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FRESHWATER ANGLING => Fly fishing => Fly tying => Topic started by: Lenny on September 28, 2013, 12:16:19 PM
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I want to suggest , we get s Flyswop going .
I see the fly section has grown alot ,maybe some guys can give input regarding how we gonna go about it .
This will not be a money driven at all , should you want a couple extra , You could contact the Tyer/.member via PM .
The participants , any UA member .
What will be expected from the Participant ? P&P the flies on his Cost. Remember you will also receive one that you did not pay the P&P for .
How will we start : let see how many guys are amped , keep in mind you flies do not have to be tied by yourself , it can be shop bought flies too .
Post a pic , and some details about your fly , hook size ect ? the minimum flies PER swop , we can still chat about .
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A good idea Lenny. The way the fly swaps work on Flytalk is as follows.
The Swap Master ( Organiser ) announces the fly swap, detailing what fly is to be tied, e.g Saltwater, Terrestials, Dry Flies, Trout flies, Yellow flies etc. In the announcement a deadline for submission of flies is stated.
Members then agree to join the swap. The number of flies to be tied = the no of participants +1 ( For the organiser ). The flies are then posted to the organiser who once all flies are received posts a poll and pictures for the best fly.
The organiser then ensures that each participant receives one of every fly submitted.
The winner of the poll receives nothing except bragging rights.
Admin : how do you feel about such an event ?
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Like the idea :corrct:
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Ok Herman , we will have to wait for some other suggestions , but I like the idea , I was more thinking in the line of keep not too complicated ,for even beginners to not only get see great flies , but also, get more guy involved ect have access to a number of flies , Its a good Idea for collectors to [ I would fall in the cat]
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A good idea Lenny. The way the fly swaps work on Flytalk is as follows.
The Swap Master ( Organiser ) announces the fly swap, detailing what fly is to be tied, e.g Saltwater, Terrestials, Dry Flies, Trout flies, Yellow flies etc. In the announcement a deadline for submission of flies is stated.
Members then agree to join the swap. The number of flies to be tied = the no of participants +1 ( For the organiser ). The flies are then posted to the organiser who once all flies are received posts a poll and pictures for the best fly.
The organiser then ensures that each participant receives one of every fly submitted.
The winner of the poll receives nothing except bragging rights.
Admin : how do you feel about such an event ?
Sound excellent !
I will be in for sure !
lets try it just as you suggested !
wrt postage... it should not be too much of an issue... most of us up in GP can get together at some stage, and we will only have to post to out of towners...
:appr:
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im keen to join you boys...
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Really like the idea
We can always ask Richard from Urban to host an event for us, he does fly tying evening every Tuesday, sure he would not mind and UA evening once a month? Richard?
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Wynand, it's not supposed to be an event. Someone calls the fly swap, and then everyone who is interested joins in. Newby tiers are the MOST welcome, as they will receive flies tied by more experienced tiers.
It's a win, win for everybody involved.
Now all we need is a Swap Master who will nominate the flies to be tied.
Homie , Craig > ???????????????????
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lekker the numbers are growning , on 6 now , lets try for 10 . and see maybe we should push for 20 guys ?
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Since Lenny had the idea, I nominate him as 1st Swap Master
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:geet
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Yip, let's go with Lenny.