Fly Tying Kit for beginners

Thanks guys. Very good advice and I will indeed heed it...except I did
have a moment of weakness last night. I stopped into Walmart to return
a piece of junk I had bought there (stay away from their $10 coin
counter). As long as I was there I figured I'd check out the fishing
section. There were many items on clearance - some seemed like good
deals, others did not. I ran across a fly-tying kit with an
instructional video, bobbin, bobbin threader, bodkin, hackle pliers and
scissors, etc. It was marked $30, down from $49.17 but I ran it across
one of their little price scanners and it came out as $20. I couldn't
resist.
It's this guy right he
http://www.troutlet.com/scripts/prod...?idProduct=429
Anyways, I'll take your advice and learn the craft and buy quality
materials as needed but I just couldn't resist that one.
Thanks.

It's this guy right he
http://www.troutlet.com/scripts/prod...?idProduct=429
Anyways, I'll take your advice and learn the craft and buy quality
materials as needed but I just couldn't resist that one.
Thanks.

Sorry to tell you this, but you will be replacing everything in that kit
within weeks. Oh, yeah, you'll still have that tucked in the back of
your fly tying junk bin, but you'll deny you ever bought it. You'll say
something like "well, a friend of mine heard I was into tying flies and
they got it for me as a gift."
By the way, read this:
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ligh...e/part320.html
Welcome to the dark side.
--
Frank Reid
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Over the weekend, I attended a fly-tying class.
I was very happy with the class itself but at $65 for 4 hours, it
would've been nice to have something more to take home than the flies
that I and the instructor had tied.
I would've liked a companion booklet on how to tie the flies that I had
just been taught. It's a lot to take in for a beginner. Fortunately,
there are plenty of websites with step-by-step instructions.
Incidentally, the next day I tried out my new skills on the
aforementioned beginner's kit and, while the components weren't of the
highest quality, I tied some pretty decent flies out of it.

I live in NW Pennsylvania, and we have a number of fly tying clubs
that offer free instruction; you don't even have to join the club.
Try a local Gander Mountain store and inquire if they have evening fly
tying sessions. One of our local stores sponsors a local club,
provides a tying room. You can observe, ask questions, tie a few
flies, bring in your own tying equipment, etc. - no cost to you. A
local Orvis store also has classes in the evenings this time of year.
Check it out.

Regards,

Dick

On 22 Feb 2005 14:30:26 -0800, wrote:

Over the weekend, I attended a fly-tying class.
I was very happy with the class itself but at $65 for 4 hours, it
would've been nice to have something more to take home than the flies
that I and the instructor had tied.
I would've liked a companion booklet on how to tie the flies that I had
just been taught. It's a lot to take in for a beginner. Fortunately,
there are plenty of websites with step-by-step instructions.
Incidentally, the next day I tried out my new skills on the
aforementioned beginner's kit and, while the components weren't of the
highest quality, I tied some pretty decent flies out of it.

T'aint nothin' like catchin' a fish on you own hand tied flies. Best
wishes to you! You might check out Ebay for kits, equipment, etc. But
be aware they are not always great deals or quality. However you can
occasionally find a gem (Like old Thompson vices, etc.).

wrote:
Over the weekend, I attended a fly-tying class.
I was very happy with the class itself but at $65 for 4 hours, it
would've been nice to have something more to take home than the flies
that I and the instructor had tied.
I would've liked a companion booklet on how to tie the flies that I had
just been taught. It's a lot to take in for a beginner. Fortunately,
there are plenty of websites with step-by-step instructions.
Incidentally, the next day I tried out my new skills on the
aforementioned beginner's kit and, while the components weren't of the
highest quality, I tied some pretty decent flies out of it.