Hi Dryfly,
Nice to have a neighbor near by. I'm in Anderson, SC. I've always been very pleased with Hook and Hackle for both service and good quality merchandise. If you stick with name brand hooks, I don't think that you will have any problems with excess breakage. I still use the old classic Mustad #9671 for most of my standard flies since I bought several thousand of these years ago. You got a significantly better price for large quantities then. I don't think many companies offer that now to amateur fly tyers. I don't think I would by any hooks from China just yet.8T
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