Stoves Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Has anyone got any good place to get a kit to start on, because i want to get started but dont know what equipment i need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakie174 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 You could try Ebay. i bought a cheap but good vice, the kits on there i looked at same to be designed for the stocked Rainbow fisherman and not natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONO Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hi Stoves, I've been tying for 18 months now - curious and addictive hobby that it is. Oddly enough - this month's Trout and Salmon has a review of fly tying kits which should help you - would recommend at least a flick through at your newsagents! Materials-wise: Ultimately you need to figure out what sort of flies you'll be tying and try and find a kit which partially gets you there. Traditional wets require capes, nymphs require pheasant tails and body materials, salmon flies require special odds and **** etc. I, myself, have probably spent in excess of £200 on capes, flosses, hooks, fancy materials, eyes etc etc over the past 18 months - it all depends on what you want to tie so let me know and I'll help where I can. Tools-wise: I get by on my Uncle Jacks No.2 kit which came with a vice, scissors, bobbin holder and dubbing needle but I would recommend getting a rotating vice (ask for an upgrade), a "whip finish" tool and a spare bobbin holder. Don't faff about with hair stackers, tube fly attachments, dubbing tools etc and all the rest of it until you're sure its something you're "in to". PM or email me anytime and even visit one of the best fly fishing forums about and get some other opinions at http://flyforums.proboards20.com/ Good luck Jono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyni Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 See if there is any local fly tying classes on at your tech college. Start with a fly and buy the materials for that fly and go onto the next fly, start with easy flys like black and peacock spider, black pennel, pheasant tail nymph. If you get a kit on e-bay even better. Rats got at all my fly tying gear and I had to throw the lot out (they had ****** and **** all over it in my roofspace). Try and get some help if you have never done it before there are a few basic principles/tricks that you will need to know from starting the fly off with the thread to doing a good whip finish. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoves Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Thanks ill look around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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