06-09-2012, 07:41 PM
The biggest plus to tying your own, I take a small supply of everything on the road so I can basically tie anything. I have it in a nice portable Stanley rolling box (smaller one)
I take this with me on any over night fishing trip. Inevitably, the fish always want that fly that I only have ONE of, so I can quickly make more. Or I notice they are hitting say, YELLOW and HARESEARS, I can make a yellow haresear.
Fly swaps are fun, fly tying expos, anyone can participate.
My suggestion would also be the Wapsi as it is one kit that has almost all the flies that are in everyday use. The tools are good, but I would also add teflon or ceramic bobbins, good scissors and a ROTARY vise.
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I take this with me on any over night fishing trip. Inevitably, the fish always want that fly that I only have ONE of, so I can quickly make more. Or I notice they are hitting say, YELLOW and HARESEARS, I can make a yellow haresear.
Fly swaps are fun, fly tying expos, anyone can participate.
My suggestion would also be the Wapsi as it is one kit that has almost all the flies that are in everyday use. The tools are good, but I would also add teflon or ceramic bobbins, good scissors and a ROTARY vise.
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