"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
But, wait!! Why stop there, when I can purchase a
3/0 sable round brush and paint Pointillist landscape scenes in miniature
on my
leader links? Thereby, I would have a stylish counterpoint to the elegant
fly
line. Further, I could claim the elitist high ground, and be in a position
to
declare over rounds of strong drink, that using anything less is for those
too
lazy or incompetent to master color mixing and composition. I knew that
Fine
Arts minor would come in handy some day, and after 25 years, I have hit on
it!!

Tom

Tom:

I think you've hit on something here, aside from Ken's refusal to recognize
fine art. If people are willing to pay $.33 apiece for plain plastic leader
links, I imagine there would be a huge market at finer fly shops for the TL
version - maybe fetching $.50 apiece. And when they become collectible,
hell, maybe even $.75. I would even offer to buy the first 6 prototypes for
the ungodly sum of $1.00 apiece in order to push the market (and of course,
ultimately to make my stash invaluable). I have plenty of free time -
maybe I could sign on as chief salesman (commission only). I can't think of
anything that would lend class to the typical fly fisherman, standing out in
a stream with a pair of baggy waders (or of Jeffie's case, baggy shorts)
with his logo hat and Gink stained vest, more than a hand painted
masterpiece of a leader link. And so subtle a class marker, that only the
truly elite would recognize it... Wow, sign me up!

--Stan