What Level Tyer are You?

[Vulture6]

This has probably been done before, but I figured that I'd give it a shot...

So, how do you rate yourself as a tyer?

Beginner?

Intermediate?

Advanced?

If in doubt about a standard, take a look at the Al Campbell tying lessons on the main site here.

So, how do you rate yourself?

If you participate in swaps, how would the recipients of your flies rate you?

[rookie]

I found I can tie anything. It's just what it looks like when I am done that is so upsetting.

Somewhere between Pre- Beginner and Beginner.

[Vulture6]

I guess I should have gone first

I've been tying off an on for a long time, but I'd rate myself somewhere in the middle "Intermediate" category. (I still learn a lot from the Campbell series)

People who receive my flies in a swap will see this and figure that they must have gotten the flies tied in the last part of the mug of burbon!

[DG]

I am at about... 5700 feet.

There are STANDARDS? Sheesh. And here all I do is make things that fish eat. The uglier the fly, the more fish eat it.

[flyandtie]

i'd consider myself a very high intermediate/expert.
no im not cocky.....thats what i have had people tell me.

[Eight Thumbs]

Good question. I hope that you get a good response from the other FAOLers. I'm really curious as to how some of our members will rate themselves.

I can tie pretty much anything that I want for my own fishing or that my friends request. I don't often venture into the land of #24 or smaller anymore. The problem isn't so much that I can't tie them but I can't see them on the water anymore. I don't tie salmon flies or mess around with super-realistic flies. I have some less than perfect attempts particularly with a new fly but generally knock out some pretty copies after a few attempt.

I would rate myself above an intermediate tyer but below an advanced tyer. I guess I would call myself a high-level intermediate. 8T

[ducksterman]

What's the level above beginner????

But I can tell you this.... I have caught fish with pretty much every fly I have tied on....that I have tied

[ohiotuber]

If beginner is on the 1st floor, I'm slowly on my way outta the basement!...seriously!
Mike

[Bob Widmaier]

I am not really sure how I rate in my fly tying skills. I have been tying for many years, been in fly swaps for about 4 years, can tye most any fly I see a picture of, hmmm. I would say an intermediate because if I were an expert I would be writing books on fly tying.

Dr Bob

[JRA]

If beginner is on the 1st floor, I'm slowly on my way outta the basement!...seriously!
Mike

In my case the police are still searching for me in the basement but have yet to to pull back the carpet to unveil the fresh poured concrete Im under.