Mark Vickers
03-03-2005, 09:39 AM
Since we have the occasional fly swap here on Ifish, I thought it would be helpful to post some common guidelines. This was posted by OSD on the Flytyingforum.com website. I have made some slight modifications for us. Flytyingforum.com hosts hundreds of swaps a year and really have this nailed.
1. Flies will be tied according to the specific rules of the swap (dry fly, wet fly, nymph, streamer, etc.)
2. (Toe tag flies) each fly will need to have a small piece of paper attached to the bend of the hook with the swappers name on it. (This makes it easy for swapmeister to divide up prior to being sent back.)
3. Flies will be mailed in a crushproof box. Altoids cans are perfect (Please no expensive trout fly cases.)
4. Box will be sent to swapmeister with a stamped self-addressed envelope.
(Do not put postage money in envelope)
5. Flies will be mailed on or before deadline date.
Anyone that drops out of any swap should contact the swapmeister in advance of the deadline. Any swapper that fails to contact swapmeister in advance of deadline of his or her intentions of dropping out will not be able to participate in future swaps.
Repeated dropping out of swaps will not be viewed favorably by swapmeisters and the decision to let you participate in a swap will be left to the individual swapmeisters.
These rules are not meant as a impediment to swapmeisters or swaps.
The rules are made to help protect swappers and swapmeisters conduct successful swaps.
1. Flies will be tied according to the specific rules of the swap (dry fly, wet fly, nymph, streamer, etc.)
2. (Toe tag flies) each fly will need to have a small piece of paper attached to the bend of the hook with the swappers name on it. (This makes it easy for swapmeister to divide up prior to being sent back.)
3. Flies will be mailed in a crushproof box. Altoids cans are perfect (Please no expensive trout fly cases.)
4. Box will be sent to swapmeister with a stamped self-addressed envelope.
(Do not put postage money in envelope)
5. Flies will be mailed on or before deadline date.
Anyone that drops out of any swap should contact the swapmeister in advance of the deadline. Any swapper that fails to contact swapmeister in advance of deadline of his or her intentions of dropping out will not be able to participate in future swaps.
Repeated dropping out of swaps will not be viewed favorably by swapmeisters and the decision to let you participate in a swap will be left to the individual swapmeisters.
These rules are not meant as a impediment to swapmeisters or swaps.
The rules are made to help protect swappers and swapmeisters conduct successful swaps.