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Is any one here intersted in a fly swap?
I've been in a lot on other sites and was thinking about one on here.
there great for beginers, every one could commn't on every ones flys, constutive only!!!
any takers?
Swappers, if you've never seen heard of or participated in a fly swap, here's your chance to have a ball, learn heaps and get better at tying. each swap has a theme. You choose your swap. Decide on a pattern and tie up 1 fly of that pattern for each of the other swappers.
Lets say there's 10 participants total.
You tie up 1 fly of your choosing for each of the other swappers (9) attach details of the fly, materials, tying instructions etc and include sufficient return postage in stamps if it costs 2 dollars to mail them, include $2 stamp in the pack then mail them to the swap master who in turn will collate the collection, returning 1 each of 9 different flies to the participants.
Once you've decided to nominate to participate, you need to decide on the pattern early and ensure you have adequate materials to do the task. Get into it as early as possible. There's nothing worse for a swap master than sitting waiting for someone to send flies that are a month late and everyone is waiting for your fly. But that won't happen because there will be a time limit on it.
hey sounds like a great idea! i'll be in. the theme would have to be saltwater of some sort cause thats all i tie. wat would you want put in basics or real original stuff?
the best way to learn a pattern is to repeat it many times
tips for swaps:
1) try and get all flies lookinga s uniform as possible - nothing worse than being a swapmaster and having a box arrive with 5 good flies and 5 scabby flies
2) do them early!
3) do flies you know you can do well
4) when you get your swapsies in the post copy them and try them when you fish
AK Best: "i never feel i have mastered a fly until i have tied 100 dozen of them"
how about some saltwater flies it gives us a really broad range to choose from and its all i use at the moment (apart from the fact that i'm lost tying little dry flies).
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