There are those of us who live on a "fixed income" and have to cut corners when and where we can. No way will I pay $4-5 for a 30 foot piece of chenille or $5 for a little piece of animal fur when I can get the same thing, same quality, in much greater quantity and same price at a nearby craft store. The last bundle of chenille I bought will undoubtedly last me till I'm too old to tie.
I still buy a bunch of other fly fishing items from the fly shops. If the fly shops are selling only a handful of the kind of items, (per year), that I buy at craft stores, then it's not worth their while to carry them anyway. Fly shops would do well to purchase a lot of their stuff from the same places that Hobby Lobby, WalMart, Michaeals and others do, then they could compete. As for the quality of what I buy, I notice no difference in it and what I'd get at a fly shop JIMMY / BIGTROUTMAN ******************************************************************************* BRIAN VAN EREM wrote: > I think we need to consider this thread before we bash our local fly shops > and their prices into the ground.
