, Mike...you're looking at this all the wrong way...if he ( the better tier you fear) is perusing bins at a resort, his lazy ass should have tied his own bugs before he came down! LOL!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smallieFanatic 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 Just want to be clear on this---We are tying 15 flies right? sF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigDaddyHub 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 unless you want one of your own back, yes, then just 15. Some tiers (myself included) have the tendency to "overtie" and tie one for everytier, including myself in case something happens and the swap is short...but yes, just 15. Mine are done. I had fits working with the pheasant rump feathers, but I finally got them looking decent. Hadn't used pheasant as hackle but a few times...this was an ideal time for me to dust of some old basic skills. Can't wait to see everyone's flies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldog5485 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2009 I just inadvertantly swallowed a hungarian partridge feather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
