The explosion in new materials and associated technology truly encourages
the design of new, novel bass flies.

This same explosion in new materials and associated technology also creates
tremendous frustration as I learn that:
"Strong" materials break.."Floating" materials sink, "Bright" colors fade in
water, "Hard" materials soften, and so on and on.

My first challenge is to get the new material to "attach" to my hook.
Second challenge is to get the new material to perform in water. Third
challenge is to get the new material to hold up when castled and fished. The
last and certainly most challenging challenge is to get the new material to
catch more or bigger fish!

When the above fails, as it frequently does for me, g I revert back to the
original pattern and original materials. LOL

Good luck!
John
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"riverman" wrote in message
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How much of your tying time do you spend inventing flies, modifying flies
you invented vs. trying to make nice replicas of known patterns?

I like tying the standards, mostly because I feel like it removes one
variable from the game (like; will this actually catch fish?), but on the
other hand, its much more fun to just try things on my own. For example,
the other day I was making some Baetis Nymphs, and didn't have the right
stuff for the backs, so I used some brown chenille and trimmed it down
with my scissors. Eventually, I was doing all sorts of creative things,
and SWMBO looked over my shoulder and commented that they didn't look at
all like the pictures in the book...

--riverman