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Post by AnglersAnonymous on Nov 21, 2019 17:22:01 GMT -6
Hi folks,
So winter is here and although fly fishing is on my brain 24/7 aside from my week long trip down to Florida at the tail end of December, I’ve got nothing but fishing videos to keep me sane until Spring and it’s not doing the trick as effectively anymore... thus I’ve decides that I need to learn how to and start tying my own flies to keep me from going into withdrawal and losing my mind completely over the winter months!
If anyone has any fly tying tools for sale that are needed to start off I’m interested In purchasing some! I’m not looking to empty the bank accounts “balling” out at Cabela’s so some decent 2nd hand stuff you guys aren’t using any longer would do just great!
TYIA!
Nico
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Post by rfourn on Nov 21, 2019 20:35:15 GMT -6
In my opinionI would recommend you buy a tying kit from Cabela. its hard to buy used tools when you probly don’t know what you need. Then you would need to know what fly you want to tie and buy the materials. I enjoy tying you probly will also. Maybe someone has an old kit they don’t use anymore. good luck
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Post by AnglersAnonymous on Nov 21, 2019 21:13:46 GMT -6
In my opinionI would recommend you buy a tying kit from Cabela. its hard to buy used tools when you probly don’t know what you need. Then you would need to know what fly you want to tie and buy the materials. I enjoy tying you probly will also. Maybe someone has an old kit they don’t use anymore. good luck Thanks for the reply! I took a look at Cabela’s website for the kits there’s a couple under $100 ($70ish) that I might just pick up. But I heard it’s better to spend some money on a proper vice that might run a couple hundred or so. What’s your experience on that?
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Post by brianrap on Nov 22, 2019 8:00:28 GMT -6
In my opinion, going the kit route is not the best way to go. If tying is something that you are going to do seriously, get good tools right from the get-go. Undoubtedly, if you do get serious about your tying you will find that the tools in the kit really are not that good and you will soon need to upgrade. Those kit tools will end up just being spares that will sit around gathering dust. Get yourself a good vise, bobbin, scissors and whip finisher. You will use those tools for every fly. Once you have the essentials, you can add additional tools over time that you will also find you may need. And really, you can get away with some "lesser" tools that still work reasonably well for other uses e.g. hackle pliers, dubbing loop twister, hair stacker etc. If you check out The Fishin' Hole, they have a clearance on a bunch of the "lesser" quality tools for $1.95 (Falcon brand). I'm really not familiar with the Cabela's kits, but if they are the kind that include some tying material, you will also find that the material might be ok for some flies you will be tying, but there will also be stuff you are likely to never need or use, and there will be materials not included that you will definitely want to have on hand. Just my $.02
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Post by scaleson on Nov 22, 2019 13:32:58 GMT -6
my start was with the LEAST expensive vise scissors and bobbin.
all served me well for hundreds of flies until my bobbin frayed thread (non ceramic bobbins actually become grooved by the thread) and my vise became unsatisfactory for the volume and type of tying.
my old inexpensive vice is still used as a travel vise.
my suggestion to new tiers is to get started with borrowed or inexpensive tools until you know what you don't like. then buy what you like.
message me if you know what you might tie and my surplus material might meet some of your needs for flies or for practice.
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Post by AnglersAnonymous on Nov 22, 2019 19:29:55 GMT -6
In my opinion, going the kit route is not the best way to go. If tying is something that you are going to do seriously, get good tools right from the get-go. Undoubtedly, if you do get serious about your tying you will find that the tools in the kit really are not that good and you will soon need to upgrade. Those kit tools will end up just being spares that will sit around gathering dust. Get yourself a good vise, bobbin, scissors and whip finisher. You will use those tools for every fly. Once you have the essentials, you can add additional tools over time that you will also find you may need. And really, you can get away with some "lesser" tools that still work reasonably well for other uses e.g. hackle pliers, dubbing loop twister, hair stacker etc. If you check out The Fishin' Hole, they have a clearance on a bunch of the "lesser" quality tools for $1.95 (Falcon brand). I'm really not familiar with the Cabela's kits, but if they are the kind that include some tying material, you will also find that the material might be ok for some flies you will be tying, but there will also be stuff you are likely to never need or use, and there will be materials not included that you will definitely want to have on hand. Just my $.02 Yeah I hear ya! Awesome there's actually a Fishin' Hole right by my work I can go check it out. Thanks!
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Post by AnglersAnonymous on Nov 22, 2019 19:30:15 GMT -6
my start was with the LEAST expensive vise scissors and bobbin. all served me well for hundreds of flies until my bobbin frayed thread (non ceramic bobbins actually become grooved by the thread) and my vise became unsatisfactory for the volume and type of tying. my old inexpensive vice is still used as a travel vise. my suggestion to new tiers is to get started with borrowed or inexpensive tools until you know what you don't like. then buy what you like. message me if you know what you might tie and my surplus material might meet some of your needs for flies or for practice. Awesome I sent you a private message! Thanks for the input.
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