Jimi, I've had people ask me to tie saltwater stuff for them aound here commercially. I've always refused. I really don't want to make my hobby into a job. Besides that way, no one needs to tell me to stick to what I'm doing...I get to experiment to my heart's content. I may tie the same saltwater patterns, but the colors may change within one tying session.(Variety!) Besides the spotted seat rout around here often key in on just one color, and if you don't have it, you are outta luck.
Mark Delaney --- Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jimi, > You will never become a commercial tyer. LOL > I would get calls for 15 doz. olive woolly buggers. > I only lasted three years before I gave it up. > I only tie for Phyllis now. > Tony > > Desert Eagle wrote: > > >I can understand that. When I was in the Coast > Guard I had a friend on board > >ship who would tie while underway. He would bring > all of his materials for > >tying just 3 flies. One of the shops sold them, > (about $3 or 4 apiece I > >think), and they were killer flies for the > Chesapeake bay area. When he was > >off watch and had time he would sit on the mess > deck and tie. He had pre > >packaged boxes at home so that if he was running > out of materials his wife > >could mail them out and he would get them on the > next port call or mail run. > >Each box had just the materials he needed to > continue. I saw him tie > >probably 40 or 50 flies at one sitting. When we got > back in port he would > >have them all packaged up in the various sizes and > take them down to the > >shop and collect his money. It was a nice side > business for him. > > > >I can set and tie maybe 10 of one fly in a sitting > and keep them the same, > >but it takes discipline to do it. I am getting > better though if I put my > >mind to it and stay focused. > >Jimi > > > >Jimi, > > > >You've hit on something that separates the > professional comercial flytier > >from the rest. One of the attributes of a good > professional tier is the > >ability to make any number required of identical > and correctly > >size-proportioned flies. This is not as easy as it > seems, nor is it a skill > >achieved overnight. It takes organization, > patience, a good eye, skill, and > >persistence. If you can tie 1, 2, 3 dozen flies > all so identical you can't > >tell one from another, you have what it takes. If > you can change sizes and > >do the same thing, you have what it takes. > >It takes more than that, and Joyce can probably add > a lot to what I said as > >far as details. > > > >Iffin ya don't, that's okay too. Experimentation, > creativity, and > >innovation is how all those flies came to be in the > first place. > > > >DonO > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:35 PM > >Subject: [VFB] Is it me??? > > > > > > > > > >>Or is it a common trait of fly tiers. I find that > I set down to tie a > >> > >> > >number > > > > > >>of one fly, after about 3 or 4 I start changing > some things. Sometimes > >> > >> > >just > > > > > >>little things, others I start creating something > only vaguely resembling > >> > >> > >the > > > > > >>fly I started on.Not always mind you, just on some > particular, (like > >> > >> > >nymphs > > > > > >>and streamers, clousers and such). Just wondered > if I was odd or if it was > >> > >> > >a > > > > > >>normal trait. > >>Jimi > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and > great gift ideas. > Experience the convenience of buying online with > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > > ===== So much water, so little time! Website: http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
