I think there are two kinds of people. The Doers and the preparers. The doers say they are going to do something and simply go do it. The preparers find something they want to do and take forever preparing for it, than SOMETIMES actually do it. I find myself at times more of a preparer. For example..sometime this summer i decided i wanted to stalk bonefish on the flats of Islamorada. SO i picked a weekend and began preparing. I bought a ton of new fly tying materials, tied flies every night, bough new fly line, cleaned my reels, called a bunch of guides, got my flats boots out and cleaned my wading pack. BUT, when the weekend rolled around, i didn't go. Maybe I lost my initiative? maybe i didn't want to go that badly in the first place, or maybe I just got tired. In this situation i was the preparer, not the doer. but the funny thing is this...i had a GREAT time preparing. I enjoyed tying the flies, i had fun in the process of getting ready for the trip. even thought i never went on the trip, i still consider it a positive experience. Even better the next time i get the bonefish itch, I'm ready to go! It is an interesting realization the preparation can be as fun as actually doing what you are preparing for. Another example (at least for me) is planning for a vacation. I find the shopping, packing, planning and organizing the trip an enjoyable part of the experience, the trip itself is just an added bonus.
well, these were just some thoughts and I would like to hear your opinion of my subject. While i wait ill smoke a bolivar royal corona or maybe ill just get the cigar, my cutter, my lighter, a cold beverage and not actually smoke.
heres some photots of the flies I tied for my trip.
