Good retirement plan!
I am applying for a grant for next year to work with a apprentice again. The
amount the state pays for the 75 hours of instruction is well worth it. Am
changing my focus away from the fly fusing shows, they want all tiers to pay
for space and the returns just aren't there for the exhibitors. There are
lot's of other venues for someone to semi fund their small business so it will
cover expenses for a few years then I'll stick to just doing workshops, they
are fun and get us around the country.
Then we get to stay home and age out going to a couple of events a year, like
Sowbug
Peggy
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From: Jack Lehman <jklepo...@sbcglobal.net>
Date: 06/17/2016 7:55 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: p.s.: Re: [VFB] QFTD, Why I tie... and new RD DVD#2 option?
All for it Doneaux, and happy birthday
Jack Lehman
On 6/15/2016 8:41 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
Fly tying can be a couple of nights a month to stock up
on depleted favorite patterns, or a full-blown multi-faceted
hobby, hobby-business, part-time business, or retirement
business.
If you include the satellite activities besides fishing,
which include getting together with other tiers, attending
fly shows (or tying at them), researching, publishing books
or videos, mentoring, and of course vfb-ing, there's a lot
to keep it diverse and interesting. When it gets boring,
just add a new venue to the tying and challenge yourself to
kick it up a notch. Or plan a new trip for different fish,
and tie the flies needed for that. It should never ever get
boring, especially if you include a sense of humor or art to
the process.
On materials, my challenge after this last move and
re-organization is just finding what I need amongst the
myriad of materials I've collected. But I have a plan for
next year for retardment. My 'retirement' will really just
mean swapping focus from the oil & gas business to
Fantasy Flies and videos. I intend to get a shop and turn it
into a fly-base of operations.
Ahh, the video. Rope-dub DVD#2. Thinking of
an alternate plan- put it out for comments.
Instead of a long DVD which is taking forever to film and
produce (if I can get any time), how about a
You-tube channel with themed short videos uploaded
regularly- not only on rope-dubbing (will go on forever),
but on mice (deerhair), flex-o, McFlyfoam, #32's,
salt-flies, streamers, etc.?
Big difference is it would be free to all,
which is how I handled it in the first place with Byard,
putting the RD videos on his site for anyone to see (pretty
crude at the time). My pay would be with visits &
subscribers- from Y-T. Then also I’d still be selling the
giant Fantasy Flies, framed streamers, mice, etc. Hopefully
make for a busy yet pleasant retirement.
This way I could somewhat follow the comments in
adjusting what I tie or show next and just let it evolve. Of
course, there will be my sense of humor worked in throughout
all of the videos to keep it from being all ‘dry’.
And since I’m slowing way down in attending fly shows
(travelling less and less), I’ll make a ‘Baits Hotel’ video
just for giggles and grins (and to survive me).
Comments? (Especially from those who have DVD #1.)
DonO
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From: Allan Fish
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:37 PM
To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com
Subject: p.s.: Re: [VFB] QFTD
p.s.:
I also like to be around other fly tyers. You get to
meet so many neat
people.
And the occasional scalawag like me.
Allan
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