"Page 42" swap

[schuured]

Okay, here's an original idea for a swap:

I know I'm not the only angler to receive LL Bean's Spring Fishing catalogue. If you open it to page 42, you'll see a nice selection of terrestrials and nymphs from Umpqua.

These flies are nice, but a bit pricey for me. So I thought to myself: "Self, what if you got your FAOL friends to tie some of these for you instead of buying them?"

As this was one of the more rational things I had said to myself this morning, I latched on to it. Thus the birth of the "Page 42" swap. Details below:

-Five participants (four + me)
-One pattern each, but three sizes, so 15 flies total (five of each size)
-Pick any pattern on Page 42 of the LL Bean Spring Fishing Catalogue; terrestrial or nymph.
- If the pattern you choose only comes in two sizes, then just add a third size, logically one just larger or smaller than those listed.
-Send flies to me in a crushproof container with SASE or postage no later than Feb. 11th. Yes, that's only three weeks away.
-I'll sort and send them back ASAP.
-I'll send my contact information and mailing address separately after sign up is complete. Sign-up deadline will be 1/28, next Saturday.

For clarification and to get started, I'll tie a Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear Natural in sizes 12,14 and 16.

Happy tying. Let me know if I've left anything out.

1. Ed Schuurman - Hare's Ear Nymph 12,14,16 - done
2. Night Angler - TBD
3. BadBug - Lawson's Emerger
4. gqualls - FBPT nymph 14,16,18 - recv'd
5. mikeytwoshoes - Lafontaine's Emergent Sparkle Pupa - recv'd

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Ed Schuurman
Waynesboro, PA



[This message has been edited by schuured (edited 06 February 2006).]

[Night Angler]

Hey Ed...

I love this idea.. I just order a catolog.. I dont know if I'll have it in time to enter the swap... But I really would like to.. I even looked on the website and the pages didnt come enough for me to really see the flies...

Next.. is it just the flies on page 42 or 42 and 43??

[BadBug]

Hi Ed -- I'll try the Lawson's Caddis Emerger. Oops! ---- forgot the sizes - #14, #16, #18.

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Dennis ~BadBug~




[This message has been edited by BadBug (edited 21 January 2006).]

[schuured]

Hey there Night Angler and BadBug. Nice to have you aboard.

Night Angler- I was planning just Page 42. If you feel REALLY motivated to do one from page 43 you could probably get away with it.

Dennis- Nice to have you back. What happened to retirement from swaps?



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Ed Schuurman
Waynesboro, PA

[BadBug]

Ed, that's one of the good things about being old & senile - SOMETIMES I forget that I gave this up.

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Dennis ~BadBug~

[Night Angler]

Hey ed...

I can only do it if I get the catalog in with the next week...

I may need to email you with my choose.. so you can tell me the hook sizes.. I cant read them from my computer..If thats ok

Leonard

[This message has been edited by Night Angler (edited 21 January 2006).]

[schuured]

Night Angler-

No problem. If you would like to participate but don't get the catalog, I can send you a list of the flies and hook sizes. LL Bean is usually pretty prompt with their shipments, though.

Ed

[gqualls]

Ed,

I'll tie if it's not to late. How 'bout some size 14,16,18 flashback pheasant tail nymphs?

GQualls

[schuured]

G-

Sure thing. Glad to have you aboard. I'll send you an e-mail with my shipping address once one more person signs on.

Ed

[Water-Ouzel]

I can't decide if I should get into this one, so I will leave it up to chance. I don't have the catalog either, but I checked it out online. If the tungstun soft hackle is on pg 42 I would like to join. If it is not on pg 42, it wasn't meant to be.

Ned