My nymphs look so much better since I started making the thoraxes fatter - I think I noticed that, but just never paid attention to how to get there. Anyone else?
My nymphs look so much better since I started making the thoraxes fatter - I think I noticed that, but just never paid attention to how to get there. Anyone else?
Fly tiers anonymous.
x2 I should have taken up gambling
That 95% of everything included in all fly tying "kits" is useless.
The only rule is that it has to fool the fish!
Smartest question ever posted.
Buy the best equipment/gear you can possibly afford so you aren't always wishing you had better equipment / materials. It does make a difference - especially in materials, and most especially in hackle.
That I would spend(in $s) what I've spent, have the volumous collection of books, materials and 'stuff' that I have, tye 1000 times more flies then I'll ever use and most of them will be ones that I won't use and not enough of those that I will use, but I'll have a great time and enjoy most all the time spent doing this:).
Allan
I guess I found the two kits someone should have told you about...;-) I wish someone had told me to not sale my Scott Eclipse rod.....Quote:
Originally Posted by NJTroutbum
That fly fishing is all about tying knots, not catching fish.
Plus, X2 what Allan said.
Learning to cast with a level line is about as frustrating as it gets. Since this is under fly tying I should add something about that. Sooo I wish someone had told me about buying materials only for the flies I want to tie instead of just buying materials because it looks so cool. I probably could have saved several hundreds of dollars (or more:()