tony
September 20th, 2003, 04:28 AM
how true, i only fish with my own tied flies and catching a fish on my own
design is a real thrill although i am still a long way from catching fish
each trip im a glutton for punishment and persist
cos one day ill come up with that killer fly;-)
cheers
tony
"John Lindsey" > wrote in message
...
> Ed you probably got more info than you planned on!
>
> Without repeating earlier threads, two more points come to mind.
> 1. It's more fun to catch any fish on the fly you tied yourself vs. a drug
> store bought fly tied by some faceless/nameless person in a foreign
country.
> 2. It's even more fun to catch any fish on a fly you designed yourself.
>
> If you take these two points building on the other posts and your common
> sense you'll probably conclude that tying your own will significantly
> increase your enjoyment of the sport.
>
> Good luck!
> John
>
> "egildone1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am thinking of starting to get into tying my own flies. I have found
a
> > website that sells flies for $0.65. I wonder if it is worth it to
invest
> in
> > the fly tying equipment when I can get them so cheap? How long does it
> take
> > to tie a fly after you get some experience under your belt? I would
think
> > even the simplest flies would take 20 min. or so. I imagine most who
tie
> > their own flies do it for the satisfaction of creating something of
beauty
> > and disregard the economics of tying your own.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the answers to my questions
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
>
>
design is a real thrill although i am still a long way from catching fish
each trip im a glutton for punishment and persist
cos one day ill come up with that killer fly;-)
cheers
tony
"John Lindsey" > wrote in message
...
> Ed you probably got more info than you planned on!
>
> Without repeating earlier threads, two more points come to mind.
> 1. It's more fun to catch any fish on the fly you tied yourself vs. a drug
> store bought fly tied by some faceless/nameless person in a foreign
country.
> 2. It's even more fun to catch any fish on a fly you designed yourself.
>
> If you take these two points building on the other posts and your common
> sense you'll probably conclude that tying your own will significantly
> increase your enjoyment of the sport.
>
> Good luck!
> John
>
> "egildone1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I am thinking of starting to get into tying my own flies. I have found
a
> > website that sells flies for $0.65. I wonder if it is worth it to
invest
> in
> > the fly tying equipment when I can get them so cheap? How long does it
> take
> > to tie a fly after you get some experience under your belt? I would
think
> > even the simplest flies would take 20 min. or so. I imagine most who
tie
> > their own flies do it for the satisfaction of creating something of
beauty
> > and disregard the economics of tying your own.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the answers to my questions
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
>
>