What inspires YOU?

[voodoofly]

Hi,

this question has been asked before. i'll raise it again.

what inspires YOU at the tying bench?

tonight for me it's been founder's devil dancer triple ipa (13%) and mr. jimi hendrix. got some really nice 20mm waddington intruders in black and purple going.

come to think of it, hendrix usually goes into the tunes when i start to tie.

what's it for YOU? should be interesting considering the different generations on the board.

happy tying.

Gary

P.S. got frostnip on the finger tips 11/24. finally getting the feeling back. hard to tie when the tips are numb.

[NrthFrk16]

what inspires YOU at the tying bench?


looking in my boxes and seeing empty clips.

also...

steelhead. the thought of swinging my fly through fishy water the next day(s) inspire/motivate me & because of this, i have a hard time tying just to tie and a hard time tying a ways in advance. more often then not, when my boxes are bare, i am tyin' way into the wee hours of the night before fishin'. and thank god these marathon sessions lead to many more flies then i need in the following day(s)) or else i would be tying way into the early morning hours every week.

[Moose]

Not catching fish on the flies in my box inspires me to sit at the vise, but once there I try to tie something with some lifelike look and movement to it. Funny how that can be so different from my perspective and the fishes :(

I usually listen to jazz or classical, but if for some reason I feel the need for alchohol and "Innagoddadavida baby" I probably should leave the fly tying and all of it's sharp and pointy implements alone. That (for me) usually turns out flies even the cat won't play with.

[sva01]

what inspires YOU at the tying bench?



Looking into YOUR box :devil:

[Igor]

A bare hook.