#20 or smaller swap

[vicrider 0]

Ready for address anytime. Kind of trying to figure out how to put a toe tag on hooks that small.

[gpd4 0]

Yeah...I was trying to solve that problem, too. I may do it with mono through the hook eye or around the bend?

[vicrider 0]

I cut pieces of paper about 1/4 x 2", wrote name and fly type on there, then hooked the fly into it.I really enjoyed this. Wish I had better quality to offer but at least I'm not ashamed of my work now. When I started back into retying some of the early offerings were not much to look at, and not even sure a bluegill would have tried one of those. Now, after a couple of months of playing around on the vise the flies are starting to look a little better. Thing is, for this tie the only thread I have is 6/0 and it proved a problem. Will need to get in some finer thread and learn a gentler touch since I still break 6/0 occasionally.

[Coolstreams 0]

Hi Folks,

 

Any room left?

 

I can tie up some Stewie's (Stuart Wardle) Olives if you'll have me?

 

Cheers

 

MP

[gpd4 0]

Coolstreams - you're in. Glad to have you.

[gpd4 0]

Got a great looking set of griffith's gnats from fishingbobnelson today in the mail.

[jacktjl 0]

I cut pieces of paper about 1/4 x 2", wrote name and fly type on there, then hooked the fly into it.I really enjoyed this. Wish I had better quality to offer but at least I'm not ashamed of my work now. When I started back into retying some of the early offerings were not much to look at, and not even sure a bluegill would have tried one of those. Now, after a couple of months of playing around on the vise the flies are starting to look a little better. Thing is, for this tie the only thread I have is 6/0 and it proved a problem. Will need to get in some finer thread and learn a gentler touch since I still break 6/0 occasionally.

I was thinking about small sections of straw where I would slide the fly in and tape both ends. A little permanent marker with the tag and there you have it.

[natedubay 0]

I did wire through the eye and taped my toe tag, which dwarfs the fly, to the wire. I just finished up the last couple flies tonight, it was hurting my eyes and blood pressure to do more than 4 at a time.

The hardest thing on mine was keeping head cement out of the hook eye, no matter what I did it seemed to flow into there.

I wish I had a cool name, but I never christen my flies really. It's a woven nymph dangling from a dandelion parachute. Normally when I tie these for the fly box, they're on a #16, and usually have a bit more flash. Hook real estate was at a premium and my attempts to put a flashback on it were not really that great so I left it off. I'd go with a lighter green next time as well for more contrast. The only other green I had was neon.

 

Here it is, the brown looks black though in the body...

[bigdewy 0]

If there is still room, I'm in with an Adams.

[Jimboha! 0]

How about some scuds on a 37160 #20? If so, I'm in.

 

Jimboha!

 

PS That 37160 hook is strange - it's a lot larger than a 20, but the gape is really small. Is that cheating?

[cbpedigo21 0]

I would like to join the swap if its not already full. I would tie a size 22 red midge larvae.

[jacktjl 0]

I did wire through the eye and taped my toe tag, which dwarfs the fly, to the wire. I just finished up the last couple flies tonight, it was hurting my eyes and blood pressure to do more than 4 at a time.

 

The hardest thing on mine was keeping head cement out of the hook eye, no matter what I did it seemed to flow into there.

 

I wish I had a cool name, but I never christen my flies really. It's a woven nymph dangling from a dandelion parachute. Normally when I tie these for the fly box, they're on a #16, and usually have a bit more flash. Hook real estate was at a premium and my attempts to put a flashback on it were not really that great so I left it off. I'd go with a lighter green next time as well for more contrast. The only other green I had was neon.

 

Here it is, the brown looks black though in the body...IMAG0578.jpg

 

That looks like a great fly! As far at your tying goes get yourself a magnifier lamp that is adjustable. I have been using one for years and it was not difficult to get used to. You will thank yourself for getting it.

[gpd4 0]

bigdewey and Jimboha! you're in and we're full! cbpedigo21, normally, I'd say the more the merrier, but I've already recieved at least 1 set of flies (not been home to check the mail yet today). I'll hit you up for the next one -

 

Flies are due in St. Louis, MO three weeks from today (2/5/13).

 

Thank you all for joining.

[natedubay 0]

That looks like a great fly! As far at your tying goes get yourself a magnifier lamp that is adjustable. I have been using one for years and it was not difficult to get used to. You will thank yourself for getting it.

 

I've relied on youth thus far, but I can tell the magnifier isn't too far down the road if i keep tying #20 flies all the time. If they were simple flies I would have been fine, this one just had enough complexity and unforeseen problems scaling it down to really push my tying ability. It was fun though!

[bigdewy 0]

Flies are tied and will be tagged & bagged tonight! All I need is an addie.