Count me in on this one. I'll even volunteer to pluck the dirty little plucker...
Mark
At 09:29 AM 12/14/02 -0700, you wrote:
Bart and Co-op swappers, I know the midge hackles tie more flies each than the larger ones, but let's say you get an average of only 5 flies per feather. 5 x 42 = 210 flies! That's 2- 100 packs- and most of your swap investment at the 100 pak price. And you get 5 more packs! Not a bad deal.I also didn't tell you ( in the other post) that the number-count system on the back of the header cards is obsolete. Yes, it could still be used, but everything he puts out now would be a gold or platinum by those standards. The saddles have come so far since that printing that the numer counts are more applicable for 1/2 or 1/4 saddles than for full. And the midge-saddle fly-counts are just plain ridiculous- from ANY midge-saddle! On top of that, they're getting fuller and longer and smaller fly-size every generation, now that the gene pool can be cherry-picked every generation for select breeders. So the old number-count system gets more obsolete every generation. The buyer wins again. That's why I knew this plan would work so well. There are so many feathers on each saddle, splitting and sharing is now an excellent way to get a bunch of hackles in many colors and sizes for a great price. And now (mid-Jan.) the REAL ekklektik swaps begin! I will try, with the help of Tom, to get some saddles that you would never find 'on the pegs'. I'm planning to go visit before/after the Denver show the 1st weekend in Jan. I think that between Tom and I there will be some really neat saddles in the swap! (And some new surprises, too.) DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 10:30 PM Subject: [VFB] Grizzly midge plucked!! The grizzly midge saddle it plucked, packed and being mailed in the AM. Good news for group 2, there are 42 feathers per pack, give or take 1 or 2, and the longest feathers are about 8 inches and the shortest is about 3 inches. I tried to use the hackle gage on some of them to get an idea of the size range, the majority is #22 and there are some that are a lot smaller then the #22, my hackle gage won't go below 22. I know you group 2 folks will like these packs. Bart
