"Larry L" wrote in message
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"riverman" wrote


I know I get antsy just tying a dozen flies for a swap. I could not
imagine 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, 4 weeks a month,


I've had discussions about this with 3 different "famous" tiers ... each
one
a highly intelligent individual ( mentioned because it seems to me that
as
such they should be more prone to boredom?? ... mental repetitive stress
syndrome )

They all mentioned simply getting into "a different space" ( or similar
wording ) when tying and suffering little boredom.


I found that a big surprise..



FWIW, I also suggested to each that they try "sets" of flies packaged in a
fancy box and sold as "original TierNameHere flies" for an increased
price,
rather than just adding to a shop's bin. None thought the idea worth
considering and that the market was for flies to catch fish not collect
...
another surprise, to me, .... even though I've never considered collecting
flies I assumed others did.




As an alternative why not suggest framed display sets I did a number back
in the eighties and they were quite popular and the markup makes it more
worthwhile at least till the Kenyans get in on the act. Coming towards
Christmas they are a very fine present and in demand once word gets around
http://preview.tinyurl.com/4hreyq
Derek