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    Wink Keep the fly or toss it?

    Hey Folks,

    I've been doing a little soul searching tonight as I'm getting ready for a fishing trip on Friday. I'm taking the flies from my fly patch that I used from the previous trip and deciding whether or not to return them to my fly boxes. Some are almost like new and, of course, go back to the box without much thought. Others are really beat up and even with a lot of grooming are going to look pretty ragged. My dilemma concerns these flies. Use them until they deteriorate further or chuck them? Being a fairly proficient tier, I'm often tempted to throw out beat up flies before they are fully used up. What do you guys do-----fish the flies as long as there are a few molecules of hackle and dubbing left or toss them as soon as there's a hackle out of place? Does tying your own flies or not tying your own flies influence this choice. Just wondering? 8T
    Last edited by Eight Thumbs; 06-18-2009 at 02:46 AM.

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