GFS2008 - Day One

Well, I survived New Years Eve & a day of bowl games, and the house
guests finally left around 8:00 last night; so I had time to tally up
the present state of GFS2008. After one day, the swapper list stands
at 6 participants:

wayno
jeff
Hans van der Stroom
Denis Lamy
Dave Martel
Marty Lee

Thanks for jumping in, guys. Plenty of room for more!

YOS,
Joe Fleischman

"rb608" wrote...

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Plenty of room for more!


+ 1.

Fly unknown at this point.

-Dan

rb608 wrote:
Well, I survived New Years Eve & a day of bowl games, and the house
guests finally left around 8:00 last night; so I had time to tally up
the present state of GFS2008. After one day, the swapper list stands
at 6 participants:

wayno
jeff
Hans van der Stroom
Denis Lamy
Dave Martel
Marty Lee

Thanks for jumping in, guys. Plenty of room for more!

YOS,
Joe Fleischman

um...i think i was pushed...unless that's a pretender to mutant
offerings. i'll be needing wayno's fly brokerage services if i
participate...

jeff

"jeff miller" wrote in message
um...i think i was pushed...unless that's a pretender to mutant offerings.

"Having seen the quality of Wayno's work, i shall most likely follow his
sage example for my "mutant" offerings this year."

I took that as a "most likely" declaration of intention; but it was
pre-signup, so I won't hold you to it if I was mistaken. I'll pull you back
out, unless you really want in.

YOS
Joe F.

rb608 wrote:
"jeff miller" wrote in message

um...i think i was pushed...unless that's a pretender to mutant offerings.


"Having seen the quality of Wayno's work, i shall most likely follow his
sage example for my "mutant" offerings this year."

I took that as a "most likely" declaration of intention; but it was
pre-signup, so I won't hold you to it if I was mistaken. I'll pull you back
out, unless you really want in.

YOS
Joe F.



while those on the receiving end may prefer wayno's better-tied
procurements and offerings, i honestly try to participate in the swaps
with a personal effort appropriately labeled a miller's mutant. tying
flies, as most other artistic or mechanical efforts, is not easy for me
and i'm inept at it. it takes a lot of time to complete those ragged-ass
things i submit. i'm currently swamped with other stuff going on.

i know i'm that goofy, awkward kid nearly every community sports team is
obliged to accept. so, just for the gawking humor offered by my
presence, i reckon i'll stay in...probably tie some kind of sal****er
streamer pattern. so, i'm a tba.

jeff

On Jan 3, 7:45*am, jeff miller wrote:
rb608 wrote:
"jeff miller" wrote in message

um...i think i was pushed...unless that's a pretender to mutant offerings.

"Having seen the quality of Wayno's work, i shall most likely follow his
sage example for my "mutant" offerings this year."

I took that as a "most likely" declaration of intention; but it was
pre-signup, so I won't hold you to it if I was mistaken. *I'll pull you back
out, unless you really want in.

YOS
Joe F.

while those on the receiving end may prefer wayno's better-tied
procurements and offerings, i honestly try to participate in the swaps
with a personal effort appropriately labeled a miller's mutant. *tying
flies, as most other artistic or mechanical efforts, is not easy for me
and i'm inept at it. it takes a lot of time to complete those ragged-ass
things i submit. i'm currently swamped with other stuff going on.

i know i'm that goofy, awkward kid nearly every community sports team is
obliged to accept. so, just for the gawking humor offered by my
presence, i reckon i'll stay in...probably tie some kind of sal****er
streamer pattern. *so, i'm a tba.


With that kind of intro, you may shame me into getting my own tying
stuff out of mothballs, but I'm holding out 'til the deadline to
commit. If the turnout stays sparse, I should be able to crank out a
respectable fly every couple of days.

It's kind of amazing how it's a use-it-or-lose-it skill. I dusted off
the vice a few months ago for my annual salmon trip, & I couldn't even
turn out a decent egg pattern.

Joe F.

rb608 wrote:

Well, I survived New Years Eve & a day of bowl games, and the house
guests finally left around 8:00 last night; so I had time to tally up
the present state of GFS2008. After one day, the swapper list stands
at 6 participants:

wayno
jeff
Hans van der Stroom
Denis Lamy
Dave Martel
Marty Lee

Thanks for jumping in, guys. Plenty of room for more!

Against my better judgement, I'll join in too. As of now, I think
it'll be a "#16 pseudo-pstimulator". On a whim I tied up a
yellow-bodied bleached elk-hair stimulator with light dun hackle as a
yellow sally imitation before my Smokies trip last year. It looked
nice, but at #14 it was a little too big for the sallies in the Smokies.

So this will give me some practice on tying these in a #16.

Besides, I can't wait to see what wayno ties this year.


Chuck Vance (they are just so professional looking)

"Conan The Librarian" wrote

Besides, I can't wait to see what wayno ties this year.


Chuck Vance (they are just so professional looking)

thanks, chuck; i know it's a helluva sacrifice, but what kind of buddy
resents a day or two sweating at the vise for his fellow roffians?

yfitons
wayno(i might go with a thunderhead this year)

On Jan 3, 12:09*pm, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:

* * thanks, chuck; i know it's a helluva sacrifice, but what kind of buddy
resents a day or two sweating at the vise for his fellow roffians?


Woah, hang on there. I'm supposed to believe that you know how to tie
flies?

I've never fished with you when you've remembered to even *bring*
flies let alone flies you tied yourself.

--Steve

Zimbo typed:
On Jan 3, 12:09 pm, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:

thanks, chuck; i know it's a helluva sacrifice, but what kind of
buddy resents a day or two sweating at the vise for his fellow
roffians?


Woah, hang on there. I'm supposed to believe that you know how to tie
flies?

You can believe anything you want, but I'm telling you from my past
experience that wayno contributes some great looking flies to the swaps.

I've never fished with you when you've remembered to even *bring*
flies let alone flies you tied yourself.

Now *that* sounds more like the wayno we all know and love.
--
TL,
Tim
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