Tying the newly-designated "Aztec Iliaska Sockeye John" got me to wondering.
The fly has a ribbon of combed yarn reaching from front to rear. Individual fibers are weak, and these aren't tied down but front and back-- I doubt that the fly will look as sleek after a couple of takes.
Q- To you, how many caught fish equal the value of a fly?
That is- under normal trout/bass/etc conditions, with an average fly? (vs a $50,000 guided trip to the Bahamas, with only a single fly, and that the last surviving specimen tied by Dame Juliana Berners during a visit with Izaak Walton)
A fly whose point is broken on its first backcast draws a curse at the loss and the effort to re-rig (and at your casting skill). One that you tied on in the morning and is still working as the sun sets on a 100-fish day is an absolute treasure.
Our 'Fire-panion, 1minute, might not answer, as he honorably retires a fly after one fish. He may as well tie his out of toilet paper and Elmer's glue. But what about the rest of you?
