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Thursday, 14 May 2009

The Foundations of Tying Spiders

"How many times have you been asked to consider the question ‘What is your favourite fly?’ An impossible one to answer because it depends on so many factors. My favourite fly is the one that best matches the fish’s food type at the specific time; obviously the one that will catch the fish. That’s a cheating answer though I suppose. However, there is another way to look at the posed question. ‘Which fly would you least want to be without?’"

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~Dave
Posted by Dave Wiltshire at 20:04

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