Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Fly Tying => Topic started by: Mike Barrio on 08/11/2009 at 00:12
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Hi folks :cool:
I have been putting some thought in to this year's Winter Fly Tying competition :z3
This year, we'll keep things online :z17 and the competition will be based on "Step by step" fly tying posts :wink
I'll start a new thread each month and those who wish to enter can post one entry post for each month. Marking will be based on the fly obviously, but will also take in to account the quality of the "step by step" instructions and the photos etc.
The prize for the winner each month ...... will be a fly line of your choice from the Barrio Range, or a boat for two anglers for a day on Haddo Trout Fishery.
I hope this proves to be good fun :z16
Best wishes
Mike Barrio
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I guess it might be a good idea to ask ..... What makes a good "step by step"?
Give us some feedback on this question here and this will hopefully prove useful for the entries :wink
Cheers
Mike
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Really good concept Mike,
I took photo's for a SBS on Friday and was unhappy with most of them so quality of photo is important. As for what makes a good SBS, I want one of your lines too badly to assist the competition :z7 :wink.
I'm assuming (if I've understood correctly) that no actual flies have to be sent?
Good, now how do you work Photoshop again?! :roll
Iain
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Really good concept Mike,
I took photo's for a SBS on Friday and was unhappy with most of them so quality of photo is important. As for what makes a good SBS, I want one of your lines too badly to assist the competition :z7 :wink.
I'm assuming (if I've understood correctly) that no actual flies have to be sent?
Good, now how do you work Photoshop again?! :roll
Iain
Hi Iain
Thanks for the feedback :z16
Yes, I see no reason to ask for the flies, I would only do this if I didn't trust folk to use their own work and this is not going to be a problem on our wee forum :wink
My initial thoughts are that I will choose the winner each month :z17 This will allow Hamish, Sandy and Ben to join in too, rather than them being roped in to help with the marking :z3 If a step by step catches my attention I can choose it to be the winner, if I have problems choosing a winner ....... I can always add a voting poll for that month if I wish :wink
As always, this is just a bit of fun. I am not necessarily looking for complicated flies, I am more interested in how helpful the step by step might be for other anglers ..... be that an angler who ties really well already, or perhaps a complete novice fly tying angler. So for example a black IPN fritz step by step may well fair better than a complicated pattern :shock
Let's try November and see how it goes ................
Best wishes
Mike
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Mike,
What a cracking idea. Looking forward to doing a step by step and entering.
Cheers
Matt
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Cool :z12
Are we doing themes? or is it just a case of pick what you like?
I take it we post the SBS on this thread? so we get to see them all, or do we send them to you and then you post the winner and the rest?
If so what format do we send them in?
I know a lot of questions, but i think its a great idea :z16 and am looking forward to entering for a change :z6
Cheers
Sandy
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Do'h :oops
Just noticed the next post on the list :roll Sounds like the best idea to me :z16
Will try to look more carefully next time :roll
Sandy
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Hi Sandy :z16
I see you've answered most of your questions :z4
Yes, just pick whatever fly you would like to do. I can always introduce themes for a future month if I feel it would be more interesting. For the moment ...... let's keep it simple! :wink
Hope you enjoy taking part
Best wishes
Mike
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Mike,
Is there a limit to the amount of photo's that can be uploaded in a SBS?
As you will have noticed I reduced my photo's to the smaller size just in case I'd added too much and was also conscious of timing out when uploading the numerous pic's.
I didn't intentionaly make the photo's smaller so that the poor tying could be masked. :grin
Iain
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Just a wee tip lads, if you do your Step by step on a word document then cut and paste it across it saves running the risk of timing out and also lets you play about with it more :wink
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A1 Baz :z16
fortunately someone told me that a while back and it is the way to go.
where's your SBS?
Iain
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Hi Iain :z16
No, there is no limit on the number of photos. Just use as many as you feel your SBS needs in order to explain or demonstrate the tying procedure well :wink
Great stuff
Best wishes
Mike
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Its now October :shock, how this year has flown by eh!
Any plans for a winter tying compy Mike??
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Hi Baz :z16
I thought the SBS were great last year ....... do you fancy doing these again this year?
Cheers
Mike
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I was at the vice last night. I would be more than happy to take part again this year!
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Cool .... Will we start in November then like last year, as that way you can be preparing your SBSs during October?
Cheers
Mike
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Magic
I have a few ideas already :roll
Are we going to theme each month or is it just a free for all?
basic guidelines/parameters can make things a bit more interesting as regards a competition.
although it is nice to see what people want to tie as well, (but we did do it that way last year :wink)
Cheers
Sandy
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Hi Sandy :z16
I think we could just go ahead with any fly of your choice for the first month and then I might make it a theme or something in December :wink
Cheers
Mike
PS: I might be holding an international open 3wt distance casting competition next spring ...... thought I'd mention it in case you need to get any practice in :cool:
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PS: I might be holding an international open 3wt distance casting competition next spring ...... thought I'd mention it in case you need to get any practice in :cool:
Hmmmmm....... Pity
I'll be in your homeland, well almost, next spring :cool: Will practice my casting anyway, but i'm going to playing with a 12wt :z4 :z4
Sandy
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I should be ok with a SBS competition - count me in.
Iain
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So are we going to start the 2010/2011 comp from November?-march?
It's a bit late for October and some of us are still fishing(even if it is with bait :oops)
but it is Monsoon season here shortly, about as close to winter as we get,
still it prevents the offshore fishing from nov-feb so effectively makes my close season :z6
sounds like time for new post mr B :z18
sandy
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So whats people thinking of doing for the first Step by step, any ideas??
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So whats people thinking of doing for the first Step by step, any ideas??
I did mine last night Baz. What about a list of flies people would like to see and then we could complete them?
cheers
Matt
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Not sure what i will do yet Matt , i have a few ideas so a suprise it will be :z4
Hopefully we get a few entrants this year and its not just the usual suspects :z18
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Baz I'll start the list. Any chance you can do a hopper? I tried to tie one tonight and it looks like nothing on earth!
Cheers
Matt
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Baz I'll start the list. Any chance you can do a hopper? I tried to tie one tonight and it looks like nothing on earth!
Cheers
Matt
A hopper :shock
Pick on some one else :z4
I have plans for the first month but if no one does one i will easy do a hopper the following month :z18
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A hopper :shock
Pick on some one else :z4
I have plans for the first month but if no one does one i will easy do a hopper the following month :z18
making the legs was a complete faff! Maybe I'll just practise and we can have a hopper off next month!