How much $ tied up in fly tying??

[zug buggin 0]

I was doing a mental calculation on how much money I have invested in fly tying. Including the vise I estimate I have almost $3000 dollars tied up in material and tools. I love tying dearlybut my buying of materials has gotten out of hand. I guess the good thing is I one of most everything offered for fly tying. I'm just wondering what kind of investments others have in fly tying??

[famill00 0]

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

 

This has to be a thread started by the wives against fly tying.......

 

Don't tell your secrets!!!

 

-Forrest

[oldtrout58 0]

Less than I've spent on fly rods, but more than I've spent on fly reels.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

lol more then I could sell it for and way more then I told my wife I paid

[H Dot Verseman 0]

thousands

[Chase Creek 0]

"My biggest fear is that upon my passing, my wife will sell all my tying stuff for what I told her I paid for it."

 

Say that statement on this forum a while back. How true!

[Capt Bob LeMay 0]

I have no idea how much money I have tied up in materials.... Suffice it to say that I could equip a good small shop easily.

 

Tight Lines

Bob LeMay

[Toirtis 0]

A few thousand....I would bet good money that the $3000 you have calculated for your expenditure is well below what many on this board have spent.

[Markbob 0]

I am afraid to wonder. I would guess well over 5K. It was seriously compounded this summer when I got hooked on tying coldwater stuff in addition to my saltwater stuff.

[riffleriversteelheadslayer 0]

in all actuallity I have probably close to 8k

[FrequentTyer 0]

I refuse to even try and calculate the amount! But there are worse ways to spend money.

[tidewaterfly 0]

I'm with Capt Bob on this, likely enough to stock a small shop.

 

I don't know about tying alone, as I also make lures. I have well over 200 molds for pouring lead, and it's probably closer to 300. A couple are custom made @ over $100 each, and most sold for $30-35 each.

 

If I had to guess, I've been collecting stuff for about 47 years, 15 years as a commercial tier, so probably in the $40-50,000 range.

 

Someday, I guess I should figure out exactly what it's really worth.

[Guest]

I'm with Capt Bob on this, likely enough to stock a small shop.

 

I don't know about tying alone, as I also make lures. I have well over 200 molds for pouring lead, and it's probably closer to 300. A couple are custom made @ over $100 each, and most sold for $30-35 each.

 

If I had to guess, I've been collecting stuff for about 47 years, 15 years as a commercial tier, so probably in the $40-50,000 range.

 

Someday, I guess I should figure out exactly what it's really worth.

 

$40 to $50K. Whew! That makes me feel better as I thought I was over doing it. I seriously doubt that I have over $1000 or so and I've been collecting stuff for over 30 years. But then, money is like time and soon gets away from you.

 

Dave

[H Dot Verseman 0]

i was in like 3k within the first 5 months. I got the bug HARRRRD and it hasn't stopped. that was just over a year ago.

[wbz 0]

HMMMMM!!!!!!!

 

I wonder if this addiction can be a TAX deduction