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Originally Posted by Runewolf1973
I save money tying my own large grasshopper patterns because you can go through a lot of the expensive $4.00 to $5.00 store bought ones catching goldeye. Their little teeth can really rip apart flies fast. So it depends on the situation. Sometimes it's cheaper to tie your own, other times it's a lot cheaper and easier if you can just buy them for 50 cents each.
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The marginal unit cost of materials per fly tied is certainly cheaper than store bought,,, but if you factor in all the start up costs of tying equipment and materials acquisition and then factor in an hourly wage, and amortise those costs against the few dozen you might actually use in season of fishing, well that changes the cost per fly tied on to your tippet rather significantly.
Fly tying is a labour of love,,, it's fun,,, rewarding,,, extends your fishing season into the off season,,, all in all a great stress reliever!!!
But if you want to save money, you would be better off taking a second job of two hours per week mowing lawns in the summer or shovelling snow in the winter. You could earn enough to buy several dozen flies for the up coming fishing season,,, and you would have probably have enough left over cash to buy a new fly rod and gas money to get out fishing for the year!!!
