If you look back at old Hardy catalogues, you will see that flies were sold by the half and full dozen. I guess because fly anglers are so stuck in there ways
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they just arnt able adjust to decimal!
Same goes for fish weights...why do we weigh in pounds and ounces when everything else is Kg..I know I do it because a 20 pound Pike sounds so much bigger than a 9.07 Kg one
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