After threatening to do this for the last 5 years, I have finally made the plunge!
Probably as organized as it will ever look.
At least 10 years of learning ahead!
End of the Threat
After threatening to do this for the last 5 years, I have finally made the plunge!
Probably as organized as it will ever look.
At least 10 years of learning ahead!
Heck wizard, I will soon be 66 years old, I hope I have more than 10 years of learning ahead but not from books. Seems like we remember about 10% of what we read or hear, about 20% of what we see but about 70-80% of what we do.Originally Posted by wizard
Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!
That's a mighty nice looking tying area, and group of books you have there, Wizard.
I've got to agree with you in part, Uncle Jesse, but back in my working days, when I was doing investigative-type work I used to tell it to my staff a bit differently (you and I are just about the same age): I'd say, don't believe anything you hear, only believe half of what you hear and see, and only believe only 80% of what you hear, see and independently verify. (No matter what, there's still a chance of being wrong.)
Applying this to what you've said, I'd say that 10% of what we know is from what we read, 20% is from what we see, and 70% from what we do. So, if that's true, we should never stop reading! (Of course at our age, we might not remember tomorrow much of what we read today!)
wizard,
May I suggest the following link as the best place to start.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/
The fun has just begun.
What I meant to convey was, about 10 years to get thru the written material, if we are lucky, we NEVER stop learning!
Thanks Joe, if you look on the far right, in the thinner blue and red notebooks are all of Al Campbell's articles in the archives. I printed those about 3 years ago I believe!
So where is the first fly picture? I have just one suggestion. To prevent eye fatigue when tying you might want to tone down that highly reflective background.
I can think of few acts more selfish than refusing a vaccination.
wizard, the fun starts now, enjoy yourself at your tying station and even more on the water. There is just something special about catching a fish on a fly you tied yoiurself. Take care and enjy, John.
The reflection is mostly from camera flash, nowhere near as bad as it looks in reality.
I make it 65 going on 16...
(Before you harrrrumph me, check with your spousal unit to see if I'm at least close.)
Wizard, there are a lot of good videos available. David McPhail has many on YouTube. The Dick Talleur intro is quite good as is the DVD from Bass Pro on tying trout and panfish flies. Good Luck!
Ed
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