In over 30 years of flytying I have rarely made a worth while profit tying flies for others, always this meant tying large numbers of identicle flies, a sure fire way of taking the fun out of tying, I now only tie for friends who want their flyboxes topping up. I will never again sit and tie 100 identicle size 10 flies followed by 100 size 14's and 100 size 16's. If anyone has the tolerance for this metheod of making a living I wish them success and happiness......whatever country they call home.
iain The negative part was "Don't quit your day job" I tied for almost four years and lost a lot of time on the river and in my shop. I was one of the highest paid tyers in my area and I did make some cash at the expense of giving up a lot of my time. If I did not have a regular income I would not been able to pay my bills. I am sure that some people do make a full living by tying, if you have a following and can get some big bucks for one of your flies. All I can say is, if it works for you, it is not hurting any one else, go for it. Full time tying is not for everyone. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > One result of no offshore production might be more people > subscribing to the VFB List. Also I think that there was > a discussion on this list (maybe a couple of years back) > about the economics that mostly were negative if a person > wants to tie commercailly. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger - fast, easy and FREE! http://messenger.msn.co.uk
