So we've been tying flies, stocking up on new fly lines, bunches of leaders and all that for our trip to Alaska. Seems like every week I'm spending TOO much money on little things. I've made a couple trips to the fly shop for hooks and fly tying material and never got out of there for under 100 bucks. I figure by the time I'm done I'll have spent just about as much money on toys and clothing and belongings as I do for the guide, air fare and all the shuttling. I was tired of my patched waders. Waders are just not anatomically made right. They're all too big in the feet and too skinny in the belly. LOL I have a foot problem so boots are a pain to get right. Goretex rain suit is old so I need a new one. Need a real fly fishing wading jacket etc etc etc. It never ends. 5 fly rods, 4 reels and all the stuff to go along with it. I mean, I order a couple things here... there and they're always hundreds of dollars. I just hope some damn grizzly doesn't tear my new waders apart with me in them. [&:]
You're starting to sound like my mother. She was complining about paying $75.00 for a jacket she wanted, til I mentioned to her that she goes to the indian casino about 3 to 4 times a week to play bingo !!!
Go buy the darn jacket !!!!!
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Ever notice the price goes way up when it is used for fly fishing.
You bet I've noticed it. It's insane. Like the other day, I found this wading jacket at a store that's big in fishing gear, salmon fishing and all that. It's a nice store about 45 miles from me. Well this jacket had a lot of nice features that were different. $280. I said, oh what the hell. Then I got to reading about it's make up and fabrics. It was one of those brand X water proofing fabrics. It wasn't even Goretex. Nope, not for me at that price when it would probably spring a leak the first rain storm.
This trip gets more and more expensive..
