For me the best part of tying is that when it is freezing cold in Jan. and Feb and the wind is blowing 30 mph, I can sit in the living room and tie some jigs. I can try any color combo that I want, and can make jigs with hooks that are larger than you can find in the stores. And I suppose if I ever wanted to start selling jig or flys I could. I started by tying flys for trout fishing, but I only trout fish during the hot part of the summer when it is misserable to be on the lake due to the heat and jet ski/ skier traffic. So the rest of the year I tie crappie jigs and bass jigs.