Popper Swap

[Dart 0]

I'm going to keep this to 6 people as poppers can be pretty involved. Everyone will send in 5 poppers and you will not receive yours back. Sizes range from 14 to x/0. Mini panfish poppers to massive saltwater types. Foam or deer hair. Feel free to express yourself!

 

SWAP IS CLOSED!

 

Rules:

Flies are due to me by April 15.

Toe tag your flies with your name. You can also include pattern name if you wish.

Send your poppers in a small, crush-proof box (not too small, you have to accommodate the flies you will be sent back)

Include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage so I can return the flies to you.

 

1) Dart - sz 8 Tapered & cupped Stippled popper - brown/gold variation -- DONE

2) BigDaddyHub - Balsa Black 'n Blue -- RECEIVED

3) Nealbo - "some kind of popper, that's all I know" -- RECEIVED

4) smokinprice - sz 8 avocado green with yellow and black spots -- RECEIVED

5) gpd4 - TBD -- RECEIVED

6) Bruce Derington - Drakes Wounded Minnow -- RECEIVED

 

1st Alternate: Flytyer14

2nd Alternate: ChuckingFluff

[BigDaddyHub 0]

I'm in, but don't expect any crazy stuff. May have to keep this one on the tame side to protect my already fragile ego. Been struggling with poppers here lately, and I LOVE poppers. May go with a hand carved/sanded balsa fly.

[BigDaddyHub 0]

Ok, balsa it is.....Will be tying a favorite of Jamie and me. The "BLACK N BLUE"

 

 

[Dart 0]

I'm in, but don't expect any crazy stuff. May have to keep this one on the tame side to protect my already fragile ego. Been struggling with poppers here lately, and I LOVE poppers. May go with a hand carved/sanded balsa fly.

 

Balsa!? Sounds hot! Here's to hoping you're not as late on my swap as I was yours. Proud to have you, Chris!

[BigDaddyHub 0]

gonna try to get Smokinprice to get in on this one! He's fairly new to this but has been honing his popper skills this winter. PM him and tell him I said to get in on this!

[BigDaddyHub 0]

JEff, I see you at the bottom of the page lurking...just post that you're in! You need to finally jump in a swap, Donkey!

[Dart 0]

Too many Jeff's on this site! Donkey! Erm... how did the Shrek reference come about?

[BigDaddyHub 0]

Who knows? Just something my girlfriend, Smokin', likes to call me.

[Dart 0]

Who knows? Just something my girlfriend, Smokin', likes to call me.

 

Disturbing.

[BigDaddyHub 0]

Who knows? Just something my girlfriend, Smokin', likes to call me.

 

Disturbing.

 

 

On many levels, I assure you. :devil:

 

[Dart 0]

Well, if either of you two cowboys can flex your legal muscle to get Bruce in here with his famous deer hair poppers, I'd be forever indebted!

 

As a matter of fact, apparently I don't like having ANY flies in my box, so I'm going to throw in 3 flies total to all participants. That's right... 15 poppers are going out by me. A pretty big sacrifice seeing as I currently have a total of 11 completed poppers tied.

 

 

[BigDaddyHub 0]

WEll, I can try. Just PM'd Dafunk. Might be able to harrass him into joining. He does great ties! I'll PM Bruce.

[Dart 0]

I'll trade you some of Nealbo's materials (he's passed out asleep) for the fangs from your vampire emu. I'm not sure what I can offer, but I'm looking at 9 boxes of dubbing x 12 colors each. Or maybe I could share one of his 9 C&F fly boxes full of flies?

[BigDaddyHub 0]

funny "mmmm" , not funny "haha"....yes, absolutely.

[smokinprice 0]

Yes I was lurking damnit. Cant believe you caught me. Never done a swap before. Worried my flies arent the best to be sending to others. I could be in though with a size 8 frog pattern dotted like one of the ones I just did. Very tempting indeed. Oh and donkey is just an expression. It can also be a polite way of calling someone a jack ass! Hee hee. But it is more a term of endearment.