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I try to tie
at least an hour a night. It's my way of winding down and keeping
sane. Sometimes it's with a purpose. Like I need to start tying for
the Chili Pepper swap, or tonight I was going to finish up some Bead Bellies for
the owner of a local fly shop who wanted some Bay Anchovy (rain fish) patterns
for his trip to the Chesapeake later this month. However, we got to
discussing the up coming mullet run on another board and what were the
patterns that worked for us. I'd been thinking maybe a larger version of a
TTorpedo "fly" would make a good mullet imitation. So instead of tying
something I'll get paid for, I fooled around with foam cylinders and my Dremel
tool.
As far as fishing goes, weekdays are tough, by the time I get home from
work, shop, cook dinner, I don't really feel like fishing. I try and get
in one day during the weekend, three or four hours at most. This weekend I
might do a little better. A couple hours on Saturday down the shore,
before my salt water FF club's picnic, and then a 6 to 8 hours for the annual
"meat" trip that the previous mentioned fly shop owner does for the staff and
those of us who tie for the shop and/or do tying demonstrations. A couple
of us bring fly rods along, but it's bait fishing at its finest for croakers,
flounder, weakies, porgies and blues.
Summary
I tie 7 or so hours a week, an average week about 3 to 4 hours of fishing,
a good week, 6 to 8 hours.
Jerry
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message dated 9/5/2006 1:35:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:"All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." I was just curious as too how much time people on the list spend tying and |
