BrownBear Report post Posted December 5, 2018 My wife has dubbed the first photo Christmas Wrap. Come to think of it, I'd get my hopes up receiving a gift wrapped like that! Our son-in-law will be spending several months in Central and South America, and he really wants flies for the trip. Sooooo, with Christmas on the horizon it was time to sit down at the vise. I'd intended to tie a gross, but upon arranging the flies for the shot I discovered I shorted him by a few. Time for counting lessons, for sure! A brief trip back to the vise will fix that. The larger Deceivers are 3/0 and the smaller are 1/0, while the Clausers are all 1/0. The Deceivers are variations, including heavy heads for deep sinks. All are tied "bomb proof" style with epoxy in all the right places. The second shot is his new fly box with a few tools tossed in for scale. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Donh Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Dedication 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrownBear Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Oh yeah, but experience too. I'm a has-been commercial fly tyer (long ago), but still have a few chops. Excluding time for epoxy to set, I tie Deceivers and Clausers at the average rate of a dozen and hour. Son-in-law spent two long days on some chores for us, so I figure he has another gross of flies coming before we're close to even with the board! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLY TIME Report post Posted December 6, 2018 Nice looking flies. You are a special father in law, good for you and him, Merry Christmas! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limitless Report post Posted December 7, 2018 That display is a thing of beauty. A great present for obviously a solid son-in-law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LenC Report post Posted December 11, 2018 Looks like he picked the right father-in-law! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
