08-17-2011, 01:16 PM
The beginner kits are seriously lacking in both good materials and good tools.
Figure out what flies you want to tie first i.e. wooly buggers, then buy the size hooks you want, the chenille, the marabou, the hackle. The good news is you can see a ton of patterns on youtube. The better fly shops will help you with a technique or two i.e. whip finishing, if you just go in and ask them.
I have a set up I bought that I never ended up using that has all the tools and I could set you up with some hackle and chenille too. Depending on what you want to spend on material it would cost between $150 and $250. I'll even give you a lesson to get you started.
Ken.
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Figure out what flies you want to tie first i.e. wooly buggers, then buy the size hooks you want, the chenille, the marabou, the hackle. The good news is you can see a ton of patterns on youtube. The better fly shops will help you with a technique or two i.e. whip finishing, if you just go in and ask them.
I have a set up I bought that I never ended up using that has all the tools and I could set you up with some hackle and chenille too. Depending on what you want to spend on material it would cost between $150 and $250. I'll even give you a lesson to get you started.
Ken.
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