Byard advised I set rules and stick by them. My original intention was to get as many members in as possible so... IOFF #1 is going to be very cool. The messages I'm getting indicate a desire to raise the maximum tyers. Some poor souls are quite intimidated by numbers like 50 but we're only up to 29.
Ray, Kevin, Dennis, Jimi, DonO, Gary, Mark Delaney and Ginger hopped on. I'll post a final list and details after the 25th sign up deadline. While not inclined to add mores rules, it has been suggested that you send the flys in a container that protects the fly and does not allow wings to be bent ect. as we want to showcase these. I will return all flys in the container provided so if you are tying a size 14 Adams, consider there may be a #8 streamer in the mix coming back and think accordingly.
For those intimidated by tying 30 flys, you should have tried Byard's Caddis swaps of 100 or 200. The only thing that gets you tense is waiting until the last minute to start tying. Even I tied 100 ea in 2 of those and you can ask Byard how slow I am.
Wrap thread, sip beer, tie in tail, eat cheese, dub body, try the rum, tie in wing, try the nuts, more beer, look at Byard's 6 flys on the table already tied, ask questions while eating and drinking more and going into the kitchen to see what other snacks Byard brought.... If I can do 30-35 by July 31, anyone can. (Maybe all that cheese on my fingers is why I catch fish)
If you have comments on my slight changes, send them off list. Remember, "only" 4 months and 17 days to tie. You might have to tie 2 flys some weeks!
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