Grasshopper/Cricket swap-Complete

All about flies Fly Swaps
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This will be my first time hosting a swap. Open to up to 12 tyers. Patterns can be of any combination of materials, but must be a grasshopper or cricket imitation. Any size, color or pattern. Newbies are more than welcome. Tie 12 flies of one type, and mail them in. I will send you one each of the different patterns.

Please include return postage, and toe tags on the flies.

Sign up deadline will be July 7th, or after the first 12 sign up. If it doesn’t fill up by the 7th, we’ll go with who we have. Flies due by July 21st. I will have them mailed by July 24th, or sooner if they all get here sooner.

My mailing address is in my profile.

  1. Gigmaster-Souhegan Hopper (completed)
  2. Sagittarius62-LeTort Hopper (received)
  3. GLoy-Easy Foam Hopper i[/i]
  4. ibrb-Crystal Butt Cricket (received)
  5. Danny Gober-Chaos Cricket (received
  6. ladyflyfisher-Generic Hopper (?) i[/i]
  7. bassman-Simple Black Foam Cricket (received)
  8. cholcomb13-Charlie-Boy Hopper (received)
  9. DianeID Brown Hopper i[/i]
    10.Vulture6 Al’s Hopper (received

Semper Fly!

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Letort Hopper if I may? As tied by LeRoy Hyatt on Flytying: The Angler’s Art. size 8 I think.

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i would like to get in on this one with an easy foam hopper if i may…
gary

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I would like in with a Crystal Butt Cricket.

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How about a chaos cricket ? Tell me white, yellow, black, brown or tan. Dan

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You’re in. Thanks for joining. I can’t wait to see these!

Semper Fly!

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You got it. Welcome to the swap.

Semper Fly!

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You’re in. Thanks for joining.

Semper Fly!

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Sure thing, Danny. The color is up to you. Are you using Alpaca in these? I am, in the Chernobyle Hopper. I think you started something with that last swap. (LOL)

Thanks for joining.

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[quote=“Gigmaster”]

You’re in. Thanks for joining. I can’t wait to see these!

Semper Fly![/quote]

Keep your expectations low. The recipe will be the same, but the quality will certainly be less. :smiley: I love to watch that show. LeRoy makes it look real easy.

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I would like in, but I would like to think about what I want to tie.

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I’m honored. Anything you tie will be greatly appreciated.

I have changed mine 3 times (so far).

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I would like to get in with a simple black foam cricket, if that is ok. Thanks John

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Welcome to the swap.

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I’ll play…Charlie boy hopper (variation)

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Welcome, and thanks for joining colcomb13

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Here’s mine…

top view

Hook: Tiempco Size 10
Thread: yellow 8/0 (6/0 or 3/0) would be better
Body: 2mm tan craft foam
Legs: rubber Olive/black legs
Underwing: Shiney mylar
Overwing: bleached coastal deer hair

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Here is my Chortophaga viridifacia (Green Banded Grasshopper).

Hook: Cabelas Model 40, sz. 8
Thread: Danville 3/0 Monocord, blk
Body: Rainy’s Float Foam, sm., white- colored with green prismatic marker
Legs: Chinese Hen Neck, knotted-chartreuse
Hackle: Chinese Hen Neck, chartreuse
Wings: Grizzly Hackle tips

Semper Fly!

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Gigmaster you hav e a PM. John