Consumer Reports : Beware "Tie Flies At Home" Schemes

May 5, 2009 By: Marshall Cutchin

It may not be the best way to make extra cash in your spare time, even if you can tie a fly every two minutes. “Gone Fish’n Tackle Company promises to pay 50 cents per fly. But Consumer Reports‘ Greg Daugherty says here’s the catch. ‘After you pay for the materials from Gone Fish’n, you’d have to tie more than 30 flies an hour just to make minimum wage,’ he explained.” Jeff Ehling of Houston’s KTRK.