GFS2005 is officially over...

Got mine today also!!!! More goodies for the fly boxes!!! . . . Good tying
all!

wayne


"Ronald Ausman" wrote in message
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Box of goodies in the box today!

"Frank Church" wrote in message
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"Ronald Ausman" wrote in
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Frank

Semper Fi

Costa Rica has been rumored to be really nice as well.

Ronbo

...so I've heard Ron, but Mexico is closer and I'm familiar with the
areas
that I used to frequent. Memories of eating butterfly shrimp in La Roca
restaurant ("the rock") overlooking the bay and watching my sailboat at
anchor in the moonlight..seems like only yesterday. sigh

Frank

I also received mine on the left coast. Great looking bunch.

"Wayne P" wrote in message
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Got mine today also!!!! More goodies for the fly boxes!!! . . . Good tying
all!

wayne


"Ronald Ausman" wrote in message
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Box of goodies in the box today!

"Frank Church" wrote in message
9.11...
"Ronald Ausman" wrote in
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Frank

Semper Fi

Costa Rica has been rumored to be really nice as well.

Ronbo

...so I've heard Ron, but Mexico is closer and I'm familiar with the
areas
that I used to frequent. Memories of eating butterfly shrimp in La Roca
restaurant ("the rock") overlooking the bay and watching my sailboat at
anchor in the moonlight..seems like only yesterday. sigh

Frank

"Frank Church" wrote in message
9.11...
All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out
on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S. folks..there were
some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would not accept PM stamps
with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85 for each one. USPS sez
PM
stamps with a date on them cannot be used past that date.
(stuff snipped)
Frank Church

Hi Frank,
Got the flies. Thanks for hosting, and thanks to all the participants.
Weird about the priority mail thing. Called a USPS location here in Denver.
I got mine out of a machine. They couldn't figure it out. Was told it
doesn't matter until it is dated at the post office when sent. Also looked
at the boxes of a few other swaps where I still have the boxes. The only
date on the stamps was the post office dated impression on the stamp at the
time of sending.
Anyhow, thanks again, and good luck. Can't imagine you settling down in one
place, and just hanging out, with all the traveling you do, and you seem to
have some fun with it. Heck, I'm lucky if I get 6 hours or so from the
house anymore. (heh . . .heh . . .but that gets me into a lot of fishin'
territory)
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver

Hi Frank.

Got mine parcel friday. Sorry about the postage, but thats the first time that
has happened.

Thanks for taking the time as meister and thanks to everyone else for
particpating.

Frank Church wrote:

All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out
on us so you should get 19 flies each. Just FYI for U.S. folks..there were
some issues with Priority Mail stamps..the PO would not accept PM stamps
with a date on them, so I ponied up another $3.85 for each one. USPS sez PM
stamps with a date on them cannot be used past that date. This will be my
farewell gift to youse guys since this will be the last swap that I host.
This is NOT sour grapes, let me hasten to add...it's just that now that I'm
single again I plan to spend my winters south, WAY south. (can you spell
Guadalajara..Melaque Beach..Manzanillo?) I used to take my sailboat to
Mexico and sail the winters away, sounds like an even better idea now. It's
been fun these past 5 yrs doing this, I hope someone carries this on. (you
listening Timmaay?) ;-) BTW Mu, Wayno got your extra flies as requested.
Any extra flies I'm gonna keep and see that my grandson gets them. If you
really want your extras returned, send me a SASE with a request for same.

Frank Church
...my nomination for the neatest fly was the big-assed shrimp, awesome!
...and Big Dale had the best named fly..John Dear! oh my

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Svend

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Svend Tang-Petersen wrote:
Got mine parcel friday. Sorry about the postage, but thats the first
time that has happened.

Thanks for taking the time as meister and thanks to everyone else for
particpating.

Ditto from here in snowy Massachusetts. Thanks Frank! Thanks Tyers!
--
Stan Gula
http://gula.org/roffswaps

DaveMohnsen wrote:

"Frank Church" wrote in message
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All swap flies that I had went out today (19 parcels)..2 tiers flamed out

(stuff snipped)
Frank Church


Hi Frank
Hope mine wasn"t one of the ones you had trouble with.

Your sure, steady. and "tactfull" mistering will surely be missed......
not to say others won't do well, but it won't be the same.

Since there were two shrimp in the swap whose did you nominate for that award?

Please keep in touch.

Gary C. Brown

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:34:48 -0600, Gary or Linda Brown
Your sure, steady. and "tactfull" mistering will surely be missed......
not to say others won't do well, but it won't be the same.

Since there were two shrimp in the swap whose did you nominate for that award?

Please keep in touch.

Gary C. Brown

....thanks for the kind words Gary, much appreciated. I'm sure there
are others who can run the GFS as well or better than me, with less
bitching. :-) As it turns out, it was your shrimp that I was so
impressed by..I just had never seen one tied that large before, great
job.

Frank Church

Thanks Frank,
As always the fly was at the smaller end of my size range (Sal****er fish like 'em
big).
One of these swaps I promse to tye a freshwater-something size #16 or smaller just
to prove I can.

Please let me know when you come down Houston way, would like to buy you a cup and
talk.

Gary

Frank Church wrote:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:34:48 -0600, Gary or Linda Brown
Your sure, steady. and "tactfull" mistering will surely be missed......
not to say others won't do well, but it won't be the same.

Since there were two shrimp in the swap whose did you nominate for that award?

Please keep in touch.

Gary C. Brown

...thanks for the kind words Gary, much appreciated. I'm sure there
are others who can run the GFS as well or better than me, with less
bitching. :-) As it turns out, it was your shrimp that I was so
impressed by..I just had never seen one tied that large before, great
job.

Frank Church

Gary or Linda Brown wrote in
:

Thanks Frank,
As always the fly was at the smaller end of my size range (Sal****er
fish like 'em big).
One of these swaps I promse to tye a freshwater-something size #16 or
smaller just to prove I can.

Please let me know when you come down Houston way, would like to buy
you a cup and talk.

....as it happens, I was in Cleburne, TX yesterday AM to pick up a load for
Houston, however it didn't work out since I had no way to hook on to the
truck with my towbar. (I was returning from Phoenix, having delivered an RV
there Sat) Love to have a cup with ya, stay tuned.

Frank
....the old road warrior