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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 08:33:52
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Best thing is to send these in a padded envelope. Send in a large one with all your flies inside a smaller one. Postage is usually around $2.00. If you send in a regular envelope someones flies will get smashed. Last swap I hosted the flies that came in regular envelopes were pretty beat up. Just my .02
Good advice. Also, egg flies are small. Just throw them in an empty hook container before putting them in the padded envelope. They'll definitely be okay then. I use Dai-riki hooks, and they come 50 to a pack. 45 swap flies + 5 mistakes/experiments/MIA/etc. = Empty shipping container. 
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 19:49:43
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so we are tying 45 flies each right?? i just wanna make sure .. if its that many the sizes might be mixed but in even amounts.. like 15 in size 12 15 in size 14 and 15 in size 16
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 20:54:54
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I think the deal is 3 flies for however many guys there are; for example if there are 10 guys in the swap we would tie 30 flies...and so on..
I have the right to remain silent.....I just don't have the ability
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 21:45:08
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thats what i figured.. ive just been seeing the number 45 tossed out a bit so i was like fml i will be tieing forver!!!
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 21:50:03
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ok count me in i will tie some type of caddis but you folks know me that can change lol might tie a variety ten differant things.10 fl green meph 10 sparkle spawn 10 green caddis nymph 10 white angora ss spawn and 5 i don't know yet
post edited by fishenfool46 - 2009/08/27 21:59:32
I didn't say these are the ten suggestions signed God
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/27 22:57:27
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Thanks Paul sounds good ............ still room for 5 more tyers ..........
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 07:45:45
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put me in, who all liked the lue minnow? or should i say who had success with it?
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 08:52:52
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ORIGINAL: Dream Catcher
Both ,
what ever you feel like tying . i picked my most productive fly on green flowing water days all sounds good guys ...... thanks again ... my tying isn't the best but i've seen em catch fish consistently and thats good enough for me ...... let me know whatt you want me to put you down for .....
i'll vouch for that!!
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 10:59:03
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since we're thinking outside of the box, put me down for an estaz bugger i suppose
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fishenfool46
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 11:04:35
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well so far i have 10 peach sucker spawn,10 mini foo black,and 10 crystal meph white
I didn't say these are the ten suggestions signed God
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 12:06:36
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Wow ......... i was up all night and only got 20 done lmao ..... gotta make a materials run pretty soon. Thanks for the vote of confidence Jerry .
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 18:28:12
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Ok I tied up 18 last night , still some more tying to do but I will have em ready to go and on their way by next weekend. Just waiting to see how many more I will need to tie. Cant wait to see what I will get in return. Some new ideers to play around wiff. I like these swaps , this will be my 3rd one and Im always learning new patterns to tie. Thanks guys. and Thanks to D C for hosting. One day I will get the courage to host my first swap. Deetz
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/28 21:11:36
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tied up 45 soft hackle swingers last night for this.. thought might as well tie the max so i dont have to worry about matieral...fly is a
daiichi #14
tung. bead head
hotwire with peacock
with grouse soft hackle.. had pretty good luck with them last year.
15 in red/black hotwire
15 in blue
15 in green
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 07:20:54
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DreamCatcher - I was away for a few days and saw your posting about the swap. Wondering if it's filled yet and if not - I'd like to get in on it. I never took part in any of the swaps before so this is new to me. I got some time on my hands and since I'm at the "bench" most of the time anyway - it wouldn't be any problem for me to tie these up. It'd be great to see some different ideas and patterns. Let me know if there is still room. Thanks
post edited by steely34 - 2009/08/29 07:21:43
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 13:09:11
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you're in ..........#12 still need 3 more tyers...... thx
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 14:17:02
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Thanks Catcher for including me. Below are what I plan on tying along with some other flies I can conjure up. Most likely 20 something of eggs and the same with droppers. Total of 45. They'll be on their way to ya next week. Thanks again. Again this is my first swap so hopefully I'm not tying what everyone else is. I'll do my best to please. I use this as a dropper off an egg pattern.---- Alewin pattern  The Jester Egg  CD Suck  Beaded Larva 
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 15:43:46
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so as i remember to bring my camera home from work ill post my flies up..thats a sweet looking minnow steele
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 15:54:30
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Just got done tying a half dozen of them for the swap byahn. Thanks for the comment.
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/29 16:00:51
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i like the beaded larva that is a sweeeeeet tie
I didn't say these are the ten suggestions signed God
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 10:38:11
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Very nice steely34 wish i had a little bit of your talent. Well one day left total tyers is at 12 or 36 flies to tie a piece ........ I have exactly that tied .... Sign up deadline is Monday at midnight still room for 3 more ............. or if someone feels like tying 90 sign up twice lmao wrists are sore at 36 .............
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 13:58:50
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if i had the time id tie you up some pom pom eggs.. i might send you some dream catcher for setting this whole thing up.. these babies catch fish i tell you what
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 17:11:07
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if i had the time id tie you up some pom pom eggs.. i might send you some dream catcher for setting this whole thing up.. these babies catch fish i tell you what
True statement.
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 17:13:06
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Ok 36 all tied up. Ill wait till tues. or wed. to send them out. There is still a little time left for some others to join in. I might need to tie more. Some for me as well.
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 17:46:34
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Yeah byawn....... Im curious about them Fishenfool mentioned them as well ...... any pics ? I have a healthy start on my eggs now if fishenfool can help me on my nymphs I'll be on top of the world ! POM POMs would would have guessed LMAO.........
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 18:21:56
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ill post pics up tomorrow of my flies.. gotta getthe camera from work.. but pom poms are pretty easy to ie once you know the "secret" behind them.. they are time consuming but man they wake 1 hell of a fly.. ill PM you the secret to success lol
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 20:57:08
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Surprised we are stuck at 12 people! Figured with all the steelhead talk over the past few weeks more people would have jumped in.
My flies are done, tied enough for 15 people, just waiting to see how many need shipped out and how many will go in my own box.
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 22:21:24
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.. ill PM you the secret to success lol
Learning fast, I see....lol
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 22:21:37
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norm i hate to see those flys go to waste ship the extras to me lmao. ff46
post edited by fishenfool46 - 2009/08/30 22:22:15
I didn't say these are the ten suggestions signed God
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 23:08:13
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Surprised we are stuck at 12 people! Figured with all the steelhead talk over the past few weeks more people would have jumped in.
we need to have a straight normal steelhead fly swap, this is a little out of the box. probably why it's still at 12 anyone gonna host that next pre-season steelhead swap???? my estaz flies are looking bomb****btw
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RE: Fly swap egg / dropper steelhead patterns
2009/08/30 23:10:12
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Here's mine . Yellow estaz bodied nuke egg ............  A couple action shots March 22nd, 2009  Yesterday my farm pond rainbows weren't scared of it LMAO   Still room for 3 more ////////////////////
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