Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Reel cases
A few months ago I saw a reel case for sale on an online board. I really liked the look but not the price tag. I still have all of my leather working tools from when I was in scouts (thanks Mom), so I went to the local Tandy Leader store and got some leather. I played around with it and made a pattern. That first reel case went to my brother for his birthday. It was not super fancy and the next one turned out a little nicer (sorry Daniel). This was for my brother in law, Nick, for Christmas. I was able to finally give it to him this past weekend. 
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Tying
I have been sitting at the vice almost every night for two weeks. It is not because I need more flies. I have realized that a lot of my evenings are spent in front of the TV. I enjoy certain TV shows and like to spend time with Kris watching them as well. After thinking about it for a while I have come to the idea that, in the end, I get no long term satisfaction out of the programs that I view. I have decided to limit the amount of TV (notice I did not say cut it out all together) and spend more time tying flies or working on a rod or two rather than sit in front of the TV 4 or 5 nights a week after the boys go to bed.
In my efforts I have amassed a rather large quantity of flies. I was curious how many flies and how much it would cost me to replace a lost fly box if I had to buy it all again from the store. Here is where it gets interesting.
I have decided to provide a little contest. Guess how many flies are in Ben's Dry/nymph fly box. Here are the rules:
1. Entrants must not be able to tie their own flies.
2. You may only enter one guess per person.
3. The winner must provide me a picture of them self with a fish caught on the prize.
4. All guesses must be received by Sunday March 25th at 8:00pm MDT
5. The winner will be the person who guesses closest to the exact number in the box. (Kris counted the other night so any flies lost this week will not go against the total number)
The prize: 1 dozen flies of your choice. I will tie them up for you and the water in your area.
Information you may want in order to make a good guess.
-The box has a capacity of 902
-it is not full
-I have been tying more nymphs than dries lately
-you cannot call Kris and ask her to tell you!
-You can comment on this post to enter or email me if you do not want others to know your answer.
Good luck!
In my efforts I have amassed a rather large quantity of flies. I was curious how many flies and how much it would cost me to replace a lost fly box if I had to buy it all again from the store. Here is where it gets interesting.
I have decided to provide a little contest. Guess how many flies are in Ben's Dry/nymph fly box. Here are the rules:
1. Entrants must not be able to tie their own flies.
2. You may only enter one guess per person.
3. The winner must provide me a picture of them self with a fish caught on the prize.
4. All guesses must be received by Sunday March 25th at 8:00pm MDT
5. The winner will be the person who guesses closest to the exact number in the box. (Kris counted the other night so any flies lost this week will not go against the total number)
The prize: 1 dozen flies of your choice. I will tie them up for you and the water in your area.
Information you may want in order to make a good guess.
-The box has a capacity of 902
-it is not full
-I have been tying more nymphs than dries lately
-you cannot call Kris and ask her to tell you!
-You can comment on this post to enter or email me if you do not want others to know your answer.
Good luck!
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