I will jump in on this one. Mike Bliss
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 3:14 PM, DonO <[email protected]> wrote: > Rope-dub bugger swap list – half-way there already. > > So far: > > 1. Don Ordes > 2. Rene Zillmann > 3. Wayne Blake-Hedges > 4. Allan Fish > 5. Rick Zeiger > 6. > 7. > 8. > 9. > 10. > > Getting Jim Moore to join in would make the list nostalgic, and filled > with IOFF members. > > DonO > > > *From:* 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2017 2:05 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Late 2017 swap intro > > I will join doing a purple one. > > Rick > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* DonO <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2017 10:10:06 AM > *Subject:* [VFB] Late 2017 swap intro > > *Anyone up for a November or Dec. fly swap?* (after the season is over) > > I have an idea for 10 tiers. Tie an easy fly design that I give- *a > rope-dub bugger pattern*, and each swapper ties *one color* of it 10 > times. (I’ll post a collage of a wide range of styles) > > Each color can be a different size and embellished with flash, eyes, > cones- whatever, but the bugger basic style must be maintained. Since > there are combination of colors, the selection would be infinite. Natural > furs count as colors. > > This would allow big bass buggers, trout buggers, panfish buggers, even > pike and saltwater buggers. A chili-pepper would even pass. But each color > or combo must be by one tier, so there’s no repeats. > > I will post a picture palette of styles and colors to give some food for > thought, and then *we tie one on*. Then we get to tying actual flies. > (TUI flies are still acceptable) > > If this one runs over the number, that’s fine, since variations are > endless and buggers work for everything. I have salt-water rope-dub > jack-buggers that are just killer in Florida bays. (Ask Jerry Goldsmith) > Just a rope-dub (highly segmented, tapered) bugger tied with bite tippet > with flash green and blue materials. > > I thought a *new twist* would be to post your pilot-pattern on VFB for a > comment session to get thoughts. Then if a VFBer wants to join or just > post their comment or even their version (photo), that would make for a > real fun swap with lots of participation that wouldn’t be time-consuming at > all. > > Any takers? > > DonO > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Mike Bliss -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. 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