Hi Bob-
Site link is: <www.geocities.com/jodemior> Pretty
bare bones right now. In fact the only thing on it is
the swap, but it has the current swap list and swap
info. Will be adding everyone's emails this week on my
days off and generally catching things up.
-John
--- Bob Haering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John what is the link for the site?
>
> Bob H
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Martinez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] PFB Swap-The Splits
>
>
> > Hi George-
> >
> > It'll be 10 flies. My mailing address is below and
> I
> > also have it listed on the website.
> >
> > Take care and good fishing.
> >
> > -John Martinez
> > PO Box 753
> > Madras, OR 97741
> >
> >
> > --- George Church <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > JOHN- need your shipping addrss- is it 5 or 10
> > > flies?
> > > ? ?
> > >
> > > George
> > > --- John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Okay Perps-
> > > >
> > > > The deadline for signups has come and gone.
> There
> > > > are
> > > > now officialy 63 tyers in the Perpetual Fly
> Box
> > > > Swap.
> > > > Thanks to each and every one of you for
> signing
> > > up,
> > > > this is going to be a great swap.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sending this to the list, due to the fact
> that
> > > I
> > > > lost some files, especially for the first 20
> or 25
> > > > that signed up. If you have not sent me an
> email
> > > > with
> > > > your mailing address since my last request on
> the
> > > > 29th, please do so as soon as you can. Right
> now I
> > > > have 35 mailing addresses on file.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to everyone who has sent me ideas,
> > > > suggestions
> > > > and tips, I appreciate all of them. Since this
> is
> > > my
> > > > first time out as a host I need all the help I
> can
> > > > get. Below is a quick rundown of how the swap
> is
> > > > going
> > > > to work, as far as mailing the flies and so
> on. I
> > > > assume everyone knows by now how this swap
> works.
> > > If
> > > > you have any questions, please email me off
> the
> > > VFB
> > > > list.
> > > >
> > > > Everyone needs to tie ten (10) trout flies,
> > > > remember,
> > > > you do NOT need to tie as many flies as there
> are
> > > > tyers. If someone sends me 63 flies, I'm
> keeping
> > > the
> > > > extras! <VBG>. The flies can be any kind of
> trout
> > > > fly
> > > > you want, dries, wets, streamers,
> terrestrials,
> > > your
> > > > choice, but no super easy flies like San Juan
> > > worms.
> > > > The first batch of flies you send should be
> all
> > > the
> > > > same, just like a regular swap.
> > > >
> > > > I'm going to divide the swap into four groups.
> One
> > > > group will be all the non-US Perps. Even
> though
> > > this
> > > > group will be smaller (not sure how many yet,
> > > that's
> > > > why I need addresses from everyone), I figure
> by
> > > the
> > > > time the box goes from the US to Canada to the
> UK
> > > to
> > > > Europe to Australia and back, the boxes that
> > > stayed
> > > > in
> > > > the US should have made it around their larger
> > > > groups.
> > > > I may even mail the non-US box before the rest
> of
> > > > them
> > > > go out. If everyone would use priority mail
> (2-3
> > > day
> > > > delivery), it would really help. It's up to
> each
> > > > individual, but getting insurance would be a
> very,
> > > > very good idea. With that many flies, each box
> is
> > > > worth $300+ at retail, it would be a real
> shame to
> > > > lose one. The cost for insurance is not that
> much
> > > > and
> > > > if everyone does it, it will be fair.
> > > >
> > > > Deadline to have the flies to me is New Years
> Eve,
> > > > Dec
> > > > 31st. I will get the flies sorted, packaged
> and
> > > > mailed
> > > > no later than the 15th of January. There will
> be
> > > 158
> > > > flies per box (actually 630 flies don't divide
> > > > evenly,
> > > > but I will throw in a couple extra). I will
> have
> > > the
> > > > info on who is in what group posted on the
> website
> > > > as
> > > > soon as I get addresses. The website is at:
> > > > <www.geocities.com/jodemior>
> > > >
> > > > Everybody in the swap has a number from when
> they
> > > > joined up, Jimmy Moore is #1 (right, Jimmy?),
> I'm
> > > > #38
> > > > (I think) and so on. Please use your list
> number
> > > to
> > > > toe tag your flies, both the first batch you
> send
> > > > and
> > > > any flies you put in later. Just put your
> number
> > > and
> > > > the name of the fly on the toe tag. You can
> send
> > > the
> > > > recipe to me via email. I want to post all the
> > > flies
> > > > and recipes on the site, so people can go to
> it
> > > and
> > > > find out who tied what and how to tie it. I'm
> also
> > > > going to include small notebooks with each
> package
> > > > for
> > > > people to sign, make comments (nice ones,
> okay?)
> > > and
> > > > so on, kind of a journal of the boxes'
> travels.
> > > >
> > > > The final goal of the swap is to auction off
> the
> > > > flies, boxes and journals on the list and
> donate
> > > the
> > > > money to a worthy fishing or conservation
> related
> > > > cause. How we do that will be up to a vote of
> all
> > > > the
> > > > Perps. Maybe we can retire one box at a time
> while
> > > > the
> > > > others keep going. Maybe ending up with one
> box
>
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The River-
You passers-by, who share my journey,
You move and change,I move and am the same;
You move and are gone, I move and remain.
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