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PM Redwings1 he had some KICK A$$ lights at the Holt show. LED, no heat, dual adjustable lamps, at a GREAT! price. or you can find him on facebook @ "anglers choice flies"

You have a sickness! eFin kick but flies bro!

You have a sickness! eFin kick but flies bro!

Im not sure it is good for anyone. But thats just me

I had a dan vise for a long time not to knock it but if you plan to tie for a long time its not a "long time vise" the jaws are crap. type "danvise jaws" in to the serch forum box you will see. I tie bass streamers pike streamers (click link in my signature) the best vise IMHO for this is the HMH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDhIvaI7YH0 Lifetime warranty!

Sage it might not be so funny! I was considering tying some premade foam pencil poppers. But Im stuck with the placement of the blade, rattle and hotdog (flavor and scent)......

To "net" 15/hour, and tying 8-10/hour, you need to sell to the shop for $1.75 to $2 each. Do they pay you that much? Included just a little for supply costs. Yea, If they want my stuff then they pay 2 to 3 each that is shop guide pricing. And I know to the penny how much each fly costs me. So again I will not tie for less than 15 an hour. The good orders (when I accept them cause I hate tying them) are egg orders I can make 30$+ an hour tying eggs.

Enjoy the Vises guys! Glad to help!!!!

BINGO!

Dry fly? I do not really fish poppers much so I do not tie them. But for shops and guides I sell my streamers for 2 to 3 dollars each. Im in SW Michigan

I sell to shops too. But I still need 15 an hour. And Umpqua is a great employer for its tiers. The average for me per hour is 8 to 10 flies. But I can crank it up (on some patterns) to 14 If i get in a groove. My flies are all simple for the most part. I will often design a fly, test it, get it swimming properly and then start taking things out to simplify the tie.

I prefer to bait the fish in with the lure of the fly.....lol!

Im a pee-on and Im a Rainys designer. And from my understanding a Job at thier facility in Indonesia is one of the most sought after jobs their. So If you are talking about the guy in Kenya who sends me an email a week wanting my patterns then yea thats crap. He runs a sweat shop. And makes crap flies. But Rainys, Umpqua, Montana fly, Pacific fly etc.. are good companies with good products and good employers. FYI please feel free to click my site below. No dollar flies there and I never tie for less than 15 dollars an hour. Honestly I average 16 after cost of materials.

Well said Joel! FYI I plan on being impure and sacrilegious in the eyes of many in 2011.

Ya Ray that is SUPER BUGGY!!!! Love it!

Wow coming form the "Mac Daddy" of the craft that is a huge response! Thank You!

Green Highlander. Congrats on the vise.

I do not think it matters on any of them. But it does matter for things like weedless and problems with snagging. In other words if you tie a craw hook point down you cant fish it on the bottom like a real craw. It will snag up. But for hooking fish to me it doesn't matter

Santa is not being nice.........

BFR you are such a tease! you said pic up soon a week ago ur killing me! I haven't slept in a week!!!

Good. Im nor a fan of the new lay out half of the tiers end up sitting in the dark. But he show was good. And yes I'm bummed that Roberts flies are ....gulp ....lost He ties some kick but stuff!!!

BDH ur such a "north alabamin"! LOL

PM me I live in SW Mi and chase skams all summer long. Better yet email me at [email protected]

rrshs HA! Vegas I only tied the one It was an idea i had in my head. when I have an idea for a fly I often tie just one just to get it on the hook. Then Ill test it and make adjustments to the fly so it swims properly. After that Ill make a few and fish them sell them. But for the first one it usually one. this fly too me 15 min.