HOWDY Fly Tying Fanatics. This
is update #2. I. We now have 14 signed up to tie. That leaves 11 openings
to fill. If you like something a little different in swaps, this one's for
you. Check out the rules, etc. below. Nothing hard, just a fun time to be
had by all. This is the 16th swap I've meistered and all have been a lot
of fun.
Don't delay, sign up today.
SIGN UP DEADLINE: October 10 or 25 tyers, whichever comes first..
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
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.
My email address is ray...@earthlink.
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
12. Peggy Brenner
13. Dail Graham
14. Nick Runarsso
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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