I like swaps for the new ideas I get about flies. Aslo I get to see how other use materials and get to see some new materials.
I have been in about 200 swaps over the past 10 years. I think that someday I may get addicted to them.
Join a swap if you can. You get to have flies that other have tied in your hands and tha tis a great help in making your tying better.
Beleive it or not, my tying has improved.
Rick