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Old 08-14-2017, 11:39 AM
Runewolf1973 Runewolf1973 is offline
 
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Originally Posted by Pikebreath View Post
The marginal unit cost of materials per fly tied is certainly cheaper than store bought,,, but if you factor in all the start up costs of tying equipment and materials acquisition and then factor in an hourly wage, and amortise those costs against the few dozen you might actually use in season of fishing, well that changes the cost per fly tied on to your tippet rather significantly.

Fly tying is a labour of love,,, it's fun,,, rewarding,,, extends your fishing season into the off season,,, all in all a great stress reliever!!!

But if you want to save money, you would be better off taking a second job of two hours per week mowing lawns in the summer or shovelling snow in the winter. You could earn enough to buy several dozen flies for the up coming fishing season,,, and you would have probably have enough left over cash to buy a new fly rod and gas money to get out fishing for the year!!!


Then you just tell you're wife or girlfriend or family members you want fly tying stuff for Christmas or your birthday. Problem solved.

As a hobby it is great. You can even get your kids into fly tying and it is a great way to spend time with them. If you're trying to make any money by tying flies well....good luck with that. I agree for the most part it's one of those hobbies you can spend more money on equipment than you'll ever get out of it, but you can have a lot of fun doing at the same time.

Last edited by Runewolf1973; 08-14-2017 at 11:52 AM.
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