A forum to discuss tying and fishing wingless wet flies and other soft hackle fly patterns
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No, I throw them away when they are that beat up.letumgo wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:16 pm
Do you recycle the hooks (strip the materials off and retire them), or keep them to remember the day? I have a couple battered flies on my desk that were “retired” after a fantastic day of fishing. They sit on top of my tying desk, as a fond memory stream side.
I retire some for a memory at times. But the best way to strip them on a great fly is let the fish chew them down until only a wisp of tying thread is attached and it is simple to rebuild!letumgo wrote: Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:16 pm
Do you recycle the hooks (strip the materials off and retire them), or keep them to remember the day? I have a couple battered flies on my desk that were “retired” after a fantastic day of fishing.