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rw · March 11th, 2006, 12:20 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying

wrote:
Each guy cuts a different deal.
But no, not all of the same pattern. You just have
to talk to them (email) and haggle. Some offer flies tied on
good Japanese hooks for a slightly higher price,
but most Kenyan tiers use no-name Chinese hooks.

I'm sure you can get great deals on Kenyan flies, but I'm not
interested. I'll continue tying the ones I need and buying the ones I
either don't have the material for or don't have the competence or time
to tie.

It's been interesting reading the responses to your question. I hope no
one takes my position as censorious or critical of their reasons for
tying flies. I have only admiration for creative and skillful fly tiers,
but I'll probably never be one.

When I take a random fly out of one of my many fly boxes, I'm often
uncertain whether I tied it, or a friend tied it, or I bought it.

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