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it also occurs to me, if you think "fly tying is like sex",    you are doing one or or the other monumentally wrong......  

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An astute observation, Joel.  🤣

Although ... I wouldn't mind learning how to tie flies THAT wrong way !!

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4 hours ago, JSzymczyk said:

it also occurs to me, if you think "fly tying is like sex",    you are doing one or or the other monumentally wrong......  

Well, I DO usually fish alone! :) 

Kim

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On 1/20/2021 at 6:24 PM, Poopdeck said:

I've been whip finishing (tying a real snell knot, not a quickie snell knot) since I was 8 and think the little tool to be the whip finish game changer. No more thread getting stuck on pieces of my fingers. 

speed and efficiency are overrated 

simple flies are good

not so simple flies are bad

fish are the only judge of proportions. 

When I die someone is getting a deal on fly fishing stuff. 

Agree 100% Poopdeck! Well said. :)

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Thanks to the internet one gets to meet and learn from some pretty good people from around the world.

Kim

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Learning from others is a bonus in life, IMHO. In college, a bunch of us were talking about school, teachers, etc. One wise and sagely fellow said he learned more behind the schoolhouse than he did  inside.

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I tie for myself. If its good or bad. The fish never told me and it seems they don't care. I also tie on the cheap. Dollar store and hobby shops. I do like to read old books as well as new ones. I also use a laptop for YouTube vids.  For me its a hobby, its fun and I like to catch fish. I'm not going to follow rules to tie flies. If its turning out bad, So be it. It is what it is. 

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On 1/20/2021 at 6:24 PM, Poopdeck said:

When I die someone is getting a deal on fly fishing stuff. 

Same here.  I just hope my wife doesn't sell it for what I told her I paid for it!

 

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On 4/16/2021 at 6:16 PM, FliesbyNight said:

Same here.  I just hope my wife doesn't sell it for what I told her I paid for it!

 

My wife knows what I pay for stuff and vice versa. We have never hidden anything.

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