09-28-2007, 10:38 PM
[black][size 3]Fake it, my son.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]Substitute!!! If you look at all the hooks that are available, you will see many, many of them are nearly duplicates. The differences are so small that it doesn't justify buying every hook available in the catalogs.[/size]
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[size 3]It doesn't hurt to tie a fly that calls for a certain hook on one that is nearly the same.[/size]
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[size 3]There are components of the fly that are more important than having the exact hook called for in the pattern.[/size]
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[black][size 3]I got to thinking about it the other day, and if you haven't found the attached web site, you may want to review it. If you look around, you will find pictorial instructions for many good flies.[/size][/black]
[size 3][url "http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/"]http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/[/url][/size]
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[size 3]Substitute!!! If you look at all the hooks that are available, you will see many, many of them are nearly duplicates. The differences are so small that it doesn't justify buying every hook available in the catalogs.[/size]
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[size 3]It doesn't hurt to tie a fly that calls for a certain hook on one that is nearly the same.[/size]
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[size 3]There are components of the fly that are more important than having the exact hook called for in the pattern.[/size]
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[black][size 3]I got to thinking about it the other day, and if you haven't found the attached web site, you may want to review it. If you look around, you will find pictorial instructions for many good flies.[/size][/black]
[size 3][url "http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/"]http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/[/url][/size]
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