ALL FLIES ARE IN AND ACCOUNTED FOR!(finally).
GIve me just a day or so to get them sorted and packaged.
Thanks for all who contributed in Fly Swap 2013!
Great work, I'll posting the photo's as well for all the members to enjoy.
Special thanks to rodtosser, who came in on the fly to make this swap work.

Ol J.W.

No problem Jw. we cant control every thing but we do try are best to make sure these swaps work out Because they are special to us .

I look forward to seeing all the flies. Cant wait. Thanks everybody for your contributions and especially to OI J.W. for putting the swap together and managing everything.

I'm excited to see al the flies too. And yes, big round of applause for Ol J.W. for organizing the swap and making sure it went smoothly, and considering there are members from all over the country (let alone 12 of them!) I figure this went extremely smoothly. Good job to everyone and especially Ol J.W.

I am so sorry guys.  I just got back online after a month or so without the lifeline.  It's really not like me to not follow through with a commitment, so I'm here to take my punishment .......... willingly.  Please feel free to express your opinions on what my sentence will be.

JustDave

Rodtosser, a special thanks for covering my *****.  What can I do for you?

JD

The Supreme Court of Skewl sentences you to like his band on Facebook! No possibility of parole!


I'm joking of course. I figure all is well that ends well, and thanks to rodtosser it all ended well.

JustDave.......No soup for you!!!

Finishing up the packaging, everyone's flies go out first thing Monday, March 18.2013. So depending on where you live, all flies should be delivered by Friday.
Photo's will be posted on Wensday.
Thanks to all who contributed, JustDave you'll wish you would have been in on this one.
Great work!

Ol J.W.

Sounds awesome, Ol J.W., can't wait to see 'em!

Christmas is coming!

Just Dave its all good. IM just glad your alright and It was nothing to serious .

If you need a home for those flys you could try sending them to http://www.projecthealingwaters.org/

Once again, all flies are in the mail, with a delivery date of USPS Friday March 22.
Some great tying.
I'm working on the pic's.

Ol J.W.

Thanks Ol J.W. and everyone who participated in this swap. Can't wait to see the flies!

Got my flies today! They look awesome everyone, couldn't be happier with the swap. Bass or Bass? please teach me your hair spinning secret! Haha awesome mouse pattern, I've been struggling with spinning deer hair for months! Props! All awesome flies, the bass and trout around Boston are runnin for cover!

Posted By skewl on 21 Mar 2013 05:58 PM
Got my flies today! They look awesome everyone, couldn't be happier with the swap. Bass or Bass? please teach me your hair spinning secret! Haha awesome mouse pattern, I've been struggling with spinning deer hair for months! Props! All awesome flies, the bass and trout around Boston are runnin for cover!

I also like the mouse/rat fly.  I'll bet the large brown trout will kill it around here.  But it's usually bass I'm after with those frogs and rats.  A great bunch of flies, that's for sure.  Thanks everyone.

Got mine today too. And I have to agree...what a great bunch of flies! Congratulations to all who participated! And what a terrific way to ship them! A VHS cassette box! And an extra thank you to OlJW for hosting this swap! Well Done! (thanks for the forceps! I really needed a new set!)

I got my flies they look great. I cant wait to try them out. Thanks OJW for hosting the swap.

Fly's arrived today . Very nice work And thanks to whoever tossed in The forceps they always come in handy . Ol jw thanks again .

Skewl the secret of spinning deer hair is to use good quality hair to begin with . Here are two urls worth checking out .

http://globalflyfisher.com/staff/he...selecting/

http://www.flyfield.com/deerhair.htm

Good links, rodtosser, thanks. That may very well be my problem since I'm still on my first patch of deer hair from Bass Pro which I got last summer I believe. Maybe the patches available right now were harvested in late fall. I'll do a little more research. The bare shank thing is new to me as well, I always started with a thread base and then tried it.

Also, Ol JW thanks for the forceps! I PM'd you thinking you had put them in there by mistake. Now I don't have to use my big Rapala pliers for the tiny flies I find myself using in the dog days of summer.

thread base is fine If your staking deer hair because you don't want the stack to spin you just stack top then bottom or one color on top of the other then hold the bundle so it don't spin around the shank . the other trick is to pack it tight You can use a bic pen with the ink part removed to pack the hair with . http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&...=186&ty=81