"Larry L" wrote in message
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"Tim J." wrote


Exactly. The more you can make things yourself, the more self-sufficient
you become - even to the point of knowing what you don't want to make
yourself.

Whew!
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yep ... very few, if any, of my make it yourself efforts have been to save
money ........LEARNING is the single most fun thing a human being can do
and fly fishing seems to offer endless opportunities to learn, thus fly
fishing is one hell of a lot of fun


Add to that: using gear that you made yourself, but which is technically
inferior to some mass-produced product, offers some additional benefits in
the realm of learning, understanding and fun that is otherwise missed. For
those who appreciate the deeper aspects of fishing (or any pasttime),
knowing and understanding the limitations of their own medium-quality
handmade gear is much more sublime and fulfilling than being able to buy the
most expensive, top-of-the-line commercial gear.

Its like performers who play their own songs from the heart, rather than
compete to do perfect imitations of cover songs.

--riverman