I agree FishFreak, I've been tying for a few years and Al's articles have really helped me to refine some of the things I was doing.

As far as tying in general, I actually began to tie because I thought it might save me money. Thats a laugh. I've found over time that each one I tie is a little piece of hope or a glimmer of a fish that might be caught. Now I wouldn't stop tying for anything. Justifying paying for dead animal parts to the wife is another story.

Ben