Question on flyswap

lid wrote...

"Conan the Librarian" wrote in message
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Fly-tying ROFFians,

I was wondering what the latest word is on how many flies we should
tie for the big swap. I know there has been talk from the new
swapmeister(s) of limiting it to 25, and I've already got 25+ of my
pattern tied, but I need to know if I should keep going or not.

Yeah - it would *almost* tempt some to wait for an official announcement, eh?
;-)

Read: Keep going! If you already have 25+ done BEFORE the swap is
even officially announced, there is no damn reason why you can't do
60! Perhaps we can make it optional to be in *both* groups if that
may be the case??????? G
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Warren
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Warren wrote in message . ..

Read: Keep going! If you already have 25+ done BEFORE the swap is
even officially announced, there is no damn reason why you can't do
60!

Well, yeah ... except I'll probably run out of #16 hooks and
proper-sized hackle for the d*mn*d things. ;-)

Perhaps we can make it optional to be in *both* groups if that
may be the case??????? G

I admit that would be tempting, but like someone (Willi?) said, it
starts to seem like work after a couple dozen or so. Heck, if it
wasn't for the fact that I tie in my workshop with a colebeer by my
side, I'd probably have given up long ago. :-)


Chuck Vance (not that I'm complaining, mind you ... I'm getting
to where I can tie a pretty good Quigley; now I just need to go
somewhere where there's a PMD hatch)

Conan the Librarian wrote:snipI'll probably run out of #16 hooks and
proper-sized hackle for the d*mn*d things. ;-)

You might try upsizing to a size 4 and tying a few to try during a hex hatch. I
had a friend that found a size 4 adams worked on Town Lake a few years ago
during a hex hatch.

Just trying to help.

Big Dale

Big Dale wrote:

You might try upsizing to a size 4 and tying a few to try during a hex hatch. I
had a friend that found a size 4 adams worked on Town Lake a few years ago
during a hex hatch.

Wow, tying a #4 *anything* would be a treat after 28 of those #16's.
:-) I've been tying parachute Adams for visibility, but even I
probably could manage to see a #4 Adams.

So, anyone want to have a flyswap that's nothing but oversize
versions of classic dries? ;-)


Chuck Vance (no, I'm not volunteering to be the swapmeister)