Swappin' time (or, this isn't your Dad's dry fly collection)

[Hairstacker]

Got my flies yesterday! Always fun to get a box of flies in the mail. Thank you everyone and especially John for hosting!

With all this cold lousy weather, I'm looking forward to the next swap too -- anyone interested in hosting one?

[Ben Kobrin]

Mine came yesterday as well. Great job all!

I took a slightly different approach to this swap. In the past I have HATED working with biots. When it came time to choose a fly I naturally wanted to tie something that I was already familiar with and felt confident in. Instead, I resisted that urge and signed up to tie a pattern that called for not one, but two sets of biots. About 25 size 18 Dark Lords later I feel much better about my ability to work with them. There is still room for improvement, but at least it is no longer a weak point. It was very rewarding to use this swap in the way I believe swaps were intended: to improve my tying.

That being said....I'll take on the hosting duties for the next one as long as everyone is willing to play by my rules! I'm going to call it the I-Hate-To-Tie-This-Fly FLY SWAP.

Please see the new thread for details.

[Hairstacker]

Woolybugger, I hear ya -- biots are one of those materials that can drive you batty. That said, your Dark Lords came out great!

[flounder]

Thanks for hosting John. I got mine in the mail too. It was my first swap and I can' wait to try the flies. Thanks everyone.

-flounder