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    Hey yall, Im thinking of tieing a few flys. What equipment is a must and is a good bang for the buck? I have been reading a little on the internet, so if anyone has any good websites to share, Im all ears.

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    You will need a good vise, some bobbins and small sharp scissors to start.. You will probably want hackle pliers, too. You can always start with a kit from BPS to get your feet wet. I like the book "Fly Tying Made Easy" and Fly-Tyer Magazine. Good step-by-step instructions for making flies.

    Lots of places sell supplies and you can add to them with stuff from craft stores like Hobby Lobby or Michael's. I order some things from Jann's Netcraft in Maumee, Ohio. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com

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    Maybe first you need to decide if you really want to do this as it's not cheap. It is something you need to love doing. If you want to do it for that then good, but if you want to make money; it's not very good for that.

    Anyway here are a couple of sites that should help. Also the vise is important as is lighting and if you are going to tie small flies you probably need a good magnifier so depending on the quality of you items we are getting costly. You also need some type bench to tie on, something that will hold you vise, light and magnifier although the light and magnifier can be the type that stand alone next to your bench.

    As far as I know the cheapest true rotary vise (the one I use) is about $80. It can also come with a very small tying bench (the one I started with) and the combination is about $140. Hope this helps and you have fun. Remember this is not a cheap hobby for sure!

    Anyway here are your links...
    http://www.flytyingworld.com/ Classroom and plenty of other info here!

    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ Lots of good info here as well as lessons!

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    Charger - Skiptomylou is correct: Make certain you want to do this. I took up fly tying a few months ago and I love it. It quickly turns into an expense stream. It's one of the most relaxing and enjoyable things I've taken up in years. I tie both flies for trout fishing, and for bream and crappie.

    I purchases the Cabelas Fly Tying Station. It came with all the tools needed to begin and good rotary type vice from Hook & Hackle. It's not a real expensive vice, but it's extremely durable. The station is a good set up for keeping organized.

    Here's a link: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...534&hasJS=true

    Search supplies in the previous posts, BPS, Cabelas, Orvis, Tradionalangler.com and others and you can buy start-up material kits that you can add to later.

    I agree with others, buy a good book on fly-tying and read up first.

    Here's a couple of sites that will give you information and recipies for tying flies for bream and crappie.

    http://warmwaterflyfisher.com/
    http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/

    Good luck. It's a great hobby. Let's us know how it goes.

    J

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    Go to this site.... http://www.flyanglersonline.com/
    Go to Features on left side....
    Go to tying tips on new left side....
    Go to tips archives....
    Scroll way down and on the right column "Steve's Vise for under $4.00" will appear.
    It is very true though, that generally one will spend conciderable on this hobby.
    .....lee s.

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    Example for basic tying kit (link below):

    Basic Tying Kit

    Lessons (link below):

    Beginning
    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/beginners/

    Intermediate
    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...e/archive.html

    Advanced
    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...d/archive.html

    http://www.tie1on.net/

    More info like terms, materials, hooks, etc. from the FAOL menu:

    http://www.flyanglersonline.com/tyingmenu.html

    My favorite book for tying info and step-by-step for beginners as well as a reference book is Eric Leiser's Complete Book of Fly Tying.

    Best of luck.
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    Thumbs up

    and don't forget Barlow's. Happy trails.

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    Thanks for all the great advice and those are some excellent sites.
    I didnt realize it was that expensive to tell you the truth. I have been buying my flys for $6-$9 per dozen. I guess thats a bargain huh?:D

    I will do some more reading on those sites and see if I really want to spend the money for this. I agree, seems like it would be a very relaxing thing to do, especially in the cold winter months.

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    My advice would be to check out a few flytying websights, find out where your local fly shop and clubs are. It does'nt have to be expensive, BUY WHAT YOU TIE, and you'll do fine. Don't do what alot of others do and over buy what they don't use right away. Another cost facter is the Jones' factor, you don't need Abel Reels, Renzetti Vice, Sage RPL Travel Rods, Ex & Patagonia Clothing, nor Grade A hackle, that's how it gets expensive. Buy what you can afford, you will probably out fish most of the Jones'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charger4404spd
    Thanks for all the great advice and those are some excellent sites.
    I didnt realize it was that expensive to tell you the truth. I have been buying my flys for $6-$9 per dozen. I guess thats a bargain huh?:D

    I will do some more reading on those sites and see if I really want to spend the money for this. I agree, seems like it would be a very relaxing thing to do, especially in the cold winter months.
    Good luck and I started small and cheap, but that didn't last! A lot will depend on how many colors you want to be able to tie and as long as you control that it's not too bad. However I strongly recommend if you do start get a true rotary vise so you can see all sides of your fly wile tying. Also if you do very small flies sooner or later you will want the magnification and lighting. Equipment and materials come in all prices and qualities.

    Just make sure you have time and want to do this.

    Peak Vise Dealer
    Tying Materials, Chenille and Hackle
    For Pictures of my Crystal, Nylon/Rayon or
    New Age Chenille Please PM Me! Also I
    have the Saltwater Neck Hackle and some
    colors of Marabou plus other things!

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