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On 06 Dec 2003 21:08:20 GMT, ojunk (George Adams)
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From: "Mike Connor"

Because that is not fly-tying, it is fly-manufacture. Flydressing is an
integral part of the flyfishing experience for many, and this is one of
the
things which makes it great.

Indeed. I began learning to tie at about the same time I began
flyfishing. The
pleasure I derive from the fishing would be greatly diminished if I
fished with
store bought flies.

But it's great for those of us who haven't the time or the patience or
the talent or, in my case, much interest, in tying their own flies.
If I had to tie my own flies in order to fly fish, I'd hand over my
KPOS rods to my boss and my one buddy who fly fishes and go right back
to spinning gear.

Cyli: are you Sedona? I'm seriously considering a year off back home, in
Flag, and if so, maybe we can hook up and do some fishing. I bet if I
brought some tying gear down and helped you tie up something managable that
caught a few fish, you discover why so many fishermen tie their own flies.
I've only been at it for about a year, and now there are a handful of
patterns I use that I will never purchase. I still have to buy some of the
more complex ones, though, and I expect I always will.
--riverman