Well done Baz.
I'm not much of a tyer - half a dozen here a couple there, mostly I'll tie up the evening before a trip which enhances the anticipation. I guess I've a good few grands worth of materials so does it make sense to make rather than buy? for me, Absolutely- building rods, furled leaders, lines (Mike), for example bring new dimensions to the 'sport' but for me the biggest thrill is having the fish endorse your evenings labours at the vise.
I very very seldom buy flies - perhaps a tying I like as a template or if I'm stuck somewhere but I've used the 19p cheap and cheerfulls and they are exactly that, pitifull.
Flies buy the dozen was my usual haunt as a youngster and I still have boxes of their flies which were excellent value.
Fulling Mill stuff looks very good - like their new range of river stuff.
£1.00 sub surface - £1.25 on the top for Trout flies
- bespoke service
hard to say
Iain
