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Wednesday, April 23. 2014

Knots and complex hobbies


Dr. Bliss queried about challenging and difficult things which can be intrinsically rewarding despite their effort, complexity, difficulty.


Making music has to be the highest of all hobbies, and understanding music perhaps comes second, but fly-fishing is one of the more humble but still somewhat complex things as are most absorbing hobbies, like woodworking to photography to baseball. Anybody is blessed to have one or two hobbies.


For those to whom fly-fishing is a mystery, here's one example of complexity: Fly Fishing Knot Tying Basics.

Posted by The Barrister in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 13:05 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Proverbs 10:4

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
#1 W. C. Taqiyya on 2014-04-23 15:38 (Reply)
Here's my favorite knot link:

http://www/animatedknots.com

I have their app on my cellphone as well.
#2 twolaneflash on 2014-04-23 22:29 (Reply)
http://www.animatedknots.com
#3 twolaneflash on 2014-04-23 22:31 (Reply)
As I have gotten older I find that I spend more time tying knots than fishing. Dexterity and eye site seem to have the same half-lives.
#4 rbm411 on 2014-04-24 18:13 (Reply)

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