As Tony says, it's already become a hopeless situation. With the
hundreds of thousands of patterns in existence, most folks don't even
realize they're simply repeating something that has been done before. I
believe I've only seen about a half-dozen new designs, not patterns, in
the past twenty years. Everything else is just a variation on a theme,
or as Tony wrote, simply uses new materials. Cheers,
Paul
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Paul Marriner
Outdoor Writing & Photography. Member OWAA & OWC. Author of Atlantic
Salmon, Ausable River Journal, Miramichi River Journal, and Modern
Atlantic Salmon Flies.
