I bought a little iPod shuffle to use while exercising and looked for
some Podcasts that would hold my attention better than music. I was
surprised to find several sites on iTunes for both fly fishing and
Photoshop instruction (I'm always looking for good ideas for my
students). There were many that were excellent, and I couldn't help
thinking that it would be VERY cool to make Podcasts of Sowbug
participants doing their thing.
The way to do it would be to set up a small studio in an adjacent
room for the recording, and have the interested participants sign up
to have a short movie made of them tying their fly or flies. Then the
person making the Podcasts could edit the video and publish them on
a weekly basis. If this were pulled off well, it would give the
Sowbug tons of publicity and attract even more astute tiers.
It is something to think about.
If you want to check out the Flytying podcasts, you don't need an
iPod, just download a free copy of iTunes, go to the iTunes store and
hit the Podcast link. All of the flyfishing podcasts are free.
I watched two that showed Amanda Swisher tying a Deceiver and and
Saltwater Clouser. Watching her hands work was like poetry in
motion. She is obviously a very accomplished tyer. Is it "tyer" or
"tier"?
Tom Davenport
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