Lets See Your Tying Area Setup.

[hays47]

Pix of new ( to me ) man cave. Crude , rude and basically socially unacceptable. In other words just right. last pic is of first jig tied in the new area. Still have a little more sorting and arranging to do but this will basically be it.

[shipahoy41]

That is a nice man cave! Where is the TV, Refrig and Music Boom Box or I-pod?

[skeetbum]

I'm with you there Ship. Gotta have tunes in the cave. maybe a low end surround sound with a small TV for when in fisherman is on, or maybe Russ bailey. Got all my tunes in the shed, but without heat I'm mostly inside these days. Well done, Hays. Peace, quiet, and focus. I see you losing many hours there.

[skeetbum]

Yeah guys the sad part is I have to add storage or rearrange stuff all the time because I am always buying new stuff. I now have every inch of the under side on that tow tables I sit in front of filled with cabinets and other kind of storage boxes. I have a disease and that is clear and why I warn everyone that starts that this addiction can get really bad.

Yes I pretty much know where everything is except when I rearrange it for a few days after that I look in the wrong place until I get use to it again.

I order probably several times a month and lots of it new things or adding to the back up stuff. I get carried away at times and just have several things that colors may be just s very little different and that is because every place I buy stuff I feel the need to see what their color looks like on my favorite colors. Kind of silly huh? I bet I have 3 or 4 shades of blue that are very close because I was looking for the right shade, not to mention several shades of dark blue. Pinks, FL Yellow, Chart are some of the problems I have, LOL!

I can't tell you how many things I have not even used or trying to put on the market just because I have not go to it yet.

For everyone, don't do what I do, LOL! Your wife may not understand ad now you all know why it's a hobby to me and I don't make more money than just to buy more stuff.

You wouldn't believe how many dry fly capes and hackle and saddles are in one of my drawers. It's just crazy and I am probably about to buy a Jungle cock cape for just under $200. I just feel I need the nails for flies and if I can find a way to include them in jigs I probably will, but no one will buy any because of the cost. The nails sell for about $1.00 each and put on on two sides and then the rest of the jig or fly added on makes for a costly fly or jig.

Happy buying guys,

Skip

I have to keep things in perspective myself and just tell myself no for now. I can see myself tying for profit one day, but not in the near future. I truly enjoy the time spent at the vise and like to just reach for the material needed.That said I can see how you gather so many materials. I'm the kind of person that does better with someone to go back and forth with, or more educated than I to keep raising the bar or looking over my shoulder to tell me how a simple change will improve the piece. Maybe with more time than I have now things would change, but the boss has this thing for 6 days a week. Space can be a big problem so for now I just keep telling myself "not yet".

[shipahoy41]

I'm with you there Ship. Gotta have tunes in the cave. maybe a low end surround sound with a small TV for when in fisherman is on, or maybe Russ bailey. Got all my tunes in the shed, but without heat I'm mostly inside these days. Well done, Hays. Peace, quiet, and focus. I see you losing many hours there.

I need my tunes man. Puts you in the tying mood or just chillin mood! Only thing I need is a lake outside like Skip has.