gabreamfanatic
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well they are starting to arrive at the house. i got IJ in the mail today. he has even gave me a idea on how to carry some flys with the tin he sent his in
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anyone ready for a gill swap
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injun joe
Gone But Not Forgotten
LOL. I didn't know if my fancy fly box would pass muster or not. I carry the same kind in my waders for emergency situations.
luv2drum
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Ok, Are we going to share the idea? What kinda tin is it ?
gabreamfanatic
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opps sorry about that l2d. its one of those flat cig tins. i will post a pic of it in the am. also i just though of how to make some small fly boxes. i have a huge collection of camel zippo lighters and a lot of them came in a small tin. you cant put a lot of flies in them but get enough of the tins and you can have quite a collection going
luv2drum
Senior Member
Cool. I was thinking about getting some foam to go in the bottom of an Altoids tin to keep the flies more secure while shipping.
gabreamfanatic
Senior Member
here ya go l2d and this is what i am going to use. if yal want any of these. just let me know. like i said i have a ton of them just sitting in a big plastic container taking up room
luv2drum
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Tins
Oh yeah those are nice tins and will work great. The zippo tin looks to be about the same size as the altoid tins I use. 
Oh yeah those are nice tins and will work great. The zippo tin looks to be about the same size as the altoid tins I use.
gabreamfanatic
Senior Member
well i got my butt in gear 
and i am done as of 2night.
and i am done as of 2night.
mudcreek
Senior Member
Mine are ready........what you need to go with them? Need some extra altoid tins?
KINGFISHER
Senior Member
Finished mine last night and should send them off today.
gabreamfanatic
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i was just offering up some zippo tins if yall wanted them. no altoids tins are need on my end.
gabreamfanatic
Senior Member
all right got another package in the mail today. but i need to make sure these are for this swap since i have another going on at the same time. these things are sweet looking the package came from milledjeville ga.
mudcreek
Senior Member
Fast mail
man I can't complain about the mail anymore. Mailed them tuesday and you got them wednesday???????
any way, those are the "Black Betty"s from mud creek. Just strip them in slow, they ride upside down, and work extra good when the fish are in the grass. Got a little lead wire under the yarn, but not enough to sink them real fast.
I don't know what they are supposed to be, but they sure catch fish. I often alternate the color of the beard with the color of the dragonflies, so maybe they have something to do with dragonflies.
man I can't complain about the mail anymore. Mailed them tuesday and you got them wednesday???????
any way, those are the "Black Betty"s from mud creek. Just strip them in slow, they ride upside down, and work extra good when the fish are in the grass. Got a little lead wire under the yarn, but not enough to sink them real fast.
I don't know what they are supposed to be, but they sure catch fish. I often alternate the color of the beard with the color of the dragonflies, so maybe they have something to do with dragonflies.
gabreamfanatic
Senior Member
all right i am missing only one and i can get these in the mail by friday
Oh No! It is me folks. I will mail today. They are in my truck and I forgot them!
luv2drum
Senior Member
Oh No! It is me folks. I will mail today. They are in my truck and I forgot them!
That was what I kept doing last week
mudcreek
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black betty
yep, scud hooks............make a million.......any body got a guess why they work? Make various colors of beards and match them to the color of the dragonflies
yep, scud hooks............make a million.......any body got a guess why they work? Make various colors of beards and match them to the color of the dragonflies
Betties
I can tell you why I like it:
Fin flutter
Tail wag
Hook rides up for less hangups, gives the body bulk,
and is out of sight
We see (for example) the bright blue in the picture and believe it matters. Under two feet of water, I bet most of the blue will be reduced to a much darker shade, if not black. Plus I can only guess what colors a fish sees.
I think it is a winner.
wa
I can tell you why I like it:
Fin flutter
Tail wag
Hook rides up for less hangups, gives the body bulk,
and is out of sight
We see (for example) the bright blue in the picture and believe it matters. Under two feet of water, I bet most of the blue will be reduced to a much darker shade, if not black. Plus I can only guess what colors a fish sees.
I think it is a winner.
wa
KINGFISHER
Senior Member
I agree with allen, definitely looks like a winner. Reminds me of the little freshwater grass shrimp I use to catch in my dip net when I was younger.
