Ian, when you have finished please forward it on to me - a great concept. Regards, Grollo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] New Swap Idea
> See if you can get the boxdown under as well.. sounds like a cool idea for > new flies.. > > > > Homepage:- > http://www.angelfire.com/on/theriverbank > SwapPage > http://www.angelfire.com/on/theriverbank/ftswaps.html > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rene Zillmann) > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [VFB] New Swap Idea > Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 22:33:15 +0200 > > John, > this is really a nice idea. I would like to see the box crossing the pont. > Pls put me on the distribution list. > Rene > Germany > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Datum: Donnerstag, 24. Oktober 2002 21:18 > Betreff: [VFB] New Swap Idea > > > >Okay, folks, let's get back to our roots. Flies and > >swaps. I just joined a swap on another list I hang out > >on, Westfly, which is a list for ff'ers from northern > >Cal, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Before I > >outline the swap, let me say that the guy who started > >it on Westfly borrowed it from FAOL, so I don't feel > >like I'm plagiarizing his idea. Apparently, the FAOL > >swap started with tying materials, but I'm thinking we > >can do it with flies. The one on Westfly is for flies, > >too. > > > >Let's say, just for example, we start with 10 people, > >each person ties three flies and sends them to me. Out > >of the 30 flies, I take the ones I want and replace > >them with at least the same number I took (or more if > >I want). The flies I put in don't have to be the same > >as the ones I orginally tied and they don't have to be > >all the same. I then send them to the next person on > >the list. That person can take as many or as few flies > >as he wants, but he must replace them with at least as > >many as he takes (or more). He then sends them on to > >the next person who does the same and so on. The > >number of flies in the box will gradually increase or > >at least remain the same while the mix of flies will > >change. Remember, the flies you put in can be totally > >different from the flies you originally tied. > >Theoretically, if no one cheats the box could go > >around perpetually with different flies each time it > >comes to you. > > > >I know this sounds kind of weird, but I think it might > >be interesting. This wouldn't work with any group > >except one like VFB, since it depends on basically > >fair, honest, upright and just plain fine folks, > >exactly the like the ones on this list. > > > >Anyway, if there's any interest in this, let me know. > >If anyone has any suggestion, please say so. Don't > >want to have too many restrictions or rules, would > >like to keep it to trout flies and of course no > >ridiculously easy flies, since it's not fair to > >everyone else. If you think this a crazy idea, don't > >hesitate to say that, too. Once the box has gone > >around a few times, we could, with the vote of > >everyone involved, donate the flies to a cause or > >maybe auction them off and donate the money to TU or > >FFF or or the Boy Scouts or see just how long we can > >keep it going. > > > >Okay, that's it. Please post your responses to the > >list so everyone can get a feel for how this crazy > >idea goes over. If it looks like there might be enough > >interest (I'm thinking at minimum ten people), I'll > >post a deadline and so on. > > > >One last note, 10 participants was just a "for > >instance" kind of thing. I we had say, 25 tiers at 4 > >flies each, it would make a real nice variety to start > >out with. > > > > -John > > Oregon > > > > > > > > > > > >===== > >The River- > >You passers-by, who share my journey, > >You move and change,I move and am the same; > >You move and are gone, I move and remain. > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > >http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >
