How Many?

[jim doyle]

Just a thought , how many of a pattern do you tie? i am starting to tie for the next competition season and just wonder how many of each pattern do you guys tie. I do 5 of each . jim

[Chris Reeves]

I tie 6 of each to start with, My reasoning, 3 for me to use, 1 to lose, One to give away to the boat partner if he needs it (yes, even during a serious competition!) and one to keep as an original for copying purposes or development purposes if I want to slightly change things.

If the fly is a success I'll usually tie 2 dozen and put 12 in a bag in my reserve and 12 in the fly box(es)

Cheers

[scubacrazy123]

I tie 6 up usually. The main reason for this is that I am a very slow beginner, and I don't want to spend all my time at the vice !
Seriously, by the time I have snapped the thread, or stripped the hook and started again, or just tied them up and think how bad they are, I have probably done twice that, just to end up with 6 !!
Never mind, I WILL improve. (Looks a lot easier in the SBS videos)
Cheers,
Gary.

[arkle]

Usually a minimum of 3, more often 5 or 6 with the occasional 10+ depending on its reports.

[Scratch]

Mind yer own business Doyle.

You watch.... it'll be 'and which patterns?' next

[A. Fluker]

Originally Posted by Scratch

Mind yer own business Doyle.

You watch.... it'll be 'and which patterns?' next

Excellent

One eminent tyer I know ties four and examines all four and destroys the one he least likes and keeps the remaining three.

Recently I have started tying the usual three, one to give away, one to lose and one to fish with.

[Scratch]

Originally Posted by Loopy

One eminent tyer I know ties four and examines all four and destroys the one he least likes.

Those are the ones I give away

[A. Fluker]

Originally Posted by Scratch

Those are the ones I give away

You have mey address.............

Still waiting

[coasty]

I generally tie between 6 and 12 of the patterns I use in several sizes , So I may end up tying 30+ of one pattern if its one I know I will use often.


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[jim doyle]

Originally Posted by Scratch

Mind yer own business Doyle.

You watch.... it'll be 'and which patterns?' next

Do you actually tie any patterns Rob? and if you do do they work lol