humpies

**this swap is now full**

okay, the dreaded humpy will be the theme of my next swap. y'all know the drill. I'll take the first dozen tyers and flies will be due to me 31 january '06, a full two months to tie a baker's dozen flies since we all are pressed for time during the holiday season. just don't dawdle.

this should be fun.

thanks.

mgj

participants:

1) michael johnson (host)
2) ed shuurman - red humpies - recv'd
3) roy christie
4) seege - yellow double humpies - recv'd
5) shenandoah angler
6) bonedog - recv'd
7) billknepp - recv'd
jayatwork - recv'd
9) cctyer - recv'd
10) biot midge - recv'd
11) sdh - recv'd
12) rangerman - recv'd
13) sunskyhooksnwater




[This message has been edited by mikeytwoshoes (edited 23 January 2006).]

[schuured]

Okay, I'm in.

Probably a Royal, but not sure yet.

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Ed Schuurman
Waynesboro, PA

[RoyChristie]

Ok, Mikey, you can count me in,
have you got tying instructions?

Roy

two great tyers already onboard.

as far as instructions, you'll be hard pressed to beat these, courtesy of harry mason.
[url=http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/humpy/:5f9db]http://www.troutflies.com/tutorials/humpy/[/url:5f9db]

I prefer them w/ calf tail wings, but deer hair wings are slightly easier to tie. both work, calftails just easier to see, which is important to these old eyes.

mgj

[FIREMAN]

One of my favorites!!! Im in!

Seege

[shenandoahangler]

Count me in.

[sunskyhooksnwater]

can we use foam or cdc or do we halfto stay original???

you can use whateverthehell you want to as long as it looks and fishes like a humpy.

for what it's worth, I hate foam.

mgj

[bonedog]

I'll get in this one if that's okay. Haven't done a swap in a while, this one sounds like fun.
bd

[billknepp]

Mikey,
I'd like to try my hand at a CDC Humpy,Since I'm not all that great with the real thing...lol If'in you don't mind me tagging along ...

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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best

Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"

"Wish ya great fishing"

Bill