Edward: I agree with George, Don, and Allan.. It would (to me anyway) be
sort of like tying for money.. It would become a "job" and would cease to be
fun..I too, tie for fun, and I love to tie, but if ppl were to "judge" some
of my "creations" based on things like proportions etc, I'd be laffed out of
the building... I have asked for and received constructive critique on my
flies by members of this group, and I love that, as it makes me a better
tier.. But, i have entered 4 fly swaps now, even though I have only been
tying less than 1 1/2 years.. Cause I LOVE to tie flies... But, i think that
if they were gonna be "judged" against others (and I know that ppl do
compare their flies against the others in the swaps, but that is different)
I would NOT enter any swaps... Just do that.. Enter all the swaps you can
and keep on enjoying what you love to do... Just my 3 cents LOL, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:16 PM
Subject: [VFB] I want to enter a tying competition....
Hi everyone,
I have a little delema. there is a fly tying competition coming up, but
i'm a little nervous about entering it. I have been tying since I was four
(I'm 28 now), but I still do not think I'm good enough to enter. My
buddies, who I taught to tie, have all entered a fly, but as the deadline
approaches I feel kinda worried. see, I have never tied traditionally
before, that is with set proportions. I just tie what I feel the fish will
bite, and away I go. I guess I feel I'm just not that good. any
suggestions? has anyone ever felt like this or am I just being paranoid?
ed
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