Personal economics of fly tying

"JR" wrote in message ...
Larry L wrote:

Few people like to do "should dos" and "must dos" nearly as well as "want
to dos" ... it's called human nature G

Well, I *want* to want to do it, but just your implication that I
*should* want to do it makes me, well, you know......

Try tying the flies you want to, buying the ones you don't want to tie,
and removing all obligation and "work-like" duty from the decision of
which is which.

Been there, done that, of course. I'm not really asking for
advice, just stating the situation. I liked tying; I enjoyed it
a lot. For years and years. All of the things folks have said:
learning and honing the skills.... the special feeling of
catching a fish on a fly you tie, on a pattern you invent.....
learning and working with the various materials.... etc., I've
had all of that and gotten a lot out of it.... it *did* add to my
understanding and enjoyment of the sport.

Now, though, I just don't enjoy it much anymore, whether it's
tying of a few flies for tomorrow's outing or stocking up during
the winter. I enjoy other uses of my time more.

And it's not that I'm trying to "save money." (Too late for that
g). In fact, saving money was never among the reasons I
started to tie.

But having *already* spent the money..... morally, I'm stuck. I
suppose to me trying to save money and trying not to be downright
wasteful are different things.








JR:

I completely understand what you are saying (which is not the case in a lot
of the replies!!)

To escape the moral dilemma, I gave all of my supplies to the guy I started
buying my flies from. He gets a pile of stuff, some of which is hard to
find anymore, and I get a deal on flies.

For me, a decrease in my vision took me to other pursuits and away from the
tieing bench. Frankly, while at one time I thought it integral to my
fishing experience, I really don't miss it much. Took up the guitar
instead......doesn't take great up close vision and I can sing the blues
when I don't catch fish.