"Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year - and then discover once a year is way too often!" - Johnny Carson
This is an over the holiday, 1st of the new year swap. The flies will not be due until Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 so we can 1) AVOID the holiday season - your families can appreciate this, and 2) AVOID the holiday mails - those USPS ponies need the break!
WE have Mr. Lacey Gee to thank for this swap because if it wasn't for this founder of the Waspi Fly Company, we might be using marabou the same way that we use Jungle Cock! Marabou gets its name from the Marabou Stork - where these feathers first came from. For those tyers out there with grey (or no!) hair might remember that Jungle Cock was illegal to have back in the '70's without a proper bona fide. The marabou stork was going down the same route - over harvested because of its feathers! If it wasn't for Mr. Gee finding out that turkey marabou acts the same as the feathers of the stork, we might be paying Jungle Cock prices for marabou - if we could get it at all!
Flies for this swap have to be tied with marabou OR other turkey feathers as a material. The registration for this swap closes on Monday, December 4th, 2023 and, as mentioned, flies are due to me by Wednesday, January 10th, 2024. This will give more than a month to register as well as more than a month to finish your flies after that! We need a minimum of 6 tyers and the swap is open to up to 12 total registrants. It is open to ALL level tyers and new faces, including anyone new to tying/swapping is most welcome! As always, I will share a fly tying gift or two with all swappers. When you register (or shortly thereafter, please include the name of the pattern that your going to tie - we DO NOT want see a whole bunch of olive Wooly Buggers!
ALL SWAPPERS - remember to include the 5 basic items needed for each swap - your flies each with it's own toe tag, sent in a swap box, with a SASE included (so you get your set of flies back!), all included in your sending envelope. If you'd like to SPOIL the swap host (ME!), please include your screen name on each of the last 4 needed items.
If you are new to swaps and/or fly tying please contact me and let me know so I can give you any assistance to make your swap a great experience!
Lastly, and most importantly, HAVE FUN! That's why we took up this hobby!
Kim
1- Flybill
2- Long_Rod_Silverrs
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This is an over the holiday, 1st of the new year swap. The flies will not be due until Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 so we can 1) AVOID the holiday season - your families can appreciate this, and 2) AVOID the holiday mails - those USPS ponies need the break!
WE have Mr. Lacey Gee to thank for this swap because if it wasn't for this founder of the Waspi Fly Company, we might be using marabou the same way that we use Jungle Cock! Marabou gets its name from the Marabou Stork - where these feathers first came from. For those tyers out there with grey (or no!) hair might remember that Jungle Cock was illegal to have back in the '70's without a proper bona fide. The marabou stork was going down the same route - over harvested because of its feathers! If it wasn't for Mr. Gee finding out that turkey marabou acts the same as the feathers of the stork, we might be paying Jungle Cock prices for marabou - if we could get it at all!
Flies for this swap have to be tied with marabou OR other turkey feathers as a material. The registration for this swap closes on Monday, December 4th, 2023 and, as mentioned, flies are due to me by Wednesday, January 10th, 2024. This will give more than a month to register as well as more than a month to finish your flies after that! We need a minimum of 6 tyers and the swap is open to up to 12 total registrants. It is open to ALL level tyers and new faces, including anyone new to tying/swapping is most welcome! As always, I will share a fly tying gift or two with all swappers. When you register (or shortly thereafter, please include the name of the pattern that your going to tie - we DO NOT want see a whole bunch of olive Wooly Buggers!
ALL SWAPPERS - remember to include the 5 basic items needed for each swap - your flies each with it's own toe tag, sent in a swap box, with a SASE included (so you get your set of flies back!), all included in your sending envelope. If you'd like to SPOIL the swap host (ME!), please include your screen name on each of the last 4 needed items.
If you are new to swaps and/or fly tying please contact me and let me know so I can give you any assistance to make your swap a great experience!
Lastly, and most importantly, HAVE FUN! That's why we took up this hobby!
Kim
1- Flybill
2- Long_Rod_Silverrs
3- ++++++++++++++++++++++cancelled due to lees than 6 tyers registered++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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