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One of the directions we want to try and take the Fly Shop at Troutflies.com,
is to provide a platform for American Commercial fly tiers to display their wares. In many ways these folks have gotten the short
end of the proverbial "stick" when it comes to being able to
sell their flies. In practical terms it is very hard to compete with "off
shore" flies that are tied at costs that are relative to the country
or region they are being made. That's not to say they are not competitive
actually they are very competitive particularly in this, the Internet
medium. By the same token they are not approaching the three dollar a
dozen variety by any stretch either. They cost more because they really
do cost more!
What is unique, and really different, and actually exciting is for
the first time one can shop Troutflies.com and be able to choose flies
from some of the best Fly Tiers in the Country, if not the World. We offer
flies form the internatioanly acclaimed House of Harrop Family
of Rene', Bonnie, Shane and Leslie. Ken Iwamasa offer works of
Art that are unique in the world and original to him. Al and Gretchen
Beatty provide some astounding Humpies and years of experience at
the vice that is more than evident in each fly. Today we introduce flies tied by Bob Krumm.An
outstanding World Class tyer and Guide. Bob's flies are just plain "buggy".
They are not only a joy to behold but they catch fish...you remember,
that's object of all this fluff and puff... catching a few fish.
There are less expensive flies on the Net, in
fact, there are tons of less expensive bugs around and almost without
exception these flies are shown to the buying public in the smallest,
low quality, most blurred photos imaginable. This is by design and the
reason becomes crystal clear the moment one opens a five dollar a dozen
package of flies. They are inexpensive for a reason and a large photograph
would tend to show the customer…you, why they are inexpensive
No one, least of all me, begrudges anyone buying
the quality they want or can afford, but for all the hype and hoopla you
still pretty much get what you are willing to pay for. A fifty cent fly
is fifty cents for a reason. Some short cuts in tying the bug are taken
or materials are skimped on or the tier is just not very good. High quality
flies cost more to produce if for no other reason than they take more
time to build, and when tying flies for sale, time is money.
The
long and the short of it is this, the fish don't care if your reel is
a six hundred dollar single bar stock of titanium or your rod is the state
of the art carbon fiber or if you spent four digits getting to the waters
edge. They will notice, for certain, the fly you tie on the end of your
tippit.
Of all the places you
could have cut corners, do you really think this should be the place to
save fifty cents...?
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