Good evening Fly Tying Fanatics.
This is update #1. In addition to
listing the people who have signed up, so far, I'm again laying out
the Rules, the poem, etc. We now have 11 signed up to tie. That
leaves 14 openings to fill. If you like something a little different in
swaps, this one's for you. I can't wait to see the patterns you guys
come up with, using materials named in my Poem below.
Don't delay, sign up today for
probably the most fun swap of the
15 I've hosted to date.
Cheers!
JIMMY D
RULES, ETC.
Welcome to the First Fly Tying Fanatic fly swap. Limit 25
participants. Deadline, Jan 15, 2010. Thanks to DonO for the idea and
for being the first to sign up. Like DonO said this is going to be a
FUN, and HISTORIC fly swap. Don't delay. Sign up today. It's going to
fill up fast. When we hit 25 tyers, I'll move all communication OFF LIST.
HERE WE GO !!!
If you want to participate, hit reply and type your name at the bottom.
1. DonO
2. JIMMY D
3. J. Balmer
4. R. Zillmann
5. Jerry McKaughan
6. Bruce Whittle
7. Walter Shockley
8. Gary Webb
9. Jerry Serrick
10. Melvin Rowe
11. Rick Zieger
FIRST FLY TYING FANATIC FLY SWAP
PARTICIPANTS - 25
SIGN UP DEADLINE - October 10 or 25 participants, whichever comes first
DEADLINE OF FLIES IN MY MAILBOX - Jan. 15, 2010
MATERIALS - Materials named in my poem -"A Fly Tying Fanatic" or other
outlandish materials subject to my approval. ;-)
TOE TAGS - Small slip of paper with your name, fly name, your email
address.
POSTAGE - put enough postage in emvelope to me for me to return swap
flies to you. Or enough $ to cover postage
MAILER - Make sure to send a vanilla envelope or something similar, that
you can use send your flies to me, preferably something that I can use
to send swap to you.
P.S. If you need a copy of my Fly Tying Fanatic Poem, let me know and
I'll send it to you. My email address is ray...@earthlink.
A FLY TYING FANATIC !
Cotton balls, wine corks,
tow sacks, I save'em all.
Craft beads, sparkle rope, doll's eyes, I'm walkin tall.
Mosquito net, you bet! And it's already green, don't
have to dye it. Just try it. You'll see what I mean.
Sewing thread, parrot feathers, and purple yarn.
I'll use most anything, and don't really give a darn.
Closed cell foam and balsa wood. Anything goes.
Why I've even used the lint from between my toes.
Candle wax, bee's wax, ear wax, I use'em all.
Soda straws, model paint bought at the Mall.
Javalina hair& belly hair from an Armadillo.
Why I even use eider down from my pillow.
Longhorn tail hair, my hair and hair from my
cats. I'll even use belly hair from a free-tailed bat.
Black Visqueen sure makes good beetle backs.
Cut'em out, glue'em on, hang'em on the rack.
Thus is the life of a fly-tying fanatic. Could I use
the fiberglass insulation from my attic?
I throw away nuthin. I keep all kinds of stuff.
With my kind of fly-tying, there's never enough!
By JIMMY D. MOORE
© August 23, 2005
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