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Today I'm headed to the shop for supplies. Fortunately, I live in a town that has several shops so I have options. So what does it take to win my business you ask? Well here are a couple things I look for:
1. Always has heady music playing...Dead, Allman Bros., or Sturgill gets bonus points
2. Nice selection of apparel as we all know I'm a sucker for a new shirt.
3. Lots and lots of tying materials so I can act like I'm impressed but in reality I just like the different colors
4. A tying bench that always has an unfinished pattern in the vice
5. A middle aged fish bum working behind the counter that likes to portray his life is wonderful even though he's an alcoholic and not really happy at all. This is in part because he makes $12 an hour and has to constantly listen to fish stories from tourists that really aren't that interesting.
6. A young fish bum that speaks knuckledragger and is overly enthusiastic. "SUP BRO? We crushed it yesterday down low! Fish were stacked on the edge and it was SICKKK!!!!! Then he scoffs at my fly selection and redirects me to the "hot" pattern that he caught a fish on one time.
These are just a couple things I look for in a shop. What about you?
What are some of the great fly shops in the US? In the world?
1. Always has heady music playing...Dead, Allman Bros., or Sturgill gets bonus points
2. Nice selection of apparel as we all know I'm a sucker for a new shirt.
3. Lots and lots of tying materials so I can act like I'm impressed but in reality I just like the different colors
4. A tying bench that always has an unfinished pattern in the vice
5. A middle aged fish bum working behind the counter that likes to portray his life is wonderful even though he's an alcoholic and not really happy at all. This is in part because he makes $12 an hour and has to constantly listen to fish stories from tourists that really aren't that interesting.
6. A young fish bum that speaks knuckledragger and is overly enthusiastic. "SUP BRO? We crushed it yesterday down low! Fish were stacked on the edge and it was SICKKK!!!!! Then he scoffs at my fly selection and redirects me to the "hot" pattern that he caught a fish on one time.
These are just a couple things I look for in a shop. What about you?
What are some of the great fly shops in the US? In the world?