For Someone New To Tying

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Not a end all for sure, but I get ask a good bit what you need and here is my thoughts on this...

I am guessing you don't have anything in the way of tools yet huh? Well it's hard to tell if someone will stick with it or not, but if they are it is better to get a good vise, not the best or most costly, but a good one and I really like a true rotary vise for a lot of reasons like being able to turn the jig to see it from all sides plus lot of other things. If you go that way the cheapest rotary I know of it a Danvise and it will cost you some where between $70-$80 with out a tying station and close to $130-$140 with tying station and some tools.

Many people start out with a kit like from Cabela's or BPS which has a cheap fixed vise and some tools and some tying materials which can tie a lot of jigs, but I think it's better to not get the kit and buy the materials you want to really use. You can get a fixed vise for about $20 if you should want to go that way, but if you really think you will stick with tying then I would not do that.

Tools you will need to do it right....
Vise!
A Whip Finish tool ( know the one that comes with kits is not the one you will need) You will need a Matarelli style whip finisher. Also you will need the following:
Several bobbins for holding the thread, don't buy really cheap ones as they will just make you crazy and also don't buy the most expensive as it's not needed.
Good Pair of scissors,(I think one kind of large ones and one that has a very pointed tip).
Bobbin threader (can use the dental floss threader for that),
Bodkin (big needle with a handle,
Jig heads,
Chenille (not Walmart brand junk)size #2 and the Nylon is better than the Rayon, but some colors only come in Rayon.
Thread (don't get sewing thread, get flat waxed tying thread),
Feathers (strung neck hackle & marabou blood quills if you want),
May want some flash, I recommend Krystal Flash in colors and some silver and gold tinsel flash (can use Christmas tree tinsel)or maybe even some Holo Gold & Silver.

This is a good site to see tying instructions for flies and get the proper way of doing stuff and has beginner, intermediate and advanced parts.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/

Here is maybe a better site for tying flies so you can see their Fly Pattern Data Base of picture with some having detailed instructions.
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?

There are videos on line you can see for most any of the type of techniques for tying different parts.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments and sorry to be so long winded,

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