Fly Swap

Anbody interested in doing a Saltwater FLY SWAP.

I have done this on another web site and it was fun. Never know what youll get but thats whats cool about it.

Below I have copied some guidelines


1. A dozen tyers

2. someone vollunteers to act as the Swapmaster.

3. The Swapmaster keeps track of all tyers who commit to participating and when 12 are signed up, "close" the swap to new participants.

4. The Swapmaster should then post a list of who's in, what they've committed to tie, and what the deadline is. (maybe 1st of every month?)

5. Flies should be mailed in large, rigid envelopes. Tyer's Screen name and real name printed on it. Include a return envelope in the package, with your return address on it, and the same amount of postage as was required to ship your flies to the swapmaster.

6. Make sure the return envelope is big enough to accomodate large flies!

7.Include information about the pattern you've tied, a receipe, etc. if you have it.

8. Include an extra fly for the swapmaster as a courtesy, not mandatory, but a nice touch.

9. Make the deadline.


For the Swapmaster
1. Keep the swap informed by posting a thread with the subject line "SWAP Update." Spell out who's in, what they are tying, and any news.
2. Post a reminder a week before the deadline.
3. Post a list of what flies you've received as they arrive.
4. Keep the flies in their original envelopes in a safe place.
5. When all the flies have arrived, find a big open space -- like a clear kitchen or dining room table and put down 12 pieces of 8.5x11 paper.
6. Write each tyers Reel-Time name and real name on the bottom of each piece of paper.
7. Open the envelopes and carefully put each tyers contribution on their sheet of paper.
8. Keep the return envelopes in a stack.
9. Distribute the flies, one set at a time, between the 12 sheets of paper.
10. When they are all distributed. Carefully collect the flies and place them in the receipient's fly box, sheet of foam, cardboard or whatever. Place that in the return envelope. DO NOT SEAL YET.


11. When all the return envelopes (11, the 12th being you, the swapmaster) are filled, check to see if there are any flies remaining to be sorted. If not, and if you think everything is good to go: seal the envelopes.


12. Take the bundle to the post office, mail it, and post a message saying the swap is in the mail. A photo of the set with a key to who tied what is a nice touch.

Capt Walt