Oops, Question was meant for Ken...but I guess anyone can answer it.
Preston Waterloo, Ontario --- Preston Quan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Ken, > > Any idea on how much postage money we Canadians > should > include for a US-based swap? > > Preston > Waterloo, Ontario > > --- "Ken, Carolyn, Alex and Hershel" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Preston... > > > > One other thing. > > > > I don't put the recipe for my flies in the > envelope > > either -- its best to > > e-mail your recipe to the host of the swap. > > > > I use seal fur a lot -- and polar bear sometimes. > > > > If you list those as materials for the fly, you > > might get some overzealous > > customs agent who will seize them as a violation > of > > CITIES (convention on > > the international trade in endangered spieces). > > > > -Ken- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Preston Quan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:45 PM > > Subject: [VFB] Whiting Co-op Swap- Explained - > > Shipping to Canada? > > > > > > > Thanks for the explanation Byard. Makes sense > and > > I > > > do see the great benefits. Also understand the > US > > > resident only policy for pluckers. > > > > > > What size saddles (not the midge) are going to > be > > > used? > > > > > > Another question. This applies to normal fly > > swaps > > > and this Whiting swap. Living in Canada, how do > > you > > > label the package for shipping/customs purposes. > > I'd > > > love to participate in swaps just don't want to > > pay > > > the stupid taxes and duties for normal mail > order > > > items (which I don't think these qualify as but > > > Customs Canada might). I think if it were > > labelled > > > used fishing tackle or value less than $20Cdn > > (about > > > $12US) I'm okay. > > > > > > Any Canadians out there (or Byard) with > experience > > on > > > this? > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > Preston > > > Waterloo, Ontario > > > > > > > > > --- Byard Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Preston and others... > > > > > > > > For each group of 12 swappers 6 different > > colored > > > > silver grade > > > > Whiting saddles are acquired. Six of the > twelve > > are > > > > designated as > > > > pluckers and each receives one of the saddles > > along > > > > with packaging > > > > materials. Their chore is to pluck all the dry > > fly > > > > feathers from the > > > > cape, evenly divide them into 12 piles, > package > > them > > > > and return them > > > > to me. When I have received them all I send > one > > > > package of each color > > > > to all of the twelve swappers. The swap allows > > folks > > > > to get a broad > > > > selection of Whiting saddle feathers at a very > > > > affordable price. Each > > > > package will contain enough hackle to tie WELL > > over > > > > 100 flies. > > > > > > > > Here is a photo of some of the packaged > > hackles... > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.linesend.com/product/whiting_swap_pic.shtml> > > > > > > > > And here is the link to the sign up form, > where > > you > > > > will see a > > > > description of which colors are in which > > group... > > > > > > > <http://www.linesend.com/product/whiting_swap.shtml> > > > > > > > > The reason a plucker must be a US resident is > to > > > > avoid shipping delays. > > > > > > > > Hope this brief explanation is sufficient. If > > anyone > > > > has any > > > > questions..fire away. > > > > > > > > keep tyin'...byard > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now. > > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
