We all know and love the idea of tying flies; but it is it really worth the effort? We look into the reality behind fly tying costs, the value of your time, if fishing your own flies is really that great, and the custom shop features to tying at home.
Let's interrogate some of the common claims about the virtues of tying vs buying.
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