tie for fishability or perfection

[j74snook 0]

When you tie for fishing, what do you strive for. I dont particularly tie for perfection but for fishability. Dont get me wrong, I like to tie to the best of my ability but I dont fret if doesn't look perfect cause fish eat ugly flies too. Just want to see what you guys think. I have a guess that most people tie for perfection but lets see. Thanks j74snook

[Hillbillyredear 0]

I definately tie mainly for fishability. I have yet to hear a fish complain that the hackle is too long or the tail is too short. Yes I do try to tie to the best of my ability but not so much for perfection.

[Fly Tyer Guy 0]

I don't fish much, so I tie mostly for the un-obtainable perfect.

[DAP 0]

I break it down into categories and then decide on perfection vs. fishability!

 

1. Where am I fishing, stream type, lake, ocean, bottom features, possible hazards, fishing line diameter needed?

2. What I am fishing for, saltwater fish/freshwater fish, warm water/cold water.

3. How long am I going to be fishing, how many flies will I need for that given amount of time, distance I will need to cast

4. Who am I fishing with, clients or by myself.

[Futzer 0]

Hey J74snook, it is all in the audience, I tie good enough to fish with, and usually last minute. For sale I tie good enough to catch fisherman, for premium sale I tie realistically as I can. For my compadres on this forum, I tie to the best of my ability and the failures go to the other categories.

 

Cheers, Futzer.

[smallieFanatic 0]

I tie for both, I try perfection (but who can tie a perfect fly?) and for fishability

[Bud Guidry 0]

always perfection, but i tie my flies that they can be fished, materials are applied to the best of my abilities

 

 

Bud

[Inconnu 0]

I tie for perfect fishability...........yeah, that's what I do.

[maddog48 0]

Since I can tie the same pattern twice and they look completely different .. I'd have to say fishability.

 

 

Mike

[iso18 0]

FISHABILITY.....with FTOTY being the only excpetion.

shane

[iso18 0]

Since I can tie the same pattern twice and they look completely different .. I'd have to say fishability.

happensto me allot2 maddog

shane

 

Mike

 

[CoachBob 0]

Fishability (as in can be fished) plus

Catchability (will attract fish) plus

Ability to do many quickly.

If it takes over 10 minutes to tie a fly it better be almost guaranteed to catch fish.

Which makes me think a new thread about how long you take to tie a fly might be interesting.

[pat j carroll 0]

Since I don't fish a lot, I strive to make a good fly. I definitely don't tie when I'm in a hurry, in my case , haste makes waste. I don't tie very well, but I have fun.

 

Have a good one

Pat Carroll

[j74snook 0]

So far it looks like fishability but perfection is not far behind.

[gadabout 0]

I like my flies to look good but I don't obsess over it. I tie mainly for fishability. The fly has to look good to the point that it gives me confidence in fishing it, but I'm not looking to win any awards.