From: jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Would like all U.S fly-tyers to sample of there work. Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 17:02:33 -0700
Read the spring Orvis catalog. I just did. Now I'm positive I'm saving money by tying my own flies.
Jerry WY
OK, My flies sell directly from me for $1.00 each, so he is going to sell them for $2.20. How many of you are going to pay $2.20 + shipping for a #14 Adams???? Let me know and I'll give you a discount of 20%. That makes it $2.00 even. I cant belive this guy. Also, there are about 15 questions he didnt answer.
Del
Del, i sell regular ole' trout flies for a buck apiece as well. And as far
as i know most shops don't want to buy flies for more than $9 a dozen, which
is ok if they provide the hooks. There is really no money in tying
commercially unles you can REALLY pump out flies, and don't mind doing it,
day in and day out. Takes a certain personality to even eek out a livng
doing that. And we are NOT talking a very GOOD living at all. Spose you
could get by, but what is that? I've got a fortune in vises, hooks,
materials, tools, framed flies and etc., etc.,
etc........(books/DVD's/videos..............i'll NEVER make a tenth of it
back. But who cares.......lmao. It's the FUN FACTOR that matters. It's going
to be interesting to see what happens now that the Tsunami has sposedly
wiped out some of the foreign fly market. The shops were getting pretty well
tyed "out of country" product for VERY cheap there for a minute. Let's see
how they fair now. Upqua will prolly "clean up" for a certain period of
time. Dick Talleur was telling me that Tailand faired pretty well, and
should be back up and running soon. This whole thing with the guy and e-bay
has got to be some Twilight Zone ****. lmao, mark.....
