Fun thread (no pun intended). I took up tying shortly after I
started flyfishing (early 80's), just because it seemed like the right
thing to do. :-) I more-or-less quit flyfishing for over 10 years
(don't ask why ... it's a long story and doesn't really make any sense
to me even now). Then SWMBO decided we should make a trip to Montana,
and I decided I wanted to do it right, which of course involved buying
rods, reels, books, waders, wading boots, lines, leaders, tippet, a vest
.... you get the picture.

I bought some flies as well, but then I remembered that I still had
my bin of tying stuff stashed in the attic. Amazingly, most of the
materials were just fine, if not exactly suited for trout fishing. So I
started buying stuff to tie dry flies and such with.

Being a do-it-your-selfer, it just seems natural for me to tie.
Like my woodworking, there's a lot of pleasure in seeing your own
creation being put to use.

But to save money? Heh.


Chuck Vance (who could have paid for another trip to Montana with
the money he's spent on tying stuff)