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 Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
[Re: RexW]
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02/15/14 11:00 PM
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Brimbum
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Another shop that I have used for many years is Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone and they do some of their flies with a different attitude. None of that Royal Coachman in sizes 4 thru 24 BS. I don't even remember which fly of theirs it is that is tied only in size 17.
I also share a love for the bamboo rods and the words of John Gierach.
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Have fun with this stuff.
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Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
[Re: RexW]
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02/16/14 03:20 AM
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texasflycaster
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So I wonder ... where do the Africans get the hooks they use? I have seen enough African flies to believe the hooks are sorry. Lot's of talk of "price," and no talk of quality? This thread seems like a more "trout-centric" fly conversation. I don't tie many of those, but I do tie warm water and saltwater flies - that are guaranteed to last.
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Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
[Re: RexW]
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02/17/14 02:33 PM
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RexW
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Hey Aggroman, just out of curiosity, did you order from one of links in my original post or did you order from another location?
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Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
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02/17/14 02:38 PM
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RexW
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A couple of weeks ago I received a catalog from The Fly Box in Redding California and could not help but notice they had 25 pages of flys in their catalog. I have been a customer for many years and they have never screwed up an order to me. I may have to wander over to their web site one of these days, but there is no telling how much that will cost me.
Big Dale I'm with you Dale, that catalog is fun to look at. It has always been a good reference to look up what a fly looks like. Although, the internet has been taking over that task more and more.
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Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
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02/17/14 02:48 PM
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RexW
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Just yesterday, I ordered fly hooks (with "free" Cabela's credit card funny-money). Even on sale, the Gamakatsu barbless hooks were 19¢ a piece . . . more for bare hooks than the sweatshops or microbusinesses are charging for a completed fly.
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I walked into a tackle shop in Taipei a few years ago and Gamakatsu hooks were just as expensive in Taiwan as they are here. I think it is a safe bet that for $2.50 a dozen, that you are not getting Gamakatus hooks. 
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Re: Seriously Low Cost Flies
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02/17/14 04:50 PM
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Aggroman
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Hey Aggroman, just out of curiosity, did you order from one of links in my original post or did you order from another location?
I went back and looked and I got them from fishandsave.com. Not sure how or why it directed me to that one, because I used the links you posted, but ended up there. Went back and checked the sites and still can't figure it out.  But they all seem about the same. Scott
Last edited by Aggroman; 02/17/14 04:53 PM.
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