jasmillo
WFF Supporter
Something I can program to tie flies to my specifications with the materials I like!
I have only been seriously tying for a couple of years now and I can truly say I love and loathe it all at the same time. I love tinkering. I love learning new methods to tie or new materials to play with. My doodling time during meetings at work has now turned into fly design time as I draw up different things to try. I love watching fly tying videos on YouTube during my commute and then taking what I learned and tinkering until I find something l like. Fly tying to me, is a lot like cooking, I love finding a recipe and then iterating to find the flavors I like!
However....I hate knocking out bulk. Once I find a pattern that works and I am confident in, I hate the prospect of sitting at desk and knocking out a dozen of the same thing - or even a half dozen. It leads to me usually only having 1-2 of any given pattern in my fly boxes at the same time.
How about you all? Any of you find enjoyment in just turning out flies in mass? I could see where that might be a relaxing hobby. I think I just hate it because I am at a desk all day for my job- which is tough enough for me as I hate sitting still for long periods of time.
Or, are most of you like me and the true enjoyment comes from playing with new designs, materials, tying methods, etc. and then testing them. I love the feeling of catching fish I flies came up with - either as my own design or as an iteration of someone else’s fly.
Oh - if you do just like tying in bulk, let me know. I’ll send you some recipes and pay you $10 a dozen
....sorry, I’m a cheapskate!
Edit: here is a picture I took of one side of one of my fly boxes after coho season. Well used set of flies and maybe 1-2 patterns with duplicates. I need to work on my organizational skills as well...

I have only been seriously tying for a couple of years now and I can truly say I love and loathe it all at the same time. I love tinkering. I love learning new methods to tie or new materials to play with. My doodling time during meetings at work has now turned into fly design time as I draw up different things to try. I love watching fly tying videos on YouTube during my commute and then taking what I learned and tinkering until I find something l like. Fly tying to me, is a lot like cooking, I love finding a recipe and then iterating to find the flavors I like!
However....I hate knocking out bulk. Once I find a pattern that works and I am confident in, I hate the prospect of sitting at desk and knocking out a dozen of the same thing - or even a half dozen. It leads to me usually only having 1-2 of any given pattern in my fly boxes at the same time.
How about you all? Any of you find enjoyment in just turning out flies in mass? I could see where that might be a relaxing hobby. I think I just hate it because I am at a desk all day for my job- which is tough enough for me as I hate sitting still for long periods of time.
Or, are most of you like me and the true enjoyment comes from playing with new designs, materials, tying methods, etc. and then testing them. I love the feeling of catching fish I flies came up with - either as my own design or as an iteration of someone else’s fly.
Oh - if you do just like tying in bulk, let me know. I’ll send you some recipes and pay you $10 a dozen

Edit: here is a picture I took of one side of one of my fly boxes after coho season. Well used set of flies and maybe 1-2 patterns with duplicates. I need to work on my organizational skills as well...

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