10-13-2006, 12:00 PM
Warning --- Warning --- Warning, Will Robinson.
Tying flys may be hazardous to you close vision eye sight.
I started needing reading glasses for very small print when I was 45. At 51 or 52 I started tying flys. Now a few years later I can't read a darn thing without reading glasses. I think that tying flys has helped degerate my eyes along with the age.
I use the jewelers head visor thingees with 4 dioper lens. But I mostly use ring light. I have noticed lately that a lot of times I find myself tying with the ring light and the reading glasses.
But that does not bother me much. But needing to get glasses out to release fish, untangle "wind knots", get flys out of bushes /trees, and tie on flys just drives me up the wall. I need to hire a guide whenever I go fishing so I can point my rod at her and indignantly say "fix it" Hey, Fly Goddess want to be my guide? [cool]
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Tying flys may be hazardous to you close vision eye sight.
I started needing reading glasses for very small print when I was 45. At 51 or 52 I started tying flys. Now a few years later I can't read a darn thing without reading glasses. I think that tying flys has helped degerate my eyes along with the age.
I use the jewelers head visor thingees with 4 dioper lens. But I mostly use ring light. I have noticed lately that a lot of times I find myself tying with the ring light and the reading glasses.
But that does not bother me much. But needing to get glasses out to release fish, untangle "wind knots", get flys out of bushes /trees, and tie on flys just drives me up the wall. I need to hire a guide whenever I go fishing so I can point my rod at her and indignantly say "fix it" Hey, Fly Goddess want to be my guide? [cool]
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