beetles, ants, hoppers, or gnats. 8)
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beetles, ants, hoppers, or gnats. 8)
hello matthew is the hostpon again get sick again
thats great i am a beginner tyer who loves jesus too!
If this is for a swap, what are the due dates? Can I get in with a Chernobyle Ant?
September 3rd and yes any kind of terrestrial will be fine
:lol:
sing up dead line is august 20th and flies need to be sent in a week before september 3rd i have room for 4 people. :D
before you go off starting a fly swap, have you read the following post regarding fly swaps??
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=15195
are you prepared for the responsibility of being a swapmeister??
is this swap OK with your parents??
augest 20th is a bit soon for the deadline, may i recomend mabie september 10th, with a deadline to get them in as october 10th?
ok sorry :( but i am a teen ager who tends to get in a hurry so september 1st is the sign up dead line septmber30th is the new deadline for sending them in :D i am new to this so if im rushing or not doing things right please tell me and i will reply as soon as possible :D
i am only 1 year older than you, so i under stand you, but i recomend to slow down at the beginning and do you have any reacords on any other forums? Also, i would not really chose that username cause what happens when you turn 14? lol.
im 15 so i understand what its like but i would suggest slowing down a bit and joining a swap first before starting youre own just so you can get the feel of things. im gonna start my own swap soon so you could jump in that one if you want to. also, make sure you read the swapping info bulletin. itll help you alot.
well im 14 and i also suggest to SLOW DOWN!
get some posts up, and maybe even change your username.....like jz said. what happens when you turn 14?!
hehe, lol yea...
flytying13yearold, what everyone has said so far are good suggestions. It is tough to conduct a swap if you have never been in one. Also when you give deadline dates, give enough time to respond and also enough time to tie flies and enough time for the postal system to work with you. I like seeing new swap host get started. But you should take the suggestions that are given. Read about some of the swap and learn how they are run. You also need to give better instructions for your swap. Above all else make sure it is ok with your parents if you give out your mailing address over the internet.
Swaps can be a lot of fun. But find out about them a lot, so you will have fun with them.
Communications is one of the most important things in a swap.
Just my 2 cents John
bassman, and everyone else is right. I just completed hosting my first swap, and it was a learning experience. They are a bit more work than what you may think, but well worth it nonetheless.
If you are still going to do it, I'd like to join.
Semper Fi!
i am still goin for it
:D
Why?
tennesseeflies will not be in this
Due to the fact that in everyones opinion i am not ready i am cancelling this swap sorry to anyone who is upset
I kinda am to. :(
Dont take it to heart! Do yourself a favor and join a few swaps first. Im a newbie myself and want to host a swap but Im trying to get some swaps under my belt first.Quote:
Originally Posted by flytying13yearold
Theres a pan fish swap I think has one spot open ...Ole blue is the host...good guy!Give it a try!
I don't understand why anyone would get upset. It's not that big of a deal. And other than having your parents permission, I don't see it as an age thing. I get my wife's OK before I do any swaps. What's the difference?
I have just recenty completed my first swap as host, and I will say that it does take a certain amount of organization, but it's nothing that a normally intelligent person, 13 years old, or whatever, shouldn't be able to handle. You can keep stuff together, right? You know how to write addresses and use the mail service, right? That's all there is to it.
I don't like discouraging anyone. What's the worst that would've happened? We all tie a dozen flies, and don't get any back. I've lost a dozen flies in 1 day of fishing, and so far it hasn't bankrupted me. If that happened, then next time you hosted one, noone would participate....end of problem!
I am very sorry it worked out this way. Next time you want to try to host one, let me know. I'll get in on it, whether anyone else does or not. Just make sure it's OK with your parents or Guardian.
Semper Fi!
I do not think anyone was trying to stop this young man from doing a swap. I think we were all just trying to help in our own way. I always try to incourage new swap host by helping and giving as much info as is requested. My main concern for young folks is that their parants know what they are doing. I would also join in a swap conducted by this young man. My post was to try and help him with how to conduct a swap. I think that is what others were trying to do also. Just my 2 cents. John
As an innocent bystander I would like to chime in....I haven't participated in swaps...has to do with how I tie...that is I only tie a few at a time and always seem to want to modify a pattern....anyway I've paid attention to previous threads about conducting swaps and it seems some do get quite involved and have their hassles.
If it were me I'd want to participate first and be a swapmiester later...so I think they were just trying to be helpful, flytying13yearold.
Having said that though....flytying13yearold, I say if you want to do it ....go for it....the world needs doers and where better to come from than you young folks....experience does have some value but what the heck ...you'll be getting some.
ducksterman has some wise words there .flytying13yearold since you are gung ho and you really wanna do it maybe do your fisrt swap small and simple just to prove you can do it.. Then after that successful swap go bigger!