Teaser
Nice enough teaser for sure.
We used to do a winter fly swap. Did it for a few years as a matter of fact. Back then, about two years ago now, we had a much more involved group of fly tyers. The names you see on the board now are just about all "new". Most of the guys then were pro tyers or very, very good. Mind you, I'm not saying that some of the guys on here now, can't tie. For many of us, the "fly" is a work of art, a source of pride and personal accomplishment. I'm sure many of those guys still "lurk". For many valid reasons they tend not to participate as of late.
One of the biggest problems we ran into, which is why you're getting very little response, is that not all tyers are created equal. We would do a dozen entrants. Several of us would tie our best creations. The best hooks, lead eyes, epoxy coated heads and perfectly proportioned. Unfortunetly, half the entrants would basicaly tie a tuft of bucktail on a Mustad or worse and submit them. After devoting hours tying some beautiful works, you'd end up with a few flies you'd actualy fish and the rest would be those flies that sit in a container on your bench.
Another thing is that teasers are just cheesy flies. There's no challenge there. Bucktail, flash and thread.
My guess would be that if there was an interest, you'd get a much greater response if there was more of a contest. One fly each guy, the board judges the entries and the winner gets all. But then again, you're looking for teasers, not flies.
There were some great tyers on this forum, guys like JSchmidt, VFfishead,ZAP, Capt Ray and Brad Buzzy. You just don't see thse guys anymore, I miss those days. What a crew we had.
Good luck with your endeavor.
John Yank