I can do the Knitpikin Mayfly if just a couple.
Allan Fish <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 5/25/15 11:08 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
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>List,
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>Would someone want to host a ‘Birdie Swap’ in his honor, but with a twist.
>Just one fly from each tier sent in to the meister, frame them as a plate, and
>send it to the family from his VFB friends? (Was Birdie and IOFFer? Anyone
>still have the list?)
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>I’d say open the ‘swap’ and whoever contributes by the time for framing will
>be in the group. The ‘frame-meister’ will set the date. I’ll contribute the
>money for the frame and matte, unless others want to chip in $$ with their
>flies.
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>The only work will be mounting and framing, not sending back sets to all
>swappers as for a regular swap. Depending on how many sign up, the frame may
>not be too big, but it’s the gesture that counts. And we only have to tie one
>special fly. Hopefully a VFBer with some framing experience will step up. We
>could do this with just a dozen flies, but more would be better. We could each
>get a photo of it for our memories.
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>If he was an IOFFer, having his certificate in the plate center would be
>perfect, with the flies surrounding it. What better send-off for a VFB fanatic.
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>Sign-ups:
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>1. DonO- realistic stonefly- the ‘Birdie Special’, plus another for the
>framer
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>2. Allan Fish - A set of 4 wet flies ("Partridge and...") and a set for the
>meister. (I am not a good fly framer.)
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>3.
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>4.
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