I've just received Sportfish brochure, Gosh what an amazing amount of tackle and in my opinion, how do these folk stay in business, once a fly fisher gets a rod, reel, line, flies and a few odds and ends, he's more or less set up for life, I spend very little on tackle, unlike a float and worm fisher....! they can spend a small fortune on ground bait etc; and the need a 4x4 to transport it to the fishing ground, I've been at the game now for many years, 70 odd, I have replaced my rods and lines as time has passed, I couldn't stay with the old split cane and silk Kingfisher lines, excellent as they all were, the only thing I can think of is, there must be a hell of a lot of folk entering into the game to keep places like Sportfish etc; in business. yet I don't seem to come into contact with these newcomers, maybe I'm just old fashoned, ingnore me and I might go away......Bless you all, keep spending, it might improve the economy, or, more likely, mrsportfish's bank balance.

How do they stay in business? It is down to people like me i think, who never reach a state where they think there collection is "complete", and constantly succumb to the temptation to get another bit of tackle. I have only been fishing for about 2 years, and yet have 15+ coarse rods. I have yet to cast a flyline, yet have already bought 3 fly rods...

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Around the steel no tortur'd worm shall twine,
No blood of living insect stain my line;
Let me, less cruel, cast feather'd hook,
With pliant rod athwart the pebbled brook,
Silent along the mazy margin stray,
And with fur-wrought fly delude the prey

It's a blinking disease Pete, there is always something that takes your eye.
And after you've bought it, you wonder why.
Never mind keeps the world turning as you say. we are all big kids at heart I think.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

I've found although coarse fishermen have a lot of tackle, it's pretty cheap (unless you're one of those pole fishermen, now that is ridiculously expensive). when I started fly fishing I couldn't believe the price of the fly rods and reels, compared to float rods. As for ground bait, you can't go wrong with mashed bread

Have you seen the price of a loaf lately kcon1.

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

Put me on the "keep sportfish in business" list.

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Perhaps we should have another section on here called "Tarts corner"

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"A glint of sun has warmed the air,The flies will soon hatch out, To lure and tempt from their deep lair, The bonnie speckled trout." SKB tackle supporter. I love Furled Leaders.

I am with you grayling over the last 30 years i have accumulated 3 rods 3reels a few hundred flies, i did pay alot for the rod and reels at the time but i reckon i have had my moneys worth out of them

......and the rods only weigh 10 ounces...........

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your damn right. much cheaper course fishing.
but then again I think if I didnt tie my own flies it would be a hell of a lot cheaper, and less time consuming!!!