I'll take "nowadays" over the "good old days" any day LOL...Seriously, I don't
see how ppl tied decent looking flies with NO bobbin, NO vise , NO
synthetics.,etc ect. Chuck
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From: Anthony Spezio
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
Chuck,
When I started tying in 1945 there were no bobbins as we
know them today. You pulled a length of thread off the spool, pulled it through
a round of bees wax and started tying the fly. You had to half hitch after
tying in the material or the material would fall off the hook. There was no
bobbin to keep tension on the thread to hold the material in place. The fly
ended up with a lot of half hitches in it.
Tony
From: Chuck Alexander <chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:41 PM
That's what I'd be afraid of if I ever tried to tie flies
JUST to sell. It would no longer be FUN, and that would ruin the hobby for me.
Just not worth it for the amount ppl will pay. Most of the flies I tie, I glue,
or at least do a cpl of half hitches between EVERY step of the way. And because
of that, they will outlast the Chinese tied Wal mart (and probably MOST fly
shop) flies by a factor of 10 or more. But since the ppl can't see those extra
steps taken by looking at the finished fly, they think "why pay more for his,
they look just like "these") these being the Chinese tied) On a Wal mart fly
for example, you unravel the thread at the head and the WHOLE fly comes apart
all the way to the hook shank. On one of mine, most times, if the palmered
hackle came undone, the rest of the fly could still be fished, because it was
either tied, and/or glued between each step. Might not catch as many flies
without the palmered hackle, but you WOULD at least still have a fly to fish
with LOL...I'm not bragging, but my flies I tie, usually outlast the materials
they are tied with because of these extra steps I take. It's sorta like the man
who wears both belt AND suspenders LOL.. Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Spezio
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
I was tying a lot of Olive Wooly Buggers, and
Chili Peppers. I could tie a dozen in 45 minuets after putting the beads on the
hooks using a Norlander vise. I would get orders for 15 dozen. I can't do that
any more and am getting too old to even try.
The truth is that I just got burned out on tying
for the shops.
Tony
--- On Wed, 10/10/12, Chuck Alexander
<chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote:
From: Chuck Alexander
<chuckalexan...@centurylink.net>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 6:28 PM
I don't see how anybody can tie the amount of
flies it would take to even net minimum wage. I know you'd get faster and
faster with certain patterns, but in order to sell many, you'd have to
constantly be changing patterns (I guess) which would slow you down. I don't
think I'd have the speed to ever cut the mustard in that industry. Thanks, Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Jimmy D. Moore
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [VFB] Selling flies online
You gota tie a boat looad of flies to make any
money. A few
VFB'ers I know sell via amazon, etc. But
nobody;s getting rich
at it.
Chuck Alexander wrote:
Folks: This is a question for ppl who have
ever, or do now, sell flies. I have been searching ebay, and other sites, and
the ppl on there sell their flies, mostly just pretty simple patterns for only
6/$2.99 up to about 6/$5.95 tops. Plus either free shipping, or 45 cents, or
maybe 75 cents or a dollar tops. Now, any hooks alone that are name brand,
unless they are having a great sale, are gonna run ya up to a about 15.8
cents each @ $3.95/25 pack . So, how do these ppl make ANY money at all like
this?? Or are they just doing it to try to recoup some money on a hobby they
enjoy doing anyway?? Thanks, Chuck
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