"riverman" wrote in message
ups.com...
Actually, I've had this creeping anxiety that my FF days might be
numbered because my close-up vision is becoming so difficult. I know
that I can get lenses for that, but I don't normally wear glasses, so
having some just to tie on a fly would be very inconvient. Or one of
those things that clips on to your visor....its not like I don't
already have enough crap hanging off me to snag a line on.

Well, maybe the days aren't numbered, but certainly tying on #16 and
on up flies is by far the most strenuous thing I do with my eyes. If I
don't get it right within a minute or two, my eyeballs feel like they
are being crushed in a vise.

--riverman

I'm not at this point yet, but probably not too far off....

Use the bifocals at home with these threaders and then you don't have to
worry about it streamside...

http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/sc...threader.jhtml

HTH,
JT