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Had an idea for a game today. What it is I'll list 3 materials that you must use in a fly. You can use other materials but you must use the listed materials. Feel free to tie any kind of fly you want dry,wet,nymph,streamer whatever. You will have 1 month to tie the fly at the end of the month we will all vote on the best fly. The winner will win either a 1 month "Rockstar" subscription or a TPO sticker pack (Thanks Juice). Your only allowed 1 submission. You can post the pics right here on this thread. If anyone would like to participate but does not have a camera that will take a picture of the fly you can PM me and send the fly to me. If you want your fly back please send a stamp with the fly. I will not be particpating so I will not steal your idea and I will not post it until the end of the month. If enough people do this we can do it every month.
For the first time I will keep the materials to very common materials. 1: Marabou (any color) 2: Ice Dub (any color) (can be blended) 3: Deer Hair (any kind) (any color)
All pics must be posted by May 31.
Anyone sending flies to me I must have them by May 31.
We will vote on the flies for one week after May 31.
Feel free to ask questions.
Be creative.
Have fun and get tying.
04-30-2009, 11:23 PM
Flyfisher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I like the idea ill sleep on it and see if I can come up with something.
04-30-2009, 11:33 PM
LopatNympher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Now I am really gonna have to buy that vice.
04-30-2009, 11:52 PM
np36
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I already have a "vice" and suspect that you have been watching too much "Chopped" on TV. That said, I'M IN!
JI
04-30-2009, 11:54 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
All right we can blame this on the wife for watching the food network while I'm tying but hey its a good idea.
04-30-2009, 11:55 PM
LopatNympher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Instead of the Iron Chef, we have the Iron Vise? did I spell that vice?
05-01-2009, 06:34 AM
TexasChris
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I already have a good idea. I'm in.
05-01-2009, 09:06 AM
Adam
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Add me to the list...not sure I can be super creative...but what the heck.
05-01-2009, 09:12 AM
Flyfisher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
got a good idea after sleeping on it I am in!
05-01-2009, 12:34 PM
AaronJasper
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Iron Vise is a great title lol
I am in too!
05-01-2009, 02:14 PM
SaboVT
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I'm in!
This has the possibility of becoming a very long thread by the of the month, should a thread be created just for submissions and keep the discussion here?
05-01-2009, 02:21 PM
Flyfisher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Who are the judges?
05-01-2009, 02:22 PM
TexasChris
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I think we should submit them here, and then put all the pictures submitted in another thread with a poll, and everyone can vote.
05-01-2009, 02:29 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I want it to where everyone can vote on it. The only problem is I think when you make a poll your limeted to how many entries you can have. Any ideas?
I'm not opposed to myself not voting and everyone PMing me their vote if need be but I'd rather do it another way.
05-01-2009, 02:34 PM
SaboVT
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Polling is the best method in my opinion. It looks like you can add quite a few options to the polls, if you are limited a simple bracket system could be used using multiple polls to begin, although it would take a little more time to sort our a winner.
05-01-2009, 02:38 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
I agree polling would work best. Alot depends on how many people actually do it.
05-01-2009, 02:53 PM
Flyfisher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
so we all vote for ourselves?
05-01-2009, 02:58 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
If your asking do we all vote the answer is yes I would like for every member to vote.
If your asking can you vote for yourself the answer is yes. I would say vote for whatever fly you think is best and remember not everyone will be entering a fly but everyone can vote.
05-01-2009, 03:14 PM
Flyfisher
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
It sounds fair enough ill have to drink some beer and see what i end up tying.
If your asking can you vote for yourself the answer is yes. I would say vote for whatever fly you think is best and remember not everyone will be entering a fly but everyone can vote.
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This may be a reason for splitting the field into two polls before moving to a "championship round". It will force everyone to vote for someone other than themselves in a least one of the polls.
05-01-2009, 05:32 PM
VTflyfishing
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Lets do it.
05-01-2009, 07:24 PM
kyle
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Great idea! I'll see what I can come up with
05-04-2009, 09:44 AM
Dr. BlueDun
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
;D OK Black Label you're on---I will send my pix by the deadline---It's a good idea to stimulate my killer instincts :o Now where did I put my Ice dub? 8) "Doc"
05-15-2009, 05:30 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Just a mid month reminder. If anyone needs me to take the picture of their fly you should be sending them soon.
05-27-2009, 09:58 PM
SaboVT
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Ok, here is my submission, its nothing ground breaking, just a variation on one of my favorite patterns. At the start of this this I wanted to do something off the wall but these materials just scream streamer to me, and I don't have enough extra time right now to tie something I'm not sure will catch fish, this pattern definitely will. The pattern is a woolly sculpin with a twist. The main difference from other woolly sculpins I have seen and tied previously is the light colored ice dub body, with the dark back, which creates a nice contrast, and is similar to the real deal as all sculpins have a light belly.
Looks good Sabo. Everyone should just post them here and I will move them to another thread with a poll, maybe few threads if enough people enter,
05-28-2009, 10:28 AM
TexasChris
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
shoot, I need to get on this. :-X
05-28-2009, 11:17 AM
mike734
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Thanks Rubberlips for bumping this baby up, I'm definitely in. I'm feelin' creative already. Anyone ever tried to weave marabou, jk
05-31-2009, 05:31 PM
fshcrzy
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
Here's mine...black marabou tail with a little flash. Olive Ice Dub picked out with olive hackle. Deer hair wing with a peice of black pheasant tail tied in on top. Nothing fancy but I like it.
05-31-2009, 08:06 PM
BlackLabel
Re: Fly Tying Challenge
All submissions must be in by 12 tonight and I will move them tomorrow.
