I haven't done any lure making or fly tying in a good while. My wife has been ill and I've been taking care of her as best I can. She's making progress but it's been slow. I've even suspended my business because I don't have time to deal with it now.
I hope to get back into it after New Years, but we'll see.
I haven't stopped reading & following the sources I follow, so at least trying to keep my mind into it, but that's still not the same as hands on. I check in most everyday on all the forums I follow, and check my social media accounts to see what others are still doing.
I've noticed that a lot of folks got into tackle making, but from listings I've seen on social media & Ebay, some aren't staying with it. I think some had the impression that it was an easy way to make money, and found out differently. I think those of us who are dedicated to it, stay with it for reasons beyond making money. Even through the years between businesses, I still very much enjoyed making jigs or tying flies, as I see it all as an extension of my fishing, so that it compliments it and the dollars involved don't matter. However, it does take time to do, and not everyone sees the value in spending that times making their own.
Of course, with the state of the country now, I'm sure folks are all in different situations, so that plays a role too, and as has been said, all the forums & social media seems to slow some this time of year for fishing topics anyway.
Heck, I've always liked that things slow down some, as it gave me a chance to catch up some on other things and start planning ahead for the new fishing seasons, but so far I haven't even considered any of that.
