Outside Bend Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 I know the holidays are a busy time of year, so there's no rush to get the ball rolling on this. But is anyone interested in doing an OA swap? <{{{><
flytyer57 Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 I know the holidays are a busy time of year, so there's no rush to get the ball rolling on this. But is anyone interested in doing an OA swap? Sure. But probably gonna have to limit myself to around 25 flies. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Trout Commander Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 I'd be up for it. I have spent most of my money on fly fishing and beer. The rest I just wasted. The latest Trout Commander blog post: Niangua River Six Pack
fishinwrench Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Does anyone have a theme in mind, or is it just totally open ?
Outside Bend Posted December 9, 2010 Author Posted December 9, 2010 If we can get ten or twelve folks involved, I have no problem hosting it. I had a couple thoughts on themes- Tie your two most memorable flies from this past season. Maybe they saved the day, maybe they caught your biggest fish, maybe they were shared by a friend or stranger, or perhaps they're just meaningful to you in some way. It a pair of the same pattern, or two different ones. We could pick a particular water/fishery, and tie our most effective patterns for that place. It seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure everyone has that much overlap in the places they fish. We could also do the standard nymph/wet, dry, streamer, etc categories. And a warmwater swap could b efun. Any thoughts/suggestions? Also, would folks be willing to tie up an extra set or to as a donation to Casting for Recovery? <{{{><
eric1978 Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 I'll be in if we do pairs of patterns, and I'd be willing to do a third for CFR. Granted, I'll probably change my mind about that if we get more than a dozen or so participants, but having a single fly of any kind in my box is kind of useless. The theme matters not to me.
flytyer57 Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 I'd be ok with an open swap. Tie up whatever pattern you feel comfortable tying. I don't fish with the flies I receive from fly swaps. I save them with the tyers name and from what swap they are from. If I like a fly, I'll try to copy it and use that for fishing. I have over 100 flies from around the world that I have collected from swaps. Can't see using one and losing it to the tree gods and never have that fly again. There's a fine line between fishing and sitting there looking stupid.
Gavin Posted December 9, 2010 Posted December 9, 2010 Sure why not...It would give me an excuse to tie some flies.
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