Do You Catch More Fish When You Tie Your Own Flies?

[martymcfly]

I tie when I have the time and buy when I don't. There are some flies that I just don't have the time to tie though. For instance, the extended body green and brown drakes, I will usually buy instead of tie since I can only tie about one every 20 minutes. But on the other hand, I can tie a dozen prince nymphs, scuds, or adams per hour. I pick and choose my battles. I like tying the harder flies, but if I'm trying to fill my box, I usually tie the ones that I can do quickly and purchase those that I can't. I do agree that the quality of most of the flies I tie myself are better than what I buy and I like the opportunity to adjust patterns to match the water I'm fishing. All this talk about tying makes me want to get out my stuff.
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