7 replies to this topic

[Rowbow]

Starting to get a collection of beat up and chewed flies, what do you guys do with them?

Any easy way of taking off old material and re using the hooks?

 

Thanks!

[Kit]

usually chuck em. 

[Christopher K]

Yup, if they are hooks worth saving or if they have valuable materials slide a razor blade down the shank, if there isn't much to save you could chuck em. Another good option is to donate them to one of the many fly fishing charities.

[troutddicted]

I used to pick 'em apart to save beads, cones, hooks but now I just chuck them - flies that produce don't last too long

[IR4J]

Beads, eyes and cones are the only thing I would keep and that being said I dont go out of my way to do so. All the veterans wind up on the cork board behind my tying bench, affectionately named "The collective"

[Shmogley]

got a few old tims cups burried in my trunk with some mashed up old flies tucked inside. i feel bad tossing them because a lot of them got mangled by producing fish.

need to make a hall of fame cork board for the ones with good stories behind them

[Rivermaniac]

got a few old tims cups burried in my trunk with some mashed up old flies tucked inside. i feel bad tossing them because a lot of them got mangled by producing fish.

need to make a hall of fame cork board for the ones with good stories behind them

That will be a great idea. It goes well with a picture of the fish you caught.

[Rowbow]

Thanks for the ideas guys!